Show I 1 FARM NEWS NE WS farm buying power and industrial prosperity go hand in hand it as shown by a comparison of changes in farm income with changes in farm machinery fertilizer mail order and other rural retail sales according to figures compiled by the bureau of agricultural economics united states department of agriculture and issued through the utah state agricultural college extension service from 1929 to 1932 when farm cash ash income decreased by 6 billion dollars rural retail sales dropped 5 billion dollars farm machinery sales were million dollars less fertilizer sales were 3 million tons less and mail order sales dropped by nearly million dollars from 1932 to 1936 farm cash income did not quite double yet rural retail sales gained 60 per cent nearly four times as much farm machinery was bought fertilizer sales were more than 50 per cent greater while mail order sales set a new top record f for or all time in nearly doubling from the low point of 1932 0 childrens books should be chosen on eight fundamental points according to mrs frances barlow director of the nursery school at the utah state agricultural college these points are organic unity craftsmanship emot lional tone effectiveness subtle appeal truthfulness refinement of fundamental human attitudes and portrayal of life in its true perspective spec tive the real test of literature she points out is do adults enjoy it |