THE CALL OF THE LAND 



native fecundity to pile up here, in a genera- 

 tion, riches past the wildest dreams of 

 Croesus. 



Despite the increasing value of all bread- 

 stuffs and meat stuffs, the wealth of the 

 world is growing in such a way that demand 

 for these is not likely to fall off, but is likely 

 rather to increase for an indefinite time to 

 come. Food is costing and will cost a little 

 more each year, but the cheapening of 

 wealth-producing processes in other depart- 

 ments will for a long time make it possible 

 for non-agricultural producers to have all 

 the food they wish, giving a little more non- 

 agricultural commodity year after year for 

 a given amount of agricultural material. 



There can be but one conclusion from the 

 above facts: namely, that the farmer, if he 

 is wise, is destined to be better off and more 

 influential in the future than he has ever 

 been. Art and culture will pervade farm 

 life and the farming public. Farmers' fam- 

 ilies will be better educated, agricultural 

 states will more and more control legislation 

 and public opinion. 



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