Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1882-07-13

Editor Pioneer: Wishing 10 give IN
expression to my views on the adapia-
bility of northern Michigan to farming,
know Of no better way then reducing
them to writing and sending them to
you for publication, with the hope
that it may reach the eye of some ore
who is looking for a home. and that it
may induce him TO look for himself,
and he will surely be convinced that
there il no better section in the United
States in which TO make a good home
OF course some means are requisite to
a succss sfal career but the capital that
would be required to take a man west
will be sufficient to bring him here and
give him good start, For such man
there is no better place i'm the world
than right here in Roscommon and
Crawford counties. l could name sew
eral that came into this town Ave years
ago, and all poor, that have stuck right
to their little homes in the wilderness,
as it was then, who were Obliged to 60
| from one neighbor to another byfoot-
paths, with or by glazed trees, who
went to Roscommon with the same
kind of path and got a few groceries
and backed them home on cir back,
or ran down the south branch of
the Au Sable in a boat, who now nre
In comfortable circumstances, with
good roads, good farms, and have'mats .
farming to them a success in every re
spect.
Since then others have come in, al d
kept coming in, until all the govern
ment land is taken up and Others have
come in and bought land of the raj
road company, and are building good
buildings and cl q ing off the lanc,
and fencing, and making good homes,
with very little means to start in with.
We can raise all kinds of grains that
can row anywl ere, but the soil is
better adapted to wheat, rye, oats and
buckwheat; and never saw q better
country for POTATOES than is here. We
are sure of a crop every time, and all
kinds of vegetables grow good. In
fact, it cannot be beaten for roots of
all kinds. There are some splendid
pieces of both fall and spring wheat,
and rye, to be sesn growing at the
present time. This is the second sea
son that we have tried to raise any
tame hay or grass, andssthsre are some
as handsome pieces of clover as man
can find in any country and some good
pieces of tim othy and clover together.
1t is also IA splendid country for cat
tie. They will fatten in the summer
time on this wild grass great deal
faster than ever saw them on tame
pastures; and think it would be u
splendid ountry for sheep. hut there
are not any here in this neighborhood
= except a small flock some fifteen miles
: away, and report says they are doing
very nicely.
For everything we raise we always
have a good market for IL at Roscom-
mon. It il and will be for years as
7 good a market for the farmee as there
: is In the State of Michigan. We al
ways have good water, for 1t is all
spring water, and soft. We have good
school-houses and good schools, End
, now all we want to make farming n
? success in every respect. and TO be In
dependent farmers, is to have a grist
mill. On the Sable river from Ros-
. common there Is some splendid water.
q power for a mill. and this beautiful
q stream of pure water never freezes
= over I'm the winter.
And now. with these few thoughts.
will say to any man that wants farm
!. and a home. come to this country. -
e Although il is quite thickly settled in
A and around here for new country,
!, yet there are some good chances to get
= some good and cheap. and close to a
: good market, good schools and good
water. A FARMER.