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In Maryland : Bureaus of Immigration. Varied types of land 

 productivity. Prices at canneries. Tobacco land. Virginia 

 changed aspect. Attractions to acre cultivators, fertile soil. 

 Transportation. Produce instances. New England some of 

 the cheapest lands. Availability. 



CHAPTER XVIII 



CLEARING THE LAND 



The ax. Don't destroy recklessly. Shade. Stump extracting. 

 How it has been done. Good management. Expense saving. 

 Product. Hemp as a weed extirpator. The man with the wheel 

 hoe. Goats also. 



CHAPTER XIX 



HOW TO BUILD 



Start cheaply. Tents shacks cost. A log house de- 

 tails. The American bungalow description and cost. Ad- 

 vantages. A finer house at a low price details. Ready- 

 made houses. 



CHAPTER XX 



BACK TO THE LAND 



The landless man. Corporate aid still new to the farmer. 

 A change coming. To supply small farms on a large scale. Plan 

 and prospects. Advantages. The present obstacles to getting 

 farms. Necessity of keeping families in the country. Buying 

 farm tracts to sell at retail. Texas plan. 



CHAPTER XXI 



COMING PROFESSION FOR BOYS 



Authorities. Country life for children. The natural bent. A 

 boy's own farm, his instruction. Growing facilities. Opportuni- 

 ties, as teachers and experts. Their influence. Rewards of pre- 

 eminent excellence. "Murray's fools." The needs of the farmer. 



Discoveries and then- opportunities examples. Experimen- 

 tation. Fancy potatoes for fancy growers in England. Value 

 of fine seed of fine education in farming. A clergyman's refuge 



