Show IDU FARMERS RS NOT ALONE There were a total of 2331 commercial commercial commercial com com- mercial failures in the United States during the month of February Their liabilities amounted to This number of failures compares with 1641 for the same month in 1921 and in 1920 Of or the commercial enterprises surviving rel relatively ti few of them show any profits and most of them report losses The Tile Big Five Fi packers packers packets packet's pack pack- ers ets for example report losses losse aggregating aggregating ag ag- ag- ag The farm machinery manufacturers manufacturers all report heavy losses One firm announces an operating loss of and an Inventory In loss of of or a total loss of over o er Another firm shows a a loss last year of and still another a loss of And so on through industry after industry annual reports are long on the debit side of the ledger All of or which should tend to lo give the farmer a broader view of on the present economic situation When the farmer went to lo the bot hot bottom bottom tom of the pit he did to at such tuch a arate arate arate rate that he lie got there far ahead of most other industries As a result he felt just a bit hit lonesome Gradually Gradually ally one by one one his fellows are getting getting getting get get- ting down clown on a par pal with him lulu Especially Especially Especially Espe Espe- is he lie able ahle to find more company com conn- pany during t r recent cent weeks which have started him back on the upward upward upward up up- ward climb out of or the pit lIlt Many Ian commodities are finally getting getting getting get get- ting down to a point that will m encourage encourage encourage en en- courage farmers bu buying and if present present present pres pres- ent upward tendencies in prices o of agricultural products continue it may be he expected that industry will I come back bacle rapidly At any rate the signs are favorable and tendencies are of a nature to inspire hope and I faith in the future l If everyone gels gets I down to brass tacks s and works diligently on a safe and aud sane program program program pro pro- I gram of production the future will take care of itself n 0 I |