The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-10
FRIDAY. NOV. 10, 1911.
GET SOME LAND.


Hardly day goes by that The Fo-
rum does not record the fact Of the
sale OF some good farm in this vicin-
ity--at a price beyond that it would
have brought some time ago. II one
notes the character Of the purchasers,
the kind Of men whs are buying--the
conviction will follow that these men
know what they are about. They
have studied conditions and tenden-
stes and think they are making wise
Investments. II the reasons which
Influence them could be known and
analyzed-it would perhaps be of BEN
EFT to the many who are not able to
purchase farms of this kind. but who
90 wish to buy farm lands. The sur
face reason which will occur to all is
the high prices prevailing for all
things which are produced on the
farm and the well grounded fear, on
the part of consumers. that these
prices are likely to continue for some
time to come--if not. indeed, to adj
vance. The equally well grounded
belief exists that IL these farms are
conducted by the purchaser with the
same energy and intelligence as was
the business which produced the mon
ey which made the purchase possible
1.-The investments will yield equally
good returns.
A number Of other reasons which
lie not quite so near the surface may
be influencing them to make such in
vestments. A few of these may be
guessed. One Is that the population
OF the country is increasing SO rapid
iy that the general government and
states seem 10 feet 1T necessary to
increase, in various ways, the guam
tity of cultivatable land that the in
creasing demand may be met. An
other Is that science is teaching farm
ers how to cultivate land so as to in
crease the product at q lessened cost.
Still another may be that much Of the
land Of the older states has been SO
ruthlessly cultivated that much Of
time, money, patience and intelligent
ly directed energy viii be required to
bring such land back to it's former
state of productivity. /,
Manufacture of raw material is UNI
cuestionably a wise thing to engage
in. Thousands in recent years have
fiocked to cities seeking this kind of
employment But many Of these par
ties are required to pay out all they
earn for the bare necessities Of life.
These necessities are made UP, in
great degree. Of things produced on
the farm. Those who deserted farms
are beginning to ponder over the
question as to whether they acted
wiseay-whether they should have
given up the real and solid comforts
the farm was affording-in exchange
for life in town.
II looks now as If this feeling will
soon grow more pronounced. Much is
now being done to render farm life
more agreeable. good roads are be-
ing built-cross roads connecting
neighbors' residences as well as those
leading TO the towns and cities. Au-
tornobiies, furnishing quick means of
transit, are getting cheaper each
year and will soon be within the reach
Of a much larger number. They are
already employed extensively in North
/. Dakota. Good books, those Of the bet
ter kind, are now being published so
cheapiy as not to constitute a tax on
the purchasers. Mails are more sat
isfactorily maintained. securing the
frequent delivery of papers contain
ing market reports and world happen
ingA rendering the life less lonesome.
u is rare thing nowadays to hear
complaints from farmers. There is
no Just cause. They are getting good
prices for everything produced. The
supply Of foodstuffs by no means
equals the demand. This is true of
ths whole country. Land which is at
this very basis OF all prosperity. is
likely to continue to rise in price.
hongheaded ones who are purchas-
ing the fancy farms seem to think
%, Those who own land-not regard
ID as fancy-cannot do better than by
bringing it to a better state Of perfec-
ton by steady care.
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