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Show I I "BACK TO FARM" wmm I ( ;j I 1 Young Men's Christian Associa- I ;. lion Advocates Country Work I -r for Youths Generally. I '! MANY AGRICULTURAL I :! CLUBS ARE ORGANIZED Plans for Taking Up Project I -'j: Are Considered liy Local . Organization. '! ' i The "back to the farm" movement I is winning many staunch mlvoentes nil ,j over tho country. Oecar Ij. Cor. gon- ' , eral secretary of tho local Young Men's ' Christian 'association, said Saturday ' that great interest is beinp taken by members of tho various associations : throughout tho, country in what is ;ti known as the "count- -sTork," which is i i really a "back to tho farm" move- I ' t mcnt. ' 'Tn this era of high prices, duo to a 4 certain extent to a falling off in tho y availnblo products of the farm by rca-son rca-son of tho fact that tho number of fnrmers is not kcoping pneo with the number of men engaged in other lines i of endeavor, it seems that more atton- ;' tion should bo paid to educating tho "j young men of the land in tho advnn- '.ages of farm life," said Mr. Cox. j "In 'Association Men,' a' liltlo mng- . j azino gotten out to show tho annual survey of tho association, the county 1L f work "is outlined brief'. It says that -J J the county work is pioneering a cam- t( Vi paien for a recogniton of the rural life itself: for the development of tho con- "' ntructivo mral forces; for trninod lead- ers for community enterprises; for wise , ' federation of rural institutions: for freedom from the enervating paternal- 1 ism of the city; for tho educational 8's- , ' torn which fits for rural lifo; for stem- " ming the tide which sweeps toward tho t c:it-; for a richer recreativo life; for . ' the increased powor of tho church. I Clubs Being Organizod. "In various parts of tho rountrr Y. 1 IS. C. A. agricultural clubs have oeen j Continuod on Following Page. I .( : TO FARM" i MOVEMENT WINS tuccl from Preceding Page. Tvith a view to acquainting f men with the rudiments, at successful farming. ,not unlikely that ivithiu a i the local association will be-5 be-5 work in teaching the young to do gardening work and to kens. This sounds rather dry lie to those who cannot be way from the city, but there young men, now'living here, jndoubledly in a few years be i small farmers throughout this other stales of the west. The n that they receive at the Y. will prove of great benefit, to :n tlicy become landholders. will be able to go right to wresting a living, from flic of the principal objections voting men have to farm life docs not offer enough recrca-amuscment. recrca-amuscment. 'Phis may have s in the past, but at tho imc, throughout the counry, : farmer boys arc organizing lubs and reading clubs, with that better condition's prc- i county work of the Y. M. tjtic contests between various each county arc arranged and ty.fhr young men find' consid-iltlifnl consid-iltlifnl recreation, nitomobilc is rapidly becoming ,sior in making the'young men Kg communities mofo content-.leir content-.leir lot, Many of the fanners .t the country now own 'gas Bind the boys arc thus able to er towns for athletic meets (affairs m less than half the 'it used to take theni." interest in Movement. ccrcst in this 'movement is rc- i i, a statement made by the in-A in-A ial committee in New York .5 Jh follows: II teat and growing Interest in Kardcnuiff, chicken raising and Wi 7' M,C- A- a ani enrolling on IM lecte. The first open lecture of Ja iuitural course at the Bedford 3 recently, brought put l " 200, me"- Tlle lecturers Wcro .i experts of the Long Island ra.Il-h ra.Il-h r U!e lonics covered were if 3K,f.i,farni,n? for olt-v men. soil 4 u,i.J5row,,l5', vegetable grow-a grow-a fry raising, dairying. Lecturers H iBoveriinicnf,. department of ag-gJncl ag-gJncl all experts, are- aiding the 1 rilul8 the eapacitv of tho hljr 1 nuaiior" Is 'taxed hy the 1 & inin ,la,k,nG moro than an 5 g) Interest In poultry raisin 1 finS,da.,ryll,s and kindred siVl?: trfi Wil? .f,'"1 ll,le Asrlcultuial 2 tr-fL. ; 'ecturera here. At Du-,? Du-,? EtKiM ""nerclal clb Joins with frt ?, '? 1 fo-oi'crativo arranie-I arranie-I t?,lJlc. i'-ffihciH nro the experts I Lctpei;,'n0,u siallon of the Agrl- 3 115 n,arkct the produce of ,ftRn,,w,.' are tnk,"B courses iai diHirif h?clcr yards- n 1110 ri&? L 00 boys aro engaged In J8t8 ,o secure- the nrlrcs dven Jfen'1" a,ld IncldentollyRot-,fc,nJnf IncldentollyRot-,fc,nJnf wh,ch is to keep them |