Show FARMING IN 1923 1924 by henry C wallace fi secretary of the industry courage and fouth faith ev danced by the farmers of the natural nation during the past three beare are slow ly ay brin bringing gulig their reward improve mand in gOi cultural conditions co con t not se rapidly us as desired tor or needed nor A as in as dee deserved ed bit b it nevertheless vt helesa it continues th the goinn promise of fahs the ya has bee been fulfilled so we conie come to the end af 1 the third year of postwar post war depress depression wit with h a leeling feeling of greater confidence born of better times already realized and id with hope of still fur ther ampro improvement ent in 1924 in fit general the crops ot of 1923 were good son some sections in the cotton belt and in the wheat halt belt suffered offload from the ravages of weather and insect pests past but the aggregate crop p wits was equal lo 10 to the average of the he fl fie prec adit g vears aars C consider nig acrivi moti I return turn v re e find and that the values value of most crops crop are am greater thau than in 1922 the total alue of all crops is 12 per cit cert greater the values of wheat r ne c clover sted seed cab cranberry y peach and p jr crops are below 1922 in the caie cae of when 11 per cent below tile values of all other important crops crop toe aie greater 1 it is a biffi difficult it to measure a the productive d value of livestock during th the veir vair dand dependent cut as 1 it antin is upon chii crops in kema in I 1 hat 1 bomi in itle it ba licena been a pro prosperous ein for sheep gro growers 4 fairly rood good for dairy men man less satisfactory for prod products product ii i a oe logs bogs aud and de aging for grow ers of funge cattle cattle feeder however have done very ell 11 on the whole there are re discouraging conditions still to be overcome there us he be burden of at debt chi theto there are heavy hay fixes to be me met I 1 the I 1 be I 1 ost of prod action cel and bof of wat at the varro farmers aria buy remains high fam F am in the sp spring ing wheat territory especial lv 1 are I 1 are arf in are straits train cand conditions it acre a ly end their control central experience gained dulling dining tasa years of depra depression innon howe however er together with already made warrant a hopeful attitude for the coming year gradually crop acreage is being better adjusted the dom est eat a market continues strong the children keep coming and that means a steadily number of I 1 mouths months to be fed th who stay by the farm and do good far farm lug can look lack forward to better cicat as a for their years year of to 10 I 1 1 and ad I asip th those whose bu business delands defends di directo upon uini laird purchases s can find decided encouragement coura cora gement in the growing gris gratis acm 1 acome of the former farmer for he be will ill buy as ills his income expands the year 1924 comes with the promise pro inise of continued improve ril me it in the material of the farmei and the farmer continues to be the material and spin squi back bone of the national |