The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-12-26

nodVllV Interested III Sneep farming
and dairying? These are the two
industries which should be advanced
III our new north. Farmers should
never think of raising hay or grain
for the markets, but instead arrange
to feed them upon the farm.
In the district visited, settlers are
coming from Minnesota, Iowa and
from all over the east. At Lady
smith a real boom is on owing to the
heavy land sales in that vicinity and
to the location, at that point, of one
of the Menasha Wooden Ware com
pany's large factories.
Much Poor Land In the North.
In closing this brief article, the
writer desires to utter word Of
warning to prospective settlers look
ing up lands in Northern Wisconsin,
let it be understood from the start
that there are literally millions Of
acre !" in that region too poor to be
considered far agricultural purposes
at this time. Their are large areas
where the surface soil is a sand Of
not high fertility. Underneath this
sand is leachy white or yellow sand.
On such areas two or three crops
may be secured when the land is
first cleared, but few years farm
ing will make poor yields the only
certainty for ones efforts. Where
the sand is OF fine quality and con-
tains some clay, and where such
sand has good substantial subsoil,
the country is all right, other things
being favorable, but the settler
should avoid leachy soils. In other
districts the land is thrown up into
irregular gravelly ridges running
every way on which are often large
drift boulders. Such land would be
exceedingly dear as gift if one
were compelled to live upon it.
Then there are swamps which can
not be drained, and oCher regions Of
naturally good land which are so
thickly covered with boulders that
one could never think of using the
pillow. Of course individuals or COM
panies own these poor lands and are
anxious to sell them to land seekers.
The greatest care should be eXer-
cised by all persons looking up lands
in the north and the poorer lands
carefully avoided. There are yet
plenty of good lands if one will but
spend the time in looking for them.
Don't Rely On Agents.
Nor can one be sure that because
he sees good lands in one part of
township that they are equally good
in another part? Sometimes half
township possesses excellent farm
ing lands, while the other half is
worthless for that purpose. Only
by the most careful personal inspec-
ton should one select lands for
home building. No one should take
the representations of agents or
others. but carefully study his in
tended purchase and be sure he is
right before paying out any money.
Recently the writer received let
ter from person living not far from
Milwaukee enclosing plat showing
a couple of thousand acres Of land
in scattered tracts in northern
Wisconsin county.
This party seemed to think that
my knowledge covered this whole
great area. The same writer
would not think of purchasing
an improval farm in Wauke-
sha county without inspecting it
closely. He probably would take
no ones word but insist on seeing
it with his own eyes Yet here was
a venture covering a couple of thous-
and acres in a dis trict possessing all
kinds of land which he was willing
to leave with another person. Those
who 90 about the purchase of lands
in northern Wisconsin by relyir g
upon the statements of others may
make serious mistakes; those who
will investigate the new north in a
careful, businesslike way will make
no mistakes, for there are good
agricultural lands there at low
prices in comparison with their real
worth. Yours very truly,
w. A. HENRY
E70Eev9g Kidney Cure