Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 224, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1914 — Four Remington Citizens Buy New York Farms. [ARTICLE]

Four Remington Citizens Buy New York Farms.

Clyde Reeve and family have been spending a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Reeve, before departing for their future ,home at or- near Masonville, Delaware county, N. Y. Clyde is one of four Remington citizens who have recently purchased farms in New York state. Homer Babb contracted for a farm right across"-the Toad from the one Clyde purchased, and Ed Peek, former postmaster, and William Broadie, for many years engaged in the butcher business at Remington, have purchased farms in Chauauqua cohnty, only about three miles apart and 100 miles from the farms purchased by Reeve and Babb. The attraction in New York state, Clyde reports, is the low prices asked for the land. He bought 77 acres, including 6 good grade Holstein cows and three heifer calves and two good mares, also wagons and harness and everything needed to carry on a dairying business, all for $3,800. Figuring the stock at SI,OOO and the land at $2,800, the price fqr the land' was only a little over $36 per acre. When a farm is sold there the stock and equipment go along with the farm. Clyde will engage in the. dairying business The milk is sold to Borden’s, who collect it right at the farm. Clyde Spates that alfalfa is just being started there arid that he expects to put in some the coming spring. It is reported that other Remington people are interested in the New York farming opportunities and that several may buy’ before long. The writer was in New York live years ago and .stopped on several occasions at the homes of farmers. Most of them seemed to want to sell their places and the prices asked seemed ridiculously small The farms for the most part did not seem thoroughly cultivated, and it occurred to us that Hoosier farmers would find some rare opportunities there. Clyde says that the usual terms of sale are part cash and balance at SIOO per year, which looks strange in this country where farms Sell for $l5O per acre all cash or first mortgage security with big payments required.