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Excerpt from The Farm Income Situation: September, 1944 Cash receipts from crops in July for the United States were 1m perce above 19u3. They were highest in comparison with the same month last year, in the South Central and East North Central Regions, where they showed an increase of 35 percent in each region. Income from crops was lowest in the 9 West North Central Region, which showed a decline Of 17 percent. In the South Central Region, receipts from wheat, oats, and peaches made outstanding gains: Increased income reflected.much larger production of all three crops than inf 19h}. In the East North Central Region, increased income from larger crops Of wheat and cherries was responsible for most of the gain. Sales of barley, flaxseed, Oats, and potatoes were low in nearly all States in the west North Central Region. Cash receipts from livestock and livestock products in July were 3 percent below l9u3'for the United States, and ranged from 11 percent below last year in the West North Central Region to 9 percent above in the South Atlantic Region. In the West North Central Region receipts from livestock and livestogk products in all States declined except in Missouri and Kansas. The effect of smaller numbers of pigs farrowed in the fall of i9u3 had started to make itsef felt in June by decraased hog slaughter, and lower income from sale of hogs for both June and July resulted in Spite of slightly higher prices in July. Receipts from the sale of eggs showed a decline in comparison with the same month last year. Although egg production was about the same as for July 19h}, prices were at least 10 percent less in all States. A rather pronounced decrease in receipts from butterfat occurred in July, compared With a Year earlier, because Of reduced marketings in most States. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important histori