Author: U. S. Bureau Of Agricultural Economics

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-12-11

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13: 9780266046417

Excerpt from The Agricultural Outlook for 1929 Indications are that the available supply of labor for farm work will. Be somewhat smaller during the late spring and early summer and somewhat larger during the late fall of 1929 than it was during the corresponding periods of 1928. Farm wages will probably change little from those of 1928 during the first half of the year but may be somewhat lower during the last quarter. In general, industrial labor is likely to be less fully employed during the fourth quarter of 1929 than during the same quarter of 1928. Because of the close relationship between the volume of industrial employment and the supply of farm labor, the available supply of farm labor probably will be larger during the last quarter of 1929 than it was during the last quarter of 1928. Any increase in the farm labor supply will probably be near those indus trial centers where there is a decline in industrial employment, and in the agricultural sections where the use of larger units of power and labor-saving machines is increasing or where there is a marked reduction in the produc tion of any important crop. Present indications are that, as during the last 3 years, there will be little change, if any, in the prices of farm machinery. Continuation. Of the heavy demand for the combined harvester-thresher, for other motorized farm machin ery, and for tractor-drawn implements is indicated. Increased building activity during 1928 was reflected in a moderately rising level of prices of building materials. No material change in prices of building materials to farmers is indicated for most of 1929 but prices may turn down; ward during the latter part of 1929 or during the first part of 1930. 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 historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.