Show faridi fa rm WAR NEWS world wheat production this year excluding russia and chro china is expected to be about the sam same as in ln 1943 reflecting a large mem increase in north american offset by decreases in other nations according accord inz to the department dep of agriculture wheat stocks m the tour major expert exporting in g countries US SC canada anada argentina and australia on an J july ly I 1 were estimated led at 1170 million bushels compared in with a 1935 39 average of million bushels speaking of the post past wa war r situation be the department states that requirements quire ments for wheat will wall depend considerably upon the quantity wed used for feed and the volume of our exports since growers have become became accustomed to using large amounts amount of wheat for feed its normal use tor for this purpose may be acce increased wed in ter national trade prospects will de pend to a large extent upon adjust metals in trade restrictions and ger gen oral trade policies lof of importing ra na turns the U S share a are or ol total exports el will be affected by metho methods adopted to meet competitive prices of other countries americas 11 far western states alaf could dauble the their PP population a th thru irrigation from 15 million to at least 30 milli million n a people if the water resources sor of the west were wed used to then them utmost william E wayne as distant commissioner of reclamation sorts asserts our physical frontier still is to x e found in the vast reaches of and ind and semiarid semi serre arid lands that need only we me thing thim to transform transfer trans fe ta them to into to places of beauty and fecundity se as only anty and wealth wayne declares that thing is water but the sup sly ply is far less than we need and viry drop must be used med productive iv already I irrigation gation key to the new frontier has uni unlocked or ked a treas ure chest some 22 0 00 00 acres have been reclaimed rec larned by irrigation tanga from barren wastes fee A now new area a of about the same size still could be drought under irrigation whatever is done whatever whatever olans we may m a y take t ae or whatever ge lam az abr genius ius we may m a y possess p our nation h must most aerah unless we take care of the soil marvin jones cautions in connection with the n ni eions post past war planning the soil is 4 our natural be total heritage W wisely emly used its value its life giving strength its productivity are am ageless the children of the future have a stake in this our greatest natural resource we haw have a right to use me the soil and other natural resources out but we have no right to abuse them their they rhey can be made to grow stronger ind and more mom productive and be left to oming coming generations in richer and letter better form farm than when they came to 0 US ba 11 sharp increases in hog prices and upturns in local market ket prices for milk and eggs were the major influences fluen ces offsetting downturns in crop to raise the general level a of farm product itt prime prices a one point for far 0 the month to per cent bert of the i august 1909 july 1914 average th the prince index for livestock aa and uve stock lack products product 4 was points point up an from july 8 6 points below last august and per cent above an any other august since 1919 the partly parity th in the partly parity index prices paul paid lor for commodities interest and taxes waa 6 7 points M high higher than august laa be year and since this increase was waa greater than that of prices received by farmers farm product prices fames now average only per cent of path parity compan compared it to a year ago savings to housewives housew ivea of about 15 annually in what they pay for butter are expected by OPA to result it from its campaign to eliminate upgrading which results in sales at ac over ceiling ia prices the nati nations alls here bean eaters have bew no strings attached to their conin consumption of dry edible beans following OPAs OPA elimination of point value on raw or dry beans beam of all va varieties and colors U S commercial production of is expected to exceed fril allion liall bushels bushel 41 per pelf cout cent above last years 89 million with over 34 million required for processing and the remain remainder der to be avitable for fresh consumption expansion P of fertilizer production improved fertilizers and more efficient use me of them situ after the war us is expected by dr D R 0 E davis the U S D As top man in fer fertilizer tilmer research |