However. there is every indication that the population will not remain at its present level. but will increase. The Bureau of the Census esti� mates that by 1960 the population of the United States will have grown to more than 153.000.000 persons by increase of the birth rate alone. When we add to this the people who may be expected to enter the United States by immigration the problem becomes tremendous. And here Is another consideration: That increase of 153.000.000 by birth rate alone is reached by computations of the Bureau of the Census on the basis of medium birth rate and medium mortality of our people. If we should have high birth rate and low mortality--as we well maywe will approach a nativeborn population of 159.000.000 persons by 1960. again plus a possible several millions of new citizens via migration." In the first instance. allowing the necessary 3 acres per person. we will scarcely have enough good cropland to provide our own people with the food and other farm crops they need.
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