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Show Chain Farming' Plan We have witnessed the growth of ;hain stores, chain newspapers, chain .heatres, and various forms of allied anterprizes popularly known as trusts. Now we may see an interesting experiment experi-ment in chain farming. J C Penney, whose success as a chain store operator is well known, has evolved a plan which he purpose;: ;o apply to a tract of 120,000 acres of :arm land in Florida The plan is to subdivide this tract into 20-acre farms, ;ach with a comfortable farm house an Improvements costing $25,000, to bs sold to purchasers making an initial payment of $500. It is intended that future payments shall be made from earnings of the farmer. Provision is also made for the return of the farmer's initial investment in ihe event that he shall be dissatisfied. dissatis-fied. Some rather stringent requirements require-ments are to be laid down by the Penney Pen-ney corporation, however, among which it is stipulated that the settler sail not use liquor or tobacco, and preference is also given to church members. mem-bers. The experiment will be interesting to watch, regardless of how it turns out. |