additional purchases in 1987, 1990, 2004 and 2005. Never sold an acre. According to the University of Missouri, in 2025 the average value of good non-irrigated Missouri cropland is approximately $8,596 per acre.
https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/land-use-land-value-tenure/farmland-value#:~:text=Farm%20real%20estate%20(land%20and,percent%20when%20adjusted%20for%20inflation.
Who needs to buy gold when they can own land.