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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

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Agricultural Economics Bibliography No. 37

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF COUNTRY LIFE

Seleted References

Compiled by Louise O. Bercaw

Under the Direction of Mary G. Lacy, Librarian

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

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Washington, D. C.

May 1932.

ADVANTAGES AH) DI SAD AGES 07 COU: Tr:EY LIFE

..Selected References .

Compiled by Louise 0. Be rcawUnder the Direction of Mary G-. Lacy, Librarian

Bureau of Agricultural Economics

This short list, which maizes no claim to completeness,is an attempt to list references to material published since

1920, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of city andcountry life, with the emphasis on country life. It is a re-

vision of a shorter typewritten list entitled, Advantages andDisadvantages of Earm Life, issued in January, 1932. Since anumber of the publications listed relate the experiences andopinions of persons who live in the country or in the suburbsof a city but who are not dependent upon farming for a living,the title has been changed to Advantages and Disadvantages of

Country Life.

Fo ao tempt has been made to include references to bookson the farm problem, or books of fiction, poetry, essays, andthe like, all of which are suggested as sources of additionalmaterial. A few bibliographies which may prove useful to the

student who wishes to go into the subject more fully are list-ed on p. .26-27.

References were taken from the card .catalogue of thislibrary, the Agricultural Index, the Experiment Station Record,and the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature.

American Country Life Association.Earm income and farm life; a symposium on the relation of the so-

cial and economic factors in rural progress, orepared by a joint com-

mittee. Dwight Sanderson, chairman and editor. John H. Zolb, If. L.

v.'ilson, representing the American Country Life Association. AndrewBoss, E. D. Farrell , 0. '3-. Lloyd, representing the American Earm Eco-

nomic Association. Published by means of a grant from the Instituteof Social and Religious Research. 324- p. 7ew York, Published by the

.University of Chicago Press for the American County Life Association.

1927. 231.2 Am34ECh. II is on the fundamental- values of farm life and contains ar-

ticles by Eugene Davenport, E. R. Eastman, and L. L. Bernard.

Anderson, Mrs, E. li m

Is city life superior? Hoard's Dairyman 63 (4); 84.. Aug.. 8, 1954.

44.GES5The writer thinks that the comforts and conveniences of city life

are over-rated.

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Atkeson, M. Mi

A countrywoman speaks..: .'pictorial Rev . , 31:1. Mar. 1930.

The farm woman of today has a "new point, of view. She still wants

her children to grow up to live in the country "but she v/ants them to

have "better schools and-better conveniences than she has had.

Atkeson, M. M.

The woman on the farm. 331 p. New York and London, The Century

Co.c1924-j "281.2 At 5

The Truth ah out Country Life, ch. -XIV, p. 299-319..

Atkeson, M. M.

Women in farm life and rural economy. -Ann. Aner.. Acad. Polit

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and Social 3ci. 143(232) : 188-194. May, 1929. 230.9 Am34The subtopics of this article are: the source of agricultural in-

. come in the past, work performed "by women of American farms, the workoutlook for farm women in the future, spending the farm income, andwhy the farm woman moves to town.

3.,W. A.

Confessions of a would-be farmer. Rural Few Yorker 85:925-926.June 19, 1926. 6R88

This article is written in answer to an article by John Smith, en-titled, The price of An Hour's Work, published' in the Rural New York-er, July 25, 1925.

"I have tried to show that while a mechanic gets good wages it is

not all gold that glitters, and a man's wages carry about the sameratio to lard, butter and meat as they did 25 years ago... I wouldrather live on the farm and take my chances with frost and hail, etc.,

than to live in the city with the chance of being out of work and allthe hardships of the city, and I have observed that the city wantsyouth and strength, and you see the old men turned down on every hand,

while in the .country the old folks .all have a chance,"

Bailey, L. H.

The harvest of the year to the tiller of the soil. 209p. NewYork, The Macmillan Co. 1927. 30.4 315H

"Part 1 of this book cy the dean- of American agriculturists is en-

titled 'The Situation' and is a philosophical commentary on the prob-lems of modern agriculture...

"Part 2,, entitled 'Incomes' is a veritable prose poem on the satis-factions that come from agriculture a.s an occupation..." S. E. Ed-wards in Agriculture in the Life of the Nation; .A Selected List of

References.Chapter XXV, p. 19 6-209, gives the replies of 129 farmers to the

question, What is the main satisfaction you find in the Farmer's life?

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Bernard, L. L.

Fun.daj^ental values of farm life.- So. 'Atlantic Quart. 27:142-160.

Apr. 1928.The writer discusses the. fundamental values of farm life which he

says are mainly spiritual.

Boyle, J. E.

Rural problems in the United States. 142p. Chicago, A. C.

McCpiurg:& Co. 1921. 281.2. B69

^or disadvantages .of rural life see ch. Ill, p. 21-37, Rural Con-

ditions and Rural Feeds. Other chapters -on rural institutions—the

home', the school, etc., —-contain material on both the advantages anddisadvantages of rural life.

Brickellj B. 0.

"Faith of our fathers!" 'Breeder's Gas. -92:765, Oct. 1927. 49B74A farmer's wife makes some neighborly calls around Hereford home

farm, and finds her neighbors contented and happy in their farm life.

Browning,. C. ?. ;- • ,

Lessons I have learned from the country. Country Life GardenCity, F. Y.

345:39. Jan. '1924. 80 C832

Auong the lessons learned in the country by the author were great-er self dependence, the evils of procrastination, 'the value of remain-ing 'Calm in the face of trying situations, and that there is time forreading and planning for the future.

Burr, Walter.

The best place to live. The American farm—and here's the proof.Country Gent. 89( 37) : 3-4, 24. Sept. 13, 1924. 6C833

Burr, Walter.

Reselling rural America. Count r^ Gent. 95( 4) : 27 , 154, 162 . Aor.1930. 5C833

The writer shows that the idea, of 'Rural America as a good place inwhich to live "is being successfully sold to the world.

Butterworth, J. E.

Educational resources of country life. .Fat. Ed. Assoc. Jour.Proc. 62(1924): 750-738. 275.9 lf2l f

Campbell, MacyRural life at the crossroads. 482p. Boston, Few York etc.^

G-inn & Co. 1927. 281 CI 52Ch. II, The Keepers of the Land, p. 20-45. See also Ch. XIV, The

Hardest Task and the Poorest Tools, p. 257-273.

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Canfield, Dorothy.Why should anybody live in the country. Country Gent. 89(48):'

23,26. Hov. 29," 1924. 5C333.This is the first of a series of articles by Dorothy Canfield, in

which she tell s why people live in the country. Other articles in

the series are, Beauty in Daily Lives (Country Gent. 89(50) : 19, 22.

Dec. 13, 1924); and pilgrim Father Stuff (Country Gent. 89(52) :23.

Dec. 27, 1924.)

Garriek, A. Van L.

"Up in a villa, down in a city." Country Life Garden City,

11. Y.] 44(6): 48. Oct. 1923. 80C832.The writer tells why she finds happiness in country life.

Carson, Yelma.The Country gentlewoman; the recompenses of the coal-oil lamp.

Country Gent. 91(10) : 30, 114. Oct. 1926. 6C833.

