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Show F-\RIU F RIU F'IRM FIRM F - \ ' RM RELIEF PADLOCKIinprote PADLOCK PADLOCI PADLOCKImprove { Improve Impro\ Impro Improe Iinprote \ e the sojl so.l sol so)1 so1 . ) but nise raise 1 qise lessThat less lessThat lessThat That is the paradaprel parado\ parado parada\ parada paradox paradopresented \ ' . prel presented > cnted bythe by bythe bythe the latest L'1test L1test ' "fa'm fam "fa'111 fa111 " ' ' lelief lellef relief " act nct , , wluch which whichis whichis 15 is just ju.st . nobeIng now no\\- no \ \ - being \ widely Idt'ly Idtly ' discussed discussedboth dlscu discussedboth sed sedboth < ; both both1th \ with \\1th 1th \ lespcct iespect to its tts ipl3ctlcal piactical ipl3ctlcalndministratun piacticaladminlstraticn piactlcalndministraticn ndministratun adminlstraticn ; and with a view vIe\'r vIe 'r r \ ' to tolts toits to.its toits lts its . ullmate ulimate climate effects bj by bv thoseho those \\ho ho who whohale \ whohave hohac ha\c ha c hale \ given thought to the plObable probable plObableconsqucnces probableconsquences piobableconsqucnces consqucnces consquences of the new lawIt l law lawIt \ \ It is proposed to d distribute distiibute tllbute some- some some500 som&500 som500 & - 500 million m1llion dollors dollars a year to farm farm- farmers farmers . - I ers who cooperate in m a plan to tak6a takea take takea a portion poltion poition of their land out of plO- plO pro- pro plOduction production pio-ductlon pio ductlon tak6/ tak6 - / duction and devote de\"ote de "ote ote \ " it to conserva- conserva - | tlon tion purposes , such a as C ; soil solI impl improle- improle improlement impiove-ment impiove ment 0\ 0 0e \ e- e emel1t - mel1t ment , , , the prevention of erosion erosionand , and the like What it is proposed to todo todo todo do \ with ith this improved unproved land later on onhas onbas onlias has bas not been dIsclosedThe disclosedThe disclosed disclosedThe The Immediate fnunewate effect , it is assumed as- as assumed as assumed - - sumed , w \ would ould be a reduction m in mfarm infarm infarm farm production 'of of ' salable crops cropsIn , , In the hope pope , , of fncreased increased prices for fori I whafr"is whafris 'What"1s What1s whatis ' " " produced , , thus continuingj contmuing continuing 1 to put into fnto practice the "economy economy " ' " . - ' of . scarcity sca.I'Clty sca.IClty scaIClty ' " theory which wWch has beenhighly been beenhighly i ilughly highly lughly favoied fa\Oled fa Oled fasoied \ in government go\ernment go ernment \ cfri cirmFl cir- cir cfr- cfr circles - i < ' mFl , f.lf flf . cles ; 4 4for for some time HolQng How Ho\\ Ho \ long lQng lgng such.a sucha such sucha a a .a . program and Its heavy heavy heayy drain on onthe onthe onthe 'be be ' the public pubhc tre treasury ury can be contlnu- contlnu continu- continu contlnuet1JS continued continu-edffis-.an continuedffis.an continu edffis .an an - et\1JS et 1JS ed \ ls.an lsan . ' . - . important questionSurely questionSurely question questionSurely Surely the " 'government government "government ' can not notoob nOtoo,4 notcoitaufrto oob oo,4 oo4 oo,4to . } $ , - to o pay \ vast est sums for such sucha sucha a pi Ioiram ir ogram m indefinitely indefinlttj ' ] ' , and when whenpatents whenpaismects : patents for non-production non production - cease ceaseit ceaseit i iit it l1.i"ih l1.iih l1iih its'ihevitable itsihevitable ternr . h & ' " ' lhevltable vitable that the land landtem land tem- tem tern- tern tem1y tem temporarily - - ! r . c cporarliy * - porarliy porarily 1y left- left leftidle 'left left ' " Idle Idie , and anti improved improvedI improvedthf improvedthrough Improvedthrough thf through gh the soil 5011 conserVation conservation pla.n plan planwiir7aeain . , 1 1'Witt I 'Witt Witt wi1T ' . , : " again be cultivated , , with thejl theresult reSUlt re blt bltthat that surplus crops greater greaterth greaterthAn greaterth&n greaterthn th thAn thAnever & . ever before \ will III be produced producedTo I ' To "X'o Xo " ' ' 'o o an unbiased obsef\ obsef observer obsefer obserser \ er the con- con concl conchision con conclusion - chision cl clusion ion Is inescapable inesC'apable ' that the long longrange longrange 1 I Irange range range effects of the neplan new ne\\ ne \ planill plan \\ill ill s \ willbe illI illbe 111 111be 1I 1I I be moie mOle more harmful hannfl than beneficial to toI tothe tothe tothe I the farmers themselves themse1es themse1\ themse1 \ es The beneficiaries ben- ben beneficlaries ben-eficiaries ben eficiaries - - ! , eficlaries eficiaries of the plan cp1an , , , if any , will be'the bethe be beJ bethe bethe J ' the politicians polItiClans , \ who ho are willing to toadopt toadopt I adopt any temporary expedient expedienthaw expedienthowever 00\\ 00 haw 00e \ e\ e ev eer ' \ er unsound , , in the hope of ofcapturmg ofcapturing ofcapturing capturmg capturing the farm v \ vote ate ote next ne-t ne t " , - No- No NoI Nop November November No November - I p vemberI vemberr vember vemberI I I r |