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Show THE FARMING SITUATION Though the situation of the farmers farm-ers is far from ideal, the average condition of the American farmer has improved nearly 10 per cent during dur-ing the past year. The revised estimates of the department de-partment of agriculture show that j 1923 crops had a total value of about I ten billions of dollars, an increase o? more than a billion in one year. Total value of exports of prim;-, pal v ericultural products from United Unit-ed States for eight months, ending February 29. 1 924 was $1.3flS.33S.-000. $1.3flS.33S.-000. as compared with $ 1,233,716.-000 1,233,716.-000 for same period during preceding preced-ing year, an increase of 6 pr cent. Tn a recent statement, the department depart-ment of agriculture pays: "The zn-ral zn-ral atrriciiltnral outlook for 1 924 In-irafAs In-irafAs that formers are undertaking normal production program. It Ts -nparent. howAver. thn' agricultural production this year will still be at- tended by difficulties '.arising from high wages and other costs. Domestic demand for agricultur al products is at a high level. Foreign For-eign markets, on the whole, seem likely to maintain about the present level of demand. |