Buying Land with Wife's Endowment

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Buying Land with Wife's Endowment,

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LAND ACQUISITION
He bought land at $65 an acre by cashing out his wife's insurance policy. In two years, by feeding and selling off cattle, he was able to own that land. By 1936, the economy had turned upward.