Show slump in farm lands average value per acre of farm ian land in the united states march 1 this year was 73 per cent of the average for the years 1012 to 1914 as reported by the department of agriculture the corresponding index a year ago was 89 and two years ago values for the entire country are about 43 per cent of those in the high record year 1920 greatest decline occurred in iowa where this years value index la Is 58 compared with 80 a year ago and in 1020 1920 the figures indicate nd cate that average value per acre in that state Is only about a fourth that of oc 1920 |