Show sr I ti y ri r TT MI From industrial centers and other defense localities now working at top speed for Cor the nations nation's Victory program the excellent business conditions conditions condi condi- found there are overflowing into the more rural sections of the United States as the above shows As map farm crops and rural production production pro pro- increases better business conditions will show in the fair areas of the U. U S. S American Farmers Now Making l Wartime Plans Faced with the biggest demand for agricultural products in the history history history his his- tory of the nation American farmers farm farm- ers today are planning preparing planning preparing and working toward the single end of producing the crops livestock dairy products fibers and other raw materials to meet wartime needs writes L. L G. G Elliott president of the LaSalle Extension university More food will be required by our military forces Demand from our allies is constantly growing While production has been in increasing increasing increasing in- in creasing the prices received by farmers for what they sell have also been rising Average prices are now the highest in 13 years Prices which the farmers pay have also been going go go- going ing up but not quite so rapidly and the ratio between prices received and prices paid is steadily becoming more favorable It has already reached the goal of parity and the policy of the government is to maintain maintain maintain main main- tain prices at around that level In that way farm income will be kept at the average rate |