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it. One trouble is, he thinks the other fellow is making money too easy. — 

 Stoddard county. 



Public ownership of public utilities, such as railroads and express 

 companies, would help. We also need a reasonable parcels post law.— 

 Texas county. 



We need something to attract the boys back to the farm. — Cape 

 Girardeau county. 



We need to increase our average crop production per acre. This 

 section is suffering from lack of proper attention to selection of better 

 stock and grain. However, the outlook along this line is encouraging. — 

 Dent county. 



The conservation of natural resources, especially soil fertility, is 

 of great importance. — Franklin county. 



The problem is to make the soil produce more grain at less expense. — 

 New Madrid county. 



Our greatest problem is to get our land to produce enough per acre. 

 But I can say for our farmers that with cowpeas, clover and dairying, 

 they are coming to the front. Some lise commercial fertilizers. — Law- 

 rence county. 



Farmers here are making money, but are not yet spending for house 

 improvements, such as running water, sewer system, heat plants, gas 

 lights, concrete walks, etc. Some are building good houses without 

 modern heat, light or water systems, simply because no one is offering to 

 install these conveniences, and farmers cannot do it themselves. There 

 is a field for commercial activity in installing heat systems, water 

 system and light systems in the homes of well-to-do farmers. No farmer 

 but would install acetylene lights if he could be shown the practical 

 utility. It is also important that we learn to look up and not down on 

 agricultural education. — Franklin county. 



The following needs have been suggested to me, but I can hardly 

 say which is the greatest, although think, perhaps, the first : First, how to 

 build up the old land and make it yield proper returns ; second, organi- 

 zation and education so as to be able to successfully market our products, 

 and to buy the things we need; third, better knowledge of the uses and 

 advantages of modern conveniences; fourth, better country roads, and 

 how to get them. — Christian county. 



Farms are going into possession of a few land owners at a rapid 

 rate. $100 land is out of reach of poor men. This is not good for the 

 betterment of the country. These large land owners simply lease their 

 land to tenants with the understanding that very little if any improve- 

 ment is to be made or furnished in the way of buildings, fences, etc., 



