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QUESTIONS 



(See Appendix, Tables 11, 12 and 13.) 



1. What are the most important agricultural products in the United 

 States? 



2. Which agricultural products show the greatest net exports? 

 Imports? Which class of articles are more discussed in framing tariff 

 laws? 



3. Of the imported products, which ones might our government 

 encourage American farmers to produce? 



4. Which kind of exports are more desirable for a nation, animals, 

 meat and butter, or grain and cottonseed? Why? 



5. What agricultural societies or organizations are there in your 

 region? What work is each doing? 



6. What social, religious and educational organizations are there? 

 What kind of work does each do? 



7. Are the farms looked upon as permanent homes, or do the farmers 

 desire to move to town as soon as possible? 



COLLATERAL READING 



Cyclopedia of American Agriculture, Vol. IV. 

 The State and the Farmer, by L. H. Bailey. 

 Chapters in Rural Progress, by Kenyon L. Butterfield. 

 Farmers' Bulletins Nos.: 



327. The Conservation of Natural Resources. 



340. Declaration of Governors for Conservation of Natural 

 Resources. 



