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for the present and the future without the
compulsory removal from the active list OF
war veterans whose records and existing
abilities show them to be competent to re-
main there.
Abandoned Farms In New England.
The business Of advertising farms for
sale seems q remarkable undertaking for q
Massachusetts, has entered into 1t. however.
and the State Of New Hampshire has gone
even further. having published pamphlet.
Of which moro than ten thousand copies
have been distributed. giving IN account OF
the various localities within the State limits
Mt which summer boarders may find desira-
BILE accommodations.
The descriptive catalogue OF abandoned
or partially abandoned farms In Massa-
chusetts. issued a few days ago by the
State Board Of Agriculture. has been pre-
pared under the authority Of statute en-
acted in May last. which provided for the
collection OF "all necessary information In
regard to the opportunities for developing
the agricultural resources Of the Common.
wealth. through tho repopulating Of aban-
doned or partially abandoned farms" The
facts obtained and statement OF the ad-
vantages offered were to be circulated In
such manner and In such places as the
State Board OF Agriculture might deem
best. Hence this pamphlet. It shows
the entire number Of abandoned or partially
abandoned farms in Massachusetts. as re-
ported to the Secretary Of the Board. to be
906 The largest number. 256. are in Wor-
rNnr ,rkN. hn nj ~ tnn
with more than hundred are Berkshire.
146 and Franklin, 1Os. Eighty-slx acres is
tho average area Of abandoned farms upon
which there are buildings. and eighty-sevcn
acres the average area Of those without
buildings. The average value Of the farms
with buildings Is stated to be 1894. and
those without, 1851.
Following the report OF the Secretary OF
the Board OF Agriculture is a particular
description OF abandoned farms which the
owners desire to sell. arranged alphabeti-
cally according to counties and townships.
AS an example. we copy the first item re-
lating to farms In the prosperous town OF
Princeton. ten miles north OF the city Of
Worcester. in Worcester county:
Farm OF s5 acres moving. IL: pasture. as: wood.
land 80: suitable for cultivation. TO- Grass
with machine. House. 3Ox25: l. 2sx14: IL rooms:
fair repair. Barn. 36x4o in fair repair. with cellar
Fenced with stone wall and barbed wire in good coud
tion. Three wells Of soft water Fifty apple IL peach
pear. cherry and apricot tree. Good grapes. Rail
road station. Brooks Station. mi!es: Post ONCE,
Brooks Station. miles Price. u 300: cash sale.
$780, interest % balance per cent Henhouse. newly
shinged 4Ox1%; henhouse. 2Ox1O: good wagon house,
Address LEVI II. HowE. Holden. Mass"
That very many Of the farms described in
this catalogue would make delightful sum
mer residences for city people there can be
no doubt: but 1t Is not only to attract such
persons that this publication has been un-
dertaken by the State OF Massachusetts.
The idea is to make known to those OF mod
crate means. who have to work for a living.
that the country offers inducements which
compare favorably with the conditions that
now prevail In many OF our cities. owing to
the excessive competition arising out OF the
tendency Of the population everywhere to
flock into the cities. On this subject the re-
port speaks the case very clearly thus:
This competition reacts upon those who come to
the city for the purpose Of improving their fortunes
only to md the opportunities open to them constantly
growing less On the other hand the life OF farm.
er notwithstanding its burdens. easy In
many respects at present. Tho farms of New Eng.
land have In the past nurtured strong and men,
but was not because OF any specially favorable
nomic conditions. II the New England
character. the New England home life. the New
England respect fer the church and school, which,
frequently in the face Of adverse circum.
stances developed tho New England citizen. It
could be easily shown that tho hardshps and poverty
among farmers In the carly part Of the century
much greater than they to-day The improvements
due to modern invention have lightened farm labor
while the railroad. the telegraph, and tho press
have brought the most retired farms into communlca.
On with the activities OF the age The farmer may
be able to wealth. tho majority Of those
in cities hopo to do lie Is generally sure Of com.
Portable living the reward OF his toll and tho con-
tngencies that affect his employment are usually no
greater than those affecting employment In cities II
opportunities for large prontS opened him.
ho 10 relieved from the risk incidental opport.
mites. That Of tho burdens under which he sur
fcrs might be and ought to DO removed is undeniabe
but there those IN the city working low wages
liable to periodical unemployment. to whom fo upon
the abandoned farms would offer agreeable nge:
only they must first be convinced that such change
is desirable"
At present tho fascination OF city life
seems SO potent that 1t is difficult to keep
the farmers sons on the farm. young
man who Is engaged In prosperous and
profitable occupation in country village,
aiYordng him fair income and some
leisure. will leave 1t to slave as u clerk In
tho city, only to find himself at the end OF
each week with less money In his pocket
than he had In tho country. when the ex-
penses Of living are deducted. The task Of
these tendencies ls necessarily
difficult: but we believe that there are
thousands OF persons in our great cities
who. II they did but know 1t. would find life |
far better worth living ON the abandoned |
farms OF New England than in the crowded |
where they now exist.
The Louisiana Lottery Company.
The New Orleans Delta. the only organ OF
the people OF that city who are opposing the
iaiapo T Oftarxy ojuoo tb;o nc @ha ot,,oI