Farm forecaster . of his crops and livestock were 46 percent these prices paid to farmers for commodities boughtshowing 154 percent of pre-war conditions and the living—pro-duction costs being 156 percent, it seems that the farm is ex-periencing more depressing conditions than prior to the war,while the standards of living, taxes, etc., are materially higherthan fifteen to twenty years ago. The situation in North Carolina is not greatly unlike otherStates except in particular localities like that centering aroundPitt County, where weather conditions were extremely unfavor-able. A s
Farm forecaster . of his crops and livestock were 46 percent these prices paid to farmers for commodities boughtshowing 154 percent of pre-war conditions and the living—pro-duction costs being 156 percent, it seems that the farm is ex-periencing more depressing conditions than prior to the war,while the standards of living, taxes, etc., are materially higherthan fifteen to twenty years ago. The situation in North Carolina is not greatly unlike otherStates except in particular localities like that centering aroundPitt County, where weather conditions were extremely unfavor-able. A study of farm income figures show that the so-calledcash crops counties have an appreciable larger figure than dothe livestock areas. On the other hand, it is in the livestockproduing counties and particularly on such farms that we findthe greatest contentment, the best condition of homes and liv-ing conditions generally. all it is not the money return,but the money saved which counts most in the long AS HIS MAJESTY GREETED THE STATISTICIAN ON A SHEEPFARM IN WATAUGA COUNTY THE LONG LOOK AHEAD The key note of the present agricultural situation was pic-tured by Mr. David Lawrence in an address before four hund-red of Raleighs leading business men on January 15th. is editor of the United States Daily and is probablythe leading authority on current world affairs. Mr. Lawrences leading thought is that every progressivebusiness man, which includes farmers, must keep in mind theimportance of perspective. This is a day of constant changesor evolution. Even the schools of thought are changing sorapidly that books are out of date before they are type of business man thinks in his own perspective instance, the banker thinks of ninety days; the farmerin seasons, while the economist thinks in periods or cycles. We are now in a transition period or one of world war accelerated Americas prosperity and economic ma
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