Carver, T. F,

Elements of rural economics. 26Sp. Boston, Few York etc..,

(Jinn cz Co.c1924

3281 C25F.

The Farmer and His Work, eh. V, p. 86-110; Why Prosperous Farmers

Leave the Country, p. 247-249.

Casement, D. D.

Why I am a farmer and a stockman. Breeder's Gaz . 80:722,777,779,730.

The advantages of being a stockman,

Clark, $T. H,

"You can't drag us hack to the city", say these New Yorkers who

moved to the "Sticks." Amer. Mag. 111:58-59,136,138. Jan. 1931.

Cook, L. L.

Living in the country all year. Country Life Garden City, F.Y.J47(2):66. Dec. 1924. 80CS32.

The advantages of living in the country.

Cook, 0. F,

City aid country. Effects of human environments on the progress

of civilization. Jour. Heredity 12:110-115, 167-173. Mar. -Apr.

1921. 442.3 im3

Crowell, C. T

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Why the voungfoiks leave the farm. Indenendent 101:237-333, 260-

251. Feb. 14, 1920.Young people leave the farm, not only far economic reasons, out

becsro.se there are so many restrictions thrown around pleasure in thecountry,

Croy,' Homer."

,;hy I left the- farm. Looking hack, I can say it was a good thingfor me and also for the farm. Country Gent. 91(4): 14, 61. Apr. 1926.a no ^

A farmer's son tells why he was successful in the city and his bro-ther successful in the country.

Curtiss, Philip.Broadway from my farmhouse window. Amer. Mag. 100:20-21,76, 78,

80, 82, 84. Dec. 1925.A writer of stories of 3roadwa2r life tells why he lives on a farm.

Davenport , S.

Shall • I leave the farm? Let's match the city 1 s lure against thethings the land offers. Country Gent. 89(10) :15, 46, 47. Mar. 8,

1924. 6C833

Dunn, A. B«

Poor, lonely and isolated! Yet life on a ranch has its wonderfulcompensations which enable the mistress of Bogacres to greet you witha "happy new year .

" "Breeder's Gaz. 95(1) :6, 24. Jan. 1931. 49B74"Isolation, A word from which the fangs have been drawn. For it

I have learned to substitute privacy, freedom, security... Such com-pensations vastly outweigh the lack of a few urban advantages."

Donnaclc, H. E. •

Rural life in Maine. 165p. Augusta, Maine State Library. 1928."This study is offered as a contribution to conserving rural life

with its old time traditions, its independence , and its spirit."The preface, and the chapters, Farming and Rural Lif£, Health andRureJ. Life, and Education and Rural Life should be consulted.

Dyer, V". A.

Living on a farm. Country Life Garden City, Kf.Y.-,

45:59-60.Feb. 1924. 80 C632.

The writer, who does not make a living by tilling the soil, liveson an 80-acre farm in rural Few England. His farm is "not a ousiness,

but a home", but it is "very largel" a .self-supporting home."

• Dyer, W. A._

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Some rewards of country living. Country Life Garden City, 7.

Y.-, 44:50. June, 1923. SO C832.The writer and his wife live on a farm Id ecause they like the farm

atmosphere, the independence, the wholesome environment, its constant-

ly varying and ao sorb ing occupations, its nearness to nature, and its

many other .qualities,, particularly the "everpresent consciousness of

a. direct contact with the vital and the divine."'

Dyer, M. A. .

' 9This farm of mine; I want to he a countryman. Century 114(6):

739-744. Oct. 1927.The rewards of living in the country as seen by a- former city man

who is now a countryman out not a farmer, in the strictest sense of

the word.;

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Dyer, W. A.

The vision splendid. Nation 116:565-570. 'May 16, 1923.• ' The writer reaches the conclusion, that, on the whole, "the most

thrilling moment in life, so far as reaction to oeauty is concerned,

is the moment when a bluebird flashes through the -blossoming branches

of an apple tree on a bright morning in May,

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Eastman, S. R.

These changing times; a story of farm progress during the first

quarter of the twentieth century..*257p. Few York, The Macmillan

Co. 1927. 231.2 .Ea72

See Ch. XVIII, The Farm Woman- Yesterday .and Today, p. 214-219;Ch. XX, The Future - Would You Advise a Young Han to Farm? p. 2 29-

236; and Ch. XXI, Can A Farmer 3e Happy? p. 237-245.

.Eaton, W. P.

•What 1 get out of the country.43(6):46-47. Apr. 1923. 60 08 32.

Ebling, ¥. H.

The land of peace and promise. Hoard's Dairyman 68 (23) : 691-692.- Dec. 19, 1924. 44.8 H65.

"To the farm boy who faces the world with his whole life beforehim, one can only say:

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»* Study carefully the things that are offered by that old home farm.

Overlook not those deep satisfactions which enriched the lives of the

patient builders who have gone before us. Hold fast to the things

that are good, lest they be lost through the distant lure of false

lights and glittering hollows of high vibration which seldom are what

they seem. .

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Country LifeLGarden City, 17. Y. -,

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Emerson, Haven, and Phelps, P. 3._

The influence of urban and rural environment , In Oowdry, P. V.

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ed. Human biology and racial welfare, p. 348-373. -'Tew York, ?. B.

Hoeber (inc.) 19 30. 442 G834H_4n abridgement of this chapter was oublished in The Survey (Gra-

phic Kb.) 62(9 ): 469-472, 505, 507. iug. 1, 1929, with title, The

City Gains on the Country.Compares the influence of environment on the death rates and the

expectation of life of rural and urban residents. Modern municipalsanitation, the atmosphere, water supplies, foods, light, insects,

and personal contact are the environmental factors discussed.

F. , Irs. G-.

Happy where we are. Dakota Farmer 47(16): 708. Aug. 15, 1927.

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A letter to the Dakota, Farmer from a farmer's wife who , with her

family, was glad to get bach to the farm after a year in town.

Farrell, 0. P.

Forces making farm life attractive. lur . Farmer 6: 12; 16 -Febr,

ed. T;l2 r ?a. and \!yo . ed.,;13 r ¥ash. ed. n Apr. 1931. 260.82 339.

Farmer's Wife.

Do you want your daughter to marry a farmer? what farm women thinkabout farm life as told by readers of the Farmer's wife. 47 o. St.

Paul, Minn., Webb publishing Co. 1922. 281.2 F22Contains the 63 prize-winning letters in a contest participated

in by 7,000 farm women and sponsored bv the Farmer's Wife.

Farrell, F. D.

Rural rewards. Successful Farming 27 ( 12) : 7, 82-83. Dec. 1929.6 3ul2

.Among the rewards of rural life are the beauties of nature, whole-some living, opportunity for solitude-, and spiritual satisfaction.

Payer weather , M. D.

Farmer's wife looks at life, and looking, finds it good. CountryLife

EGarden City, H. Y. - 56:63-59, 125. July, 1929. 00 C832.

Fraser, W. J.

ITo depression in real values of farm life. Slump in prices of

agricultural products challenges rural ncoole to weigh other benefitsof farm life as well as to reduce costs. Hoard's Dairyman 75(24): 332.Dec. 25, 1931. 44.8 H65.

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Frederick, Christine. .• ,

Is sufTrarban living a delusion? Outlook, 148 : 390-291 , F-i3 . Feb.

25, 1928. Same, condensed in Review of Reviews, 77:423-430. Apr.

"The suburb is a makeshift, and as such has its place, especiallyin slum eradication; but for the art of living by individuals it is

to my way of thinking, a double-dyed falsity."

