The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-12-22
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who live in the brusl, to take needles
and thread in their pockets when
they so to see their girls, for fear OF
accidents. No matter how: flight.
footed" you are, you might tear your
pants. DENao.
From Minnesota.
From the Mauston lWis.1 Star.

EDITORS STAR: In answer to many
questions asked by some Of the read
ers of your paper, I-submit tho FOL-
lowing for publication: The first
settler located in our town in the year
1874. His nearest neighbor was elev-
Ell miles from him. Now We have
about seventy voters, all Americans,
an organized town, four organized
school districts, our roads are good
for new country, market convenient,
and wheat this fall sold for as high
~ $l.30 per bushel. Wheat has
never been failure, but has given
u All average Of about twenty BUSH
els per acre. Corn has not been ex-
tensively cultivated but what has
been done in that direction, has given
= return of about eighty bushels of
ears per acre. Potatoes yield from
two hundred to four hundred bushels
per acre and of the finest quality.
Vegetables of all varieties grow
splendidly and mature in good season,
long before frost, and of far nicer
and more palatable flavor than I ever
saw in Southern Wisconsin, where
was born and resided for many years.
Wheat of nicer quality than va
raise here I have never seen, and
l have seen wheat grow all the way
from the Lakes to the Pacific coast.
l have heard many a gray haired
farmer say he never was ip country
where a man received such abundant
returns for his labors; and all. both
experienced and inexperienced farm.
ers, are enthusiastic over their sue
cess so far in this country as we'll as
tho prospects for the future.
The homestead lands are nearly all
taken up, yet there are beautiful
prairie lands owned by the r. R. Co.
and spectators, that can be pur-
chased at $3.50 to $3.50 per acre.
There is also choice meadow and
timber lands at the same prices.
Terms are easy; long time and small
interest, or, liberal discounts for
cash.
We have two saw-mills in our
town, with capacity Of about
twenty Thousand feet of lumber per
day, and two feed mills. Our climate
is all that could he asked for in
northwestern country; our summers
are not as warm as in southern Wis
consin and yet are warm enough to
produce good crops, the thermome-
ter seldom indicates warmer than 8Ox
above 0. The winters are some cold
er, but very dry and much moro pre-
ferable than the winters in Wiscon-
sin. I have known men to wear
moceasins all winter and never once
complain of wet feet. / have passed
six winters in this country and can
truly say, have suffered much more
with cold in southern Wisconsin
than 1 ever did here. might fill one
whole page of your paper in praise OF
this beautiful Northern Pacific
country, its abundance of game and
fish, it's rich alluvial soil, the content
ed and prosperous farmers that have
found homes here-but / will con-
c1udo fh;a latter nv saving We have q
splendid soil, beautiful faced coun-
try, slightly rolling interspersed with
lakes and rivers with occasional beau
tiful groves of timber.
I Iadvise no man to come here, but
earnestly ask all of my friends and
acquaintances who anticipate making
home in any new country to como
here and look at Woodside before To-
eating elsewhere. G. A. WRIGHT.
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