Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-05-04
$4,000 ACRES
Of HARDWOOD TIMBER and
TIMBER LAND to Choose From.

No better or richer soil Is to be had
in the country than the clay loan tim
Der lands OF Polk, Barron aud Gates
counties Wisconsin, and when these
lands are cleared up and in shape they
will easily be worth from 500 To $50
per acre Many illinois, Wisconsin,
Iowa, Minnesota aud Indiana farmers
who are making money ON no better
but higher priced lands are seeking
investment in this section Of the coun-
try, recognizing the fine quality and
great produCtiveucss of these timber
lands. Chicago and other capitalists
are buying large tracts for stock rails
ing and tiud II very paying Invest
mrnt.
1t is II wonderful country; fine
tirasses the abundance of timothy,
clover, blue grass, red top, and many
other varieties must be seen to bc
fully appreciated This, in connec-
tion with the easy access to the finest
kind Of water, makes this country cs.
pecially adapted for stock raising and
dairy farming
Adjoining the lands there are many
creamerics doing Il big and prosper
Gus business This fact speaks for
itself. For winter forage the farmer
can provide M abundance of clover
and timothy hay, wild hay from the
natural meadows pea straw, oat
straw, root crops, such as mangles,
turnips, ruJabagas, bccts, and cnsl-
age, from corn and clover, giving
him Il large variety of winter feed,
equal in quality to that found any
where i'm the south or west, and in
quantity it is limited only by the am
bitiOn OF the farmer in producing It,
Oats aud barley return q sure crop of
fine grain, aud the yield OF peas Is eN
tremcly large and valuable for
dairy food, and, being near to good
cities and villages, no difficulty Is
experienced in procuring bran and
shorts to supplement the grains grown
on the farm
The fuel question, need give the set
tier here no anX icty for many years
TO come With his growing timber hc
not only has an ample supply for his
own use. but is afforded steady in
comce from the cordwOod, logs and
lumber he will have for sale as he
clears his land.
sale for the first time, has never been
picked over, and runs so uniformly
good that it offers an exceptional OPP
portunity for those looking for all
round good farm lands. Cheap good
lands will soon be thing Of the past.
Now Is the time to buy, II you desire
to secure a good farm cheap either
FOR your own use or for an investment.
You can select almost any kind of a
piece OF land that you want either all
heavily timbered or part timber,
and the balance easily cleared, where |
a man can clear up on an average Of
an acre per day, ready for pillow
You can find some land with timber
on IL and part hay meadow, Water Is
easily obtainable either from lakes |
tsreams or springs. You can procure
a good well at a depth Of from 10 to
30 feet. II you buy timber land, the
average haul TO market Is only three |
miles. We have good roads To all |
our lands, there are school houses ad-
jacent, and several more will be built. |
When you buy land OF us you will not
be away OF In the wilderness, but on
A good road, with neighbors across
The way, and within 20 rods on each
side Of you. Hunting and fishing here
10 abundance.
WANTED Ose active, honest, en-
zrgetic, real estate firm IN every town
IN southwestern w sconsin, 10 act az
agent on these lands
ROBERT >. CRAWFORD.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
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