Galpin, C. J.

Analysis of migration of population to and from farms. 45p. U. S.

Dept. Agr . , Bur. Agr . Scon., Div. Jam population and- Rural Life, 1927.

Mimeographed-.: 1.9 2c763An

Galpin, C. J .-

The country— the economic oasis of national life. Jour. Rural Ed.

4(l):l-5. Sept. 1S24. 275. S J82

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"An address delivered "before the annual meeting- of- the Departmentof Rural Education of- the national Education Association, Washington,

D. C. July 3, 1924." .

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Also issued in mimeographed form by the Division of Farm popula-tion and Rural Life, Bureau of Agricultural Seonomics, U. 3. Dept. of

Agriculture

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Galpin, C. J. • r - • \ ''

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Farm or city? Read what men and women who have left the city for

the country nay about it. Bur. Farmer 111. ed.-, 5(5): 15. Nov. 1929.

280 ,83 .

Galpin, C. J.

Jree sunlight, air, space and quiet for the family. Red CrossCourier 6(22): 15-16. 1'ov. 15,: 1927. Pal,:. Coll.

The advantages of farm life and the farm family as outlined here

"apply more or less to the village and small city life."

Galpin, C. J.

Gentlemen, preferring farms. : Rural- America 7(3'): 5-6. Oct. 1929.

281.23 C83.

This is from a radio address.

cGalpin, C. J.-,

Life on the farm and in the city. In town adults work with inani-mate things—country the region of- vitality and children. Bur. Far-mer

cPenn. ed.-j 4:23. Jan. 1929. 230.82 329.

Reprinted from the ]"e.v; Y0 rl: Times. A report of an address by Dr.

0. J. Galpin to Missouri State Teachers' Association.

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Galpin, G. J.

Retxirning to the farm; thousands of people who deserted the ruraldistricts are going hack home and they cite various reasons for doingso... Hatl. Repub. 16(12) : 20-21. Apr. 1929. Pam. Coll.

Galpin, C. J.m

Sural and. urban life in .America. Address ... at Commencement,State agricultural college of Colorado, June 7, 1923. 8p. Washing-ton, D. C, IT. S. Dept. Agr. 3ur. Agr, Scon. 1923. Mime ograched.I. 9 Ec763Ru.

Some advantages of farm life, p. 1-3.

Galpin, C. J.

Sural social problems. 236"P. Few York and London?The --Century

Co.'

c1924-j 281.2 G13R.

For advantages and disadvant ages of farm life see Ch. XII, p. 166-

102, Defending Farm Life. See also Ch. XI, p. 150-165, Replannihg the

City a,s a Place Hot to Live In.

Gardner, 2. C.

Cost of country life. Forth imer. Rev. 233: XII, XYI. Apr.1932.

In this article, which is a reply to an article in the March ForthAmerican Review, the writer tells how cheaply she can live in her Con-necticut village.

Gaumnitz, F.. H.

Some comparative statistics of public school education in urbanand rural urban communities. U.S. Off. Id., Rural School Circ. 27,op. 1928. 1'imeographed.

Fot seen.

Gee, Wilson.Sural-urban heroism in military action. Social Forces 10(1) : 102-

II.1". Oct. 1931. 280.3 J823.This is a study of the comparative bravery in military action of

the rural and urban T^opilat ions of the United States.

Gillette, J. U,

Rural sociology. Rev. ed., 574p. Few York, The Macmillan Co.

192S. 281.2 G41R.References at end of chanters.Chapters 4, 6-3, 18, 21, and 25 deal with the distinctive charac-

ter of society, characteristics and movements in the rural population,backward and anti-social classes, rural health and sanitation, farmwomen and the home, declining villages of America, .and mitigating rur-al isolation, respectively.

The index should be consulted for additional items of interest.

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Go o dman,l^rwood.

The- farmer versus the professional man. Quartv Alpha ZetacMar$hal,

III.-, 27(4):10-11. . Doe. 1951. Pam. Coll."This article was written oya high school student of Del- Forte,

Colorado, and is the "orize-wiiming essay "presented in the annual es-

say contest managed by the Centennial Chapter of Alpha Zeta, Colorado

Agriculture,! College, Tort Collins, Colorado. The participants choose

their own topics, which must be on some phase of agriculture. The

awards are made at the high school judging contest held at the col-

lege during the spring vacation."

Goodwin, F. D..

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3eyond city limits; a. study of the relation of the church to rur-

al life. 203p. Tew York, The Fatl. Council. 192si 231.2 G63.

Ch. I, Fundamental Value of Rural Life, p. 1-17; Ch. II, The iJew

Rural Life in America, p. 13-49.

Eaighi:, LI. T.

The call of the country. Country Life Garden City, I". Y.-,

44(4)}

35-36. Aug. 1923. 30 C332.. On. the joys of living in the- country, by a. person once ordered to

live there because of ill health.

Hard, Anne.

will Sva go back? Country Sent. 92(4) :3i, 103. Apr. 1927. 6C833

. TJhat a farm woman misses in leaving the farm for the city.

What's the matter with farm health0 Outlook 130:507-503. Mar.

39, 1922. Same condensed, Literary Digest 73:35-36. May 13, 1922.

Hargreaves, 3. C.m

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Enjoying the real things of life and giving the children the right

start. House Beautiful 47(4) : 322, 350, 352. Apr. 1920.A city family, who found- the problem of bringing up their boys in

a city a very real ore, moved to a house on an acre of land at the

end of a city car line. The writer enumerates the advantages of liv-

ing on their "near farm. "

Harris, Evelyn.

I married a farm, Scr loner's Mag. '87(1) : 75-82. Jan. 1930.hrs. Harris, born a city women, oat now a farmer," relates some

of the evils and advantages of - living on a. farm. 11

Herge

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Har t , Henr i e 1 1 a

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Sp i ri t of c oun t ry 1 iv i ng . Count rj LifecGarden City, IT. Y.

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44:50. Sept. 1923. 80 C332The writer's family, who were forced to move from the city, found

happiness in a suburban town.

Hartman, Mrs. W. J.

"Why I like the farm." Breeder's Gaz . 78:1094. Nov, 25, 1920.49 B74.

A Montana farm wife tells why she likes farm life.

Hat ch , j£. L •

Forces making farm life attractive. Ext. Serv. Rev. 2(11) :169,

170. Nov. 1931. lEx392ExFive forces at work to increase the attractiveness of farm life are

power, transportation, leisure, beauty, and a steady job.

Hawthorn, H. B.

The sociology of rural life. 51 7p. Few York and London, TheCentury Co. ,.1925-, 281.2 H31.

References at end of chapters.See particularly Ch. V, The Standard of Living in the Country in

its Social Aspect, and Ch. VII, ^he Population Factor. For addition-al material consult the index.

Hayes, A. 17.

Rural sociology. 598p. Hew York, Londoncetc.-j Longmans, Green

& Co. 1929. 281.2 H32Topics for discussion, subjects for investigation, references,

p. 535 - 589.

Contains chapters on economic factors, rural standards of life, ru-ral leadership, rural family and home, rural education, rural socialpathology and social service, rural health, etc.

Hermann," Ernst.Might life in the country he equivalent to play apparatus? Bur.

FarmercHass. ed.

:5(12) :20. Aug. 1930. 280.82 B89.

