Show back to the farms it will doubtless be of interest to roosevelt citizens to learn leam that for the first time in 20 years according to the department of a agriculture culture the movement back to the farm is greater than the forward v movement to the city there was a increase in farm population on january 1 1931 as compared with the total on january 1 1930 and from all indications the movement continues sonic some people are inclined to see in this signs of a anew new era in rural life it is insofar as residence is con concerned cerneL but as to occupation that is different many wealthy people now prefer to reside in the country and the working sr man thohas who ihas saved some money is is showing a new interest in the small farm as a home investment Far earming itself is far from their thoughts however so the movement lack back to the country really mean that more farm land is going to be cultivated or that production of everything grown on the farm is going to be increased last year Zo government verent figures show there was an estimated increase of persons on farms the bureau of agriculture suggests that this is only temporary without any significant momentum behind it and perhaps that is the best view of it when jobs are plentiful ain farms will probably be as unpopular as work shops as they have been in the past no one need ever expect a great rush back to the farms there are atoo many people who want to earn a living without working so hard for it |