Show farmers plan substantial F increase in crop acreage by russell keetch ulalah co agent reports received from farmers lar meia in all parts of tile the coun try by the department ot of agriculture indicate that on march alarca 1 3 farmers planning blannin pl annin a i i bial increase in the acreage ot of lerois crops this year in comparison raith with the acreage ha vested dur ian hns the last three years th 2 ic creage of crops harvested during ithe the past few scars ears has been un ull i usually low however because 1 11 l drouth conditions and crop pro control so that most ot ol ali the cli changes anges in prospect are back to what would have been con alrered Bl dered normal acreage chrep ik years ago intended acreage this year compared spared with hir harvested vested acreage last lasi year wheat 19 increase corn 7 6 ca lay 2 in indrea cleao 0 barley 1 increase In creaso oats 2 in increase creace potatoes 3 decease these intention fi figures represent the plans of growers on march adjusted to fo usual I 1 at plin tin um timo as kwell well as usual losses fiction arable weather and other causes they are aie indications or of the probable pio bable acreage for harvest jund dundr ar normal conditions and are to help individual tanners farmers in adjusting their cropping acreage after Ic learning arning what farmers in other parts of the t c county are pl planning annino addition l allowance will need aced to be made for such chins chang as in plans as may result frow from the soil sell conservation net act which was passed since most ot of these reporting potting re farmers indicated their planting intentions although the tendency to increase achem aliease e Is rather r general abacut two thirds of the toval acreage expansion this year is expected in the tha states whee tie cie effects of the drouth were nvere still evident last year ram faim prices the index of the hie wholesale whole price of farm products in tile the united states declined 5 pe cent ficia th third week of february to cie atie filat faist week of march the decline was due to falling prices tor for ba ley aey oats wheat calves lambs heavy hogs eggs fresh milk oranges onions and potatoes hi higher baer prices are reported for corn rye cattle light hogs sheep cotton clover seed i nd timothy seed the situation the storage situation on the firs of the month was characterized by bv small holdings compared coro pared with the same barne day in previous yeas there was less pork in storage than on any other march I 1 on record lard e eggs gs broilers and all y stora storage e holdings were tile the lowest in recent years while creamery crea nery butter holdings wela wel a still about the same as the ho low figure of last match maich 1 beef stocks are materially reduced from a year ago but are still above any of the tour four yeas previous I 1 |