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BACK TO THE LAND 



Tens of Millions of Idle Acres of Land Waiting for Millions of Idle Men. 



How distribute the millions of idlers over the mi'h'ons f unused acres, giving all employment, oppor- 

 tunity to produce, a chance to earn support, and acqi re homes, while abolishing poverty and crime? 



Where are the millions of vacant acres and what are the conditions by which the tens of thousands 

 of willing workers may come into their possession? How bring the land seeker and the land together? 



These are the live, burning questions of the hour. 



Considering the great importance of these questi ns being honestly and impartially answered, without 

 influence^ from land speculation, the Hill Standard Book Company has recently brought out a publication 

 entitled "Hill's Reference Guide for Land-Seekers, Travelers, Schools, Tourists, Emigrants, and General 

 Readers." The writer of this new volume is Thomas E. Hill, author of the widely known "Hill's 

 Manual of Social and Business Forms," whose ability in the preparation of reference books is universally 

 recognized. 



Added to large experience as an author of reliable standard books, Mr. Hill has had opportunities 

 which specially fitted him for the preparation of this later book. Born and reared on a bleak, sterile 

 Vermont farm where hard labor and continual renovation of soil was a necessity, he has traveled ex- 

 tensively in later years over the United States, has made a study of soils and farming conditions and for 

 several years has acquainted himself with opportunities for land seekers, emigrants and new settlers in all 

 parts of the United States. The results of his study and investigation are seen in this new publication, 

 "Hill's Reference Guide for Land Seekers." 



While the title of this new publication is partially expressive of its purpose, it fails to give an ade- 

 quate idea of its great worth. 



To enumerate more fully: 



It is an Atlas, giving a map of every state and county in the United States, and much more clearly 

 defining their boundaries than any other work on geography. 



It is a Cyclopedia, giving history, area, growth in population, climate, extremes of heat and cold, crops 

 which can be grown, elevations above sea level, prices of lands, manufacturing conditions, transportation 

 facilities, possibilities and future probabilities in every state. 



It is a Geography, giving map of the world, explaining how continents, seas and oceans are made, 

 shows the great divisions of the earth, the relative space occupied by the United States on the North 

 American continent, with the 2,770 counties and the 23,664 cities and villages belonging to this government. 



It Contains a Census Report, giving the latest population of the states, the number of persons in each 

 state to the square mile, growth in the past 20 years, and 1910 populations of each city and village in the 

 United States, containing 200 people and more. 



Government Irrigated Lands It contains map and description of each of the government irrigation 

 projects in the United States, number of acres irrigated by each, amount of water supplied by each, where 

 government irrigated land may be bought and in how small or large quantities, conditions of purchase, 

 location of government land offices, where application for irrigated land may be made, etc. 



Prices of Farm Lands in Eastern States Extracts from advertisements detailing size of fields, wood 

 lots, maple sugar and apple orchards, number of fruit trees on the premises, 'brooks running across the 

 farm, condition of the buildings, nearness to village, post-office, railroad stations, etc. 



Renovation of Worn-Out Land A chapter on fertilization of land encourages the land seeker who has 

 bought a run-down farm, by telling him how to so restore the land to its fertile condition as to give him 

 the great crops his land bore in former years. 



Statistical Tables These give important condensed facts relating to each state, showing when each 

 was admitted to the Union, capital of each, terms of office of governors and their salaries, electoral vote of 

 each state, when legislature meets in each state, length of session, etc., etc. 



New Method of Finding Locations It is an admitted fact that most people are ignorant of geography. 

 They have no idea of where towns of which they read are located, nor their size. This new reference 

 guide remedies that difficulty. By a new method originated by the author, it is possible to take up this 

 Guide from the table, open to state, county and any town of 200 people or more, and know its population 

 and location in 10 seconds. 



This new system of quick finding makes reading doubly valuable. To "look up" the place about which 

 we read is to learn geography. Thus, almost insensibly, we absorb knowledge of cities, localities and 

 general information which we do not possess with a long, labored process of finding. 



For Shippers Business men having anything to send anywhere, tourists, travelers, railroad officials, 

 newspaper writers and others, who should know and must know about where located and size of the 

 town immediately, reap the profit from saving time in this method of quick finding. 



Distance Tables Added to the foregoing are distance tables which give immediate information as to 

 the distance to important towns from several of the great central cities in the United States. This is 

 another great saver of time which every reader values highly. 



Much Else could be said of the new and important advantages of this Reference Guide, but space for- 

 bids. 



We Advise the Reader to buy it as one of the most efficient aids in existence in getting people out of 

 the congested cities and on to land. 



The publishers of this paper stake their reputation in saying that the person who buys this book will 

 affirm that it is one of the best books he has ever seen, a beautiful book, in artistic binding, a saver of 

 labor and a great educator. 



Our faith in this work is shown in the fact that we have arranged to sell it, supplying it at the following 



Elegantly and substantially bound in rich maroon-colored silk cloth, cover stamped in black and gold, mar- ^Tt p"^ ^ f\ 

 bled edges, fine highly calendared paper, designed to keep the volume light enough to be eas ly handled. A .^J s tj vr 

 beautiful parlor table ornament, delivered, transportation charges prepaid, by express or mail as ordered. 



If cloth bound copy is ordered in connection with Irrigation Age for one year the price for the two 

 will be $3.00. 



It will be sent to you by mail, or express (if express office is in your town), postage and express charges 

 prepaid. 



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