"... farm life can easily be made superior in educational opportun-ities to any kind of play. .

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"When the people in the country have once fully realized the needof social activities and recreational games, plays and sports, whenthey have overcome the unnecessary drudgery, the farmer's son will con-tinue to run the farm. When that, time .cones even the physical train-ing profession will admit that nature's physical education beats allman-made exercise si'

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Hewins, IC. P.

Illegitimacy in rural community. Survey 46:305-306,307. June 4

.1. J —< JL 280. S C37.This is the last of three articles by Hiss Hewins, "interpreting

the federal Children's Bureau report on Illegitimacy as a Child. Wel-fare Problem."

CU. S. Children's Bureau Publications 66, 75, and 128.

Hoffer, Q. R.L

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Introduction to rural sociology. 418p. Few York, Richard R.

Smith, (Inc.) 1930. 381.2 H67.Selected References at end of chapters.Contains chapters on the rural standard of living, health, recrea-

tion, dependent and delinquent classes, the family, the school, etc.

Hopkins, L. D.

Why the farm woman stands by. .Successful Farming 35(11 ): 64-65,

38. Ifov. 1927. 6 Sal2."Hot only her love for her husband, but the love of all things

that go to make up her home, with its responsibilities" is the rea-

son why the farm woman stands by.

Huanrichouse, H. H.

The greater freedom. Country Life£Garden City, F. Y.

245:47

Apr. 1924. 80 0833.A lawyer tells why he spends Dart of the year at his country home

about ten miles from Hagerstown.

Hunt ingt on , El 1 swo rth

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The sifting power of cities. Scribner's Mag, 80:316-334. Sept

1926

Israel, Henry.why farmers leave home. World Tomorrow 10(8) : 329-332. Aug. 1927

Presents facts to show the economic, health, child labor, educa-

tional, and church inequalities between city and country*

Jenkins, T.R.

A city boy with a country heart. Country LifecGarden City, F. Y

46:48. Aug. 1924. 80 C832."The more I see of the thousand and one beauties of the country

year the more I pity those who still have to use the subway or the

'L' to reach their 8:30 counters or 9 o'clock desks."

Jewett , R. M. .>

Is the farm the place to 'live? Rural _Amer. 5(1): 5. Jan. 1927.

281.28 C33. ••:

Briefly summarizes the 145 replies to ;a questionnaire sent out

in order to learn the attitude toward the farm of young men and wo-men brought up on a farm out now working in the city. :

A summary of replies to a cue stionnaire concerning the attitudetoward the farm of farm hoys and girls is given in the November,1925 issue (p. 3-4) by 2. L. Kirkpatrick and C. B. Smith. This ar-ticle is entitled,

. 4-H; Club . Members Speak. • i

Jones, L..X,. •• - >iM _ r •. •. .• J

The best business on earth; a glimpse of the other side. Suc-cessful farming 24^.0.25, (4) :1O0 S

102-103.. '.Apr. 1932. 6Sul2.The "best business on earth" is the growing of food to supply

the millions of people who live in the cities. .The unattractiveside of crowded .city 1%£ e

: is -pictured. .. .~

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Jonea, L. IC. •• s4 £Other half; some sidelights on life in a big city. Successful

Farming 24ci . e .25

:(12) :12. Dec. 1926. 6 Sul2. . .

Shows that city people as well as country people have problemsand that city people and country people are very much alike.

ICenyon, J. H. *-

City or country? Mountains or the sea? Good Housekeeping81(1): 28. July, 1925. 321.8 G61.

A doctor writes a short letter to the mothers of the Health andHappiness Club on the relative health values of the city, country,

mountains and seashore for children.

Xirkpatrick, E. L. '.

Attitudes and problems of farm youth.. -U. 3. Dept. Agr. , Ext.

Serv., Off. Coop/Sxt. T

7ork, Ext. Serv. Circ. 45,51p., 1927. Mime-ographed. 1.9 Sx392Ssc.

presents', data from replies to .questionnaires sent in by 7,880boys and girls. The plan of presentation of data is as follows:

"The first part of the plan of -presentation of data is given over

to a description of the status or conditions, the surroundings andthe activities of the youth represented in the study.. Followingthis, attention is centered: On the attitudes of farm and villageyouths so far as these are revealed in expressions of like or dislikeof farm or village as a place, to live, choice of occupation as meansof making a, living, intention of continuing in school, and kind of

college to be attended. Next, consideration is given to the reasonsstated for like or dislike of farm or village life. Finally, atten-tion is given to an interpretation of the data with especial refer-

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ence to -the influence of extension work on the attitudes of farmyouth toward farming and farm life. Figures for the village youthrepresented in the study are included primarily for the comparisonswhich they afford.

"While only 227 questionnaires with answers to a part of the ques-

tions were obtained from colored farm youth, the results of the tabu-lation of this information are presented and "brief comparisons are

made in the latter pa.ges of the report," p. 4-5.

Kirkpatrick, S.L.The basic elements of rural culture. Sural Aziier . 10(2): 6-3.

Feb. 1932. 381.28 C83.Contains short statements from L. H. 3ailey, C. J. C-alpin, C. 3.

Smith, Ethel C. Morgan, and C. C. Taylor which "are indicative of

some of the basic elements of rural life and culture."

ICirkPatrick, E. L.

The farmer's standard of living. 299p. New York and London,The Century Co. 1929. (The Century Rural Life Books). 234.4 K63.

Contains a chapter on the satisfactions of farming and farm life.

Kumlien, W. F.

What farmers think of farming. S. Dak. Agr. Sxpt. St a. Bui.

223, 31 p. Brookings, 1927.This study, which was made in cooperation with the U. S. Bureau of

Agricultural Economics, records the opinions of the 150 farm familiesof Arland and Clarno Townships, Lake County, South Dakota.

The farmer and his family seem to be fairly well satisfied with the

farm as a home and as a. mode of living, but not so satisfied withfarming as a business. "Seventy-eight per cent of the farmers say

that if they were starting over again they would farm. Some 93 per

cent say that they want their sons to farm. iTone objected directly

to their daughters marrying farmers if they wanted to. Slightly over

S2 per cent are making a special effort to keep their children on the

farm by trying to make farming more interesting, attractive and worth

while

.

"More significant yet is the fact that 79.9 per cent of the grown

up children over 21 are engaged in farming and 89.2 per cent of the

yovnger boys say they want to farm."

Lantis, L. 0.

Rural community life. 375r>. 1-Tew York, Bostoncetc.-

!

American

Book Co.c1930-j 281.2 L29

.

For advantages and disadvantages of country life see p. 41-55.

also chapters on rural health and sanitation, home life in the country,

etc.

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Lay, C, D.

The freedom of the city. Forth Amer. Rev. 222:123-134. Sept.

Lav,

The advantages of living in the city.

n

Ity country kingdom. Country Life . Garden City, IT. Y.3

46:45-47.July, 1924. 80 0832.

Lemmon, R. 3.

On coming to live in the country. Country LifecGarden City, F.Y.-j

44:41-42. Hay, 1923. 80 C832.The writer tells how he found health and happiness in the country,

Lewis, C. D.

The advantages of the rural child. Jour, Rural Sd. 4:453-455.

