Show FAR FARM 1 PRICES REST BEST ST SINCE 20 So f o Declares Secretary of Agriculture tT ardin Cattle Up Ul WASHINGTON Oct 27 By By Til Th The Associated Farmers Press Farmers of the country are arc in their best position since 1920 in the matter of purchasing pow pow- power er tr of ot their products in terms of non- non nonagricultural nonagricultural agricultural products Secretary Jar- Jar Jardine Jardine Jardine dine said today in reviewing rc the farm tarm situation As the chief reasons lie he mentioned the better position of ot live live- ock ock dairy dalr and poultry products anc and added that this years ears ear's cotton crop at October prices was wa worth more than last j years ears cars car's although a II third smaller BETTER BITTER TITAN THAN TIIA LAST ST YEAR YI The farm products purchasing pow pow- power er In terms of non agricultural prod prod- products products products was placed for tor September September- as against 88 for August Au the 1909 15 year rear period being used as a 11 base of Conditions in general are rather reversed from last year car said Id Mr Jardines Jardine's summary The cotton belt the northern wheat belt the cattle callie calliel states Mates l the northwestern apple districts are all in better shape Some sections sec sec- sections sections like the eastern corn com belt an ane and i certain potato pol areas are perhaps not notto In to as good shape but the general bal bal- balance balance balance ance as between the major lines of pi production is better than last year There are no conspicuous surpluses or shortages Crop production per cap cap- capita capIl capita ita Il of population is next to the small small- smallest smallest smallest est In 33 years ears CATTLE PRICES UP Prediction that cattle prices would continue to remain high was made by bythe bythe bythe the secretary Fewer cattle have hate been marketed in the first nine month months of this year jear ear as compared with the same period last year lear and they have been smaller In weight but producers have been paid more than a year ear ago Federal Inspection records show head of cattle were slaughtered slaughtered slaughtered under government supervision in inthe Inthe inthe the ninth months compared with 7 last year ear in those months The total paid this year to producers was while last year it was Shipments of unfinished cattle passing through stockyards in July August and September to be led fed were 25 per cent less than the same period last year ear showing that fewer are go go- going goIng going ing to feed teed lots Mr Jardine said The Tile number Is 15 the smallest in ten years I |