Score-Card of What To Look For In a "Have-More" Homestead

March/April 1970
By the Mother Earth News editors 
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I. LOCATION

RELATED CONTENT

Owner's or Brokers Name and Address: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Distance to your job . . . . . . . . . . . ..Commutation Expense . . . . . . . . . . .

Time . . . . . . . . . . . Condition of Roads in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

in spring . . . . . . . . . . . . Distance to: schools (school : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

bus . . . . . . . . ) to church . . . . . . . to town . . . . . . . . Telephone . . . . . . .

Available . . . . . . Electricity . . . . . . .Mail Del . . . . . . . . . Express . . . . . .

II. WATER SUPPLY

Town water . . . . Artesian well. . .. . . Shallow well. . . . . .Spring. . . . . . .

If other than town water have tested by State Health Dept. (free). Be sure you have a minimum of 2-3 gallon flow per minute even in dry season.

III. SEWAGE DISPOSAL

Municipal . . . . . . . . . . . .septic tank .. . . . . . . . . cess pool . . . . . . . . . . .

IV. LAND

Total Land Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Should be at least 3/4 acre of good, level land. Total of 2 to 5 acres to include orchard, pasture, hay field, and land to grow some stock feed.

Size of Garden . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depth of Soil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

For family of five should eventually be 100 x 150. Dig holes several places. Top soil should be 7" deep; 12" is better. Important: if top soil only 6" or 7" subsoil should then not be hardpan or deep gravel.

Pasture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1/2 to 1 acre for goats; 1 to 2 acres for cow.

Hayfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Not necessary-but will save you buying hay. 1 to 2 acres for 2 sheep; 2 acres for steer. 1/q to 1/2 acre for goats; 2 acres for cow.

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