May, 1925. 275.8 J82.Advantages discussed are the nature environment, the constant shar-

ing with the older members of the family the duties and responsibili-ties of life, and the advantages dealing with deferred rewards of la-bor and arising from the nature of rural home life.

Lingenfelter , F. H.

Farm or city? - your choice. All of the city's glitter is not

gold; there is more- than drudgery on farm. Agr. Rev. 19(9): 5. Sept.

1925. 53.8 Ag8.

Lombard, H. L.

Illness in city and country. Survey 50:591-592. Sept. 15, 1928.

280.8 C37.

A comparison of illness in an urban and a farming community of

lias sachuset t s

.

Loomis, A. F.

Country as seen from the city. Country Life _ Garden City, i-T

. Y.-,

44:51. Aug. 1923. 80 C332."I ask but one thing of the country, and promise you but one thing

fr or.; it—happine s s .»

Lundouist, G-. A.

Yhat farm women are thinking. Minn. Univ. Agr. Ext. Spec. Bui,

71, 24p. University Farm, St. Paul, 1925."The replies of 892 farm women of Minnesota to a questionnaire

calling forth their views upon the production unit on the farm andthe human and social unit are presented here. The average size of

farms reported approximates very closely that of the average farm in

the State. Of the answers received, 800 were in the affirmative asto the favorable human and social aspects of country lif e . "-Sxpt

.

St a. Re c. 50:393. 1924,

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jun&quistj Gr. A. , . and Moore, C* .

3.--

Hiiral social science. Boston, Few Y0 r

483d. 231.2 L974Hj-etc... G-inn Zz Co.

c1929

3

?he Advantages and Disadvantages of' Biiral Life, "Ch. XIV, p. 131-140. See also the chapter on rural and urban death rates, p. 141-

149; advantages and .'disadvantages of rural hones, p. 190-1*93; andthe index for additional subjects of interest.

:D. Boston,"

Tew York £ et c . -j

mist, G-. A., and Carver, T. ?T .

Principles of rural sociology.-- 48'

&inn ?- (jo 1927 2 T,°74

References at end of chapters."The aim of this book is to show how rural conditions, especially

those in the United States, have come to be what they are... To makeclear the- status of the rural dweller, comparisons with' urban centershave been made repeatedly. This method has a twofold advantage: (1)

the rural dweller nay conpare his own position with that of the urbandweller, and (2) city people may learn that the condition of countrypeople is not as it is often pictured." preface.

ii 11 icenee coll

e

ze aehi ev ement . 5o c i o 1 . and 3o c i al

Research 16( 3 ) : 359-2.66 . Jan.-Peo. 1932. '.

'

•A-ST3Etjary.--.of this study as given on p. 255-266 follows:"Our study indicates that the rural students, with little more

effort, equal the scholastic achievement of the Urban 1 student s in

the East Central Oklahoma Teachers College. It is the unanimousopinion of Oklahoma educators that the preparatory training of the

rural students is much inferior to that of the urban students. Acareful inquiry failed to estab ish a., probability that the ruralcollege students are more highly selected in mental ability thanare the urban college students. In the face' of these results, it

may be said that this investigation gives no support to the theoryof rural mental inferiority in the population of east central Okla-homa. 11

liarmid, m,

proper view of farm life.442, liar. 11, 1920. 7 J22.

Parmer's Advocate and Home Hag. 5t>:

icDowell, J. C. . i .

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Is farm life v/orth living? EoaJrd T ? Dairyman 52:573, 687. Dec.

2o, 1921. 44.8 H65."Farm life is a. life of drudger^ to the man who does not use his

head and we .must adr.it that, on .such a farm, life is not worth living.

Drudgery is adapted, only to the man with a. strong back and a weak• mind. Modern farming methods demand men with healthy bodies and keen

brains.

"

McGarr, Llewellyn.The rural cormiiundty.,, 239p« -ITew York, The r'acmillan Co. 1922.

281*2 "M17** •"

References at end of chapters.Contrasts Between Urban and Rural Districts, Ch. II, p. 18-35.

McKee, W. D.

Quitters and stickers. Pity the farmer who auctions off his placeand/ moves to the city. Country Gent. 90(3): 8," 40. . Jan. 17, 1925.6 C833. .....

McMillen, Wheeler.Cities are out of date. Rural Mer. 10(2) : 3. . Feb, 1932. 281.28

Co noo.

Urges the decentralization of industry and its extension to the

rural districts as a relief . measure since 'the small towns and the

rural districts can offer equal and sometimes superior industrialadvantages to those of the cities.

Mathews, I. - J.

Romance of life in the country; a side of farm life that too manyfail to see. Successful Farming 24_i .e.2D

3(12) :7, 68-69. Dec. 1926.

5 Sul2.L

Morris , J. S.

Wayside musings: the lure of the distant - the unat tract iveness of

the near. Hoard's Dairyman 71(16) :717. July 10, 1926. 44.8 H65.The writer believes that farm people are happier in their "natural,

harder, less aesthetic life of the country than those. whose lives are

jammed into the narrow grooves of modern city life."

Morse, Sherman.

Some dividends that the country has r>aid me. Country Life Gar-den City, IT. Y.

344:61-62. July, 1923. 80 C832. .

Murphy, J. F.

Health and happiness in the country. Country Life Garden City,

1T.-Y.3

47:47. kov, 1924. 80 C332.

National Country Life Conference.Farm youth. proceedings of the ninth national country life con-

ference, Washington,. D. C. , 1926. loop. Few York, published by the

University of Chicago.Press for the .American Country Life Association

z1927

2281.2 1213,

As a Student Sees Farm Life, by Laura Mao s , p. 20-24; The Intan-gibles in Farm Life, by Paul .Sanders, p. 25-28.

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OO-sterhc-is, A. Gr.

Oar food supply. 247 p., illus. Apoleton, Wis. C. C. NelsonPublishing Co. 1929. (Exploratory Science Series) 30.2 0o5

Helpful readings at end of chapters.This hook is a textbook for grammar and junior high school grades,

For advantages and disadvantages of faming see p. 57-62.

Osgood, W.;D. '

'

Farming as seen by a farmer. Rural New Yorker, 89:477. Apr. 5,

1930. ' 6 £88. •

.;

"The tailing side of farming is largely in what 'conduces to inter-est; and there is no farm crop or animal that is not contributory to

interest

.

11.

phelan, John. ' .

Readings in rural sociology. 532p. Hew York, The MacmillanCo. 1920. 231.2 ?51.

Bibliography at end of chapters.Contains many selections of interest, such as The point of View

in Comparisons of City and Country Conditions, by K. L. Butterfield;The Influence of Farm Life on Childhood, by C. W. Elliot; City is

Healthier for Children than the Country, by T. D. Wood; The Extentof Feeble-mindedness in Rural and Urban Communities in Few HampshireRural Housing, by S. S. Forbes; etc.

-j •Phelps, W. LThe country or the city? "Caltivat e your garden" was good advice,

but there -ire gardens in r>enthouses as well as in the country. Forthimer. Rev. 231 (2 ): 120-122. Feb. 1931.

The writer takes exception to George W. -"ussell's (A.S.) fear that

lust for life in cities will cause our so-called civilization to per-ish.

Phillips, K. I.

Two 'years in the or>en spaces drove me back to town. Aner. Mag.

101:50-51, 92, 94. Jan. 1925.On the disadvantages of suburban life.

Ri -f*n QTH P T'Lbiica-iii, 'cr. t 'i.

