Mighty Expensive Farm in 1917: $300 an Acre

From the November 15, 2017, MidWeek  "Looking Back."

1917, 100 Years Ago.

"A well improved farm in the south end of the county just at the south edge of Sandwich has been sold for $300 an acre.

"The farm of 160 acres was one of the best in that end of the county as the price paid per acre will show."

DeKalb County, Illinois

Mighty Expensive Land Back Then.  --Cooter