300 THE FARMER AND THE NEW DAY 



thetic ammonia, nitrates and other nitrogenous fer- 

 tilizing materials ; 



(d) Production of adequate quantities of potash to pre- 

 clude the necessity of importing this material ; 



(e) Protection of agricultural land against erosion and 

 overflow ; 



(f) Propaganda regarding the advantages of tile draining 

 and provision for the necessary supply of tile where 

 needed ; 



t (g) Statement of a definite policy regarding the exporta- 

 tion of our agricultural products, grains, cottonseed oil 

 cake and the like which can be fed to live stock at 

 home. 

 9. A land and reclamation policy. 



To what extent is it desirable to encourage increased agri- 

 cultural population, increased area of cultivated land and 

 consequently increased agricultural production merely to 

 lower the prices of agricultural products? 



(a) Formulation of a constructive policy with regard to 

 land settlement and colonization, first for returning 

 soldiers, second for other prospective farmers : 



(b) This policy should definitely determine the following 

 points : 



(1) The supervising and directing authority 

 (aa) Government federal or state or both; 

 (bb) Private real estate agencies; 



(cc) Both governmental and private agencies. 



(2) Location of settlement. 



(aa) In limited regions, on hitherto unoccupied 

 tracts, in the newer states, probably distant from 

 settled agriculture and markets; 



(bb) Scattered settlements in the older or home 

 states ; 



(cc) On reclaimed lands or on unimproved lands 

 once in farms. There are many very valid rea- 

 sons why new settlers, not experienced farmers, 



