The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-01-25

Valuable Suggesttons 20 Those About q
Purchase Homes AMI Lands


10 make ones home. Especially Is
this true with the inexperienced young
farmer in search OF a place on which
10 devote the labors. perhaps. Of a life
time. There are 50 many points 70 be
considered that II Is little 4onder
when some important ones are over
looked. How often. when too late.
does something which has not been
noticed present itself 10 cause disap-
pointment in the selection. Some
times the dissatisfaction i 50 great as
10 lead 70 a sale and second purchase.
or to the giving up OF wcll-chosen
vocation.
A. one who has made several changes
Of location. and has bought some bits
Of experience rather dearly. ! have
thought few hints on this topic might
meet the eyes Of some 10 whom they
would be OF use. Forcthought can
never see so clearly and truthfully n
afterthought, but in its nature lies
that which makes II Of much greater
value. In the degree OF accuracy with
which ii is used and the constancy Of
its employment may be found the
secret Of many a successful life.
When one contemplates moving 70 a
distant place, the climate should be
considered and its various peculiar
phases understood. before any great in
vcstment is made in home While the
latitude will give a general idea Of the
average temperature. IL will not indi-
cate the frequency and suddenncss Of
its changes. the dryncss or moisture OF
the atmosphere. the amount OF sun
shine. consistency Of winds. liability TO
severe storms. amount OF rainfall.
snow. etc. These vary "A great deal in
differen; sections Of our country lying
under the same parallel Of latitude.
The purity Of ali. and water. and the
consequent healthfulncss Of the local.
ity, should receive special considera-
ton.
The financial condition .! State.
county and town is something that a
majority OF home seekers never think
OF. or consider unworthy Of their at
tention. But il man should buy an
interest in an established business. and
become an equal partner In all OF its
affairs. and in doing this should base
the amount he paid entirely on the
value OF the stock on hand, regardless
OF the amounts Of debts and credits on
the books of the original firm. ii would
be considered very strange and UNI
fair method Of doing business. Every
intelligent man knows that the value
Of an interest in any business depends
more on what the books reveal than on
the amount Of visible stock.
In becoming citizen OF any place a
man. Of necessity. must assume his
share Of the various debts Of school
district. town. county and State Con-
scqucntly it is acting rather biindly
when a man buys farm without learn
ing how much OF such indebtedness
hangs over it. for payment Of which II
will be held as securely as though COW
cred by a mortgage.
The distance from the town is an inn
portant item for confederation. vary
ing somewhat with the branch OF farm
ing one intends to push.
met an acquaintance one day in =
frontier town who was just selling q
load OF corn ION the COBB which he had
hauled from his farm fifty miles away
This was his nearest market. and yet
he located with the intent Of raising
corn for sale. Ii took him three days
to make a trip. lie got six dollars FOL
his load OF corn. The reader can fig
urc the profit for himself. This man
afferward changed his plan and en-
gagged in stock-raising. and has now .
fair prospect Of success
Each mile from town makes two
miles OF extra travel for every trip,
which il likely to amount 10 two hun
dred miles or more per year
The richness OF the soil Is . matter
that would not he likely 70 escape the
attention Of any purchaser; yet i
might not be credited with its full
share OF Importance. The difference
between u worn-out farm and one vel
kept up in fertility Is much like the
difference between handbook that
nearly balances and another that has
q large cash credit in its favor. The
size 81 the bank-book does not indi
cate its value; neither do the number
Of acres in the farm. II il take.
twenty loads Of manure per acre Il
make one field rs rich as another
there would be ut least difference o.
value equal to the cost Of that manure
and Of the labor required In getting i
into the soil. This would be a differ
encc Of between $40 and go per acre
varying that much in different sec
tions Of the country.
The nature Of the soil Its capacity
for retaining the manure applied Il.
Of much Importance. Trying 70 make
rich land out Of light sandy soil. lying
on bed OF gravel. is about as dis.
couraging as carrying water in q
sieve.
There arc SO many points TO be con
sidered in this connection that / car
atfcmpf 10 mention only small mar,