The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-07-19

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and without fertilizers. The guam
titles and kinds of commercial fer
! tilizers are to be demc rs trated and
in addition to the ordinary barn
yard fertilizer, peat is being used.
This common black muck. to be
found in swampy places, need only
to be used sparingly to enrich
sandy land. 1t will not be long un-
til farmers can ascertain how to use
peat to the best advantage. The
clover on this farm is among the
attractions for many visitors,
THE ASHLAND FARM.
Near Ashland, the state is open
ing up thirty acre farm with good
results. Here again the heavy red
clay is encouraged and the expert
ments are along the lines of how TO
cultivate the crops and what are
the cheapest and best fertilizers.
Oats, barley, and other grain are
growing in good form and clover
and timothy are showing well. The
many apple, cherry and plum trees
to be seen every fall around Ashland
indicate that this is fruit section,
but the state will plant an orchard
there next spring and seek to ascer-
tain the varities most suitable for
the climate. 1t is believed that the
farmers will make greater progress
in fruit growing when they can be
safely advised what to plant.
THE BAYFIELD, FARM.
The Bayfield,, OR Chequamegon
bay, peninsula is widely known as
fruit belt. Farmers and others for
some years have been having very
good results with apples, cherries,
plums, pears and even grapes in
spite of the fact that fruit was I'M
Gertaken in a hit. and miss fashion
so far as varieties were concerned.
New the state is taking the matter
up scientifically. The Bayfield,
station, devoted thus far wholly to
fruit consists of ten-acre orchard
near the village of Bayfield, and a
fve-acre orchard near bv on Made
line island. The trees planted this
spring are making splendid show
ing and the developments at this
station will be watched with uG-
usual interest.
TWO YEARS PROGRESS.
! Organized efforts through the
Farmers association and itsI car
"Grassland" during the two years
past secured the establishment of
the experimental farms: assisted in
esta blishing half dozen creameries
with more to come; started many
homeseekers towards these counties ;;
inaugurated the series of popular
excursions for homeseekers to open
next week; encouraged the estab-
lishment of sheep and cattle raising
on a large scale, and among other
results have brought new people
and much new capital into these
counties. More than all looking to
the future, the Farmers Assocla-
ton is rapidly letting the outside
world know that North Wisconsin
is on the map. just where it is loca-
ted and many opportunities here
for farmers who will go at their
work intelligently and indus triously.
COMMITTEE MEETING LATER
Owing to the excursion next week
from Iowa. Minnesota and Dakota
points to North Wisconsin, with
Ashland, Washburn and Bayfield,
as terminal points, the meeting Of
the executive committee scheduled
for July 18th, at Mellen, has been
postponed until July Oath, at the
same town. All indications point
to large crowd on the coming ex-
cursion from Sioux City, which will
be run in two sections.
BY Fl. S. Fairall in The Telegram.
Announcement.
The summer meeting of the Wis