A POLICY 301 



should find farm homes in the older settled com- 

 munities. The benefits of such home settle- 

 ments accrue both to the older community and 

 to the settler. Moreover there are obvious dis- 

 advantages in new and untried territories dis- 

 tant from markets and the conveniences of civ- 

 ilization. 



(3) Conditions of settlement. 



(aa) Qualifications of the settler citizenship, agri- 

 cultural experience, length of residence; 



(bb) Restrictions on transfer of land and change of 

 residence ; 



(cc) Material aid and equipments furnished the set- 

 tler, for example, agricultural advice, credit, 

 buildings and equipment, supplies; 



(dd) Size of holdings permitted. 



Should there be different policies in the different 

 states or for different types of settlement with 

 government protection and assistance in all in- 

 stances? 



(ee) Legislation to prevent land speculation, exploita- 

 tion and attendant evils. 



(4) A comprehensive reclamation policy under state or 

 federal auspices, including drainage, irrigation, dik- 

 ing, clearing unimproved land. 



(aa) To open new land; 



(bb) To provide employment for prospective settlers; 

 (cc) To relieve industrial unemployment after the 

 war. 



(5) A comprehensive immigration policy. 



IO. Control of diseases and pests, both of animal and plants. 

 The policy should include adequate laws, both national 

 and state, and outline provisions for agricultural insur- 

 ance against weather, disease and pest conditions. 



III. Distribution 



On no point is there more uniform agreement than on the 



