The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-17

and Well-settled sections of the coun-
try, both east and west, are coming
into northern Wisconsin, trooping in
on every train, to investigate the pros
poets for good farms at moderate prices,
Old land men say they have not seen
any movement in recent years like it.
The newcomers want to see for them
selves. Most of them can hardly be-
live that there is good farming land
left in the country at such low prices
as they see it offered. Judging by the
expressions they let fall, most of them !11
bring their families and their house
hold goods, for they are satisfied with
what they see. A great many deals
for 80 and 16O-acre farms are being
put thru this fall, and a still larger
number are due next spring. Most OF
the homeseekers prefer to remain in
present quarters till the winter is
settle early in the spring. However,
there are good many who are putting
mp houses and clearing off timber this
Ffall. They will market hardwood logs
and cordwood during the winter, keep
ing busy and bringing in some welcome
cash, and will be in fine shape to start
spring work.
There is still room in the new north
arn counties of Wisconsin for good
which is moving out in steady stream
from the areas of high land values, to
find homes which are within the reach
of their purses, and promise good re-
E&urns for their labor. Experienced land
f&nen, who know the state, say that there
are still 100000 or 100000 acres
Of land of good quality, including sandy
SFed clay: These lands are filing up,
lAnd while the process will take years,
the time is not far distant when cheap
s1and in northern Wisconsin will be a
thing of the past. If the movement
keeps up at the rate of the last year, it
is likely that values will be raised in
fanother year. The land is manifestly
worth more money than it is bringing
Enow, and will come into It's own some
day before long. It is coming every
Eday.
Has Already Been Tested.
Northern Wisconsin is not a new
and it's possibilities not fully tested
Settlements have lined the railroad:
for a number of years, and farmers alive
30 the possibilities have proved ths
fNalue Of the land. The warm sandy soil
mature crops easier and quicker thai
1.-THE black, heavy soils of other sections
land the notion that Indian corn will
being dispelled. While not main
stay, many farmers plant field corn ex
tensively, and it is almost a sure crop
having always an abundance Of mois
ture. However, it is in small grain, ha,
and root crops that the lands of thi
section prove their superior worth.
No state in the union can raise fine
timothy hay than Wisconsin. The lum
5bermen found this out, when timoth,,
sprang up thickly in their early log
ging roads, wherever their horses ha
eaten hay. The timothy thrived an,
spread, killing out weeds and makin
fine grazing wherever the timber ha
beer; cut out enough to let the sun in
Settlers now raise good crops. Of tim
othy before clearing the land of stumps
and without blowing. AS soon as tn
trees have been chopped off, the gras
seed can be soWed and brushed in wit
10 drag, giving a fair hay crop the frs
year, and fine, full crop the next one
Mean ngsi1t the stqmps are rotting' an
=: Red clover takes fully as well as tin
bthy, and where soil is in any need Q
richness the clover will give it, takin
nitrogen from the air and adding it t
the composition of the ground. Glove
us especially valuable as forage fe
stock, and makes rich pasture in til
clearings before the land is brought III
IL. CaCCn{
Ssvery time, and besides making goo
Shay crop it furnishes pasture from tt
thine it is cut till winter sets in. Whit
GLOVER, blue grass and other .pastu1
Egrasses grow luxuriantly, and are easi]
Fstarted.. Field peas grow we'll, and NAL
ER line food for fattening or for milo
Cows, needing little care.
Ideal for Stock Farms.
All things combine, of course,
make northern Wisconsin an ideal +
gion for stock raising and dairy far1
ing. Big money is being made off shee
10y enteFprising ranchmen who ha,
gone in, bought large tracts of cut-ov
saand at low figures, and turned Il
I sheep loose on it. With proper attic
+. Ftion to hay. and grass seeding, the lar
hcan be made to sustain as many shet
Ito the acre as many boosted ferti
sections. The climatic conditions ha7
hbeen proved to be favorable for tt
production Of fine, heavy feeces, al
athere is an abundance Of water ever
Ewhere. In addition to hay and pastu1
Esheep thru the winter, and the lal
/ yields splendid returns when sowed
turnips, mangels, sugar beets, etc. T
kbest money is being made off sheep
sShis time on the poorest tracts of Ian
swhere there is the most sand and t
/ least clay, as this land can be bong
/ EEdirt cheap, but will afford excellent pc
| sture:
Dairying is already one Of the pr
Gipal industries Of the northern COZ
/ ties, and the creamery output Of sol
Iof them is beginning to rival in 81
/ and quality the famous butter a.
scheese Of southern Wisconsin. Coop,
Fative creameries and cheese factor
ARE numerous, and the product alwa
i Esells readily at a good price. The ne;
ness to market is an advantage {
Il Ijoyed by northern Wisconsin that
obvious, It needs no explanation, or
a look at the map. Many do not re
ize. however, that Wisconsin itself is
great market for all farm produc
i fOutside of Milwaukee there are a nu
Der of live manufacturing cities. CT
4 Stunning forest products and other r;
materials, employing large numbers
hands, and making natural markets
fat stock, vegetables and all produ'
of the farm.
Market for Woods.
These same factories furnish m
ket of great consequence to the n
s. settler. Since the great pine tore
have gone, timber industries are tu
ing to tho hardwood which was l.
standing by the first lumbermen, I
wanted More valuable when work
1Ip than pine, it is taking longer
8 dispose Of. The hardwood is well sc
sfered and for that reason harder
nog and assemble at the mill. Settl
who buy so-called cut-over lands "