The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1936-10-01
FARMERS INCOME RISE
bOOMS n. v. BUSINESS
Minneapolis Tribune Farm Edi-
tor Shows Upturn in Farm
ers Buying Power.

CTS buying FOWer.
Cash farm income, from the actual
sales of crops and livestock, the pro-
duce of farmers own soil and toll,
continues to roll in at the rate of
s2,167,000 a day to August Ia total
of S459, $50, 900 in Minnesota, Wiscon-
sin, the Dakotas and Montana, accord
ing to Charles F. COLLISION, farm edi-
tor of the Minneapolis Tribune.
In radio broadcast over station
WTCN he reviewed the farm income
report of the bureau of agricultural
economics for the first seven months
of this year.
"The seven-months' gain to August
over last year is sos, S01, 900 or $40
in our Northwest" he said, without
including any AAA cash. The nations
gain Is 21.4T. Last years same seven
months brought the Northwest $780,
719,s00.
"The gain for six months to July 1
this year was 1850 over 1885. Then
the July sales topped all months for
several years. Northwestern July
sales brought s73,672,000 a gain over
July 1885 Of s20,773.0oO, or 1870.
Minnesota leads the Northwest in
total seven-months' receipts, S177,412,-
600 and also its gains Of S39,102, 900,
or $3.50. Wisconsin's income is $751;
100000, gain of s24,221, 900 or 17%.
Dakota gains are the highest in the
country in percentage, 1870 in North
Dakota, 1920 in South Dakota.
North Dakota farmers have al
ready pocketed s39,1S0,oO0, an in
crease Of s16,941 ,00e In South Dako-
ia they have received $49, 1855, 900, a
gain of s22,315, 900. Montana ranchers
have sold s2s,643,00o worth of farm
products, a gain of s6,222,eO0 or
1850.
eff the Northwest's total Of $780,
$4,000 were divided among it's 621,-
$50 farms from Great Lakes to the
Rockies, each would have s739 cash.
The Minnesota average is SSS7; the
Wisconsin average 1919, each having
about 100000 farms. Livestock sales
bring in 500 of the income this year
In the Northwest.
"Thus the rising prices give the
farmers rising cash income that
more than offsets any crop damage
in the Northwest. So farm families are
again good customers for the adver-
Users goods, with ample buying pow
er to pay for them.
ais it any wonder then that the
Business Week trade survey finds the
six-months' sales Of motor cars up
$40 this year in Minnesota, 24To in
Wisconsin. f. truck sales up 1870 in
Minnesota, $3.50 in Wisconsin. re-
frigerator sales up 1870 in Minnesota,
$3.50 in Wisconsin. bank checks up
14fo in Minnesota, 1870 in Wisconsin,
1870 In North Dakota, $3.50 in South
Dakota. electric current use up
24To in Minnesota, 1919 in Wisconsin,
1870 in North Dakota and Montana,
$3.50 in South Dakota. heavy con-
struction up 1880 in Minnesota, 1909
in wisconsin, 5000 in North Dakota,
1880 in South Dakota. 44To in Mon
tana.
"July as the banner month for the
nations farmers is revealed in the
country's gain of s216, 607, 900 or 1870
over July 1885. The crop and live
stock sales were s65S,577, 900 in July
this year. s441,97O,000 in July 1885.
again Minnesota leads the North
west in July gains this year, s7,775,-
600 or 1920 over July 1895. July this
year brought in s26,752,000. OF all
this, s22,440,0 900 came direct from the
products of our 'prosperity-quintup-
let's" the cow-sow-hen-sheep-st
combination. Minnesota leads all of
North America in creamery butter
making, and is second in dairy cows,
100000.
wisconsin had July sales of $27,-
085,O0O, a gain of s5,601, 900, or $3.50.
OF this, her livestock brought in s22,-
229, 900, in the one month. Wisconsin
leads in cheese and condensed milk
making, total dairying and cows, q
600, 1000.
North Dakota greatest spring
wheat state, sold crops for only $685.
900 in July, but livestock worth s5,-
10000 total cash income gain Of
1870 or S2,657, goo over July 1885.
South Dakota, now well diversified,
sold crops for only sSSS,000 in July,
but livestock for s7,076,C coo, total Of
1884 900, gain of $1,000, 900 or 500.
"Montana's sales brought in $780,.
900 in July s4,5S1, 900 from livestock.
Her total income gain is s1,4SO,00o or
$50.
snow comes the August price rise,
to brighten up the picture still more.
Compared with the pre-war average
or index of 100, the August index of
all farm prices is 124 this year, COM
pared with lis in July 1886, LOT in
June 1886, and log in August 1885.
During the past year, grain prices
have come up, since August 1885, 33
points, dairy products are up 81
points, fruits are up 81 points, truck
crops are up AZ points, poultry pro-
ducts are up one point, meat animals
are down six points"
Three Varieties of Tea
Although tea is grown in seven
countries only three varieties-black,
Oolong and green-are grown. These
may come from the same bush but the