Oat where the sidewalk ends. New Hampshire Troubadour, Hay, 1932.

Published by the Mew Hampshire State Development Commission.Not seen. This article was noted in the .American Farm Bureau Ueekly

:rews Letter, 11(20) :4. 'Hay 17, 1932. "In the fact that youth is re-turning to the farm," Mr. pj.tnam, "sees the turning point in New Eng-land progress." He summarizes "The evidence as to why the better NewHampshire farmer is far better off than his city neighbor and con-cludes with the thought that the farmer is a free citizen."

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Quick, Herbert.There's more to farm life than corn and hogs. Country Gent.

89(13) :13. Mar. 29, 1924. 6 C833"i&conomically , farm life, with all the injustices which press down

upon it has compensations which to the family accustomed to it faroutweigh the advantages, some real, some fancied, of the cities."

Rapeer, L. W.

Rural health v. city health. Amer. School 3d. Jour. 60(2): 35,

36, 115. 1920. 275.8 Am32."Information from various investigations and summaries of statis-

tics is briefly reviewed and shown to indicate relatively greater de-

fects among children in the country than in the city. The consoli-dated rural school is said to he an important factor for the improve-ment of health conditions, principally by educating communities to

carry out health programs and reouire the services of agencies for

general health improvement . "-Sxpt . Sta. Rec, 46:294. 1922.

Repplier, Agnes..

Town and the suburb. Yale Rev. n. s. 18:278-289. Dec. 1928.

Roosevelt, f, D.

Back to the land. Review of Reviews 84(4):63-64. Oct. 1931.Figures show that for h

Tew,York State, and, to a slight extent,

the United States there is in progress a definite back-to-the-landmovement. This trend "probably will... accentuate the unemploymentproblem in the small communities. On the other hand, it undoubtedlysimplifies the problem of food and shelter for many thousands of

people, and makes it less difficult and expensive to care for them."We do not need to take men out of industry to put them to farming,

but "is it not possible that we might devise methods by which the

farmer's market may be brought closer to- him, and the industrial work-er be brought closer to his food supply? " ' Circumstances indicatethat more factories will be established in smaller communities and in

agricultural regions. Social considerations have had a large part in

keeping workers in the city, " but the advantages of city life todayare less, comparatively, than they were ten years ago. And they will

continue to grow less, for city conveniences are rapidly being broughtt o the c ount ry .

"

Ross, E. A.

Contributions of rural life to the nation. Rural Amer. 9(4) : 5-6,

Apr, 1931. 281.28 C83.Briefly contrasts farm and city life with respect to marriage, size

of family, family, life.,, religion, thrift, etc. .

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Sawtelle, E. H.

The advantages of farm life. A study by correspondence and interviews with eight thousand farm women* Digest of an unpublished manu-script. 29p. Washington, D. • C. , U. S. Dept. Agr. Bur. Agr. Econ.Div. Farm Population and Rural Life." March, 1924. Mimeographed.1.9 Sc763Ad

'

The author undertook this study with the object of reporting in

the actual words of farm women their attitude toward farm life andof showing up as mi srepresent at ive the. popular one-sided conceptionof country life. Material presented is grouped according to threesides' of farm life, the work side, the social side, and the home side

Schmledeler,Edgar

.

The industrial revolution and the hone. A comparative study of

family life in country, town, and city... 161p. Washington, D. C.

1927. 324 SchoThesis (Ph.D.) Catholic University of America,Bibliography, p. 150-1 54.This study of 150 families was made in a western state during the

summer of 1926. The theme is developed under the captions of work,

play, housing, environment and religion.

Schini edel er,Edgar

.

Town and country families. Commonweal 15:487-4-39. Mar. 2, 1932.

Contrasts city and country family life and shows that "the raral

family institution is more highly organized and less disentegratedthan: is the city family institution."

Shepard, T7. p., and Diehl, H. S.

Rural and urban health: II. A comparison of past diseases in uni-

versity students from rural end urban districts. Jour. Indus. Hyg.

7(11) :431-490. ITov. 1925.:

449.8 J823.*'

Bibliography, p. 489-490."The observations on which this study is based were made at the

•Students' Health Service of the University of Minnesota."Part I of this study was published in the Journal of the American

Medical Association v. 83, Oct. 11, 1924. p. 1117-1123, and is en-

titled, Rural and Urban Health. A Comparison of Physical Defects in

University Students from Rural and urban Districts.

Snideler, E. H.

Modern social problems; an elementary study of American social life

and institutions. .. Text for senior high schools, normal schools end

junior colleges. 305p. Ann Arbor, Mich., Mimeographed and printed

by Edwards 3ro . 1927/ 230 Sh6.References for further reading and study, at end of chapters.

Ch. XV, The American City and City Life, p. 204-224. See partic-

ularly sections - Aspects and features of the life of the city man,

and Sone problems of our modern city.

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Ch. XVI, American Rural Life and problems, p. -225-246. See par-ticulaxly sections on the advantages of country life, country life

optimism, etc . '

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Sims, W. E. » -

Elements of rural sociology. 6"98p. -lew York, T. Y. Crowell Co.

c1928

:]

(Crowell's Social Science Series)' 5 281.2 Si5E.

Selected "bibliography at end of chapters.For comparisons "between -rural and city- people see chapters on

physical characteristics, mental characteristics, rural family, ruralplay and recreation, etc.

Smith, W. C. . '• • • •

'

Rural mind; a study in occupational attitr.de. imer. Jour. Sociol,

32:771-786. Mar. 1927. 280.8 • -

"There is a difference' "between the characteristic socio-psychictraits of rural and urban dwellers. The causes of these differencesmay he considered from four points of view: (l) selection, (2) isola-

tion, (3) domestication, and' (4) occupation. The occupational activi-

ties are fundamental in the development of' attitudes and, since ruraloccupational conditions are so far different from those of the city,

the- differences between the two grcuos may be largely accounted for; in thi s way .

" - Ao stract , - p . 771

.

Sorolcin, pitirim, and Zimmerman, C. C.

Principles of rural-urban sociology. 652p. Few York, H. Holt

& Co.ciS29-j (American Social Science- Series) 281.2 So6.

Bibl iographi cal footnotes.This book, !,does not try to 'preach' and does not bother itself

with any evaluation of what is good and bad in rural life" and "does

not stress 'the sympathetic attitude' "of the. authors regarding rurallife" but it does contain much material on the comparative health,predominant diseases, suicides, longevity and mortality, birth-ratesand- vitality

,marriage and the family, intelligence, criminality,

morality, intemperance, etc., of both city and country people.

Stafford^ H. S. ,

•

The content of the country. Country Life Garden City, IT. Y.-,

54:41-43. Jul-, 1923. 80 C832.The joys of living' in the country.

Steward, Ann. '

Country life - the only life. Country LifecGarden City, I". Y.

3

45:49. ' Iv-ov. ' 1923. 80 €832.The writer's family finds happiness in a village just outside the

city limits.

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Swift., E. L.

In defense of. suburbia; a reply to "Is suburban living a delusion?"

cby Christine Frederick-, Outlook 148:543-544, 558. Apr. 4, 1928.

Swii t , M. B •

The contentment of country living. Country Life:Garden City, N.

Y.-, 45:48. June,' 1924. "80 C832.The wr it er . found health and contentment on a twenty-acre tract in

Florida four miles from town.

