The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1902-08-21

as prices went crum bling OF potatoes,
but the finest article produced any
where came out OF the ground, and
the advertisement and practical de-
monstration of what the soil would
do meant a great deal to the agricul-
tural development of the county
Considerable wheat is being raised
on Douglas county land, besides oats,
corn, rye, flax, barley, potatoes,
peas, beans, cabbage. turnips, etc.
Berries and fruit trees also do well
here.
First Prize at state Fair
Douglas county gave the older
agricultural counties of the state a
good deal of shock when it swept
down on the state fair and captured
first prize for its exhibit. 1t also
did the same thing at the northern
state fair at Chippewa Falls. There
are men in the county who pin their
faith to the future of the county as a
great agricultural region. 1t has
been Que of the few northern coun
tics that. has almost without break
main aimed a county fair. Mr.. Agen,
whom I have already quoted in this
article, does not hesitate to venture
the prediction that Douglas county
will, in a short time, exceed any
county in the state in dairying and
stock raising. He has given his
reasons for this in the following:
Agen Makes Prediction.
Grasses of all kinds grow IN
abundance, affording plenty Of good
feed, and thelands are supplied with
a great many small streams, fed by
springs, which insure a water supply
during the entire season. The cool
nights make the county most desir
able place for stock, and on account
of the late frost stock can run a
month longer than in southern Wis
conslnS or Minnesota. !
The soil is of a great variety, be-
ing clay in large part. Where a
mixture of sand and clay is found
the result is excellent, while that
portion of the county mixed with
black loan and clay is unexcelled for
all kinds of agricultural purposes.
Best Markets In World Near.
The lands are tributary tc the
best markets of the world. At the
head of the great lakes are the cities
Of Superior and Duluth, with com
bined population of over 800, 900
people. The marine trade securing
supplies in these two cities is a big
market in itself. The farmer com
mands the best prices for his pro
ducts, having disadvantages over
his outside competitor of the differ
ence in harding and il freight rates.
All of the most valuable homestead
lands of the county have been enter
ed, but there still remain few tracts,
some of which are fairly desirable.
These are being entered, and the
prospects are that by fall there will
not be a remaining piece to be had.
Land agents there are without num-
Der, and they command various
prices for agricultural lands, the
prices being similar to those of other
parts of the new north. running
from So up to very high sums.
Beet Sugar Industry Promising.
The sugar beet has been given a
test all through the north, and in
nearly every instance the result
has been as would indicate that thi
region has future in the raising of
that product. Ten years ago the
region of the Brule was famed be-
cause Grover Cleveland went fishing
there. Now it'll one of the finest
agricultural sections of Douglas
county. Where the Northern Pacif-
ic railroad running between Ashland
and West Superior few years ago,
stopped only for the lumberman and
his traffic, today the lumber camps
have been replaced by beautiful
farms, where the clearlngs are being
extended year by year, and where
the sturdy settler is already replac
ing the hut of logs and mud with q
residence of dressed lumber. The
old ''go-cart'' which he once used to
go to town with is giving way to a
carriage and fine span of horses.
School houses dot the landscape, and
every where are the unmistakable
signs of progress and prosperity.
The cut-over lands that laid waste,