| Show outlines six steps for land use plan much lower prices for what he sells higher prices for what he buys bays 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 oa radio in education F fortunately tuna tely there Is tl a way outs out wll son bon 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 sly six fundamentals suggested by professor wilson Is the repeal of the Ilow homestead estead 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 sult suit i able for farming and home building 1 secondly each state should classify its ts lands develop a statewide state wide land use rise 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 pre dented 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 he explained the domestic allotment plan which calls for the issuance of certain allotments to farmers to grow the kinds hinds of crops they have been growing the farmer to receive tariff protection on the acres finally allson recommended part time farming and the decentralization of industry to prevent men who are farming land from joining thee 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 |
