The sun., 1878-07-21
HOMES FOR THOSE WHO NEED
FARMING IN TIE FRUTTFtL SOUTH and
IN THE BORDER STITES.
what Can he Done with 5000 nnd "a Natural
Turn for Farm work k-IIow Man with IA
Little Money may Escape City Iife.

what Can he Done with 5000 and "a Natural
Turn for Farn, work How - Man with IA
Little Money may Escape City Life.
TO THE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sr; What
you allowed me to say recently in regard to
emigration to the South and Southwest may
have led some young man to wish for moro
definite statement Of the advantages to be gained
by removal to those regions and therefore |
briefly sct down few facts that will moet the
most natural Inquiries.
Twill suppose that. after several years Of close
economy. he has been able to lay aside $500 or
1000: $50 or $50 Of this transports him his wife.
and two or three children. with his household
utensils and such farming implements rs he
will require, to some locality already selected In
Kentucky Tennessee or West Virginia. 7 class
the three States together because they are about
alike in soil. climate. and productions. The
settler has previously bought Of the owner OF
some large plantation (which cannot be profit
ably worked with negro labor say n hundred
acres it had better be less than more. for n
small farm well worked is more profitable than
large ono only half titled. He has paid nothing
down. but has agreed to meet the whole amount
in flvc or six annual payments. How much this
shall be will depend a good deal upon tho To-
cality quality Of soil. and improvements. and a
good deal moro upon the whim or necessities OF
tho seller. Real estate there has now no moro
Of flXcd value than II has here; somo farms
command $50 an ncre. and others equally as
good have been sold for s. and SO. As gen
eral statement. II may be said that farms in that
section may be bought for about onc-third Of
what farms Of similar quality Of soil and charac-
tor Of improvements can be had for in New York
State or in New England. Simply as an illustra-
tion. will suppose that the settler agrces 20
pny sij an acre. or 81 500 for his farm In five
yearly payments
His deed signed he selects sits for his
house. which should be near n nevcr-failing
spring and In the shade ofsome wide-sprca1ing
oak or black walnut Then the planter Of whom
he has bought calls the neighbprs together and
says to them: Boys, this gentleman is coming
10 live among Us. aud hc wants u house. Let
us turn tO and give him a raising boo" And
thty 80 not grudgingly. hui rheeriully. and
Win Will IN inrty- eight hours the trees arc
cut. the logs are squared, the frame is uu. the
roof T. ON; nothing remains but lay the floors
sei thu part itions. and huiid the chimnoys. This
tie settler does himself, and IN q fortnight the
Of hut ii rs better dontcle than those in which
Jackson. Harrison. Andy johnson. and Ahra-
hnm Lincoln We're born. and long way higher
" In the scale Of houses than the iifh story
noor It's owner has been occupying IN "a III Ven-
story tenement house OH Third avenue
The total cash outlay on this dwelling has
70 move MS lamly INTO H. u also paid out
before leaving how YORK. SIPS for u two-horse
itrm wagon anu harness. SO Tor two plOughs
and gear s25 for other farming implements
ami 80 moro for "a barrel oi flour and other pro-
visions; md he now invests s2OD ia q pair Of
stout, honest mules that vii eat less oats and
do moro work than my two horses in Tcnn'--
see. or tho original 5000. which he drew from
the savings bank. he hns. therefore. only Sl2j
left. ami this must carry him over til niter har-
vest. What dos he do with IT.; lie invest.
SO IN q good COW. - in q dozen laying hens. s2j
iu ility bushels of corn. t2u "A thousand bundles
90 oats. sl5 in three hundred pounds II salt
heei or PORK, nni 50 ~ seed Tor the ioriyhV,
or iiity aci.~ which he intends To lay down and
Now. one ot his now neighhors. who knows
every rood NJ the farm. and lu~t where 60 put
the flrreuf kinds If crop. comes 10 him and
the tNp 10 oyer the ground together. The re-
suit IT. tn settler decldes tp put down three
acres In tobncco. ten acres IN wheat. fifteen
sweet. ono acre in Irish uoigtor-, and another
acre ia b"ttS. peas. beans, tomatoes, ana other
garden vegetables. which grow IN great luNuri-
Hn'r. ll'' a'rr- u" IN condition 70 yirid
cropof hay about twenty Ave acres are IN wood
--magnii' mt oaks. p'pais. and black wal
nuts. whie when cut. viii pay the cost oi tho
arr.- are To lie in.iow TIL more convenient
He cannot DO an the work himself So he
looks about him. aud sees luuiu, Brdtus Caesar
culortd ci'il ~ somewhat gtSrn to camp meet
and willing 10 work for $40 q month and his
fodder" Him he hires. and the two So about
the cultivation uf the tory-four arrcs. How
does be- come ont at the end Of harvrrt There
have hecu hundred aud eighty working days
from frost o. frost Caesar has worked only
hali hi~ time. ana the crors have hnd 10 COM
IOst, but, when once in the ground. they have
taken care of themselves uud Turmoil out mag
nincently. The fruit and garden vegetables.
too. have done well ana sfO1 worth of these
have been sold to the village stor,--tnough 90
pay for Il years clothng-and still there las
Tho housewife has dole all her own work. aud
"ttoQnd tim" to gather enough eggs and make
enough cNtruhutt'r 10 lay by 10 for fancy hN-
ms. The balance shoot at the end OF III. llr-t
seven months viii he A. follows.