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is no systematic effort to conserve the supply. Is it not econo- 

 my to use the roadsides to plant trees ? 



Trees should be planted along the roadside. They make the 

 country attractive for pleasure seekers, — thus indirectly helping 

 the farmer. It is not economy to use expensive machinerj' for 

 small farms, which wears out by disuse and neglect in winter 

 so rapidly that its utility in summer is not adequate com- 

 pensation. 



