INTENSIVE FARMING 



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 THE PROBLEM 



EACH year more millions of the inhabit- 

 ants of the United States become de- 

 pendent upon those who grow the food 

 stuff of the nation. Our population is growing 

 rapidly. There are more people to be fed. 

 There must be an increased harvest to supply 

 this increasing demand. This problem has in 

 the past given us little concern because there 

 were vast areas yet undeveloped. The increased 

 harvest resulted from bringing more acres 

 under cultivation. The population is still in- 

 creasing at as rapid a rate as formerly, yet the 

 wild lands have for the most part been brought 

 under the plow. The capacity of these soils, 

 under customary methods of agriculture, has 

 been measured and their contribution is now 

 reckoned in our annual harvest. 



The problems presented are; (i) a nation 

 with its tillable area under fence and its pro- 

 ductive capacity tested; and (2) a rapidly in- 

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