OUTLINE 



PAGES 



The Argument i~4 



Governmental interference 2 



1. THE AGRICULTURAL SHIFT . . . 5-54 



The Geographical Shift in Rural 



Occupations 5~ii 



The apparent reaction 8 



The Shift in Agricultural Method . 11-15 



The Shift in Rural Institutions . . 15-21 



The "Abandoned Farm" as an Illus- 

 tration of the Agricultural 

 Shift 22-54 



The illusion of old buildings 25 



Old fields 29 



The significance of the general situation 30 



The situation with individual farms . . 35 



Lack of adaptation 39 



Point of view as to remedies 42 



The outlook for the hills and remote lands 51 

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