Taylor, C. C.

Rural sociology; a study of rural problems. 509p. New York and

London, Harper & Brp. 1926. 281.2 T21

.

Farming as an enterprise, p. 48-49; Farm life as a desirable mode

of living, p. 49-54.See chapters on health, education, etc.

Taylor, C. C, and Frame, 1T

. T. , ed.

Urban-rural relations... 1, A syllabus for the eleventh conferenceof the American country life association upon "urban-rural relations"at Urbana, Illinois, June 19-21, 1928. 2. A handbook for leadersin Kiwanis clubs and other organizations interested in the better-ment of urban-rural relations. 246p. Chicago, 111., Kiwanis Inter-

nationalJ.1928-J. 281.2 T21U

Contains extracts from various publications on such subjects as

urbanism or rural ism, is the city or the country the natural habitatof civilized man, standards of living, health, youth, etc.

Thompson, J. Gr,

Urbanization; its effects on government and society. 683p. New

York, S. ?. Button .& Co. ^927-j 280 £371.References at end of chapters."This volume represents another attempt at an examination of the

consequences of urbanization, as viewed primarily though not exclu-

sive].;/ from the political point of view. "Preface, p. vii.For quick reference consult the index under the subjects begin-

ning rural.

Tilden, Freeman.When I broke away from the city. Country Life

cGarden City, ST.

Y.:

44:44-45. June, 1923. 80 C832.The writer tells why he has not regretted leaving the city for

the country. "These things I speak of as being- the rewards of liv-ing in the country, are all ... of the mind' and the spirit."

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Towne, C. H.

Why I never will leave the city again. Mer . Mag. 89(3) :60-Sl,

97, 98, 100. 1920.

Tucker, R. S. , and Mc Combs, C. 2,

Is the country healthier than the to T.7n? Natl. Munic. Rev. 12:

291-295. June, 1923.This is composed of two articles as follows: The, Physique of

the City Man Good in Spite of War Statistics, byR. S. Tucker;Rural Communities Suffer More from preventable diseases, by C. E.

Mc COTiO s

.

U. 3. far Department.Defects found in drafted men. Statistical information compiled

from the draft records showing the physical condition of the menregistered and examined in pursuance of the requirements of the

selective-service act. Prepared under the direction of the Surgeongeneral, M. W. Ireland... by Albert G-. Love... and Charles B. Daven-port. 1663p. Washington, Govt. Print. Off. 1920. 152.1 D36.

For defects found in rural men and a comparison of defects in

rural and urban men see pp. 276-283, 348-417, 1102-1213, 1228-1323,1464-1643.

"Statistical information compiled from draft records of morethan two million men of military age, is given in these pages..

Prom the figures given, it appears that defects were found onlyseven-eighths as commonly in rural as in urban districts. Compara-tive tables and graphic representations are given. One table showsfor the various defects the rural ratio divided by the urban for

the whole United States, arranged in order of size of this ratio.

Detailed tables noted in the appendix show distribution of defectsand rejections for the earlier and later periods of the draft byStates, physiographic, industrial, and population sections, and ru-ral and urban district s. "-Expt . Sta. Eec, 44:490. 1921.

Van Wagenen, M. J.

Comparative pupil achievement in rural, town, and city schools.

A study conducted ... for the Department of education, State of

Minnesota. 144p. Minneapolis, The University of Minnesota Press,

1929. 275 V38

Vogt, P. L.

Introduction to. rural sociology. 457p. New York, London, DApplet on and Co. 1922. 281.2 V861.

This book "may be said to be a defense and a justification of

rural life as well as an analysis .!!-U. S. Dept. Interior, Bur.

Education, Reading Course Fo.22, rev. 1928, p. 4.

Among the chapters of interest are those dealing with the farm-er's labor income, rural health—physical and mental, rural moral-ity, and the reverse side of the rural problem.

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Vogt, P. L.

Where the "brains remain. Rural Amer. 5(2): 8-9. Feb. 1927.281.28 083.

Takes exception to a statement by Albert Edward Wiggam, in arecent issue of World 1 s Work, "that the city is the source of .Ameri-

can genius .

"

Walters, H. M.

Shall I move to town? Hoard's Dairyman 74(ll): 547. June 10,

192S. 44.8 H65.Advises discouraged farmers to think twice before exchanging farm

life for "a life of drudgery in a factory, with no future."

Wen 2, A.

Contentment. Dakota Farmer. 41:537. Mar. 1, 1921. 63)14.

A picture of life on a ranch where the ranch people "have goodcheer in every situation and a moment here and there for seeing the

beauty around them and for hearing the. music of life."

Brains, and where they come from. I. Do they come from the city

or country? World's Work 52 ( 5) : 578-586 . Sept. 1926. 110 W89.

The writer "disposes of the theory that most great leaders comef rom the rural districts."

Williams, W. C.

Why farmers move to town. Survey 48:609-510. Aug. 15, 1922.

280.8 C37.The lack of educational facilities was the main reason given "by

the farmers of a middle western community for moving to town.

Willis, xi.. D.

Shall I quit the farm? Why one family is going to stick. Suc-

cessful Farming 23ci.e.24

3:13, 41. Feb. 1925. 6 Sul2.

Wilson, R, D.

Five years in the country. Country LifecGarden City, IT. Y. -,

46:44. Oct. 1924. 80 C332.The advantage's of country life.

Winter, A. A.

They starve for beauty. Ladies Home Jour. 42(3) :35, 199. Mar.

The handicaps of rural women and how they may be overcome.

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UnsignedAre you glad you went to faming? Over one hundred men and women

who have tried it answer the Question. Wallaces 1 Farmer 52 ( 1-9) : 1597,1604. Dec. 9, 1937. 6 WIS.

Contains the prize-winning letters in a contest conducted by Wal-laces' Farmer. "...in the minds of most of the people who havewritten letters . . . there remain firm convictions about the desira-bility of country life and work. They are farming because they likeit; because they believe it is still the best place to live."

Additional letters are published in Wallaces' Farmer 52(50) :1S31.

Dec. 16, 1927.

Are you living or merely existing? Country LifecGarden City,

Y.:

45:45. Mar. 1923/ 80 C832.Urges city dwellers to "come out into the country, where one has

the opportunity to do more than merely exist," and enumerates the

advantages of living in the country.

"Back to the farm," said the Indiana 4-H'er who heeded the city's

call. 3ur. Farmer 4(12) :11. Aug. 1929. 230.32 389

City versus country. Farmer's Advocate and Home Mag. 63:346.Mar. 1, 1923. 7 F22.

Country child's handicap. Lit. Digest 70(8):29-30. Aug. 20,

1921.According to an article in the Tribune, Prof. Mabel Carney of

Columbia University has found, after a survey, that "the countrychild receives only half the educational facilities afforded the

city child, and, in fact, his struggle for the good things of life,

even for mere existence, is so unequal as to demand the serious at-

tention of sociologists."

Disadvantages of rural life. Farmer's Advocate and Home Mag.

61:644. Apr. 29, 1926. 7 F22.This article consists of the three prize-winning essays in a con-

test among the Women's Institutes of South SimcoecCanada-,. Titles

of the articles are Diagnosis Comes First; Community Centre is Solu-tion; Scarcity of Labor.

