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made Of the tendency Of land to
succeed under a certain use.
And this one phase Of the Michi-
gan survey work lies the germ OF
the idea that may develop into the
unofficial coming Of country land
throughout America, points out
the real estate association.
The farmers in the unsuccessful
areas IN Northern Michigan may
have known that their fathers or
grandfathers were not successful
and yet elected to struggle on, new
corners may have been told that
former owners failed and yet felt
they would make good. but try TO
sell q farm and say that for SO
years the land has not yielded a
living, and see If he wants to try
IL, says the real estate association.
Such constructive discourage
nent' If undertaken throughout the
country would cut down on farm
failures and add to the nations
wealth." says Mr.. Schoemrnann
"for bad farm land may be good
huckleberry land and a prosperous
cannery will pay its taxes while a
bankrupt farmer cannot.
Moreover 1t was found in Mich
igan, and it probably true in other
states, that there are hundreds OF
thousands Of acres of good farm
lands now undeveloped. In other
words, it is not necessary to farm
on poor land; and the Michigan
land survey indicates where good
farm land can be found"
It would be pointed out here
that the Michigan survey does not
attempt to classify the land or dedi-
cate it to any particular use.
Under the law it can only conduct
these highly technical investiga-
tons and make its findings public.
It is UP to the land owners or their
agents to make use of the signifi-
cant data that Is being assembled;
and ID Is interesting to note with
still Is years yet to go before the
completion of the survey work. that
the information now available is
being sought more and more by the
Michigan public.
The survey was made on the
theory that wise uses for land will
be found more readily II its at
tributes are known: and the great
survey headquarters in Lansing
show what might be done with
millions Of acres Of idle Michigan
real estate.
One of the counties surveyed
shows more resort cottages than
fermhouses or other permanently
occupied rural dwellings. This
county has a river and many pic
turesque lakes and streams. This
is goo resort property and will de-
velop we'll as such; and business
men In this county will say that
any one of the wealthy men who
build these summer cottages and
entertain a number Of guests dur
ing the season will ordinarily
bring more business and profit to
the local merchants than a saw
mill employing 20 or 80 people.
Owners of resort property buy the
best and pay their bills promptly,
and one lodge on a river may bring
more taxes to the county than one
whole township of idle land.
But there are many other streams
throughout the state with no rich
mems cottages bounding them. The
owners of such land should be in
terested in the Michigan survey,
comments the real estate aSSocia-
tion.
Mr.. Schoemnlann points out that
many attempts have been made
to arm Michigan land where natur-
al @N1(f4TNn= MAZDA F.~~1fy@r I11
practical. In the past people
from neighboring low lands, afraid
of floods and unfamiliar with
northern Michigan conditions. have
located farms or steep sandy hills,
the worst possible place for them.
Such people eventually returned
home TO give northern Michigan
q bad reputation. Now those who
wish to know can examine the sur
vey maps and ascertain where the