Show rr remunerative FARM PRODUCTS from bonom economic 1 le conditions courtesy of richfield Richtie ld Com commercial mercia and savings bank amid all complaints of prices tor for other farm products there is none as to dairy products it as Is admi admitted tied that dairy products are selling fully up to the desired prewar pre war parity with other products a fact that is enough of itself to suggest suggett ahat t t there are probably lia natural tural reasons why the prices ot of some farm are dea depressed and that tho the best remedy remeda I 1 for that condition may be an economic rather than a legislative one Alor borcover lor cover it cannot ab ae e said that dairy products are a negligible factor in farm income over ae country generally although they are a small factor in some localities and particularly ticul arly where wheat lias has been tho the specialty the departie De department bent ol 01 of agriculture ri gives the aggregate value of dairy products in the country in 1921 as 2 2 which is more than three time times s tle th e value of 11 at crop of that year and 1 it f has been increasing ebah year since the official agricultural agni I 1 publication of wisconsin is adt authority hority for the statement that one half of the farm income of that state is from dalry dairy products and probably that is is true of other states there is an agitation in nearly all states for an increased production of dairy products particularly is this true in the west where freight ch charges arges to market on bulky products are an important percentage of the prices and the question is 0 often asked whether this prevailing tendency is ig not to be viewed with misgiving as perhaps leading to development over in that line there is such danger in every movement where the economic are so pronounced as in this case and where the movement is so widely fostered and encouraged the S sa I 1 A berj va 1 aarl S swiss Ww iSS A ysac yS Sc wr WS adriah r i ry r y i which hie in t the I 1 last year has a bende tende tendency ey to make farmers cautious about wholesale shifts from one line of production to another the increase in milk aws cows has been quite reg ulan in the past bast to wit iram from head in 1900 to 2 in 1910 to in 1920 and on january 1 1924 was officially fici ally estimated at no doubt the increase might be more rapid for a great many dairy calves are slaughtered for veal but several years would have to pass before any noticeable noti cable effect upon production would occur the consumption of dairy products particularly of ice cream and condensed and powdered milk is increasing per capita but in the united states is on the whole considerably below that of most european countries it may be added that eggs and poultry also comprise a group of farm lyro products ducts that is well up to the prewar parity and their aggregate market value is approximately |