The Southern States, March, 1894: An illustrated monthly magazine devoted to the SouthVarious
History
The Southern States, March, 1894: An illustrated monthly magazine devoted to the South
Various
Agriculture -- Southern States -- Periodicals; Southern States -- Industries -- Periodicals; Southern States -- Periodicals
The people are anxious for Northern farmers to come and settle here
and will render home seekers any service in their power, furnish them
stock to ride or drive and take care of them whilst they are procuring
locations, etc. I would not advise anyone without some capital to come;
anyone coming should come with the expectation of working for himself
and not for others. I notice that the Big Four and St. Louis Railway
are selling round-trip tickets to points in Georgia, good for twenty
days, for one fare. These tickets are issued for March 8th and April
9th.
ITEMS ABOUT FARMS AND FARMERS
Small Farms In Florida.
It seems strange that farmers of the North will purchase land for
farming purposes at $100 or more per acre when in the South there is an
abundance of land at from $5 to $25 an acre, from which, acre for acre,
a larger revenue can be derived. Because of the variety of products
raised in the North no farm of less than forty acres is regarded as
sufficiently large to maintain a family.
The tendency in the North is towards larger farms, and many farmers are
not satisfied with a farm of less than 160 acres. Make the acreage only
forty, and the farm is worth $4000. On twenty acres of land in Florida
that can be bought at $25 per acre, one can get a larger annual return
in dollars than he can from the $4000 farm in the North.
This statement needs no proof. It is being demonstrated year by year
all over the State, and only needs to be understood by the great army
of home-seekers of the country to bring such an influx of them as
will make Florida one of the most populous portions of the country.
Thousands of people in the North want just such homes as are within
their reach here. They have not money enough to pay for a satisfactory
home at the high prices of the North, but they possess enough property
to be able to secure a good home in Florida. If they could only be
enlightened as to what awaits them here, they would come in force.--The
Citizen, Jacksonville, Fla.
Improved Methods of the Southern Farmer.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account