Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-05-21
Of MISSOURI
SOLVES BACK TO
SOIL PROBLEM
National Farm Homes ASSoci-
alton Would Induce City
DweIIers to Migrate Back to
the Virgin Country Soil,
Morning Journal Bureau,
GIG MunseY Building,

Washington, -. G., May 90.
Governor Herbert IIadley Of Mis-
souri,. may have solved the back to
the farm" problem, at least he thinks
he has. lie recently visited Washing
ton; he has spoken several places
always to offer his plan-'Tho Ma
%tional Farm Homes Association"-as
the proper method OF inducing city
fox to 60 upon the farm ana 90 make
life there so attractive that. not only
the old folks, but rs well the young
'uns, win remain.
The plan of the Missouri governor
does not appertnin to bonanza farm
ers; il relates to the communities OF
gmall farmers on l0-acre tracts, and
provides means whereby persons
without mems may get settled ON such
q tract without accepting charity, be
self-sustanine, ana return "a reason
able profit to the men who organ
lie the company ana supply the funds
Briefly, Governor liadleN would or
ganize q corporation with LOCO shares
of $1,000 caCh-S1.0 600 900 capital
stock. This he would sell to wealthy
men who are content to accept low
rates Of interest on sure investments.
II would SAYS the governor, or
sanize this company ana operate IN
NNNfnUH ihltNf ftti UNI ~ ht z SUI
aratc community. with coordinate in
tcrcsts ass 70 reaching the market, but
individuality In each farmre's part in
It,
we will assume that land mass De
bought for SO en- acre. a a0-acre
tract would cost $500. Modest hujd-
ines could be erected. 10y doing AN The p
work on "a $50, 000-unit. through n
contract, for $500 each tract. Stock
.Al -A. -f.L l4afs. -.A.4Il -.at gWIH
aud implements 500. This would re-
quirc $4,000 for each tract, or S3S,-
400 for % such tracts located around
a central farm Of 100 acres. on which
the manager of the community would
reside. on this central farm would
be kept the heavier neutrality-suspicious.,
feed cutters, MANURE %sprcaders, fam
ming mills, end there could be on this
farm "a canning factory, cream
cry, sawmill and anything necessary
10 handle and market the produce
rom the SO smaller farms.
Intensive farming would enable
The production annually of more than
$50 an acre, say, approximately So
}75 for each 40-acrc tract. Ana this
would permit good living by the FAM
.ly and the payment OF annual inter-
charges and the payment in II
Years of the principal also.
~ injury - A'NtAA. ANfN
lstic over his plan. lie cites many add
'antagcs. For instance, under exist
ne conditions, urmer think they
nay buy q full equipment OF nipple
and machinery. A hay mower
IS on every farm large or small Yet
mower could do the work for sever J
i 40-lcrc farms, ana II kept on the {
entral farm would be available for .
lc use of several, thus reducing the t
of the farmer and saving /
he deterioration OF SO many machines
$ under the present conditions; and .
hc same would be true Of all heavy n
aachiucs. a
Governor liadley grows enthusiast .
ic. too, in discussing the social phases I
+ his proposed community farms =
People he says, would not bc sep o.
rated by long distances. Roads q
tould be good and well kept. Prox-
nifty would cngcndcr the community y
pirit. Good schools would DE main J,
lined: and probably children would 81
their lessons half the day, y
pending the remainder OF The day in /
at home On the farm; the j.
would Dee true of D canning u
i~ctories and other Industrial activi- .
es of the community q
The governor would have "A trained d|
iu charge of The work t. pI
a. extent that he would be on hand. ~
to force bv authority the farmers "
adopt his methods, but 20 offer adj
ce as to cultivation and marketine
crops and stock.
,aovernor Hadley Is not ALONE Ia his an
of This novel plan. His chief
mmissioner of Immigration John IT, 81
is with him heart o. SOUS
ld Frcdcrick Defining fucker t'rm-
d. head of the school .f Agriculture kl
~tue University ~ Minnesota - Is