94 FARM DEVELOPMENT 



Special and general considerations are often worthy 

 of attention. A perennial spring of water near the 

 barns or near the dwelling has value. The ease 

 or difficulty of getting well water should be noted, also 

 the quality of the water. The possibility of using irriga- 

 tion water often modifies the desirability of the land. 

 Not only in the Plains Region, but even east of the 

 Mississippi river, waters for irrigation will no doubt 

 sometime be highly valued. In a new section of coun- 

 try, free pasturage of commons which are likely to re- 

 main open to the public for a long series of years, may 

 have considerable value in connection with the farm to 

 be bought. 



The purchase and building up of a farm is such a seri- 

 ous life matter that the farmer should look the entire 

 situation over beforehand with a view to locating build- 

 ings, developing the fields, etc. It is very desirable to 

 have land suitable for evolving a highly organized farm. 

 A place is needed for buildings where there is good 

 drainage, opportunity to protect from cold winds by 

 means of a grove, land for garden, orchard, lawn and 

 stock paddocks. This location should be so situated as to 

 be readily accessible, by means of lanes and cartways, to 

 all the fields of the farm. The cost and ease of develop- 

 ment, including the cost of clearing, breaking, draining, 

 laying out fences and developing the fields of the farm, 

 are all matters which should be carefully considered at 

 the time the choice is being made among the different 

 farms under consideration. 



Hunt for a bargain. It pays to hunt for a bargain. 

 Occasionally farms are offered much below their normal 

 or intrinsic values, but the effort to make a profit on the 

 purchase price should not be carried so far as to settle 

 on land which is not suitable for the kind of farming to 

 be entered upon, or is otherwise very unsatisfactory as a 

 permanent home for the family. No other part of the 



