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Show tH-i-i-i : mum n-wi i im-h- Great Influence " :: of Better Roads :: ; ; The following points show how ; ; improved roads influence farm . j home life: " 1. Shortens the distance from - '. '. neighbor to neighbor and so re- '. duces isolation and loneliness. 2. Brings the town and the II ; ; country home closer together, . . making it possible for the farmer 1 1 " and his family to enjoy the .. amusements and educational ad- " 1 1 vantages offered In town. j 3. Saves time In traveling from 1 1 the farm to town and from farm 1 1 to farm. This allows more time II for work, rest or pleasure. 1 1 4. Lightens the burden of mar- .. ketlng crops. II ' j 5. Social Intercourse between . . town and country tends to break I '. " down barriers of misunderstand- lng, jealousy, suspicion and ill- 1 1 1 1 feeling. ; ; 6. Improved roads make possi- .. II ble bigger and better consolldat- 1 1 ed schools and churches In town II or in the country. I ; 7. Improved roads offer greater .. incentive to hauling limestone II ; and fertilizer In building up the .. farm and Increasing its produc- II 1 1 tlvlty and Income. -t-I I I 1 I I I I I 1 1 I I I 1 1 M I I 1 1 1 11 |