Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-12
EAGLE RIVER, WISCONSIN, FEBRUARY L. 1925
BUSINESS CONDITIONS


All business is interdependent. Farming depends up
other industries for it's markets and it's prosperity
Other industries depend upon prosperous agriculture
10 be a successful farmer therefore, one must watch
what is going other industries. Successful business
have done it for years, but there are not yet
farmers who carefully study the factors that af
feet the markets for their products.
The Country G ntleman believes that this
neglect the part of many farmers to watch the bust
map and to try forecast demand through study
of what is going in other industries, of the
weakest spots all agriculture.
his analysis of the outlook for cotton fax, wheat wool
and eggs II accounts for Herbert Hoovers recent Long
View of Farming for Howard R. Toeys article Pan
tbs Years Crops and for various other articles
stLessg the business outlook in farming that we nave
publs he'd In the past few months.
lie Country entleman believes that farm
must follow the methods OF otter business if
they to be really successful of the first
things ey must 90 is to sdy tne factors that affect
production and markets.
There are a great many things going in the world
today tat farmers Should be consuerng at the begin
ming OF tneir crop
First tie foreign situation. Reports at the begin
ming of the showed recovery in Great Britt
aln Germany France, ltaly, Canada, Mexico Brazil,
Argentina, Japan, Inuia ana Australia
Clna Russia tie on4y big countries that did
not economic progress last year.
his recovery throughout mucn of the world means
better markets for American 1oou anu American fDers
American manufactured goOus
In this country every t1lng FONTS TO busy year IN
almost Ii OF industry.
lie steer MUS ale running nearer to capacity than
at any LelAoa last year anu prices have been rising
livery copper running capacity anu tls meal
has snalpy IN price.
he autonoDAe 1acto4es all busy with full COM
plenents OF workers; ruDoer lnvustly
tnngs tne INDUSTRY, wnic4l has
been Tor the past tour IS again beginning 70
fee hopeful.
ne railroads of the country have the transportation
SITUATION wei hand. 1nele shortage cars;
tnele shortage Of cars there no ueiayed
TnenCS WonueI1u recovery las since
war; this year the Will spend pl,2Uu,
Oov,oOU for Improvements SO ralnoad men Will be tly
employed well as THOUSANDS other laOorels Wno
supply tie railroads with tner neeus.
reports from every state, compiled by the United
States Department OF Labor mulcate That LABOR IN all
industries Will tuny employed tnan uurlng
preceding year, ana at goou wages
Tie BUILDING INDUSTRY has Lusy year ahead accord
ing to the tie permits ISSUED tor new
constructions Nineteen twenUylour was good bullung
year; 1920 bios to be Not only vast
amount of private buiIong conoaceu for way
but an exceptionally large aloant OF puDlc Duiulng is
projected
this activity in building means added activity in
house furnishings, pumDlng heating apparatus,
BRICK manufacture ana a nunuleu other INES
Last year Gull year JeAJneS, but 1925 starts
out brlsKy Even the agrlcultui Implement nanufac
turels the 1ertlzer companies tlnk they see oay
light anead
Inns, IN Short is the first year since 1920 when all
tile industries Of the country nave started
the Year unuer anything ike full production
Does this activity anything to the farmers
Most certainly means that All tier customers both
what to farmers planning t4leir
crop prog ans just lew llustI auOns:
Continued activity bululng means the country
will nee much lax as last Year to make lnseeu oil
Tor pants.
hides. Fu employment coGnes, food
aUtol4CD4eo, automobile tires, ana even
greater domestic demand Tor coCIon.
Industl4aI recovery tnat wool will continue
at h4ga p1lces because peope Will money
oAeep growers can sa1ey expand tier opera
tons Tor another year tWo because world focks
still below pleWar but sneepmen snould
watch tie lest OF tie world
Wheat growers safely count on good prices next
fall Last years worlas crop 4+u,OUU 0OOsbnsh
els or hleequarters OF billion bushels Of bread grams
in all 1neie promises to be nLtle csrryover of
gram to weg4 Gown the 1875 crop.
American wheat growers safe however, they
will 90 well to stuoy the wheat nap of the world.
Business farming calls FIR constant study of, both
the PRODUCTION map the consumption map of the
But business farming is the Only agriculture tat
pays every year.-Colntry Gentleman.