Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-05-15

The Agricultural Advantages of tha,
RegiOn-SOil and Climate-A Good
Place for the Poor Man, as well as
for the Man of Means i1E
Correspondence Of the Adrian Times.
CHEBOYGAN, April 27.-In my former
letters l have written somewhat In de-
tail of the inducements these northern
counties hold out to the farmer, me-
chanic or business man, who is looking
for new home or place of business, SO
far as location soil and natural advan-
tages are concerned. In this propose
to speak of the productions of the soil,
particularly its agriculture, climate,
&c.
The first inquiry of. the intelligent
farmer about to settle in a new country,
and convert the wilderness into fruitful
fields, and thus build up home for him
self and family is Twill it pay" for the
labor and the sacrifice he will neces-
sarily have to maker Will the soil re-
spOnd generously to his tOil?' And is the
climate healthy and desirable to live in?
To these enquiries / answer yes.
sans PRODUCTS OF THE SOIL.
We can raise all the cereals here that
you in the older and more sOutherly
counties can grow, and with the excep-
tiOn of Indian corn, with much better
and more profitable results with the
same degree of care in cultivation that
you can; particularly wheat, both the
winter and spring varieties, will yield
with the same amount of cultivation
you farmers give it, from fifteen to
twenty-five per cent. more per acre than
in your county. Oats, barley, peas and
buckwheat all do remarkably well, while
with very little labor after the land is
cleared. yield abundantly and are of SUI
perior quality. Corn, too, will grow a fair
crop though two hundred and sixty miles
north of your city. The eight-rOwed
variety usually raised by the Indians
does we'll here, and even much further
north than this, while the settlers near
Burt Lake. in the southern part of this
county, are raising the early varieties
of Dent corn quite successfully. Glover
and other kinds of English grasses grow
remarkably well and are of excellent
quality. Even on the lightest sandy
plains where the seed has been scattered
by the wayside and covered over by the
passing teams, clover, timOthy,c ,cand red
top, may be seen growing luXuriantly.
White clover seems indigenous to the
soil and comes in naturally by the road
side or wherever the land has been clear
ed any length of time and used for pas
lures and meadows.
FRUITS, WILD AND CULTIVATED.
Wild fruits of various kinds are found
i'm abundance i'm their season, such as
Strawberries, raspberries, whOrtleberries
or blueberries, blackberries and wild
plums. And i'm the Indian orchards
near Burt Lake, Cross village, and other
places, apples are found in considerable
quantities. ra
Cultivated fruits also do well. The
harder kind of apple trees stand OuI
winters and bear fruit freely and of fine
quality. Plums are free from curculiO
the harder kinds of cherries, grapes
and Strawberries, do we'll, and bear full
care and fOrethOught i'm making proper
selections of hardy varieties adapted tt
our northern climate, the settlers car
raise an abundance of fruit of all kinds
(excep the peach) to supply the wants OF
himself and family and for the market
if he should live near one.
In travelling round the county last
season gathering up specimens of grain
vegetables, and fruits, to exhibit at thu
State Fair, we saw them all growing and
doing remarkably well, and in addition
to these we also saw brOOm-cOrn, tobacco
watermelOnS and sweet potatoes growing
successfully.
To the thousands who annually visit
PetOskey, Mackinaw. Grand lake, or tht
many other northern summer resorts
little need be said in favor of the
CLIMATE
at that season of the year. That it tones
up the tired business man and gives him
new energy and life; brings back the
glow of health to the cheek, and life and
elasticity to the step of your pale-faced
languid wives and daughters, you als(
know. But you do not know that tht
climate the balance of the year, except
about two weeks in the spring when
winter seems to linger little too long
in the lap of March and April, is pro
pOrtiOnately pleasant and health
restoring as the few months
they are here. More particularly is this
| true of our winters. Snow begins tt
fall i'm the latter part of November OF
fore part of December, and by the mid
die Of the month usually makes gOOt
sleighing, that lasts all winter and til
about the first Of:April, 80 that the lum
business to do with their teams, always
have good roads to travel on. The spri1s
is usually about two weeks later her,
L hov n hr1f m fO n or
tumn are also later, our season for vege
tatiOn to grow in is about as long a
yours. The large bodies of open waite
around us prevents early frOsts, and tn
cold weather of winter comes on gradu
ally and gets to its coolest about the lat
ter part of February. Snow usually fall
before the ground is frozen in autumn
and potatoes and turnips will remain il
the ground all winter uninjured, an,
grain and grass commences to grow
about as soon as the snow and ice is gOn
in the spring, and through the Ion,
bright days of summer, vegetation come
forward remarkably fast. Naf
In conclusion, would say to the ener
getic young man of limited means "cOm
north" and get farm and make com
| Portable home. To the man broken dow
in health, the effect of hard labor and
malarious climate, "cOme north wit
your means and your families, and en-
joy life and the luxury of health ono
more. iil j. w.
a3a Montreal Heard From.
R. L. Mosely, of Montreal, Canadf
certified Sept. 27, 1879 that he had sui
fered terribly from dyspepsia, and wa
completely cured by taking Warner
Safe Rittars- He saws: "MY annatitA