FARM LAND VALUES IN IOWA. 



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Table VI. — Intentions of buyers with respect to farms bought. 



A. DEFINITE INTENTIONS. 



To rent: 



To rent Ill 



As investment 50 



Operate with renter 1 



For a home on retiring 1 



To occupy 359 



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50 



Operate with home farm 



To operate 



Add to farm 



Stock with cattle 



Pasture next year 



Operate with hired help 



Operate with sons 



Settle in county 



Continue operating as owner. 



Total 449 



For relatives: _ 



Operate by relatives 22 



Bought for children 20 



Total 42 



To resell: === 



Resell 27 



Speculate 194 



Has been resold 3 



Total 224 



B. INDEFINITE INTENTIONS 



Resell or rent 90 



Resell or occupy 



Operate or resell 



Speculation or a home 



Sell one-half and occupy remainder. 



Total. 



Not for resale, but uncertain tenure: 



Perhaps to occupy 



To retain 



Develop and improve 



Total. 



Uncertain or unknown: 



Continue operating farm in Minnesota. 



Buy more land 



Uncertain 



Unknown 



Total. 



Total, all cases 1,011 



Known intentions 986 



Table VII. — Classification of motives for sale. 



To realize speculative profit: 



For profit 47 



Had held as investment 117 



Good sale 72 



. For speculation 40 



Total (30 per cent) 276 



Because of retirement from farming: 



Already retired 71 



To retire 161 



To move to town 9 



Health failed 3 



Couldn't give farm attention 1 



Get rid of responsibility 2 



Engage in other business 2 



Total (27.1 per cent) 249 



To buy other farm property: 



To buy again 191 



Has already bought 4 



Total (21.2 per cent) 195 



To settle or divide estate of partnership: 



Settle or divide estate 46 



Dissolve partnership 4 



Divide interest 30 



Settle business 1 



Total (8.8 per cent) 81 



Residence in another district: 



Lives in another State 12 



Move away, change location, or transfer 



residence- 5 



Total (1.9 per cent) 17 



Reduce holdings of farm land: 



Reduce holdings 8 



Buy son smaller place 1 



Reduce holdings of farm land — Continued. 



Continue on another farm 



Has other farms 



Sold part, continue on rest 



Continue on home farm 



Continue on own farm 



Total (4.6 per cent) 



Financial difficulties: 



Forced sale 



For interest * 



Pay debts 



Obtain money 



Clear up business 



Total (1.3 per cent) 



Unsatisfactory character or location of farm: 

 Unimproved and undesirable for renting. 

 Get land near together 



Total 



Change type of investment: 



Go out of land business 



Retire from banking 



Use money otherwise 



Prefer interest to rent 



Change investment 



To rent 



Total (4.2 per cent) 



Alternative motives: 



Buy again or retire 



Rent or buy again 



Total 



Vague, undecided, or unknown 



Total cases 



Total known 



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