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acre tracts laid out for between thirty and thirty-five 

 homesteads of three acres each, with the remainder 

 of the land for common use. 



Upon the basis of the land area and food program 

 above outlined, the investment needed to establish a 

 homestead was calculated as follows: 



Land $250 



Building materials for first section of home 3 oo 

 Materials and equipment for other build- 

 ings 50 



Well and pump 75 



Tools and implements 25 



Livestock 75 



Seeds, plants, trees, etc 25 



Sewing and loom room 75 



Preserving and kitchen equipment 25 



$900 



To this investment there was added about $120 for 

 groceries and feed for use during the first six months 

 after movement to the land. Assuming that the home- 

 steading started in the winter or spring, within six 

 months production would develop to a point so that 

 no further outside purchases would have to be made 

 for this purpose. The total investment would there- 

 fore be around $1,000 per family. But not more than 

 $3 50 to $400 of this would have to be in cash. 



Farms of about 160 acres were to be laid out for 

 the homesteads, and were to be known as Homestead 

 Units to distinguish them from the Production Units 



