Land .. the original investment vehicle and still a great way to become the Surprise Millionaire in the many farming communities dotting our great nation. Millicent Atkins who lived in and around the small farming communities of South Dakota all of her life evidently knew this fact. So much so, that the public was astounded to learn the wealth she left behind put her in league with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Michael Bloomberg as one of the top 50 Americans who donated the most money in 2013!
This from a lady who flew so far under the radar she could frequently be seen visiting her bank wearing the same old farm clothes she had worn earlier that day managing her farmland. This same frugal and business minded lady grew her land holdings to a total of 4000 acres at the time of her passing making her a true land baron as well as one of the biggest philanthropists around!
A retired school teacher and wheat farmer caused quite a stir in her Western Oklahoma community when she remembered some 
The young man looked out over the frozen Wyoming landscape dotted with scrubbrush growing from rocky soil. This land was now his, but could he make something of it? If he planted something, would it grow? Could he make it on nothing but hard work and determination? 
