Lanterna Rally

Author: Nelson L. Leray

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-07

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780260450067

Excerpt from Employment and Underemployment of Rural People: Low-Income Groups in Arkansas, Maryland, and West Virginia, December, 1959 In low-income areas, farming programs must be developed on a house hold basis. Many families will not need and would be unable to manage commercial farms. However, part-time farming could Offer them a perma nent and satisfying way Of life. In working with part-time farmers in low-income areas, special attention needs to be given to the preparation Of educational materials for use by low-income families. It is essential that the materials be related to the alternatives available to the families and individuals and to their capaci ties. Many families would be unable Or unwilling to change from a present practice to the best one from a home or farm-management viewpoint. An intermediate step or steps would be needed for these individuals and families. Information currently available for use by commercial farmers contains most Of the material needed. What is needed now are new ways Of adapting and presenting this material for use by low-income families. Educational material is needed in all phases Of farm and home Operation, from land preparation and livestock breeding to preparation Of products for use in well-planned, nutritious meals. Unemployment and underemployment can be decreased in the low-income area studied by making adjustments within agriculture, by increasing nonfarm employment Opportunities in the area, and by migration Of individuals to other areas. But the final Objective of these programs should be not to increase employment or income (which is primarily a means to an end), but rather to develop and conserve the human and natural resources Of the areas. This is possible only when Opportunities are available to all individuals. The Rural Development Program now Offers a promising approach to the development and conservation Of resources in the low-income areas studied. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.