The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-07
ONEIDA AND Villas Is
Two Fine Counties in Northern Wis
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NATURAL LAKE PARK REGION
Destined to become One of the Most
Productive Dairy and General B
Farming Regions.

The northern part Of the state of Wis
consin has no section more attractive in
natural features and at the same time
commercially valuable because Of good
soil, climate, wood and water, from the
agricultural standpoint, than the coun
ties In which the Wisconsin river has its
source-the counties Of Oneida and Villas.
This country is at once natural lake
PARK region and region destined to be in
the mot distant future one of the most
productive dairy and general farming sec
tons OF the already wealthy state of
Wisconsin. FsEa:Ssts.1. :, $50. ~. ..
In those two counties and within easy
reach OF their respective county capitals,
Hhlnelaader and Eagle River, the Blue
Grass Land company of Eagle River owns
fo,OOo acres of land, selected through a
serves OF years when land in that region
was unappreciated and low in market
value. picked for the purpose of farm
colonization. The result of this selection
is tnat very few acres of this total is in
any y sense =, waste land. while the larger
parts easily tillable after clearing. 81.
Ihe greater part of this land is what
is known as cut-over land, minor por-
ZION haylng once produced a most excel
lent stand OF pure pine. But the greater
part was a country Of hardwood inter-
spersed with pine. Generally speaking,
this pine has been cut; off and the hard
wood left. Not little of the land can
pc easily converted into farms, the clear
ing being comparatively light work. Near
~ every quarter section contains wood
| enough for the needs of a farmer for fuel
FENCES and light buildings: Small natural
grass meadows are found at frequent in
tervals, many of them ft.for the mower in
their natural state <E&%&s~ @s.5 l.. Z.
over this entire section clover, blue
grass and timothy grow luxuriantly wher-
! ever roads or openings have been made.
Inc growth is ofSa strength and height
! not TO be found in regions further south
A great variety of forage grasses and
legumlnous plants may be here found in
native growth, on which the deer have
Tor ages summered- and wintered in
comfortable al ease: In the present condi-
ZION OF these wild lands cattle could win.
| ter IN the open with very little fodder.
Inc Blue Grass company's lands are
traVersed by three lines Of road-two lines
OF the NORTHWESTERN and the 500 line.
Two more lines are about to be con
| structed, giving this tract railway facilt-
ties hardly enjoyed by any of the older
sectlons or the state. The soil is for the
most part a clay, loan that has been
proven of uncommon fertility, Oats 20
eighty bushels to- the acre, potatoes 800
! Dushels per acre, peas of a growth larger
tnan ever known IN southern Wiscon sin.
barley, wheat and hay of uncommon Weld
| are tne. regular crops of this region. This
section as, abnndantly supplied with fine
lakes and running streams, making it with
It's forage and grain productiveness very
| ideal dairy country. '
In Oneida County. >--
The, holdings of 1.-The Blue Grass. Land
| company in Oneida county, comprise a
tract of about 5000 acres, lying very COM
pactly near the limits Of Rhinelander,
| the leading. city linz the upper Wisconsin
valley The, 500 road passes through the
very center of this TRACT. Roosevelt, the
first station east eof -Rhinelander, is In
this! tract. This tract contains enough
timber and wood to pay the price asked
en-b bloc. On the Villas county lands are
|large tracts of good saw timberzand in
certain parts good stands OF spruce and
tamarack. These lands are being offered
at prices much lower than the average
market price of such lands Much of the
land of like character In these parts is
held out Of market or at rates much above
the prices asked for these. @e5.'