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farm family life, and the values that spring from living close to the land.
Clearly, then, the farm land loss demands immediate attention.
As this century nears its end, as demands for food and competition for land accelerate, the most important question to face the nation may well be: How can we direct urban development to less productive areas, and thereby protect irreplaceable prime farm land acres from further encroachment?
(The preceding article is an excerpt from “Where Have the Farm Lands Gone?” published by the National Agricultural Lands Study in Washington, D.C.)
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