The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-12-27
The FaFgssT's Best Investment.

The FaFHsaT's Best Investment.
Thie period, when the tillera OF
South Carolina soil have money TO
spare, should be signal!xedN by the
making Of lasting improvements on
the farms. The sagaeions manufsc.
turar, at the tinae whan prints are
generoue, puts his pisnt ia order,
strengthens its weak points and adds
those little accessories which, though
not essential to production, facilitate
it,. This he does rather than scatter
all the earnipge in:increasea dividends,
80 that when the simes Of stresa como
again, as they will come, shey may
be weatherad without ourtailing divi.
dends. III, &..G
The same rule contains equal Wis
dom for the man uhoas plant pro.
duces cotton, corn, cattle, vegetables
and poultry. Thousands Of 'Soush
Casclinians who possess ''ono and
tvo,hoEss farms, and larger farms,
have at this mov:sns 9 surplus in che
form OF ginned eosson, cash or bank
deposits. .<.>...s =. =. 2. is. III. X.
4. What viii shey dc With ;s? The
temptation to spend it Coz "Chrissnss
goodies5" for lexnries Of all desorip.
tionss, viii be hard 60 resist. Some
with hundreds 10 pocket now will even
rush blindly aud desply into debt in
the vague belief that twelye.cent cot
ton has come Go stay. The very
thrifty viii save, just as they deaed
difficulties and i ssvad when ,ot.on
soldfor sig cants per pound. Others
would save ifa good investment were
ct hand. Land ia the investment wish
which they are moat familiar, and
whioh with good sense they prefer,
but, they will argue, the prevailing
higher prices make land purohases ; q
heavy undr taking. .:. ::'s.;, =.;.: a.,:'
81 What then is the safest, the most
natural inyestment-.the surest TO in.
crease the farms value and the farms
diyidends9 Land improvements 4: is
the obvious answer. The man who
spends one hundred dollars In re-
placing the rail- fenes enclosing his
pasture with the bsst Or wire fencing
ffhas will endure indefinitely viii hsve
e greet ssaavsntrs-s, over his ueighbpr.
who muss patch his fences q few years
heuoe, and must borrow che money
20 buy the nails and pay Tho caspsnter.
The man who spends q hundred dol
lara il filing ss.l!:== 80 60 ~ 1ssuuminE zi e
raw aeres, which were washed away
zs:s sE.v, Viii % ID tDesses position
than the man who 5hnys many acres at
s20 eaeh and executes his bond and
mortgage FOR tha greater part Of: the:
purchase money. i Hard times will
come and interest payments viii once
sgAin asem hard Indeed. : l s. :.z 81 81
In Older States and coantries Che
FERNS, nave 4 improy royoments: Far supe-
rios to those Of our feymia. 81, Stone
fences, terra. ootts. drainage, strongly
haslt tenant houses: and fine barns.
not .to.E mention coils mads rich by.
fertilization, are the rule, nos The sx..
oeption. On those the cost off # pro-
dHotion .ia held % tbs minimum, add
|the prof never d sindle sntire!y ont
[of &:
RS The arabla 5landsso 81 South Carolina.
hare become too valuable for sarslegs|
and waatafnl treatment t..4 SThs farmer!
who oWns ii ons.h .hlnd dred. ACRE tract
and bas one thonsanid doiIars !iin oasbi,,
4 ||si9 !hs bs praaticai and ntelligsnt,, ean:
invest ia''I sis 81 q better pseRt paying 81
home honk q BE
q ary iiaes, Than Ssapy hete. alss insthsG
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