Show outlines six steps for land use plan much lower prices tor for what lie he sells higher prices for what he buys and higher taxes these are the upper and nether millstones which are slowly grinding the life out of rural america said prof M L wilson of montana state college in a radio address over an NBC network in the program of the national advisory council on radio in education fortunately tuna tely there Is a way out wilson stated but the way demands a reversal of the basic land policy of the nation the speaker presented six steps in a program for land utilization first in the list of six fundamentals suggested by professor wilson is the repeal of the homestead act and the enactment of a new national land policy bill which he pointed out is essential because there is no more land in the public domain suitable for farming and home building secondly each cadi state should classify its lands develop a statewide state wide land use plan and institute a program of action professor wilson advised the third step is that poor land as determined by land utilization studies should be taken out of production additional steps in the plan presented by professor wilson include the modification of land taxes and reorganization of local government the withdrawal of poor lands from production to solve the surplus problem suggesting how this might be carried out lie he explained the domestic allotment plan which calls for the issuance of certain allotments to farmers to grow the kinds of crops they have been growing the farmer to receive tariff protection on oil the acres finally wilson recommended part time farming and the decentralization of industry to prevent men who tire are farming unsuitable land from joining the ranks of the unemployed professor wilson stated that industry must adopt a new policy coupling industry with small farm agriculture small farms located near industrial plants he said would not produce the great food staples of which there is a surplus |