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Show The Business of r rmlng. Wo nro Just awakening to the fact that tho value of farm land Is rap-Idly rap-Idly Increasing In America. Kver since tho discovery of tho continent there have been vast tracts of unoccupied land subject to free settlement until now. Wo havo at last flllo'l up tho continent and all tho land worth tilling till-ing Is under ownership. Wo nro doing much by Irrigation to reclaim tho arid lands, but theso are rapidly filled up as soon as thev nro made tillable. Relieved of the pressure of vacant lands, thero ran bo no doubt that tho vnluo of fnrms will continue to rlso and tho vnluo of fnrm products will rise with thorn. Tho present depression depres-sion In tho commercial nnd Industrial world has caused no drop In tho price of farm products, no particular do crease in tho cost of living; lndeod, It has increased, If measured by wnges. Indianapolis Star, |