The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08

/ Douglas county, situated in the exs
Wisconsin, is practically thirty-slx
miles wide, from east to west and
thirty weight miles long from north to I
south, containing therefore l,36S square
miles. Deducting thirty square miles
for lakes and streams would leave lana
There is ver@: little waste land IN
! Douglas sounty. With the exception
Of some trap-rosk dykes rising slightly
! above tie surface along the copper
range, occupying only q few acres, and
of some small areas of light sandy soil
IN the southeasterly portion, every acre
The lake valley plateau, rising from
thirty feet at the shore>of Lake Superior
to $50 feet a dozen miles back from
the lake at the foot of the low hills
known as the copper range, has rlcn
marty red clay soil free from stones,
and is well watered by numerous
streams.
South of this valley, the copper
dozen miles to 800 feet above Lake
Superior This district is undertake
with copper-bearing rock. and glacial
boulders are occasionally found on the
surface. The soil and drainage is much
the same as that of the lake valley,
r
aaixed with sandy loan. The southerl,yy
portion Of the county is we'll ,watered
s BY many beautiful lakes and never
/ freezing, clear spring water streams,
1 all flowing toward the Mississippi river.
! q The soil of Douglas county is very
productive, yielding under cultivation
/ abundant crops of wheat, rye, barley
beets, carrots, parsnips, cabbages-in
j fact all the grains and vegetables com
! mon to the temperate zone, including
Indian corn.
1 This seems to be the natural home
| of small fruits. Strawberries. raspber-
ries, currants, gooseberries and plums,
as well as high and, low: bush eranber;,
! when cultivated. yield profusely. %Ap-
! pies, especially the winter varieties, do
well here. Wild flowers freely abound
and those grown under guidance. rival
CALIFORNIA; best. - 55,.,. WI
+ But Douglas county. is essentially a
.Alsike, red and white, clovers, timothy,
red-top and blue-joint grasses seem
indigenous to the soil, growing wild
and luxurious everywhere in the dense
woods and in the open and among
the brush and stumps, affording the
very best Of pasturage and winter feed
The meadows and cultivated fields pro-
two tons Of hay per ACRE, and many
seasons a esoond crop of half a ton OF
clover is secured.
I Now, as we have the grazing, the
hay, the grains and roots and can sup
/ plement them with offal and feed at
elevators, and a home. market in the
i 100000 Of population in the cities Of
Superior and Duluth, and an equal NUM-
Der in the mining and numbering ter
ritory within radius of, 100 miles of
/ these cities, why is this not par-excel,
lence the place for stock raising and
4 dairying, as we'll as for general farm
ing pursuits9 1t is; the arguments in
its favor are many and incontrovertible:
Our cool climate and rich clovers and
grasses furnish conditions for the best
Qualities of milk, cream, butter and
cheese. AS compared with northern
New York, our winter indoors feeding
is shorter, and our pasturage season
longer, grass remaining green here until
late in November The more the question
Of stock raising and dairying is con,
sidered the more elements Of profits will
be disclosed. Without locking farther
than southern Wisconsin, southern Min:
hesota, Iowa and Illinois, thousands OF
farmers may be found who have grown
years in these pursuits. Right here in
/" DOuglaS county We nave uolo 1uFoA
tagcs than they have.
Cattle seem to enjoy immunity, from
disease here. They Feed we'll, look well
and feel we'll. IT is rare indeed to dnd
cow having any sort Of sickness. The
cows hereabouts look healthier and bet
ter than those farther south.
These consideratiions furnish stronge!
arguments for this as a dairying anc
stock-raising country. During the pas
two or three seasons few western
stockmen, observing the excellent quail
ity Of our grasses have pastured small
droves of cattle in the town Of Brul'
with very satisfactory. results, = IA read!y
the enterprising farmers about the vii
lage Of Poplar have established. =
creamery and the erection Of creamerie
at several other points within our Dor
ders is under consideration.
It must not be overlooked that shee]