The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-03-10
FARM LANDS IN
GOOD DEMAND.
NUMEROUS TRANSACTIONS IN
RANCH PROPERTY REPORTED.
MANY CITY LOTS SOLD

Real Estate Men Are Optimistic and
say That This Year Will BE = Rec
ord Breaker In Their Business
Prices strong.
From Saturdays Daily.
"The outlook for the sale OF farm
property was never more favorable
in this section than today" said a well
known real estate man of Billings yes
terday. "Prices r strong and there
is q big demand for farming land that
can be used for beet culture. Many
deals involving thousands Of dollars
are pending and 1 think / am safe in
saying that twice as many deals in
farm property were closed since Octo-
Der !, as the same time the previous
year."
ganfGn4 A0 0AOCGS O1 gAO xOOOAN ! NAN
not affect the sale of farm property in
the least and considering The deals
that were made direct, / can name two.
big ones this year for every one dur
ing the same period the previous year.
Although the demand for irrigated
land is greater than for non-irrigated
land, / have every reason to believe
that many large sales OF the latter
will be reported this spring."
Most Of the real estate men Of the
city express the same feeling regard
ing sales of farm property and all
agree that this year should be q record.
breaker in the number OF real estate
transactions Of magnitude.
Sylvester Sells 160 Acres.
w. F. Sylvester recently sold a
quarter section of improved farming
land a few miles west of Billings for
$4,000 and as much as $500 an acre
was paid for 20 acres formerly owned
by w. J.. Youmans and recently pur-
chased by J.. H. Calhoun, according to
a reliable authority. This land is
within one mile of the city, however,
and is some of the best that has been
on the market for some time.
The r. 3. Shepherd company has
sold a number Of tracts under the Bill
ings Land & Irrigation company's ca
nal during the past few days. Last
month more than 1876 persons settled
on the Billings bench, discriminating
from the train, which brought them
from the east to their new homes, at
Huntley. It is expected, that even
more people will settle on the lands
this month.
A party of so Hollanders arrived at
Huntley Thursday with their house
hold possessions and will move to
farms, which they have purchased.
Immediately. More than SO new
houses have been erected by the mem
beers OF the colony during the past
month, and an equal number will have
to be built this month to house all OF
the families that are oming.
Preparations to Farm.
Many of the new settlers are pre-.
pairing to farm and will SOW crops az
soon as the weather permits.
"A party Of four from Detroit, Mich,
purchased 24O acres on the bench this
week. r. G. Borsman Of West Salem,
Wis, has purchased 80 acres and will
start to improve and cultivate 1t at
once. Six families will arrive at Hunt
ley some time next week and more will
follow them rs fast as the irrigation
company can handle them.
The records in the county clerk and
recorders office show that Bert G
Brockway, a prominent real estate
man Of Laurel has purchased 100 acres
between Park City and Laurel from
Jesse g. Cook. The ranch is improved
and was formerly owned by Sam De
verill, It is understood that S75 an
acre was paid for the property, al
though the consideration was not made
public.
F. B. Mitchell recently sold 80 acres
Of unimproved farm land under culti
walton, half way between Laurel and
Park City for 800 an acre.
keithley Ranch Sold.
The sale Of the Keithley ranch
seven miles west of Billings containing
100 acres was made last week. It Il
understood ON reliable authority thai
$125 an acre was paid for the land
The property is improved and under
ditch. 1t was formerly owned by thu
Custer Cattle company. Wallace Bros
market gardeners Of this section, wer,
the purchasers.
Real estate transfers recorded by tn,
North Real Estate Loan & Title com
pany show that H. +. Ritz has sold
20 acre tract northwest Of Billings t.
g. P. Carlow recently and that J. F
Ford has, sold an improved 20 acr'
tract west Of Billings to George 2. Gar
low.