A LIVING FROM THE LAND 



definite sales value in case circumstances make 

 a change of location desirable or necessary. 



It will often appear that the best location is 

 on the outskirts of a city or town and from some 

 angles this is good reasoning. There are some 

 factors, however, that make such a location 

 undesirable. For one thing, the tax rate is 

 likely to be higher in such areas than in the 

 open country, thus adding to overhead without 

 compensating advantages. In the second place, 

 urban centers develop without regard to soil 

 type and this is an essential factor to the family 

 that expects to engage in some agricultural 

 pursuit. Again, the type of inhabitants that 

 live on the fringe of towns and cities may not 

 make good neighbors or associates for children, 

 especially. None of these disadvantages may be 

 present in locations close to centers of popula- 

 tion, but the prospective settler should . give 

 all these factors full consideration. The sales 

 argument frequently advanced that such loca- 

 tions will grow in value due to growth of popula- 

 tion may be fallacious. 



Many have found that the higher costs of 

 living in these areas often prevent the owner 

 from holding on until the slow growth of popula- 

 tion outward makes a worth-while profit possible 

 from his real estate. Furthermore, the growth 

 of cities and towns is definitely slowing down. 



