Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 129, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1919 — Smaller Farms. [ARTICLE]

Smaller Farms.

*ln Francp, Germany, Holland and even in Great Britain to a slight extent, there has been in the last hall century a decentralization of agriculture. The number of small farms hai Increased Instead, of declined; and at the same time the peasants have gained in prosperity and ease of life In our own country a similar increase Ih small holdings has occurred. The average farm has been ’reduced li size from 203 acres to 138 acres.