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Do city people appreciate the advantages of country life? Bur,

Farmer 4(2 ):13. Oct.- 1923. 280.82 S88

.

Farm clouds have their silver lining*' Farmer's Advocate andHome Mag. 66:229. Feb. 13, 1931. 7 F22.

Hqw farm women value farm life.

of country living. Country LifecGarden City, iT, Y.

1923. 80 C832.of living in the country.

Literature aid fresh air. Nation 126:478. Apr. 25, 1928.

in editorial on opinions of some English authors as to the rela-tive merits of city and country life for writers.

My opinion of country life. By a farmer with city experience.Farmer's Advocate and Home Mag. . 59 : 41, 71 . Jan. 10, 1924. 7 F22

A Canadian farmer compares country life with city life, to the

advantage of the former.

Town or country. Nation 113:439-440. Oct. 19, 1921.The writer"makes his home in the city not because it is the

dwelling-place of writers but because it is the hearth of life."

Wily I like to live in the country. Winners selected from nearly3000 essays submitted in The Country Gentleman contest. Country Gent.

90(11) $19, 24. Mar. 14, 1925. 6 C833.

Bibliographies Suggested as Sources of Additional Material

Borcaw, L. 0.

Rural standards of living; a selected bibliography. U. S. Dept.

Agr. Misc. Rib. 115, 84p. July, 1931.

Bor dwell, C. C.

rural life in American literature, 1921-1926; a contribution to

a bibliography. 13p. Madison Library School, University of Wis-

consin. June, 1926. typewritten.''Submitted as one of the requirements for the diploma of the

Library School of the University of Wisconsin. "

Supplements the bibliography by Miss Hazby.

Golden age

46. May,Advantages

Colvin, E. M.

Agricultural relief; a selected, and annotated "bibliography. U.

S. Dept. Agr, , Bur. Agr. Econ., Agr. Scon. Bibliog. 27, 52p. June,

1939 . Minieographed

.

Edwards, E. E.'

Agriculture in the life of the nation; a list of selected refer-ences. 8p. U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Agr. Econ. Issn.ed Aug. 1, 1930;rev. Mar. 1, 1931. Mimeographed.

Haxoj, a. C.

Sural life in American literature; a contribution to a "bibliography.

12p.cMadison

3Library School, University of Wisconsin, June, 1921.

Tjrpewritten.

Lacy, M. &.

A beginning of a bibliography of the literature of rural life.

U. S. Dept. Agr., Bur. Agr. Econ., Agr. Econ. Bibliog. 3, 20p.Issued I\T0v. 1924; reprinted Mar. 1925. Mimeographed.

Lingenf elter, M. R. , and Hanson, M. A.

Vocations in fiction; an annotated bibliography. lOOp. ' Chicago,

American Library Association. 1932. Mimeographed.Farmer, items 137-164. This list will be of interest in that both

sides of farm life are presented.

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No. 1. Agricultural economics; a selected list of references. January,1955. Revised September, 1937* February, 1929; April , 1930.

No. 2. Flour milling and bread making; selected list of references.February, 1925. Revised June, 19 37; April, 1951.

No. 3. A beginning of a bibliography of the literature of rural life.

March, 1925.

No. 4. price spreads; a selected list of references relating to analysesof the portion of the consumer 1 s price accruing to various agen-

cies. March, 1925.

No. 5, Long-tine agricultural programs in the United States - national,

regional, end state. June, 1925.

No. 6, Aids to writer and -editors; a selected list of boohs on the

preparation of manuscripts and the mechanics of writing, for use

in the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. June, 1925.

No. 7.' Livestock financing; a selected list of references relating to

the financing of the livestock industry in the United States.

September, 1925. Supply exhausted.

No. 8. The peach industry in the United States; a selected list of refer-

ences on the economic aspects of the industry ircliiding some refer-

ences relating to Canada. October, 1925.

Selected list of references on grain sorghums, grass sorghums, and

broom corn. December, 1925.

No. 10. Research in rural economics and rural sociology in the southern

states since 1920; a list of the published, unpublished, and cur-

rent studies, January, 1925.

No. 11. Economic periodicals of foreign countries published in the English

language; a selected list. February, 1926. Revised March, 1930.

No. 12. Government control of export and import in foreign countries.

February, 1926.

No. 13. Cooperative marketing of tobacco; a selected list of references.

February, 192S. Supply exhausted.

No. 14. Factors affecting "orices; a selected bibliography, including some

references on the theory and -practice of price analysis. March,

1926.

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Ho. 15. Alabama; an index to .-the- state official. soarces of agriculturalstatistics. March, 1926.

No. 15. -periodicals relating to dairying received in the U. S. Depart-ment of .Agriculture. June, 1926. •

No, 17. Jam youth; a selected list of references to literature issuedsince January, 1920. October, 192.6. .

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No, IS. Price fixing by governments 424 B.C. - 1926 A.D.; a selected"bibliography, including some references on- the principles of

price fixing, and on price fixing by private organizations.October, 1926. Supply exhausted.

No, 19. The apple industry in the. Uni-ted States ; a selected list of references on the economic aspects of the industry together with some

references : on varieties;... .uune,;1927,.,

No. 20. Bounties on agricultural products; a selected bibliography. July1927. : Supply exhausted.-- ;

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No. 21. Oklahoma; an index to the state official sources of agricultural..statistics... . including a list of the unofficial sources of

Oklahoma agricultural, statistics.- ..-August,. 1927.

No. 22. A list of international .organizations interested in agriculture..November.,.:. 1.927,- ; •'•

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No. 23. Control of production of agricultural products by governments;.'.a -selected bibliography..

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December,- 1927.

No. 24. The poultry industry; a selected list of references on the

economic aspects of the industry, 1920-1927. February, 1928.

No. 25. Taxation and the farmer; a selected and annotated bibliography.June, 1928.

No. 26. Lahor requirements of farm products in the United States.April, 1929.

No. 27. Agricultural relief; a selected and annotated bibliography.June, 1929.

No. 28. The strawberry industry in the United States; a selected list of

references on the economic aspects of the industry. September,

1929.

No. 29. Valutaion of real estate, with special reference to farm realestate. November, 1929.

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Mb, 30. Large scale and corporation farming; a selected list of references,

Novemb er , 1929.

To. 31. California; an index to the state scarce s of agricultural statis-tics. Part I.- fruits-, vegetables and nuts; an index to the officialsources. Sections 1 and 2. January, 1930: Fart II.- Crops otherthan fruits, vegetables and nuts; an index to the official sources,

June, 1930; Part III.- Livestock and livestock products; an index to

the official sources. January, 1931; Part IT.- Land, farm property,

irrigation,- and miscellaneous items; an index to the officialsources. April, 1931; Part v.- An index to some unofficial sources.

February, 1930.

Fo, 32. Rural standards of living; a selected bibliography. August, 1930.

Superseded by Miscellaneous Publication 116.

No. 33. *'heat ; cost of production, 1933-1930. References relating to

the United States and some foreign countries. January, 1931.

Fo. 34. Business and banking periodicals reviewing the business situation.

An^gust, 1931.

Ho. 35. Switzerland.; a guide to official statistics on agriculture,population and food supply. March., 1932.

Ho. 35. The grape industry; a selected list of references on the economic

aspects of the industry in the United States, 1920-1931. March,

Ho. 57. Advantages and disadvantages of country life. May, 1932.

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