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From the above tables the following has been compiled : 



Land in Olmsted County is thus valued half again as high as 

 in Kenville County. The cost of buildings, implements and ma- 

 chinery, and live stock per acre in Renville is about five-eighths 

 of that in Olmsted County. The total value of buildings, imple- 

 ments, machinery, and live stock per farm in Olmsted County is 

 $2050.56. In Renville it is $1645.06. The average total land 

 value in each average-sized farm in Olmsted County is $2050.56. 

 In Renville it is $1645.06. The average total land value in each 

 e-si/cd farm in < )lmsted is $5247. In Renville it is 

 . The total investment in the average-sized Olmsied farm 



^7297.56; in Renville, $6107.06. 



iucting the cost of labor per farm from the value of each 

 farm's yearly product, \ve have $906.24 as the average income on 

 a farm in ( )lmstcd County, and $927.94 for Rcnville. 



A man with a capital of a little over $7000 can thus buy 



an average-sized, fully equipped farm in ( >lmsted County, and 



his income will be reasonably certain. He could, however, with 



$1000 less, buy a larger farm in Renville County, and get, per- 



r yearly income. Ibis income, however, would not 



be so certain : moreover, there are certain social disadvantages in 



living in a new country. A man with sufficient capital, wishing to 



' in farm lands where the income is safe from - year, 



