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trees, and without architectural improve- 

 ments, which would be cheap at two thousand 

 dollars per acre. In fact, there is no rule for 

 price of land, as prices rule for other com- 

 modities. Lands along the Hudson, for in- 

 stance, are valued— for their river views, or, 

 may be, the social attractions of their neigh- 

 borhood — at prices upon which the best or- 

 dered cropping would not pay a rental of one 

 per cent. On the other hand, there are level 

 garden grounds on Long Island to be bought 

 at prices on which eight, ten, and even fifteen 

 per cent, might be made secure by judicious 

 culture. Within four miles of Edinboro 

 Castle there are grasslands which rent, per 

 acre, for one hundred and fifty dollars a year. 

 Of course, near to great cities, the rental of 

 gardening or grazing-land, is measured by 

 the length of lease — if long, it is worth more; 

 if short, is worth less. In general, I should say 

 that any easily-tilled, fairly productive land, 

 within three miles of a good market, (by which 

 I mean any city of twenty-five to forty thou- 

 sand inhabitants), ought, upon a ten years' 

 lease, to pay a rental of at least twelve to fif- 

 teen dollars per acre. This supposes, however, 

 full agricultural or horticultural aptitude on 

 the part of the manager— a qualification which 



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