MEANS OF ACQUIRING LAND 



The conditions of tenancy in this country 

 are often not the most fortunate, yet the 

 young man of character may well find, for 

 a time, at least, it would be best for him to 

 rent a farm and invest his own capital in the 

 necessary machinery and live stock to con- 

 duct it properly. 



Much will depend on the character of the 

 arrangement which may be made. Usually 

 more favorable terms can be secured from 

 landlords owning large numbers of farms 

 than from the owner of one or two farms. 

 The large landowner is content with a 

 moderate income from each farm, because 

 in the aggregate his income is sufficient for 

 his needs, while the retired farmer who 

 must live off the proceeds of a single farm 

 is apt to drive a hard bargain and may not 

 be over particular concerning the main- 

 tenance of said farm. The writer knows a 

 farmer who owns a good farm purchased 

 from the proceeds of a rented farm. He 

 continues to live on the rented farm and 

 rents his own, because, it is said, his land- 

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