The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-07-30
FARM OUTLOOK
Is BEST EVER
Expert Sees Ten Billion
Dollar Income for Farm
ers for 1925 Crops.
DAIRY PROSPECTS HIGH.

Chicago. - American farmers
will have ten billion dollar income
for the new crop year, c. E. Bradfute,
president of the American Farm BIZ
reau Federation told the United Press
today. His statement followed COM
pletion of crop survey.
''This is a healthy increase and will
be the second consecutive good year,"
Bradfute asserted. at is a remark
able Jump from the low point in
agricultural depression reached in tha
crop season of 1921-1922 when the
farmers total income amounted to on
ly seven and a half billion dollars.
while the new crop season is only
four weeks old, conditions all point
to record breaking year. Last year
showed a decided turn for the be ster
in many parts of the country and~the
coming crop year, which ends next
June 80, should be even better.
"In 1929 the farmers total in
come was nine billions. The crop sea-
son 1923 1924 brought the farmer nine
and half billion and the crop season
which ended June 80 of this year
brought around nine and three fourths
billions.
"The bureau figures, therefore lndi-
cate, that with anything like favorable
weather conditions the coming season
will bring into the farm house more
than $4,000, 100000" he said.
Better All Around.
Bradfute explained that the farm-
bureau federation figured the farm
ers' income at approximately 100000
dollars less than the government. The
government includes in it's estimates
the produce consumed on the farm.
A bumper corn crop with high pric-
es for hogs and cash corn, and rising
prices for cattle are features which
make Bradfute optimistic. This is
offset to a certain extent by the short
age in the hog crop.
"The Pacific coast which last year
suffered from drouth and frost, re
ports a much better outlook for the
new season" he continued.
"The wheat crop is short. The wheat
states of North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska and Kansas will suffer at
least 10 per cent drop over their last
years returns.
Good in South.
an the east cotton belt, in North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and
Tennessee general crop conditions
were reported good. Prospective cotton
production is slightly in excess of
last year Reports from the western
cotton states Louisiana, Arkansas,
Texas and Oklahoma do not have an
encouraging report. Cotton prospects
there ara below last year and Texas
and Oklahoma have very short crop
on wheat.
"The dairy outlook is greatly i'm
proved. Prices are rising and produc-
ton is not expanding. The great dairy
sections of the northeast will nave
their best year Of the past three, par
ticularly in New England and New
York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Hay and field crops are reported good
in these states but fruit and vege-
tables only fair.
The dairy sections of Wisconsin,
Michigan and Minnesota are also show
ing improvement, but these states do
not report as good crop conditions as
90 Tie SdSOelA OdAIy SIaISo.
The tobacco abelt-Maryland, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia and Kentucky
holds further promise of small gain
over last year.
Field crops are fair. Fruit and
truck crops are running poorly. The
tobacco price outlook is fair.
"Out on the Pacific slope in Wash
ington, Oregon and California, the
farmers anticipated an increase over
last year.
These western states the wheat is
much better than last year. Fruit and
vegetables are good and dairy products
have materially improved.
'The range states = Montana, Idaho,
Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, Nevada,
Arizona, and New Mexico, which have
| suffered heavily for the past three
years are finding some promise in the
rising price of cattle and better past
urage than they have enjoyed for some
/ time"
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