The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1910-12-01
Entered at the post-office at Washburn
Wisconsin. as second-class mail matter.

section at the Chicago stock
yards last week when two car
loads of sheep and lambs ship
ped by Fritz Carlson and Charles
Townsend, who have ranches out
on the Northe Pacific between
here and Iron River, we're pro
nounced as being the best Oh
the market for the day, compel
ing with about $4,000 others.
The sheep and lambs were fat
tened on the Bayfield, County
grass lands, and had not had one
mouthful OF grain Of any kind,
and the Bayfield, county gentle
men did not believe that they
would compete with the stall
fed stock. The sheep from this
section were purchased by the
Ham pond Packing company, and
the buyer pronounced them the
best on the market for the day,
and the highest price was paid
for them. The competing
sheep came from all paris of
the west and middle west. The
Bayfield, county sheep created
something of a sensation among
Chicago breeders and those in
live stock circles and the adver.
Using that we will get as a result
will be most effective for there
is no reason for doubt.
For a number of years there
has been several engaged in the
business of sheep raising in
Bayfield, county and all have
made a success of the industry.
Catlin BROTHERS. who have a
large ranch near this city, yearly
pasture nearly two thousand
head of sheep which they ship to
to the market in the fall and
they always bring the top prices.
There is very little expense to
raising sheep in the summer
on Bayfield, county lands and it
will not be long until big sheep
owners recognize this fact, and
it may be the means of starting
several large ranches in Bayfield,
county.
A FEW of the members of the
Ashland county board from the
southern end of Ashland county
"bucked" when the proposition
came up to appropriate $1,000
with which to join with Bayfield,
county in the purchase of land
for q state experimental farm.
These mem bers did not object to
buying the land but believed that
the farm should be located in
Ashland county, for otherwise
Bayfield, county would get all of
the advertising. Our Ashland
neighbors should remember
that we are all boosting for this
north Wisconsin region and that
what helps one helps another,
and it does not make much
difference where the state farm
is located, as long as it is IN this
region which we are all so de.
sirous of seeing go to the front
ranks. The piece of land in
question has been selected by
the State University because it
contains variety of the soils on
which tests will be made, and
the location should y,ot make SO
much difference to I;.e towns in
the southern END cf Ashland
county. A piece 81 land could
not be secured t'las would be
more centrally located, that is as
choice as this one for an expert
mental farm.
FLOWING on the 25th and Goth
of Novem Der is a thing that can
be done in Bayfield, county and
unless cold weather soon sets in
there will be nothing to inter
fere with blowing even later than
this. There has been a great
change in the climate of this
north region and it would not be
surprising if we have open
winters before very long.
The city mem bers of the Ash.
land County Board think that
they have been handed a pack
age" in the equalization of the
property of the county and at a
meeting of the common council