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Show I FROM OUR FARMS. This country of ours is the greatest in the world in more ways than one. Mightiest in war. greatest in education, most productive in fac-i tory, richest soil fertility. The crop reports jus1 issued indicate an unprecedented total of yield of the millions ol acres of cultivated soil Last year there were 2,917,000,000 bushels of corn. This year the total is over three billion bushels, H Oats of 200 .(. h'i I.ukIi. Is more this season than last Winter and spring wheat fall a little short of a year ago, but the production will be 830,000,000 bushels Potatoes advanced to unheard of priees last winter and this spring, but with an output t IM4.oOO.iiOO bushels the country should haAe the tuber at a more reaonalle ficjnre when the harest is com pleted. The cotton yield, is two million bales larger than in 1919 audi the southern farmer should enjoy much prosperity. Hay is not quite equal to the output of last year. This refer , lo the whole l'nited States. In the intermountain region, particularly particu-larly in Utah and Idaho, the hay yield is very large. In all those products of the farm the United States outclasses all J other countries. |