| Show FARMER IS TOLD NOT TO EXPAND INCREASED CROPS WOULD NOT IMPROVE ECONOMIC TION rION IT IS SAID Wages Likely To Remain High Equipment Prices s Will Not Make A Change Change Present Corn BeltIs Belt BeltIs Is Suffering Washington Stay Stay Just as you ou are Dont Don't expand J That was the advice given to the farmers of ot the country by the United United Uni Uni- ted States Department of Agriculture In its Important forecast of ot farm conditions conditions con for 1926 Despite the present corn belt suf sut suffering suffering fering and the wave of ot farm collapses since the war the the farming farming industry is now new in the best general condition since 1920 the department said However any general increases In I crops would tend to place the farmers farm tarm ers era In a less favorable favorable economic position posh I tion than at present it warned Neither foreign nor domestic demand demand de de- mand for farm tarm products will Increase I It said Bald In fact tact there may be a decreased decreased de de- de I creased demand Farm wages will remain at least as I high as ns s they are the department said I Neither will the cost cost of farm equipment equip I went ment ment descend I Discussing g the prospects of ot the major major ma may mayI I jor crops the department said A itA slightly smaller world crop of ot wheat Is indicated with world stock I at the beginning of ot the new crop year ear not burdensome Domestic stocks arc are likely to be smaller Corn acreage the same as in 1925 with average market yields will be sufficient to meet feeding and commercial commercial com com- mercial requirements as fully as in in 1925 If last years ears oats acreage is is' is maintained I relatively low prices are likely to continue unless yields yIelds' are greatly reduced F I The Immediate and time long outlook outlook outlook out out- look for cattle is favorable A reasonably reasonably reason reason- ably constant demand for beef beet is an an- The number of or steers Is the lowest In many years but present breeding stocks are re apparently large enough to supply as much beef beet as It will pay cattle producers to raise The outlook for tor the hog Industry y appears favorable with prices main mai maintained tanned at high lev levels ls Indications are that 1 1926 26 will be a good year for the sheep Industry and further Increases creases in pI production ducton may maybe maybe maybe be undertaken profitably in some sec sea Hons |
