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Show Factories On Farms May Be Solution One of the favorite solutions of the American farmers is the suggestion sug-gestion that factories and farms be near together, so that industry can use the products of agriculture. agricul-ture. While it is apparent that a proper solution of the ills of agriculture ag-riculture constitute one of the imperative im-perative tasks of the nation, there is little reason to believe that the farmers' woes can be abolished by locating factories. In fact, the problem will be solved gradually, if at all. The advent of plastics and the use of farm products in manufacturing is promising, but such processes do not develop 'overnight. They rarely develop completely in a generation. Our advice to farmers who face difficulties is that they make a resolute effort, as individuals, to improve their lot, taking advantage advan-tage of conditions that exist. It will not do to wait for chemistry to present a panacea. After all, the individual who succeeds in any line of work scores a success through his own efforts. There are exemptions to this statement, but they are scattered scat-tered few and far between. |