Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-05-14
Words Of Wisdom


own Why pay tribnte longer? Why not
cut loose from all conditions? Think of
this matter, it's worth while. How nice
to have farm of your own, with or
chard, grove and fruit garden where
yourself, wife and little ones may ga
Their fruit, health and enjoyment, things
seldom realized to the full on q rented
farm. How nice to spend the moon
hour under your own apple tree. The
only midday resting place many renters
have is under the cow shed or behind
the house in the weeds. We have been
there and speak from experience. There s
nothing that makes life worth living
than to own home of your own. You
feel better, more independent in fact
you are more patriotic, better man
and citizen. You will have greater res
pect for yourself. Your wife and babes
will think better of you. Fact, Try it,.
You won't have to fawn before your
landlord to get nickeTs worth of nails
or staples SO you can put in a day or so
adding to the valae of his farm. Make
up your mind to buy a home of your
own and all this time now donated to
Others will accrue to your own benefit.
We have ia mind first class farmer.
lie is renter, always has been and we
tear always will be. He has reared q
large family most of them boys. The
boys have grown to manhood and are
now doing for misunderstanding.
Ibis man has never rented less than a
half section. He Is now on the farm he
took possession of thirteen years ago.
He took the farm when run down, Gov
cred with burrs and smart weed. 1t
would not produce more than 30 to 35
bushels OF corn per acre. The improve
ments were poor. Now the farm is in
high state of cultivation producing as
high as Is bushels of corn per acre of a
favorable season. The improvements
are now fair, while the owner furnished
the material for Improvements the rem
ter contributed the time and toll to make
the farm what it is today. The land
lord has fine productive farm, the rem
ter has no more than when he moved
hereon. Not so much he is growing old
and his family is having and doing for
themselves. They have never known
the benefits, the love, nor felt the in.
Of
a fruit nor shade tree on this farm.
This renter has been blessed with health
above the average. When he came to
the county land was selling for 81 to $40
per acre. 1t was not worth the price
When he moved onto the farm he now
tills, it was offered to him at $35 per
acre. 1t was mot worth it," Now most
ly by the sweat of his and his family's
faces the farm is valued by the owner
at $40 or $500 per acre, of course it is
mot worth it, This renter has told us
that all he needed was courage to take
hold. That's it, Courage. If you are a
good renter, it may make you feel good
to receive the benedictions of your land
lord. He can afford to bestow them,
you pay him for them But there is
far more inspiration in receiving the
the benefit of your own sweat aud toll.
Don't delude yourself by thinking you
will wait awhile and land will come
down IN price. 1t will not. Away back
m a wi
made this old earth with its fertile hills,
valleys and plains, there We're lust so
many square rods of land and water.
Life was then Edonic, man didn't have
to work. But he wasn't satisfied. He
longed for companionship. Then came
woman. All, Woman! see what you did.
Condemned humanity to life of toll.
But God bless her anyway. Since this
Edonic episode there has been an ever
increasing demand for land. This de-
mand is here to stay, will always grow
while the area of Mother Earth will re-
main the same. Any land that will pro-
duce SO bushels of corn per acre and
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many years be selling for 100 dollars or
more per acre. The world must be fed.
Iowa soil-well it speaks for itself more
eloquently than we can. 1t is the most
productive on earth, hence the most val
liable. Now in conclusion Mr.. Renter.
think these matters over. When you
come TO some conclusion which you will,
consult the Journal man. He has a good
ly list of farms. He can sell you farm
an Iowa farm too-from $40 to $50 per
acre and one that will produce lust as
much grain, pork and beef as some
farms held at 500 per acre and up. In
list the owners have their say. See the
Journal land man and tell him Just what
you want and compromise may be eff
fected. You'll then get home and the
seller will in time get his cash. Don't
let the interest question brighten YOU.
1t may amount to more per year than
you are now paying in rent, but the in