Show rf farm arm lands sell briskly as war creates demand minneapolis farms are selling faster than at any time since the depression selling to tenant farmers ers who cant find satisfactory land available tor for rent selling to factory workers who want to raise part of their food selling to in inflation flatto n minded business men and harried investors and to city families who want a cushiony retirement spot in case of personal or national economic troubles few present farmer owners are adding to their acreage now because the combination of the draft and industrial du labor demand is making it difficult for or them to get enough help to operate the acres they already own therefore unimproved farm land generally has not shown the run up in sales enjoyed by farms complete with buildings according to this study by the northwestern national life insurance company improvement in sales of farms is nationwide nation wide over three fourths of the farm realty agencies reporting in the survey with sales offices in 32 agricultural states report sales definitely increased compared with preceding years with more all cash deals with adequate down payments easier to get and with dealings active in the better class farms instead of being largely confined to distress properties as in past years the study finds says the vice president of a new york farm realty company with sales agencies from coast to coast april may june and july of this year gave us the largest number of sales we have had during any like period in the past nine years approximately 30 per cent of the sales we are making are cash on delivery of deed A great many people want to purchase fairly good properties that may be operated by a tenant or manager with the idea that later on they may use this farm property as a so called security home A florida farm realty concern tates states 6 we note that many city people who never thought of owning a farm are becoming interested from a baltimore real estate firm we are literally flooded with inquiries for small farms and small country properties leso and we find the supply to b scarce |