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Farmland Problems


February 11, 1982

It is good that our government is solving two difficult problems-- the shortage of farmland and the surplus of farmland.

The government is solving the shortage of farmland by prohibiting non-farm uses of good land, and by giving favors to farmers for improving and conserving their land. This causes more good land to be farmed.

The government is solving the surplus of farmland by giving favors to farmers for not farming some of their land. This causes less land to be farmed.

It is good that we have wise government planners. Only they can handle both of these difficult problems at the same time.

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