New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-11-19

winch requires Il proportion OF zV
men for each senator and representa-
tive in congress, and a number to be
determined by the president for each
territory and the District of Columbia
with a proportiOnate annual increase
until 500 men per senator and repre-
sentative has been reached, which
minimum is required under the statute
by June 80. 1924. If the provisions of
This law are fulfilled, a total enlisted
strength of approximately 427,OOO men
will be provided az the peace Organiza-
ton OF the National Guard component
of the army.
Planned by Expert Committee.
The plan for the development of the
National Guard furnished to corps
area commanders represents the work
of a committee of the War department
general staff composed of regular, Ma
tional Guard and reserve officers who
served in the army throughout the
war, and who represent wide and
broad experience In National Guard
affairs. This committee made an ex.
haustiye study of the problem with
regard 10 the perpetuatiOn of the num-
bers and designations Of the combat
divisions of the American expedition
AIRY forces, and of the actual number
Of troops stationed in the several
states prior to Mexican border sery-
Ice, the number sent to the border and
the number called from each state
into the service of the United States
and late drafted for the World war.
The tentative National Guard al
lOtments made by the War department
comprise for each corps area n or
more tactical divisions, with appro-
pirate percentages of the troops re-
quired for the organization of army
corps. field army and general head
quarters reserve troops. Secretary or
War Baker says that it is realized by
the War department that the number
Of National Guard units hllocated to
several corps areas may at first
appear ambitious. "But they
provide only the tactical units required
the general scheme of defense to
absorb the minimum strength directed
the national defense act to be reach
I'd by June 30. 1924" he explained.
Census Shows Drift to Cities.
Agricultural statistics for this year,
IS gathered by the bureau of CEN
us, present some new and interest
ng features. The population statis-
ties for the entire country, which
recently made public. showed
hat cities and towns are increasing
n population AT the expense of the
districts. A majority of peO-
DE of the United States nov live In
he cities and towns and villages. Stu
of the progress Of the times do
not look upon this steady drift from
he country to the cities as a good
hing for our land. II they could have
heir way about 1t the situation would
70 reversed.
Within the last ten years there has
,een d slow but steady movement to-
ward fewer and larger farms. This
is probably one Of the re-
ults of the country districts losing
population 10 the cities, towns and
illages. II Is the Judgment Of most
,ersons that this second manifestation
5 not desirable.
For the United States as a whole
statistics just made public show
hat there are SS,496 more farms In
he United States this year than there
'ere In 1910. but a study of the sta
istics by states shows that In purely
gricultural counties throughout the
ountry the number of farms de-
reased during the ten-year period.
he increase of 5000 odd farms dur
* the ten years WAS, an analysis of
he statistics shows, due TO the con-
of lands near the large cities
ITO garden tracts. Thus, for instance,
mere are nearly 1000 more farms"
! Los Angeles county, California,
his year than In 1910. a..
Number Of Farms in Each State.
In Illinois there are l4,719 fewer
this year than in 1910. Indi-
ma shows n loss of 10,361 farms, Kan
as a loss Of 1854, Michigan a loss
T 1898, Missouri n loss Of 14.12O,
.cw York a loss Of 22,537. Ohio a loss
1896. Pennsylvania n loss of IT,
30. and so on. Twenty-Five states,
all of them agricultural in char
rter. show a loss In the number of '
rms maintained during the ten-year I
eriod. .
Even n cursory study of the 1920
Irm statistics show that many new .
,onomlc problems, some Of them of !
tai interest TO the country, will have :
be dealt with in the near future. :
Is obvious that the cost Of living :
the future will depend to a large !
on whether the steady drift of :
lmanity from the farms to the cities. l
and villages can be checked.
A third interesting feature of the !,
.nsus statistics is the showing that I
Ie value of farm land and improve
increased In the agricultural
ates from 30 to 100 per rent during
ten-year period. County after r
in the rich agricultural sec. q
Dns show an increase Of 100 per cent t
these values. This Increase is prac- G
,ally all credited to the land. This {
W valuation has a bearing on the Z
zt Of living .