Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 1912 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 4 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The Old Common Potato (Private Car Excursion July 23 ) , oS?a t tically prevented by trusts and monopolies. Young 6 men flock V O P th crowded cities to eke out a poor existence. to the ®° F OU WAXT TO HEAR about an opportunity while enough 30 or 4 0 years ago, can now be found Sy one It is an opportunity to buy A No. 1 agricultural land within ? of Chicago for $17.00 per acre, on asy 40 of wSyou Jan yourself in a farming business that will produce a better income 9 out of 10 professional men are able to earn. than

get the story OF HOW I AM able to make you such an offer at this late day. Look into the history of the matter—a 38-page booklet free— or call for it —learn where there is a hundredfold better f-'ture for you on the soil than on the crowded pavement. Just, for instance, take the old common potato. There is not an acre of my land that will not prodime 100 to 300 bushels. Suppose you raise only 100 bushels to the acre and sold them as low as 40 cents ( last year they sold for 75 cents to $1). The crop from half your acres would pay back the cost cf the entire land in a single season. I can give you a hundred instances and testimonials where this has been done and better. I can’t begin. to tell you in this short space what you ought to know about the carefully selected lands in Mason, Manistee and Lake counties, Michigan, which comprise the Swigart Tract. THERE ARE 50,000 ACRES think of such a quantity of land to select from. It is in the center of Michigan’s Fruit Belt. Do you known what that means? It means the best location and best land in the state for fruit growing, for all kinds of vegetables and for successful crops of clover, timothy, rye. oats, corn, buckwheat, wheat and vetch. Poultry and sheen do exceedingly well and hogs and cattle thrive. STRIKING FEATURES abrut this spot of earth that I want you to hear about are: Wonderfully pure water, temperature climate, pretty trout streams and inland lakes full of gamey' fish, gently rolling to level and well drained lay of the lands, many springs, a plentiful rainfall, all making for a vigorous and healthy people. A BUSINESS CHANCE—IS THAT what you are looking for? Want to better yourself? Then you can’t undertake anything more certain. Locate here where living is pleasant; make yourself felt as a citizen in a live, progressive community, where hammers and saws are busy on new settlers’ houses, barns and

Full particulars can be had by addressing George W. Swigart, owner, 1247 First National Bank Building, Chicago, 111., or his agent C- J- DEAN, Rensselaer, Ind.