Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1885-06-18

EDITOR AVALANCHE : In passing
through Beaver Greek Township, we
are imbued with renewed faith in the
plains of Crawford and adjoining
counties eventually becoming a wheat
producing soil. 1t seems that all that
is necessary to grow a good crop of
wheat, is good cultivation and seed
well ppt in, and Providence will do
the rest. believe that most of the
plains land in this county, will in time
become a good wbeat-producing soil.
A new piece should be broken up ear
ly in the season and cultivated well
during the summer with wheel cult
vator, (Which always does the work
the BEST and put in one and half
bushels of seed to the acre, with roll
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good roller. Sow from the middle of
August to first of September, and
do not doubt but that from 10 to 20
bushels to the acre can be raised, and
on some of these plains greater yields
can be had. l would ask where in
this section of country could farms be
made, and the soil give quicker re-
turns for the labor and money expend-
ed, than by breaking up and putting
in crop of wheat on these plains. /
believe there are none superior. To
be convinced. take look over the
plains in Grove, Center Plains, South
Branch, Beaver Creek. and perhaps
Ball Township. There are, / hear,
some fine fields of wheat in Ball that
promise we'll, of the Others speak I'M
derstandingly; mostly from my own
observation. rrUvIueuce has provIu
ed this soil with an undertakings SUI
perior to any that could be devised by
man; being underlaid with a strata of
gravel, so that within a few hours af-
ter a heavy rain there is not much
standing water remaining on the sur
face. Another advantage is that the
snow usually comes before freezing
weather in the Fall, of sufficient depth |
that the ground remains unfrozen all
winter, and when the snow goes off in
the Spring the wheat looks green, and |
Is not winter killed as is the case i'm |
some localities where it has no protec-
ton. A man with health and "a small |
capital, can make good farm out of
some portions of these plains that are
unoccupied, in three or four years,
TO clear up a timbered land |
farm, it takes about one generation be-
fore he has got his land cleared and |
he stumps out before ne can enjoy
The fruits of his labor. If young
nan when he commenced, he is now
old when he is just stu
ated to commence living. You must
not suppose that l mean that a man
without any capital, that would need
% work for others the most of his
lime could do so well. He must have
enough to live on and support himself
md family, Gf he have one,) SO as to
work for himself, and am sure there
would be no disappointment in the re-
ult. called on Mr.. Miles who is To-
,ated on Sec. 40, Beaver Greek Town
hip, who has some as nice looking
wheat as one could wish to see. Mr..
Barney, Mr.. Hannah, and Supervisor
Hastings, along the center of the town.
hip, have nice pieces; also some on
Sec. 6, that look quite well. Many of
he residents are quite sanguine that
arming ia this county is going to be "a
success. All, or nearly all, had but
yery little means left after getting a
mall house up to shelter the family,
md have mostly worked out to live,
'nly working on their farms when
work could not be had, so that many
If them have not tested the growing
If wheat on the plains
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