Show farm outlook bright for coming 5 years U S economists show optimism in forecasts in spite of tome some recent declines in farm arm prices agricultural economists of the U S department ol of agriculture took an optimistic point of view at their recent outlook conference in washington D C in the past these economists have confined their estimates ol of the outlook to the coming 12 months this time they tried to look five years ahead and they decided that things look fairly good tor for the farmer tor for that long of course they made two basic assumptions that some people still are a little doubtful about that a stable peace will be established and that there will be no serious de purchasing POWER EAR A q SYNDICATE S americas economic boom continues as buying power outpaces out paces prices if time should prove them wrong about one of the two the effect may be drastic and they hasten to point out that these are assumptions not predictions they then go on to point out that the population will increase between one and two million persons a year until 1952 that industrial output per worker will increase and that yields per acre and per livestock unit probably also will increase high incomes for industrial workers will mean a steady market tor for foodstuffs and clothing high yield per worker might mean more stable prices for industrial goods higher yields per acre and per animal unit will mean more economical production for the farmer all in all this shapes up to just about the kind of five year period that the farmers themselves would like to enjoy high production at fair air prices means a break for producers and consumers a square deal for both |