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Show FaMcUt Control Bring Better Time to Italy , " - ROMR. Bept. t (By A. R As tha first year of fascist rule In Italy draws to a cloae. It la inter- ! , estlna; to consider what has hein accomplished In the avrlcultiiral ' ! and Industrial life of the' nation. i It Is believed that the Increased ; j tnerey and confide nc on the port of land owner and farmers, together to-gether with favorable weather conditions, con-ditions, has started Italy on the mad to greater production and prosperity. The number of Unemployed has steadily der lined; the nffldnl returns re-turns for the month of Mar-h and April. ltl. show a reduction of almost one-half as compared to the corresponding month of 1 922. Thera have been practically no strikes or labor trouble sine the fascist! and their leader undertook to run th government of Italy laat October. The ministry of aa rtcultur estlmatea that the trosa value of Italy's crops for 9H will exceed that of 22 hv about 4. AAA.. OOO.fMiO lire; the yields of wheat, barley snd rye are about II per cent hi (ther than In 1922, and from i 19 tn 22 r ren.t higher than that of ths average for the last five years. In addition, f ora r crop, allk cocoon, vines, ansae beets , and tomatoea hnve all leen more extensively cultivated and have yielded larger crops. |