Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-06-24
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FARM REALTY GETTING ACTIVE


A THOUGH there have been few
sales of farms in Sumter coun-
ty and Georgia this summer, probably
due to the period of deflation through
which the country has passed, this
does not seem to be equally true of
other sections. In other states, and
in parts of Georgia as we'll unusually
heavy sales of farm lands have re-
Gently been effected. Several reasons
are given for this increase in bust
ness, but the most notable is an ex-
traordinary change that has taken
place within the farm business itself.
Formerly there were few trans
fers of farm property in the spring
and summer after the season had
become too late to do any spring
planting. Men who wanted farms
would not buy them because they
could not get their crops started in
time to provide themselves with eth
er winters supply for themselves
and their families, or assure them
selves of an income from their pro-
duets in the harvesting season.
These randicaps have been over.
come by including growing crops
with farm properties sold in the
spring and summer and harvested
crops with farms sold in the winter.
The result has been that this wear
one of the large national farm realty
concerns reports its sales for Nav
exceeded those of any May in its
history of more than twenty years.
The total number of farms transfer
red by this agency in May was ara
and indications thus far in June point
10 another heavy month.
Growing crops included with the
farms account for this big increase
IN our business" said a representa-
tive of the concern.
We are now selling the farms with
growing crops, buildings and all
equipment necessary to operate them
Under the new system the buver gets
not only land and buildings, but all
the tools, stock, cattle, poultry, swine
ana horses, and also the growing
crops and instead of facing the pros
pect OF winter in which he would
nave to buy his food, he sees the
crops IN sight which will furnish food
Tor his family, feed for his stock
and even grain for his poultry.
New York continues to be the ban
ner state for the transfer of arms.
one agency having sold Sc farms in
mat state IN May. True to its usual
loEm, New Jersey ran in second mo-
sitlon with As sales for the month
and the big State of Pennsylvania
reported d.
Massachusetts and Maine confirm
ed to be the best New England farm
selling states, "a sales being record
ed IN each of those two states, while
vermont ran third with 90 sales and
New Hampshire fourth with %
Ohio, where farm values are much
higher than in New England, was tel
with Vermont's humble rof sales. ag-
gregatlng 20 in May, while MICHIGAN
duplicated the record of New Hamn-
shire, with % sales.
Florida the leading citrus fruit
state which appeals to farm buvers
I'll the year around and is growing
IN attractiveness owing to the de.
Veiopment of diversified farming As
well as fruit, early truck and yege-
tables, exceeded with "a safes. either
Vermont, Ohio or New Hampshire.
Michigan, where great efforts are
beng made to develop tie gpp.r
Peninsular or "Cloverland" section
reported the same business as New
hampshire-22 sales for the month.
Missouri, Arkansas, Delaware and
Maryland still remain strong favor
ties with farm buyers. The move
ment towards Missouri and Arkansas
IS particularly active.
Hometimes it seems the arm of the
'aw is all tied up in red tape.
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when man acts like a live wire
somebody is always shocked.
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