Show producers forecast the spring far of 1940 as sows bows or about 1000 less than last spring in utah in the united states the number of sows bows to farrow in the spring season of 1940 dee dec 1 1939 to june 1 1940 is indicated at this is practically the same as the number that farrowed furrowed far rowed in the spring season of 1939 if the low ratio rati 0 of december continues with hog prices remaining at the present low levels the number of sows bows that will farrow in the 1940 spring season will probably be somewhat smaller than the number indicated in this report the prices of farm products in relation to non farm prices are still 25 per cent below a normal relationship since 1933 some coun ter balancing forces have been set in motion but these powerful as they have been have only partially corrected the situation according to the bureau of agricultural economics in the retail markets food prices are 15 per cent lower than other prices taking 1929 as a basis for comparison in fact earnings of employed industrial workers could now buy 26 per cent more food than in 1929 |