Show vu CULTIVATED AREA OF U S DECREASES ByThe WASHINGTON July By 29 29 I The Associated Press Press-hor Pre lor l'or the th first prat time lime In history there has been a decrease In the crop crop area of at the tho United States Statu Despite a marked Increase In population there thero was wag a reduction In the last five years of ot acro acres In the area of harvested crops agriculture the department of ot ture disclosed today In an of the tha agricultural census statis- statis statistics statistics tic tics Notwithstanding the de- de decrease de decrease crease creOle the tha crop area urea still lUll till li Is suf auf sufficient sufficient In the opinion of ot depart depart- department department department ment export experts to maintain II a large volume of oC agricultural exports export extorts reverted The acres have re- re re reverted to pasture or have ho been allowed to lie llo Idle the tho causo cause being attributed chien chiefly to tho the tural tura tur l depression ot of the last lart Ilvo years I |