The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-10-01
FARM LANDS JUMP
THROUGHOUT STATE
Modern Methods Have In
creased Values Until Quoted
Prices Seem Fabulous.

The distinct difference In figuring
profit, from the standpoint OF the farm
err and the standpoint of the business
man. is seldom considered in its fullest
Importance, and when 1t is. the farmer
is found to be at an advantage. The
business mar fixes his profit outside OF
all operating expense. but the farmer
always has included in his operating
expense. his cost OF living. and in the
present day of the much advertised
high cost OF living" he surely has in
his favor a noteworthy item. And
while he is living" off his farm prod
ucts. in many cases he Is doing so In a
much more luxurious a than his
business brother-namely. fresh eggs,
fried chicken. pure milk. fresh fruit,
and so ON down the. list OF food stuffs
that have become much Of q luxury In
city life.
Thus, what the farmer makes above
his actual cost OF existence, is profit
and can be inverted back in improve
ments, farm implements n other es-
sentials to successful farming; while
the business man needs must cut into
his profit for his expense Of mainten-
ance. and many times there is little
lactuaI profit left, and his stomach Is
wrestling with indigestible foOdstuffs;
his lungs battling with the polluted air
Of the city, and his senses craving the
peaceful quiet OF the country.
Try TO Buy One.
The matter OF choice between the
distinct envfrons or the two lives rests
In the persons affected, but as a mat
ter OF business, agriculture holds q
more prominent position than It, ever
did before. Try to buy a farm, IL you
M sntoa.a S~s,o,.~uant - a0r5cul-
tural resources has been largely re-
sponsible for the great advance in farm
values In the last 10 or Is years,
and real estate dealers declare that p
European war Is certain to make these
values soar still higher, and also fur
diversified farming. In the immediate
future.
The next advance In farm land val
ues rests largely with the financial
condition OF the country. Although the
prices Of the products are advancing
rapidly, at the present time finances
are not In such shape as to facilitate
real estate exchanges. But as soon as
money again becomes easy" a brisk
movement In farm lands at higher val
ues than ever before is predicted by
men In close touch with the situation.
The steady advance Of valuations In
the last 10 years has been made on a
substantial foundation, that being the
fact that the earning capacity OF the
properties has been greatly increased.
particularly by diversified farming. The
development of alfalfa IS but n In
stance OF this. IN this section there are
now four crops a year of alfalfa, bring
ing In about six tons to the acre a
year, the product selling at prices rang
ing between $40 and SIS a ton.
Taken Bio jump.
The average acre OF farm land in
this territory today is worth $50, as
compared TO, a valuation OF about $40
not longer than 10 or Is years ago. And
the development I'm unnumbered In
stances has been fabulous, particularly
In orchard lands, which today bring
as high as $1,000 an acre, which price
was paid for the Stone orchard, e
Sioux City, not long ago. The orchard
OF G. B. Healy, within a short distance
or this city, recently brought 5000 an
OF this property sold three years ago
at $50 an acre, and the owner thereof
recently refused an offer of 5000 an
acre for the same land. Dafrying and
marketing also have done much to-
ward increasing land values.
The big advance In the price OF land
IN the northwest Is justified by the In
erased production and revenue derived
therefrom, according to land dealers.
and they declare that the prices will
continue to go up; that they would
withou the European war. and that
the war Is certain to cause an i'm
mediate increase OF valuations. which
will be noticed as soon as lnances are
more easy.