Show FIGURES SHOW VALUE OF diversification sales in kansas and minnesota make striking contrast farmers in minnesota where dairying Is the largest industry are on the whole more prosperous than in kansas where wheat Is the leading factor an anal analysis sis of the distribution of farmers cash income in these states shows the stability of the animal products industries and the cumulative depression in one crop farming comparing total figures for the the two states it Is seen that farm income in minnesota has risen the farther above prewar pre war levels that this state suffered relatively less in the recent depression that it has experienced a more rapid recovery and promises to have an increase in cash basli receipts receipt the corning coming year whereas the outlook Is for a decline in kansas gross cash income in kansas rose from million dollars in 1900 to byj million in 1910 1919 a gain of per cent tn in the low year 1021 it fell to million a loss of 48 per cent rising in 1922 to million a 9 per cent increase in minnesota total sales rose from million dollars in 1909 1009 to million in 1919 a gain of per cent declined to million illion ra or 42 per cent in 1021 and last year showed an increase ot of 51 million dollars which amounts to 19 per cent over 1921 in kansas the bulk of the farm income Is derived from sales of crops and live stock the leading items being wheat cattle and hogs in imone sola on the other hand close to half i of the receipts from sales come from the animal products group dairy products being by far the largest item fol followed loved by hogs wheat and cattle in order last year ho however vever wheat slipped to fourth place for the coming year the outlook in general farming arming and dairy sections of 0 both states Is reasonably satisfactory taking the state as a whole minnesota farmers should have hare slightly more income in 1923 24 than in 2 despite a 30 per cent decline in the value of the wheat crop the corn and oats I 1 r this year are large and should afi yield ld more income than last year and the dairy industry Is showing rather rapid gains in kansas on the other band a probable decline of about 40 per cent in the income from wheat will probably result in reducing the total income from 5 to 10 per cent below 1022 2 23 conclusions drawn from figures for a whole state or section are likely to be misleading as regards the conditions of particular groups in the region much Tar variation lation in economic conditions exists within the boundaries of both the states under consideration |