| Show farmers are not being driven from the farm they are deserting by A R MARSH editor economic world the 1 lie dingi ilio from taw lie farm to the city aih is ii the chief cause of the ti 1 il aliis LII IS lucli lj iia now no it is true that the drift from ill alir fal him ill to tiit the cities ailts lilts boli alx lx gum ohla it tor for it afi t years cars aud and that in in our own oin country it is particularly hong thong t between 1880 and 1890 he flu Ine aning g of tile prewitt dr dart I 1 ft is is diffrient ihli during the decade of if 1880 1890 for foi instance in firm farni developed dei eloped with gi great eat rapidity 1 ill I lit its ni n i of the reaper the scalf elf binder and and the hie moving mii chine hine reached their our f IrIl leys found that t they could do the anic s and more inore voik with willi less les chandr liin df and the fam farmers lers sons ns as well as the hired fimi help belp left for the city where they were mere absorbed into industry fill filid trade ti nip that wai ni it iia lut uril tural aal beneficial process lait it is is biking 11 place now liow is is quite different the tractor is replacing placing ic A 0 allio of labor in in tile lie earlier stages of crop production dul flip lif on oil general finn production liae have so far been very moderate tit UK will remain bo fui for some tinn xo no other invention lias come into or is is in in sight Ilic liidi ll cin can be expected to increase tile the prodoc imay ut of farhit labor ill in tile tho alne as tile the inventions of former onier days those mio io leave enc tile faun farin today do so not because there is is not nol li for cheni lilt but in in their alic ir opinion there is is too much ahr iru dire not bonik being driven fl leoin alie 00 fill faim ill aliey alje are arc deserting |
