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A farm of a hundred acres can thus be bought, in many localities, for five or six hundred dollars, half or more of it on long credits.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgA farm of a hundred acres can thus be bought, in many localities, for five or six hundred dollars, half or more of it on long credits.
Reid notes the affordability of land in the South, making it accessible for new settlers.
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