CHAPTER IV 



SELECTION AND PURCHASE OF FARMS 



In selecting a farm, many things should be 

 considered. One purchaser may lay stress on 

 the quality or productivity of the land, another 

 on its location as to market, another as 

 to the outlook or scenery, and another as to 

 the society in the immediate locality. Some 

 would be unhappy if far removed from city or 

 town, while others delight in many broad acres 

 far removed from the busy crowd. All these 

 different phases of the subject, with many 

 others, should be considered before the pur- 

 chase is made. It is seldom that a farm can 

 be secured which fulfils all desirable condi- 

 tions ; therefore, such choice should be made as 

 will most fully meet the desires and tastes of 

 the purchaser. 



Some farms are purchased with little or no 

 thought of their producing a livelihood, while 

 others are selected largely for the purpose of 

 securing profits in their cultivation, and others 

 are bought because they are expected to furnish 

 safe and profitable investments. It is evident 



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