THE CALL OF THE LAND 



Irrigation and dry agriculture is some 

 day to be the typical and the most success- 

 ful of all agriculture. No over-wet sea- 

 sons or periods occur such as in humid areas 

 either destroy crops outright or ruin 

 their quality. Harvest weeks are sunny 

 enough for the work. Irrigation farming 

 loses its gambling aspect as much as manu- 

 facturing. This feature will enable rural 

 pursuits to command and retain first-class 

 talent to a greater extent than is now the 

 case. 



Millions of acres will be added to our 

 effective agricultural domain, whereon will 

 be settled in perpetuity a thrifty, happy, 

 prosperous and strong population. This 

 prospect is one to arouse patriotic enthusi- 

 asm.* Its well-to-do farmers are a repub- 

 lic's most reliable bulwark. More than 

 other classes they think sanely, see things 

 steadily and see them whole. They love 



* According to the Omaha Bee, November 16, 1906, Gen- 

 eral Greeley stated in Omaha, November 16, 1906, that the 

 United States Army had ceased recruiting in the Pittsburg, Pa., 

 district, owing to the painfully larger percentage of applicants 

 for enlistment who are physically unfit. This no doubt relates 

 both to the mining and to the manufacturing population. 



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