Show Expect Moderate Increase In Production of Sheep Outlook for Hogs Is Good Department of Agriculture Forecast Sees Larger Supply of Farm Labor Favorable Year For Poultry and Dairy Industry Predicted I Gardeners Are Arc Warned Varned WASHINGTON Jan By 28 2 ByThe The rhe Associated Press Press-An Press An in- in in increased C creased revs ed supply of farm 7 labor abor ab or and continued relatively low returns return for for most cash props crops were forast for fore for forecast cast cast ast In the th annual anual agricultural ll bythe byth outlook report issued Thursday by the department of ot agriculture Unchanged domestic tlc demand for tor farm tann products and an Im- Im Improvement Improvement Im Improvement provement In th the purchasing power of ot foreign countries with the probability that the latter would be reduced by local lo ho pal al pro production also were predicted Re- Re Reduced Re Reduced were recommend recommend- recommended ed as a 0 means of Increasing the tho returns of ot the th American farmer Cotton production the tho re- re report report re report port said must be curtailed to restore the balance between consumption and supply at remunerative prices to grow trow growers growers ers rs The Tho chances for profitable production will be best it if the th acreage l-i l small costs held to toa toa toa a minimum and efforts made to improte e the quality of th the crop I GR OUTLOOK Hard liard spring sprint and wheat growers can scarcely expect to receive returns for the 1927 crop similar to those thos which have pro pre pre pre- prevailed wailed for tor the 1926 crop especial especial- especially ly 1 It If production should be b mt- mt ma materially Increase Increased The Th demand for the th 19 1927 7 corn crop Is expected to be b little if 1 any greater than for tor the th 1928 1926 crop Corn growers are ar face faced with the prospect of lower prices unless acreage create Is substantially re- re reduced reduced re reduced Unless livestock lI productions production's production held at about the present level present prices cannot b be maintained main main- maintained maintained With beet beef cattle market market- ings logs In 1927 probably materially less than in 1 19 1926 2 26 and the mind de-mind do- do domand mand for tor or beef beet maintained prices or of slaughter and feeder cattle are expected to average somewhat higher than In 1926 l On the th whole cattle catti prices are ar expected to continue the upward swing begun berun In 1922 P SHELP SITUATION SITU The rhe Th report went on to say that sheep production was expected to Increase moderately and hog prices were likely to bo ho maintained main main- maintaIned maintained near th the present level The wool market seems firm with no price changes chances In prospect A favorable year was as forecast t for tor egg etc and ond poultry producers and I the dairy Ind Industry was said to be beon beon beon on a firmer basis than thon ear a-ear a year ago Potato growers were warned against over over planting planting and a advised ad- ad 1 to keep a close watch on the 0 of neighboring states Produce gardeners generally we were cautioned against large tes acrea and onion and bean plantings the report said should be IT red reduced FRUIT ACHI Unless unusually favorable con con- conditions prevail pre expansion of ot fruit was deemed although the general trend of ot the th market Is upward With world production below that ot of last Jast year rear and with the demand Increasing it was pre pre- predicted pre predicted that sugar prices would reach higher levels nn |