The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-08-13

10 sl YOU work your own dirt. Tha1
Vhen aroat truth which is being con-
is Nv re-discovered by succeed
sls"n Generations who live on the
inS in North Carolina. 1t is nc
lanu roce to be tenant and te
dlss. snother mans land, but with
tafin ar;o,s sources of credit now
int 1.hle and with all the uncuiti'
aVa aa land in the state, it appears
va'eu Greater proportion of those
ina, ike to farm should be able tc
WIZ s,re "a a place of their own
He ,..s Jenkins of Richmond Coun'
f sas been tenant farmer all OF
~ ~. p l;fe. until this past winter, when
his s ,l,u tract of wooded land.
h t, g has built and painted a nice
he ,o ,, farm home, has built
seY VEN tobacco barn, and the
40 aa' necessary outbuildings. In the
0 'l,sr has has cleared nine
nlea, a ont of the woods for cultiva-
aeles and has three acres in tobac-
n0'l The he crop will produce an esti-
co. a ID 1900 to 1900 pounds per acre
n I, ouTed leaf. Mr.. jenkins also has
o. w. acres of watermelons, which
i've =, The opinion of @. E. Coward;
III u.e farm agent in Richmond
c es, will net the new owner az
last 5000 an acre.
r,;s brings up the matter OF
i.,' or not person should buy
~aes, n, At the present time. Prices
!. ie IL AGRICULTURAL products a r e
oh a. and there is a general I'M
nlsn oraent in the economic condl-
PRIV Of most rural people. How
a,ar land is high also and some
s sv, are asking too much Tor
!. for the simple reason that they
I'm ~ oct almost any price that they
may choose to ask.
have Just been reading a new
,,.,lletin. "Selecting a Farm IN
T pl rarolina.'' This bulletin was
nrenared by DR.. R. E. L. Greene,
associate Agricultural Economist
ot tbe Experiment Station; H
brooks James, farm management
extension and now district farm
.oent. The bulletin is a carefully
nTenared discussion of all those
things which should be considered
in buving a farm in North Carolina
and it is one of the best guides tc
making an efficient purchase thai
have ever seen.
The authors give known facts
about the climate, the soils, and
the topography of the land IN the
several parts of the state and then
thew discuss crop and livestock
farming. Those factors which a
prospective purchaser should con-
slider in buying a farm are then
gwen q DIUIIllllClll P1aSS'
For instance, the authors a y
that man should give careful at
tention to the size of his prospective
farm, to the crop yields which ne
may expect from the land, to the
layout of the improvements need
ed the Home or outbuildings, tht
condition of the land and the equip
ment, the woodland available FOL
supplying timber and fuel, the
nearness to markets, the kind O.
community in which the farm may
be located. and possible income
that may be expected.
All of thsee things are impor
tant. 1t may be that a buyer woule
want to buy a poor farm outrigh
and build it up: or, he may wisf
to buy a good farm and have les!
equity in it. Each of these situa
tons must be considered and thu
man who has some idea as to Wha
he might expect from his land i.
the man who will more likely make
a success of his venture.
This bulletin will be of particular
interest to returning veterans vhc
may wish to buy farms in NORTH
Carolina because most of them vii
need an unprejudiced guide thai
they might locate where they car
u.e their money to the best pos
Sih'e advantage.
If any of you should like to have
copy of the bulletin. drop me {
card or letter and the publication
will be sent promptly as long as
the present supply lasts.
Some returning soldiers have be
gun buying farms, and some are
using the facilities of the Farm Sc
CURLY Administration. in securing
the necessary money. An item from
Washington recently says that ;
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