TO: VALO::: GOTlTA is published
every Friday by the hatanuska
Valley Fortner's Cooperating As
sociation at Palmer, Alaska.
Mng. Editor: Irving Newville
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This paper is issued for the
purpose of giving information
and news of the Llatanuslra Valley
Fanner's Co-operating' Associa
tion's work, problems, accomp
lishments: also news of local
and general interest; and to
foster the cooperative spirit of
the farmers of the liatanuska
Valley,
Farmers will make more money
in 1941 than last year.
Tint’s the pros-oct, The
statisticians and economists, the
survey exports, the outlook spcc
ialists, all arc agreed that farm
prices rill move upward, ^o boom.
Probably not permanent. But for
1941 at: If, farm business looks
better.
a: ponses'will bo little high
er too. Taxes, supplies and equip
ment, and labor arc expected to
cost nora. But not so much as to
affect n t profits greatly,
Ih.'-icnal defense spending is
the big factor. More people will
have jobs and wages will be higher.
City families will eat better.
They will spend morefor food.
Consoqu ntly the farmers who pro
duce for the domestic market--and
that's . st farmors--wi11 soli
more a? got better prices, Many
farm families, especially those
living - ar manufacturing towns,
will make extra money from em
ployment o“f the farms. 'This will
bo a considerable factor.'
Conditions will vary, of
course, with different products
and different areas. And no one
is sure about the weather.
The livestock situation is
full of encouragement.
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Bo of cattle pi’icos ere expected
to remain up around where they arc
now. There will be more demand*
few if any more cattle on the markets
Hog men will have a chance to
make more than for several y^ars,
the analysts all agroo,. Fewer
hogs by 10 per cent arc looked for.
with hogs lighter and demand heavier.
Too much lard is on hand, otherwise
an even better season f ■. r swine
growers woulml be predicted.
Wool) is certain to be higher,
maybe quite a bit. Prospects for
the la.no market are better
Prices for eggs and poultry
arc pretty sure to bo up the next
six months, and possibly for all year
The milllc cows should pay a
little better, depending on the ef
ficiency of the herd, and of the
owner. Bone rise in prices for
dairy products is possible, though
nothing sensational is expected.
Feed grains will average higher.
Vegetable prices definitely
will be better. Nearly all garden
and truck crops faco a cheerful cut
look.
Labor in many places will cost
■lore, and in some spots will be hard
to find* More power and electrical
equipment will be purchased to off
set the help problem,.
Two warnings signals fly over
the landr One is to incur no
now debts, and to my off'present
ones, Wht>n the wars stop, they*11
bo harder-to pay. They were 20
years ago. and will be again.
With the tremendous defense
spending, federal taxes have to rise.
Sales taxes and special taxes will
roach further into farm'pockets,
directly and indirectly, very soon,
They will Inst much longer than th e
.var will,.
People who want to be ‘thrifty
cave found'that in turbulent times
like those, things often kocp bet
tor than moneyo
Over the farther future hang
the uncertain clouds of war -
This applies lore dir.cctly to
farters Oufetcib,, but thee golden r§
f?r:oti. :i ?rp reach th.o Alaskan fame)
to some extent as prices received
for Alaska Tarn-products arc gev-’
sr.’acd largely by. thc cost rf proc net
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