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profitable; and (3) those of both classes who are wholly 

 dependent upon their crops for a livelihood. 



To the home seeker who consults the lists of real estate 

 agents or the advertising columns of the agricultural 

 papers it would seem that almost every land-owner 

 wanted to sell. The number of places thus offered for 

 sale however is but a very small fraction of the desirable 

 homes occupied by those who do not wish to sell. It is 

 true that the rural population in many sections changes 

 frequently, often by death of old residents, the younger 

 members of the family having gone to seek their for- 

 tunes in cities, where large enterprises attract them. 

 Some fail in their efforts for want of working capital or 

 because of improperly directed labor, and try other 

 fields of effort. Among the farms thus coming into 

 the market, now and then may be found an ideal place, 

 but the majority will require capital, and often long, hard 

 work, to put them into comfortable and profitable con- 

 dition. There are in almost every section of the coun- 

 try small places that will make good homes and may 

 be improved so as to yield profitable returns, when con- 

 ducted on intelligent business principles. 



WHERE SHALL WE LOOK FOR NEW HOMES? 



Temperament, health and individual taste must deter- 

 mine whether one should locate North or South, East or 

 West. For each location superior advantages will be 

 claimed, but there are in every section some special con- 

 ditions which the home seeker should consider. Points 

 that should have special attention wherever we locate are: 



1. Healthful and pleasant surroundings. 



2. Good schools and churches. 



3. Congenial social and political conditions. 



4. Soil and exposure suited to the business to be 

 ' followed. 



