Palmer, *ZLaska
Dorothy M. Dell
Harriet Z. Bell
Editor.
Advertisint
Published once a week at Palmer,' Alaska, for the l ntanuska V lley
Farmers’ Cooperating association for the purpose of giving news of the
associations work, problems and accomplishments,
SUBSCRIPTION RATE ^1.75 per year VHOO for six months 10<i a copy
farmers', incomes are up
BUT PRODUCTION COSTS
KEEP' PACE/
Production Costs
Met Income
(In Billions of
Dollars)
Includes Government
payments and all
family income
, _.~ .W-- -
1938 1940 1942 1945 1948
FARMERS ARE SPENDING HEAVILY ON PRODUCTION
SUPPLIES _ ___
_ f v3,783,COO,000 ,
KPLETEITTS [ SI, 251",000 ,00
... ixqeiksry- L Lr *. -fa
FEED
BDILDIIfelEIAI,S
PETROLEUM.
PRODUCTS
FERTILIZER
LIEING
MATERIAIS
y 070,000..,00"
000
-“*
£>580,300,
Aj ,>105,000,000
ANNUAL EXPENDITURES
FOR MAJOR
FARM PURCHASES
(Figures bosed on 1947 reports)
)
HELP
FARMERS ARE LOSING I HEIR HIREC
There were 500,000 fewer hired hands on U.S. farms in 1945 than in
3938 although farm wages soared from vl.58 a day in 1938 to *4.34 a day
(without board) in 1945.
U.S. FARM FAMILIES SET AN AMAZING
RECORD IN PRODUCTION
Agricultural America--like industrial America--is a miracle of production
*<ith 6$ of the world’s population, the United states produces approximat
ely 12$ of the world’s food—and of the 18$ of -.mericcns who live on
farms, one third (or 6$ of the total United States population) produce
between 80$ and 85$ of the U.S. food crop.
It is agriculture’s job to feed and clothe the nation and, for the time
being, at least, a considerable part of Europe as well.
It could be said that farmers have done this with such efficiency that
never before in history have so many been fed and clothed so well by so
few -
To do so, farmers have continually develpped batter seed and better stock
And , even more important—production wise—the,'r heve mechanized their
farms. One man with one heavy duty tractor Cent, on page 3_