A LIVING FROM THE LAND 



On the main highways in the northern sections 

 of the country a heavy fall of snow used to mean 

 isolation for weeks. Today the snow is removed 

 as rapidly as it falls, and these highways are kept 

 open. The problems and perils of isolation are 

 thus removed. 



Tradesmen of all kinds are directing their 

 sales toward country homes, and supplies of 

 ice and all kinds of food can be obtained almost 

 daily at the farm doorstep. There is also a 

 tendency to develop factories in the country 

 away from the high-rent areas of cities and 

 to utilize the services of persons living in the 

 vicinity of the factory for full or partial time 

 in the plants. The cost of living can be reduced 

 by living in the country, and opportunities for 

 purchasing foods and other products at whole- 

 sale prices and storing them against the time of 

 need make further economies possible. 



The greatest asset that the country has to 

 offer relates to the health and character of those 

 who live close to nature. It has long been 

 recognized by many European countries that 

 the ownership of even a small tract of land, no 

 larger than a city lot, perhaps, is a definite 

 asset in building a nation and in building 

 individual character. In Germany, in Denmark 

 and in many other nations, the government 

 lends its aid toward the establishment of people 



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