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the cost will be considerably more. Where an 

 entire farm is desired, the buildings are fre- 

 quently given no value, the cost being the price 

 of the land only. As has been stated, it is quite 

 possible to acquire too much land as well as 

 too little. A few acres selected from a tract of 

 good, productive soil will usually be found a 

 better investment than a large farm that has 

 been abandoned because of lack of fertility. 

 Accessibility to Cities. In deciding upon the 

 location of a farm, methods of transportation 

 that are available are as important as nearness 

 to cities. A location near a railroad station offers 

 the possibility of low commutation rates to a 

 point of industrial or commercial employment. 

 A location abutting upon an improved highway 

 means that transportation by bus or by per- 

 sonally owned automobile can be utilized at the 

 least expense and trouble the year round. 

 The recent development of bus lines covering 

 almost every main artery of travel offers 

 facilities for quick and economical transportation 

 unknown to country residents even a few years 

 ago. Furthermore, the selection of a place of 

 residence accessible to transportation to and 

 from it is a factor to be borne in mind in con- 

 nection with the possible resale of the property, 

 should that at any time be desirable or necessary. 



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