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Show Jardine Correct The trend of population from the farms cityward doesn't worry Secretary of Agriculture Jardine a bit, or puzzle him, either. "There's no getting- away from it," he says, "there's an attraction in the city liyhLs. There are educational advantages advan-tages in the cities, too, and higher pay. It's easy enough to account for the movement" though as to the matter of income the secretary isn't so sure the city man is better off than the farmer, considering comparative living costs. Rut that the shift ever will go far enough to endanger the country's food supply is an idea he pooh-poohs. "The minute there's the least hint at such a peril," he points out, prices of farm products will rise, which will mean more money in agriculture, and immediately we'll see city dwellers beginning to return to the land." The secretary's viewpoint is logical. People will rush to whatever places they believe will be profitable. This has been demonstrated time and again. Witness the rushes to the gold lands, despite almost insurmountable hardships. Just now, the whole country seemingly is more or less excited over the possibilities of Florida as a money-making place, and the roads to that state are crowded. All this may be nature's way of stabilizing things. |