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Show Country'i Farm Population. Recent atiitlstlca sent out by the census authorities dhow that the farm population of the United Stnti'.i Is only !U,R2iH). n little loss than .'Wl per cert of the total. This Include farm operators and f ii nil laborer and their families, who live In the country, coun-try, and allows an a vera go of nbinil five persons to each fiirm. About half the people In the nation are classified as rural that Is. they live In tin country or In towns luivlnn few. er than 2. .'iOO Inhabitants, but only til per cent of the "rurnls" are m liial ly engaged In fnrnilni!. Thus :!'.) per cent of the rural population and 1 1 1 entire city population must be fed by the men PiignRod In titfilculiure. It Klves the fnrmcr a blf Job. tinly a few years ao each farmer bail to pn vision his own faintly and one other family now he mum furnish food fnt nearly three other families besides hit own. Ills occupation sdiould nut full Kami Life. |