Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-07-28
SHERRY AND
MILLADORE
George Smith Believes Towns
to Be Among the Best in the
County.
FARMERS MAKE MONEY
BY RAISING STOCK
Trade Could Be Brought Here
Ii Roads We're Kept in Good
Condition.

Geo. Ell. Smith, who is now with the
Milladore Lumber company, drove
down to spend Sunday with his daugh
ter and look after some business
matters. He speaks enthusiastically
about the towns of Sherry and Milla-
dore. To representative of the
REPORTER he said:
The Best Grazing Land.
"The best belt of grazing is ten
miles east and west of Milladore
village and as far north as the dense
forest. Even along the logging roads,
that are only used in the winter,
timothy is found, the seeds having
been carried by the winds into the
forest and along the roads. The
hay crop this season will run
up into the thousands of dollars.
''The poorest lands now bring from
$50 to $40 per acre. Eight years ago
S. per acre was considered big price.
Settlers Like The Country.
sit seems almost impossible that
only few years ago this part of the
country was entirely covered with all
kinds of timber when we consider that
it is now one of the finest grazing
countries in the world. The farmers
certainly are taking advantage of the
fact and do large dairy raising bust
ness.
without exaggerating, this is the
greatest grazing country in the United
States. Timothy hay will average
two tons to the acre. Eight years ago
this country was nearly all stump
lands and now it is finely adapted for
tame hay of very fine quality.
'The whole country is opening fast.
Settlers are coming in all the time
and very few who see the lands look
elsewhere for homes.
Creameries and Cheese Factories.
"On an average from 60 to Is pounds
| of cream and 1000 pounds Of milk are
daily brought to the creameries loca ted
at Milladure, Junction City, Sherry
Mills. From $500 to $3.50 daily are paid
TO the farmers whoare patrons OF these
creameTies One farmer alone gets
from 1920 to $40 for his milk pei
mUnth.
There are now creamerieS and
cheese factories at the following
places: One creamery at Sherry Mills.
two cheese factories and one creamery
at Blenker, one cheese factory and one
creamery at Milladore and two cream
cries at Junction City. ..s
| Farmers Prosperous.
"That the farmers are prosperous
is shown from the fact that they are
improving their farm buildings and
erecting fine churches.
| At Sherry Mills they dedicated a
] Presbyterian church, of brick con-
struction, June Is; the Congregations
church is out of debt and there are
about 800 in the treasury. Besides
this: a German Lutheran church has
almost been completed. At BlenkeI
the Catholics have large substantial
brick church, and at Milladore the
German Evangelical people laid the
corner stone for new church few
weeks ago.
Why Farmers do Not Come Here.
at is my opinion that Grand Rapids
does not get enough trade from the
farmers. If the sandy roads were
fixed from Frank Hamm's place, 81
miles away from here, it would bring
farmers from Rudolph and the rest OF
the country. At present the farmers
from Milladore, Sherry, Blenker and
Junction City go to Marshfield and
Stevens Point several times month.
All this trade would come here if we
had good roads. The farmers of Wood
county prefer to come to their county
seat to, trade il the conditions were
favorable for them to do so.
"The distance from Rudolph to
stevens Point is thirteen miles. If
a bridge were built spanning the river
at Biron almost. all the Rudolph trade
| would come our way.
Advantages of Cash Market.
zone great draw back is that there
| is no cash market where the farmers
may sell their produce. Stevens Point
has a cash market and the farmers,
| especially from Rudolph, go there to
| do their trading because of the advan-
tageS the merchants offer"
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