Milford chronicle., 1937-07-02
|NEWSOF INTEREST
TO FARM FOLKS
Interesting Facts C0mpil-
ed By The Agricultural
News Service Of The
University Of Delaware

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What is the value of forest lands
which comprise almost One-third OF
the total land area of the United
States?
In dollars and cents, says the Uni
ted States Forest Service, they pro-
vide fulltime work In normal times
for 100000 persons and assure
supplemental cash incomes for q
100000 farmers.
More. than $3.50, 100000 acres of for
est lands are grazed by domestic
livestock. From 144,OOO.O0O acres OF
western forest lands. 21z million
cattle and IL million sheep get to
8 months feed each year.
The more than l70,000,000 acres of
federally owned national forests
shelter almost rs per cent of the re-
naming big game range. In these
forests, more than 30 million per-
sons annually seek rest and recrea-
tion. The forests are in 81 states
and in Alaska and Puerto Rico. A
visitor may travel through them and
find all the conveniences needed, or
he may visit the 20 primitive areas
which have neither roads nor civil
ization.
This new forest economy, says the
Forest Service, is one of plenty ra-
ther than scarcity; of permanence
rather than impermanence.
600
Can bees use other foods in place
of pollen? Apiculturists of the Bu-
reau of Entomology and Plant Quar-
antine of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture wanted partic-
ularly to find what foods might have
favorable effect on brood-rearing ac-
tivities and on the length of the
bees life. Young adult bees. they
found. are unable to maintain life
on yellow corn. patent -four. ground
whole wheat, dried skim milk, fresh
pollen, canned milk, or dried bak-
er's yeast when fed without honey.
The average life of bees receiving
pure honey and fresh pollen was
24.1 days. On honey alone the aver
age life was 1876 days.
600
Maintenance of consumer demand
for farm products at approximately
the present level during the next
several months was forecast recent
ly by the Bureau OF Agricultural
The Bureau noted a
'Teveling off" in Industrial produc- |
tion and general business activity |
since early spring, but said that |
amy temporary slackening of busi- /
ness this summer probably will not |
be accompanied by a proportionate
decrease In domestic consumer de- |
msnd."
Discussing prices, the Bureau
said: Nov that a considerable part |
Of the expected decreases in prices |
Of crops has occurred, the general /
level of wholesale commodity prices |
IS not likely to decline much fur
her during the next few months"
Farmers cash income from mark /
,tings this month Is expected to
show LESS than the usual increase
over May, although 1t may be slight
" larger than in June last year. .
lash income during the second half
1f this year is likely to be some
What larger than In the same per-
cd last year"
Wheat prices in future markets in
he United States have already ad-
usted to an export basis, II was
stated, but some further adjustment
n cash prices, which are still on
high level on account
If the scarcity of old wheat on hand.
s likely as supplies of new wheat
Corn prices are likely to remain
high relative TO prices of other feed
trains and wheat, especially In the
estern Corn Belt-Hog prices this
ummer probably will average high
n than those of last summer. when
he Chicago average price from June
through September was about $780,"
Slaughter supplies of hogs in the
ummer and early fall are expected
y the Bureau to be much smaller
han those OF a year earlier, espe-
tally IL corn crop prospects are ia I
orable, but storage stocks of hog
roducts are large. Prices of most
rades Of slaughter cattle. also. are ;
xpected to average higher than last
ummer las a result Of probable
mailer marketing and a continue |
on of the present relatively favor !
BILE demand situation" {
Butter prices were reported to ]
ave declined seasonally. Butter
rices during the next few months I
lay not average as high as In 1896, |
but except for 1886 the highest I
nee 1880. Prices received by far {
ers for eggs are near their low I
pint for the year" 80
The Bureau reported early ship I
ents of Georgia peaches at rela-
vely high prices, but said "it Is I
-obable that prices of the late crop
caches will average somewhat be- Il
w the relatively high prices of last 4
.ar." Discussing recent sharp de- o
ines in potato prices. the Bureau s
i'd that further seasonal declines S
e in prospect during the next h
rec months" Il
Further seasonal reductions In 7
ices of most vegetables also are C
pected. Il
600 q
A farm population of 31.729. 900 Il
raone M of January 1927 WIS o.