Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1913-04-04
WHY NOT BE A FARM DOCTOR"


his farm here at good figure. and then thinks that he
mistake There repeated opportunities in this county
to buy farm which is somewhat run down or in the
hands Of speculator who can't make it pay in the
hands of who for another wishes
sell and is willing dispose CT it something under
its true market value.
Let one of the good farmers who has made success
farming Stevens county buy this land and apply his
knowledge and labor to toning up this farm getting the
SOIL and the buildings and the fances in shape and
he has the opportunity for profit superior to that offered
any other country the face of the earth.
Nine out of every ten who buy land in strange
country pay the top market price or somewhere near it.
Whatever country the Stevens eouR farmer to he
will pay the top market price, and when he first to
this country the chances that he paid the top prices
somewhere it, After living in this country for
FIVE ten years. he not only learns whatever pecuares
there may be farming here but he learns which the
better pieces land and which pieces being farmed
as they should be and which not. Perhaps he him
self bought piece of land that pretty we'll down
when got it, perhars he paid good price for it
when he to the county, and yet he has made
money on it. Perhaps within mile of the farm which
he has just sold good figure better piece Of land
which abused for period of years and always
the market and yet will buy it.
What fine opportunity this neighborng farm offers
to the good farmer who has built up his farm and
just sold it at profit Whatever the prevailing run of
prices the chances that ne buy this neghbor
ing farm at something under it's true value then put
few years toring up and sell it at price and
good profit Here comes in another factor The men
who come this country afraid of the down farm
which offered to them cheap and almost invariably pick
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sales in this county last year. and general thing it
the good farms the hands of good farmers which
were sold First and last it is probably worth SO
clean up foul farm. but the buyer will invariably
pay $40 an acre tor farm that is in good shape
than he will for the equally good it which
in poor shape.
But if the buyers always going to be buying the
good farms what chance there of the farms
being built up The new will do il because they
are afraid of them and the old settlers will do it be-
after they sell out their farm they away
Everyone who has lived here any number of years
can call to mind farms which foul and has bac
name which finally got into the hands of who
built them up and then later sold them handsome
profit.
If all the poor farms Stevens county built W
they should be, much prosperous this county
would be. And who is better qualified to take hold OF
these pieces of land and make real good farms out
them than the very who have built up their owl
farms and then sold them at good price?
In general way it is true that very best farmers
are the who sell out and then make the mistake o.
moving away The purpose of this editorial is to remn
these of the opportunities which lie right here be
cause county needs them and wants to keep them
There is no reason why should rot sell out i
he gets good price for his farm but if he intends
continue farming why should he not turn around and bu
another farm which he get cheap tone it and aga
sell at profit. He can't make money any quicker i
airy other place. and besides that he help improve tn
county too
We are not urging that the farmer become Ian
speculaor of land agent but something quite diferen
than either We might call him ''farm Doctor" an
when one considers the profits which it would yield
the good that would do it somewhat surprising tia
there are not more engaged the business of far
doctoring." If fifty ora hundred in this count
would make business of buying. doctorng." and sell
ling farm lands they would improve this county fast
there would be money in it too.
a Stevens county farmer who came here about tie
years ago with just enough get title to farm, th
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