The Grenada gazette., 1888-06-30
SELECTING A FARM.
helpful Hints for Those DESTROYS Of Pus-
chasing Improved Land.

Helpful Hints for Those DESTROYS Of Pu.
chasing Improved Land.
A well-intenlioned person shou L
seek to avoid close neighborship will
careless or ilI-natured people There
/ fore we would not choose a farm hav
ing the next house in too close prox
unity. Cows, pigs and fowls are no
desirable neighbors about ones prem
ises. and it is a constant raw and irri.
table sore spot when gates must b
carefully closed ard wire netting pu
around the garden to keep the pigs OF
hens from over the way from tres
passing and committing damage. The
presence Of a barnyard across the way
is another intolerable nuisance. One
is enough; that one should be one :
own. The water supply should be
looked TO; the position Of the house;
its situation as regards drainage; the
existence OF unhealthy marshes or
swamps, ponds, or any hing objection
able TO the health or seS. or even io
the instincts of any of the family. A
cemetery. for instance, near or in sight
Of the dwelling-house has reluced the
value Of good farm 81 900 or 50 900;
school -house adjoining is equally
objac iouabl lc. unless the farmer is
willing to have his orchard robbed.
his fences broken, the fields tres.
passed upon. and the noise and tur-
moil Of the boys at play constantly in
hearing. We have all been boys and
know how it is ourselves. aud may
take account Of this item just as it
may appear. All these little things
should be noted and studied.
The character Of the supply Of water
should be particularly well studied.
A flowing stream whose source is on
the farm is very desirable. If The
source is upon other properly its char
acier should be examined and known.
There have been cases in which ponds
have been made on adjoining property
and drains run into it, and the source
Of the stream has been changed from
clean spring into a pestitGrous, stag
nant pool. OF course, this was done
unlawfully. for watercourse can
not be thus polluted legally; but no
one wants to buy lawsuit which
costs more to support than all the live
stock of farm. If water is procured
from well the permanencc of the
supply and the quality Of the water
should be ascertained. A farm was
once purchased having well which
dried ont every year about July. and
remained dry until the winter rains
set in This cost the purchaser a
large sum Of money and much time
every year 10 carry water in barrels
from u stream at some distance, and
at n fair estimate reduced the value Of
the farm 50 900 A fact like his
proves the value of good and per-
manent supply of water.
''The water in the soil is another
matter for study. II the land requires
drainage it means an outlay Of S25 OF
$50 per acre before the farm
can be made really tillabe and pro-
ducive. To test this matter the soil
should be dug into with spade three
feet deep, and if wafer rises in the
hole at any time of the year the land
needs thorough draining. Another
point is the situation Of the farm in
regard to the prevailing winds. The
winter season is to be thought #, and
farm expose to the sweeping of the
northwest winds will cost mUru In fuel
and feed to run it than the interest
on 81. 900 The effects of winds re.
suit not altogether from the tempera-
turc. but very much from their force.
A wind blowing at the rate of 40 miles
an 10 IL at temperature of 32 degrees
will have cooling effect four times as
great as one blowing only 10 miles an
hour, besides the more rapid current
takes away rs much heat. Even in
tight barns the cooling effect of strong
winds is very considerable, caus-
ing an excessive radiation of heat
from every thing contained in
them. This exposure of the land has
a most important effect. too, upon
the crops. orchards, and the condition
of the soil.
One should never be in a hurry to
buy II farm. A wise course is to
choose the most favorable locality.
and rent any desirable farm there for
a year. or even hire house and stay
idle, living upon the interest OF the
money meanwhile, as far as it will &c,
and study well the opportunities
afforded. As 'haste makes waste
it also brings sorrow to many too
eager men who fear to lose n bargain.
But in the majority of cases farms
are bought too quickly and without
sufficient judicious examination and
leliberation. Hence it is there are
so many dissatisfied farmers. Henry
Stewart, IN NJ T. Times