Have the farmers of your locality made much use of the Federal
Farm Loan Act? Do they think it is a good law?
Have you heard of forced sales of land in your community to pay taxes?
Do you know of cases of the exercise of the right of eminent domain in your community? For what purposes? Was it exercised by local, state, or national government?
In what ways does government control the use to which you may put the land on which you live?
In what township do you live? school district? congressional district? state legislative district? revenue district?
READINGS
Annual reports of the Secretary of the Interior.
Annual reports of the Commissioner of the General Land Office,
Department of the Interior, Washington.
The General Land Office has published a large wall map showing the land surveys, the national forests, and many other important items. It may be secured from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, for $1.
See the New International Encyclopedia and the Encyclopedia Americana on public lands, national forests, and other topics referred to in this chapter.