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Show IS KIOSFEUTY Br fca T. tww-. h an agricultural region tta i work! f bm r the characteristic features which ar noUcad by a travlr. A tba intelligence of the iuhibttanU as 4 tae prosperity ot the country Increases In-creases the works of man ae made more sightly and pleasing to the eye and more convenient and con fortable to the occupant. This condltlm of an agricultural country Is denoUd by the word "Improvement." which may be considered as the index to Its pros perlty. If the buildings are neat and attractive, at-tractive, the lawns and s) ade trees well kept, the fences straight and free from weeds, the fields pioperly cultivated, cul-tivated, the passer-by will speak of the country as being well improved, by which it is understood that the people are intelligent an thrifty, the soil productive, and the jnarkets good. A well Improved country is a prosper ous country. If the buildings are snail and poorly poor-ly built, the yards and waste places grown up in weeds. th fences unsightly un-sightly and areas of laid not cultivated, culti-vated, it is spoken of as. a poorly Im proved country, which is understood to mean that either the country is comparatively new. the inhabitant? lazy and shiftless, the soil n on -productive or the marke's poor. A poorly improved country being one that for some reason is not prosperous pros-perous As comfort, convenience and beauty are qualities which please the average person, they are prominent factors in determining the market ' value of real estate. Hence, property j which has these qualties will always command a high price, as they Indi cate to the non-resident the productive ralne of the lands and a reasonable Income from their cultivation. |