Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1908-07-15
FARMING IN NORTHERN WISCONSIN.
Rev, John Kendall Tells of Experience
of Settlers From Large Cities.
ORNsBY. Wis. JuIy lst. l90s.

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EDITOR CENSOR: Your write up on
how Viroqua and vicinity expect to
spend the Fourth makes me feel bit
lonesome like. And | am writing to
help drive the blues away and at the
same time do something that win let
the thoughts of other days pass by.
Many things of note have passed under
my glance through the home paper,
from week to week, as the mail man
leaves it.
Times are very duh here, more SO
than they have ever been before, the
people say, and many men are seen
tramping by each day. Two of our
largest saw mills and one large manu-
featuring plant have been destroyed by
| fire the past month, and as result the
people thrown out of employment are
seeking work as near home as possible.
Ways and means of making a living
seems so much different up here then
they did at home that | am interested
in noting them.
Much is said about clearing farms and
making homes up here through the
press. Perhaps you would be inter
ested in reading how it is done. A fell
low. usually from some part of Chicago,
feels that the country is the only place
for him to make living without being
obliged to work hard. They all come
with this idea and as result are more
or less disappointed when they find,
that they have many problems on hand
One has to pay from ten To twenty
dollars per acre for the land, and the
average acre requires about twenty
dollars to dynamite the stumps and
twenty-five 10 get off the roots and
other debris. This with fence and
ordinary buildings will make total
outlay of about ~, 600 for the first forty
acres, and $500 for every forty he clears
| from then on.
We can raise more grass here than
we can in Vernon, but our fruit pros
poets are much poorer and it is very
difficult TO raise corn, so far, though
the indication is that the period be-
tween frosts is getting longer each
year. Quite a little dairying is en-
gagged in all through this section and
bids fair to se the leading thug in this
part of the ST te.
see by the paper that Rev. Sarles
has cast his lot among us and | am
sure he will be welcomed to the broth
erhood of Langlade county.
1 AhAoNbNA NltttE Va A4SSAIbA was kiN
little reminder, in the Memorial oration,
by Judge Mahoney, that we needed Q
suitable monument as a remembrance
of our soldier boys. | wish to commend
such as think too little attention ii
gwen to civic art in most places.
Though can safely say Viroqua sets
the pace for a great many of our larger
places when it comes to lawns, streets
and general appearances.
As to the political issues up here
| We have on the average three aspirants
to every county Office, and each mar
says he is the only fellow who car
properly fill the station. Our boa.
hasn't instructed us how we should vote
still We expect the republican candidate
to get the vote in the national election
4 Those Of my parishoners who rea,
the CENSOR, comment ON the writing
of Attorney Silbaugh. P. j. Layne, Mr.
Millard and Gen. Il. NJ Rogers as be
ing very able entertainer and theil
write-ups are certainly choice list fol
the many readers. Well the blues have
passed away and wishing the CENsoF
man and his force pleasant Fourth,
will close this little Epistle of John.
Yours very sincerely,
john KENDALL.