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FARM OUTLOOK FOR
GEORGIA IN 1939
By Georgia Agricultural
Extension Service.
(Continued from Previous Issues.)
FARM FAMILY LIVING.
Because of the small 1938
crop and low prices, the cash
able for the family living
of Georgia’s 250,000 farm families
expected to be less in 1939 than
was in 1938. However, this
in available cash need not mean a
crease in the level of family
if more of the items needed for
consumption are produced on
farm itself an-d the time and
of family members are spent
ciently.
The average net cash income
farm family in Georgia for
years has been $449. The average
of a Georgia farm family is 4.7
sons. The average annual per
gross farm income in Georgia is $147,
as compared with a total per capita
income of $343. The cotton farm con
tinues to be the prevailing type of
farm. Over a period of years it has
taken 2.8 acres of land and 35 man
hours of labor to produce a gross in
come of $100 from cotton.
Other sources of income are the
farm program payments and income
from non-farm sources, While the
government payments may be in
creased slightly, and the income from
non-farm sources may be a little high
er with improving business conditions,
Georgia farm families will still have
less to spend for living in 1939 than
they had in 1938.
The major portion of the cash farm
income in Georgia is obtained from
cash crops and a large part of this
income is received in the fall or early
winter months. Income from farm
program payments in 1939 is expected
to exceed the 1938 payments. Income
from non-farm sources such as part
time work, work in industry, work on
public roads and public works,
southeastern farm families less than
$50 per family in 1938. With only
about one farm family in every three
being able to get income from non
farm souces, it appears as though
work off the farm will not solve ev
ery family’s problem.
Income In Kind.
Most families like to aim at a large
cash income, since we live in a
economy, but income in kind
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in the last forty years. And much of what
we have learned has come from the experi
ence and advice of successful farmers who
have been growing satisfactory crops with
V-C throughout all these years.
That’s why when good farmers and V-C
Fertilizers "team up” there is usually a
good crop at harvest time.
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home-produced goods and services is
a factor of great significance in
termining the family’s level of
ing. Home grown food and feed helps
to insure better diets for man and
beast and by the use of farm-furnish
ed food and other products such as
wood, homemade soap and mattress
ers, more cash is released for items of
living that the farm itself cannot
produce.
The use of net income varies with
economic levels, size and composition
of the family, and the current stand-j
ards of living in the community. With
changes in the income and price lev
els, families must adjust their pro
gram of spending and saving.
Food.
Of the money spent for family liv-
1 in S> one-fourth to one-third goes for
'food, the largest single item of ex-
1 pense the family has. How a farm
! family divides its money for food and
other items of living depends upon its
] Lome production program.
Thie amount and kind of protective
f'°ods furnished by the farm vary with
the region and type of farming and
1 the eating habits of the people. Many
families on Georgia farms do not
Lave satisfactory diets. Sometimes
there is sufficient capital to invest in
meat animals and cows or too little
land to grow the feed to support these
animals. Conditions are not always
favorable to gardening. Large fam
ilies tend to grow more of their own
food than .small families and those
at the upper money-income levels tend
have more than the less well-to-do.
The lower the family’s money income
the more does its well-being depend
on home-grown food and other sup
plies.
An outstanding contribution to the
conservation of home-produced food is
the establishment of storage lock-
ers in local refrigeration plants for
storage of meat, fruits, and vege
tables. The use of such lockers will
help to keep a constant supply of
protective foods and at the same time
reduce the yearly costs for the fam
ily’s food.
Prices paid by farmers for food
1938. Lowm a prices ta for cereal^ro'd
ucts and pork are expected to offset
higher prices for potatoes and truck
crops in 1939. The outlook for higher
prices for vegetables should lead ev
ery Georgia farm family to produce*
and conserve its entire supply of veg
etables for home use in 1939.
Operating Expenses.
Around 6 per cent of the family \
living cash goes each year for fur
nishings and equipment for the farm
home. Furniture prices may be a lit
tie higher in 1939 but designs, con
struction and materials are getting
better all the time.
Household operation and operation
of the family car rank among the more
important items in the amount of
money spent for items of living. No
marked changes appear probable in
1939 for gasoline, gas, or kerosene
though soft coal may be higher an
other year. Prices of building mater
ials are likely to be higher in 1939.
Clothing.
While food is the farm family’s
largest expense for an average year,
clothing comes second in Georgia, ac
counting for around one-sixth of the
total expense. Prices for clothes are
expected to be some higher in 1939,
though cloth prices may be about the
same. Rayon prices have declined a
little, shoes are expected to increase
in price due* to higher prices for
leather and skins.
