Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 297, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 1919 — Finnish Agriculture. [ARTICLE]

Finnish Agriculture.

In spite of its northern position and its poor soil, agriculture Is still the chief occupation of Finland, even though the cultivated area covers only 8.5 per cent of the land. The co-oper-ative movement, the introduction and use of modern agricultural machinery ’ and improved methods of cultivation have greatly helped In the development, but there is ample opportunity • for further development. Cattle raising and dairying also have grown considerably the last decades. The lumber Industry ranks second in importance, with about 61 per cent of the area of the country forest lands.