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Show CAMDEN BOOSTS FARMING "The exodus from the farm must be stopped," says Senator Johnson N. Camden of Kentucky, whose own 2,000-acre farm is one of the show places of the bluegrass region. "Rural "Ru-ral social conditions must be improved and made as attractive in their way as city life. Unless the restlessness and discontent of the boys and girls on the farm is overcome, no one can tell what the end will be." "But how is this most difficult problem to be solved?" he was asked. "By devising means to increase wealth on the farm," replied Senator Camden. "This can Be accomplished by improved methods of production, increased farm yields and better methods of distribution. With increased in-creased wealth will come better social, so-cial, educational and religious facilities. facili-ties. With more comforts will come greater contentment." Here are the remedies which Senator Sen-ator Camden sueeests: "Co-operation between the farmer, the merchant and the banker. "Finally, organized unselfishness, since selfishness has been organized for a long time. "Public spirit and a broad vision will do for rural communities what it has accomplished for thriving and progressive urban communities." |