The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-09-08
For Wisconsin Lands.

sin, and even many who in past
years have located in the great grain
oelt are now seeking lands in this
section.
1t is a we'll known fact, demon
strated time and again that grass
lands will pay larger dividends. acre
for acre, than the finest grain lands
in the world. This is one of the
causes for the great influx of new
settlers to Wisconsin. 1t has taken
years of advertisement to offset the
general impression that this was
great pine barren; that the land was
entirely unsuitable for general agri-
cultural purposes, yet SO thoroughly
has this been done that today it is
looked upon as the section which is
best adapted for dairy, stock and
sheep breeding of any kind in this
great dairy state. And why this
great change? For no other reason
than that it has been thoroughly
demons trated that within it border
are. without exception, the greatest
clover and grass lands in the world
This we know is a pretty big state
ment, BUTT is a fact nevertheless,
corroborated by the best authority
in the country. What do you think
of cutting three crops of timothy
and clover from one piece Of land in
one year, and each crop good one?
Did you ever hear of this being done
in any locality except in Northern
Wisconsin,? Are you troubled each
year in obtaining a catch of clover,
if you are, then come up here where
clover never winter kills. Timothy,
clover and kentucky blue grass on
the uplauds. and red top, blue joint
and marsh hay grass on the low
lands, these are natural products of
the soil. They grow spontaneous
and of the finest quality.
But will other crops do, is
natural question, and in this con
nection we want to say that for the
twenty five years we have lived in
| Northern Wisconsin we have never
heard of a crop failure. Grains of
all kinds do well, and our farmers
are authority for the statement that
they have threshed out fifty, sixty,
eighty, yes, ninety bushels Of oats
to the acre, and chat wheat and rye
give satisfactory yields. ''But you
can't grow corn" is the usual cry
that goes up from the farmer of the
lower sections, and there again they
are wrong. The sol. of these
counties is clay and sand loan,
and is fast grower. Our farmers
never have any trouble in securing
good crop of the Flint and Dent
corn. One variety which has been
tried and found adapted to our
country is the South D4kota Dent,
it producing large yield and ripen-
ing early. AS for root crops, each
and every variety grows to it's larg-
est size and of excellent flavor
Stock vegetables, such as mangles,
rutabagas, turnips, carrots, ETC.,
yield large returns.
Thus it can readily be seen why
the western grain producer is look
ing with longing eyes to northern
Wisconsin, because here they can en-
gage in diversified farming, the only
true and successful way of tilling
the soil. The farmers Of grain re-
gions are not the only ones who are
looking our way. From Southern
Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota,
and Southern Michigan men who
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$75 to 800 per acre. have caught
the idea that if they can raise stock
on lands worth this sum per acre
and pay interest upon their invest
ment, they certainly can pay larger
dividends on the natural grass lands
of Northern Wisconsin, where they
can purchase ten acres for each and
in these older aud more populated
districts. And thus it is that eyes
, in all districts are looking to this
portion Of the country. During The
past wear thousands have visited
this section. Some have bought
others have let slip the golden OPP
portunity and have returned tt
) their homes, and will be satisfied will
the country, but without investing
| The seed, however, has been sown,
: and each party who has visited her
/ will return home and speak we'll o
e the country to his neighbor and set