Show Farm Income in Davis Above the Average Special to the Uie Clipper For the average farm in Davis County 1961 was a betler better better bet- bet ter ler year than it was for farms in most parts of oC the United States Slates WITH INCREASED output made possible by improved production techniques a and n d modern equipment l J local o 0 c a l 1 farmers have been able to compensate for or the reduction of acreage involved in the governments government's governments government's governments government's gov gov- surplus crop pro pro- grams Their output per acre was higher than it has ever been The details are arc contained in inthe inthe inthe the annual survey made by bythe bythe bythe the Standard Rate and Data Service covering ever every section section sec seer tion of or the country IT SHOWS that gross receipts receipts re re- re from farming in Davis County during the past year came to before deducting deducting de de- de ducting operating expenses Related to the number of or people on local farms this represented a gross income of oC per capita IT WAS A BETTER BETTEn result than was attained in most parts of oC the United States the average being 2926 per capita capi capi- ta The income figures it is s explained explained ex ex- consist of or cash receipts receipts receipts re re- from farm government payments and the value of home grown products that arc are consumed on the farm A BREAKDOWN of the receipts receipts re re- re from the sale of oC farm Carm goods locally based on figures fig ures from the Department of Agriculture show that 36 percent per cent of or the thc returns were from crop and 64 percent percent percent per per- cent from sales of oC livestock li and livestock products Nationally the report shows farm Carm incomes were higher last year by well over a billion billion billion bil bil- lion dollars Although a certaro certain tain taro amount of this was accounted accounted ac ac- ac counted for by a slight rise in pi prices ices much of or it was due to increased government pa payments payments pay pay- ments to farmers for Cor retiring part of or their acreage to reduce reduce re re- re duce the output of or certain crops HOWEVER with far m s grow growing growing ng in size and in efficiency effi effi- the output remains as high as before Commercial farmers and livestock raisers are arc putting their available cash into additional additional ad ad- acreage and into tractors tractors trac trac- tors and other implements so as to get maximum yields The farm machinery industry as asa asa asa a result is reporting sales in increases increases in- in creases of or five to ten percent over those of a year ago |