Show schedule 3 covers 14 items inducing mostly ground preparation equipment distribution equipment and stationary thrashers thra last year at the highest point around 82 items were on a purchase certificate basis this time its only about 31 items FAMILY INCOME during 1035 39 it took 22 per cent of the average family income for a typical food budget by may 1943 the same food budget cost only 16 per cent of the income earned by consumers sur ners houwer Ho wiver in actual practice consumers had traded up in their food buying by last may so that 19 per cent of their income went tor for food during that month these figures help explain in part why there are shortages of some of our favorite foods |