TURNING FROM THE CITY 



in the country and makes it possible for them 

 to acquire and retain small holdings of land 

 which they may call "home." It is on these 

 small tracts that one sees veritable bowers of 

 pastoral industry and beauty. 



Residence in the open country, in contact 

 with the soil, contributes to physical strength 

 and to mental health. When a man lives in 

 the country, his house, his way of living and 

 his contribution to the community stand out 

 where all may see them. These latter assets 

 have always been inherent in country life. When 

 to these are added the conveniences and the 

 opportunities for community enjoyment that 

 are now a part of rural life, its appeal is not 

 difficult to understand. 



Anyone who intends to live in the country 

 has his individual problems to meet and to 

 solve. In the solution of these problems there 

 are many resources and avenues to which he 

 may turn in the present day for help and for 

 guidance. The tragic mistakes that have been 

 made in the past can and should be largely 

 eliminated in the future. A clearer understand- 

 ing should be gained as to what one may obtain 

 in the country in the form of a better way of liv- 

 ing, serving as an anchor to the windward even 

 under favorable economic conditions. 



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