Countrywide Produce Situation 
LAND PH teres t.OWKI; -HEAVY ACREAGE 
PLANTED IN SOUTH 
The reported values of farm land in 
the different States show what the 
farmers have been going through during 
the past two years. Laud prices were at 
the peak in 1920 at the top of the general 
boom of that year*. At that time they 
were fully double the prices given in the 
census of 1910. Values sagged off some¬ 
what in 1021, and this year they are off 
5 to 20 per cent more in most sections. 
In some of the Slates farm lands have 
lost one-third of the boom price. Heaviest 
declines seem to be in the West, where 
land speculation was a feature two years 
ago. The drop is not surprising. West- 
tcru farmers recently had the greatest set¬ 
back in years. Net returns were no 
doubt far less than those of 10 years ago, 
when land was much lower than now, 
even after the last drop in prices. But 
land is not likely to go back to the old 
prices, because the supply is no longer 
almost unlimited and because farmers 
feel very sure that good years will come 
again. The past season was considerably 
better in net results than in 1920-21, and 
there is reason for hope that the coming 
season will give a good account of itself 
because costs have come down and gen¬ 
eral business prospects are bet l ex*. 
The chief danger will be overplanting, 
to judge from the big acreage of almost 
everything planted in the South, where 
planting has been active fur a month or 
two past. When everybody seems to he 
going into a crop it is time for those with 
small capitiil and little experience to keep 
out. The cotton weevil and the low price 
of corn have caused many Southern 
farmers to thiuk of truck raising, but 
nothing is more easily overdone. North¬ 
ern farmers probably will plant too many 
onions, and nothing but a failure for some 
will save the chance of profit for the rest. 
The South already feels the result of her 
little cabbage boom this Spring, with 
growers receiving only $7 per ton in 
some sections. If the Northern potato 
market season ends fairly well liberal 
planting in the North aud West may be 
expected. The high average price of 
fruit in recent years will tempt many 
people to set out trees and plants. In 
this case the high price of nursery stock 
will tend to check undue zeal. 
The continued outpour of potatoes 
from Maine and the West has weakened 
the markets considerably. Prices are 
down again to the lowest tu December, 
and fully 25c below the highest of the 
season. Most of the city markets seem 
to be very heavily supplied, hut demand 
is good, because there is not much nearby 
stock and nearly everybody, including 
many farmers, are buying potatoes. 
Maine potatoes ai'e going as far as the 
Middle West, owing to the shortage in the 
corn belt. The old Pine Tree State 11 
break all potato records this season and 
possibly will supply about one-third of 
the old potatoes shipped between now 
and the middle of June. Many a fanu 
in Aroostook County must have paid for 
itself this season, or what is more likely, 
has paid for the old fertilizer bills hang¬ 
ing over from last, season. 
The country price of potatoes ranges, 
West to East, from 70c to * 1.75 per 100 
lbs., and the cities range $1.75 to $2.25. 
The city price holds better than the 
country price, because the dealers own 
the stock in the cities and will not 
readily let go at a loss. 
Prices of apples have been holding 
fairly well in the cities, but the market 
seems unsettled in shipping sections. 
Stock in the country is owned at this 
season mostly by dealers, aud in Western 
New York the asking price lias been 
about the same as in New York City, or 
close to $S per barrel. This price is not 
far from the general range in Eastern 
city markets. The great bulk of the car- 
lot supply of barreled apples seems to 
be held in the storage houses in New 
York State. Western apples are reported 
nearly cleaned up. although shipments 
are still coming at a fair rale for the 
time of the year. Prices are holding about 
the same for good firm stock, but 
apples which have become softened con¬ 
siderably are sold at cut prices. General 
range for best grade Northwestern Wine- 
saps is $3 to $3.50. 
Rather heavy shipments of fresh fruit 
have been arriving from South America, 
and the larger cities have enjoyed the 
luxury of fresh peaches, melons and 
pears. Most of these are rather ordinary 
in quality, but the pears seem to carry 
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