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Show MOVERS ARE POOR FARMERS Under the titlo "Do American Farmers Farm-ers Movo Too Frequently.?" tho Department De-partment of Commerco has Issued a circular which shows thut too fni-quent fni-quent shifting results In poor crops and n general run down condition ot a community. Tho figures nro based upon census reports. Over hnlf 'ho farmers In tho country at tho tlmo of the census, 1910, said they had occupied their farms less than ono year, and more than another million had a residence of less than two years. Share tenants were tho most shifting shift-ing class. They moved about eight times as often as farm owners. In thu sectlous whoro tho greatest lot of moving took place tho crop yields wore tho smallest. Corn was tho crop used as an example, but this effret would bo oven more evident It llvo stork had been considered and live stock Is essential to the best farm lng. Tho condition of roads, bridges, fences, and farm buildings was poorest poor-est in regions whero the most moving mov-ing was done. Tho usual reasons clren for this condition were, llrst, thnt the tenant lenves tho repairs for the next tenant ten-ant to ninku and, second, that the tenant is usually in a poor financial condition to mako such repairs even If ho wero so Inclined. No official recommendation hi vo been mado to co'Tect the trouble. Work peoplo that move havo -i good reason for doing so, itnd tho Mir J on hand is to remove tho causes, 'the emtsea aro to bo studied by th-3 land lordH, since tenants haio llttlo to -.ay U3 to underlying loii'litl'"1!'. |