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persons ; that is, very inaccurate. The object of having 

 a lawyer is that he may help one to avoid mistakes. 

 There will be mistakes enough after the lawyer and the 

 interested parties have all done their best to avoid them. 

 All deeds, mortgages, releases, and similar papers should 

 be recorded at once with the county clerk or other official 

 in charge of records. 



341. Selection of farms for schools and colleges. - 

 Farms for schools and colleges should be selected for 

 their value in teaching. Such farms should, therefore, 

 be typical of as large an area as possible. If several 

 soil types and other conditions can be secured, so much 

 the better. Since schools wish to teach many subjects, it 

 is of great importance that there be soils adapted to as 

 many kinds of crops as possible, grain, fruit and vegeta- 

 bles. Since many farmers will wish to come to the institu- 

 tion, the railroad facilities should be good. There should 

 also be ample hotel accommodations. This usually means 

 a fair sized town. 



342. Farms for charitable and reformatory institu- 

 tions. All such institutions have an abundance of 

 cheap labor and a large demand for vegetables, milk, and 

 eggs. This calls for the most intensive type of farming. 

 In many cases, it is hoped that the inmates may be trained 

 in farming, so that they may become farm hands or, in 

 some cases, farmers. For persons who, for some reason, 

 have not been able to get along well in the world, it is of 

 great importance that land be secured that will respond to 

 care. If interest is to be aroused in farming, the soil must 

 be such that there is a response to the efforts expended on 

 it. From the business standpoint of economy in running 

 such an institution, and from the standpoint of the greatest 

 good to the inmates, good land should be selected. 



