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Show On I'lttit nt Short tf p. Tho Iowa crop report contains a tug- 1 gestlon that may bo partly responsible for tho abort crop uf wheat. It Indicates Indi-cates a considerable gain In acreage or corn and a falling off Li Iho acreage of wheat and oilier crops, with Improved Im-proved conditions of llvo stock. This Is an Indication that the tendency Is ,; moro and mors each year to devote jf tho form to corn tor stock (coding " "' purposes and to glvo up tho ratting of small grain for market. With the usual prices of grain and stock this Is . good policy, and It Is advised by most of tho agricultural papors, which urge ' It as the best plan for small farmers. The shipping of feed when the stock might bo fattened on the farm is ; wasteful. j |