Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 17, Number 48, DeMotte, Jasper County, 24 October 1947 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

Prepared by Agricultural Dept., Chicago Journal of Commerce Farm Prospects Good MAINTAINING current volume pf income will be the goal of most farmers in 1948, according to reports. This may not be too difficult, if weather conditions should be about normal, as indications are that demand for agricultural products will continue strong. National income from farm marketings in 1947 is now estimated by the government to reach nearly $30,000,000,000 or approximately 21 per cent above 1946. It will be the largest gain in a single jear since 1943. ... In the Middle West the rate of gain is much greater than the national rate. According to the latest available figures, cash receipts fiom marketings in the January through August period in this area was running 36 per cent above the same 1946 period. . . . Wheat, corn, hogs and cattle made the most significant gains with wheat showing the largest percentage increase. Total receipts from wheat this year may exceed those of last year by 75 per cent. Cash receipts fiom hogs and catile*may be greater than 1946 by 40 and 35 per cent, respectively, it is estimated. No important decline in receipts from livestock is anticipated in 1948, the Department of Agriculture states, while income from wheat may be reduced due to smaller yields. . . . Cash from dairy and poultry products should show little change from current levels. Production costs on the other hand are running about 16 per cent above last year. . . . The greatest increase is in the cost of operating autos, trucks and tractors. . . . This item is estimated to be above 1946 by more than 33% per cent. The cost of livestock for feeding is up about 25 per cent and the average cost of miscellaneous operating expenses also has increased almost 25 per cent. Maximum production with increased efficiency should continue to produce large profits. THIS COLUMN IS SPONSORED BY KONOVSKY LUMBER YARD

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either bottom of the two-way plow pictured above. All furrows are turned in the same direction uphill forming miniature terraces" to catch and hold moisture, reduce leaching and erosion. Dead furrows and back furrows

are eliminated.. . . This is an example of how AllisChalmers tractor-mounted mold-board or disc plows and new field cultivators—all with hydraulic control can give a life-saving lift to your land this fall.

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