Show CROP YIELD ABOVE AVERAGE improved agricultural condition Is reported washington continuation of the lie improved agricultural situation a as compared with last year was announced by the department of agriculture to be in ss recen recently lly when a review of condit conditions luns was made the general course of prices of farm products has been slightly downward recently the said but other commodities have also declined slightly tY so that october index of purchasing power of farm products product in terms of agricultural nonagricultural non commodities remained at 02 per cent of prewar pre war compared with st 81 per cent in october 0 C tob C r last jast year the general yield of crops has been brought up above tile hie ten year overage average by the mild fall weather it was stated but production this year Is about 3 per cent less than last year discussing the situation tile the department said weather in the r east st b had ad been favo favorable rabi e for fall work and wheat was reported to be showing good stands drought in tile the eastern part of the south dutli has made germination and growth of winter crops very poor as was also the case to some extent in texas the middle southern states have been more faired and the general condition of 0 tile the south Is apparently patently ly improved over last year much soft corn la Is reported in tile the eastern portion of the he corn belt some of which it was stated will not even make e feed general conditions in the winter wheat belt are reported the best in five or six years in the north but not greatly different from last year in hi the southern part of 0 the belt the range country Is going into winter for the most parts part with nn abundance ablan dance of feed and with stock in fit excellent condition said the department the cattle In industry justry shows every enery evidence of stimulation re stocking ranges cows high priced good income from tills this falls shipments of both feeder and slaughter stock tile the sheep industry likewise Is optimistic ti western feeding areas running twice as many lambs as last year the whole picture forthe mountain states Is a favorable one |