^Families who wish to reduce ex
penses for clothes ‘will find it profit-
clothes made by family members, pro
viding they have learned the tech
nique of sewing and the art of plan
ning thei family wardrobe. Special at
tention given to care and repair of
shoes will pay dividends.
Improving Social Life.
Many opportunities have come to
farm families in recent years for im
proving their social and cultural life.
A greater use of the automobile, bet
ter wads, increased use of electricity,
and more radios in farm homes, have
multiplied chances for a more inter
esting life. Approximately 62 per
cent of the non-relief, native white
farm families in Georgia and about
one-fifth of the sharecroppers had
in 1935-36 (according to ’ Con
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sumer Purchase study). The trend in
car prices for 1939 appears to be
downward while tire prices may ad
vance.
In spite of the recession, electricity
for the farm home is on the increase
in Georgia and bids fair to keep go
ing during 1939. Electric rates are
expected to be a little lower during
the year. Although the use of electric
current for farm and home work may
call for a larger capital investment,
and add to the cost of household oper
ation, it lightens household tasks and
releases the time of family members
for other activities.
Some of these activities may be
farm and home enterprises that will
produce cash for family living, such
as raising chickens or the manufac
ture and marketing of dairy products,
and other activities. Running water
in the farm home, made possible by
use of an electric pump, is making
a big contribution to the health of the
family and sanitation in the home.
Farm families who have thei oppor
tunity to get electric current will be
faced with choosing this and maybe
cutting expenses elsewhere. In com
munities that have been electrified,
the use of current and equipment has
increased, and families seem highly
pleased with the choice they haves
made in favor of electricity.
Adjustments Possible.
THE CAIRO MESSENGER, FRIDAY, MARCH 10TH, 1939.
The family doctor bill may be re
duced by growing and eating more
protective foods such as milk, meat,
eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables.
With meat prices higheir than other
food prices, Extension Service work
ers recommend that families raise a
few veal calves to six or eigh; weeks
of age for family consumption, and
in sections of the state where prac
tical to raise a few spring lambs for
the table.
A poultry flock to provide an ade
quate amount of eggs and poultry for
the table is a big help in stretching
the family dollar and reducing the
size of the doctor bill.
Thrift in using the money that is
.available will mean something left
to get ahead financially. Studies show
that some families having as little as
$500 total net income have managed
to save something and increase their
net worth.
The Georgia farm family wishing
to save ^ill j ncrease its i ncome j n
home-produced goods for home con
sum ption and spend its cash for the
payment of debts, improvement of the
farm home, purchase of electric cur
rent and equipment, insurance and
savings.
WORKSTOCK.
The number of horses and mules OR
farms is continuing to decline, and
this trend is expected to last for sev
eral more years,
Prices of horses and mules reached
animals is located. Its mouth is V
shaped and continually has its tongue
out and pointing upward. It is fed
by means of a bottle. The condition
of the calf otherwise is normal. The
owner, Leo Langenkamp, will sell it
for a freak at a reasonable price.
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Tax Notice!
4.
THE BOOKS ARE NOW OPEN AT MY OFFICE I
FOR MAKING 1939 AD VALOREM
(PROPERTY) TAX RETURNS.
All property owners are required to make returns of
all property owned on January 1st. By making your re=
turns, you will reduce the expense of the county in equal
izing the returns, and thus serve to lower taxes. Make
your 1939 returns NOW and avoid possibility of errors,
penalties and confusion later.
If anyone who has knowledge of property that is not
being returned will report same to me, it will be appreciated
Notice is given that 1939 special state licenses were
due on January 1st and that defaulters are subject to >
heavy penalty. T1
Special notice is given that all PROFESSIONAL TAX
ES were due January 1st, along with all state licenses, anil
that the aw now requires payment of professional taxes W] !
in advance. di- 1 .
HOMESTEAD AND PERSONAL TAX EXEMPTION BLANKS HERE! til
You must make application to me on these forms to be entitled to the
Homestead and Personal Property Tax Exemptions. The forms are tedious 1
to execute and require considerable time to fill in. Please come in AT ONCE
if you wish to avail yourself of the Tax Exemptions on your property this
year.
April 1st is the time limit for filing these applications.
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the highest point since 1920, in 1937.
During the first eight months of 19-
38, prices dropped from 10 to 15 per
cent below 1937. The prices of horses
an d mules, however, as compared with
the prices of all farm products were
higher in 1938 than at any time since
1916 . It is expected that these rela
tively high prices will encourage colt
production for the next year or two.
Georgia farmers have increased sub
stantially the number of brood mares
on their farms to raise their own re
placement stock and some colts for
sale. The present workstock situation
makes this economically sound for
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those farmers in position
this class of stock.
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products in this
■try.