CHAPTER IV 



THE FARM CITY AND THE GARDEN CITY 



But since we live in an epoch of change, and, too, probably 

 of revolution, and thoughts not to be put aside are in the minds 

 of all men capable of thought, I am obliged to affirm the one 

 principle which can and in the end will close all epochs of revo- 

 lution — that each man shall possess the ground that he can use, 

 and no more. John Ruskin. 



THE garden city is, of course, designed chiefly 

 for city workers with country minds. The prin- 

 ciples of the garden home are, however, capable 

 of application to larger units within reasonable limita- 

 tions. 



The Farm City is a term now coming into use to 

 describe a new form of rural life in which much emphasis 

 is given to the social side. As the people of the garden 

 city will depend for cash income chiefly, if not wholly, 

 upon their business or employment in the big town, so 

 the people of the Farm City will depend entirely upon 

 the land. Even so, the unit of ownership in the Farm 

 City should be much smaller than that now generally 

 prevailing in the agricultural industry. Methods of 

 cultivation should be higher and more intensive. A 

 system of agriculture suited to the climate and locality 

 should be carefully worked out in advance. There would 

 be the same need for demonstration and instruction as 

 in a garden city, and far greater need of organized 

 buying and selling. Civic centers, with well-planned 



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