Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-07-15
WISCONSIN'S
GREAT FUTURE

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land eminently fitted for farming. This
is conservative estimate and might
easily be enlarged million or two. Oh
the other 5000, 900 acres portion is
barred because of the roughness OF
surface and a portion because of the
quality of the soil.
The above 10000 acres is mostly
hardwood lands, although much of
what has been termed pine lands is OF
the highest quality of soil. These lands
are Enthusiastically grass lands and
peculiarly adapted to butter and cheese
production. Northern Wisconsin will
become the great cheese center of the
Northwest.
The soil is principally a rich clay
loan, shading to the lighter loans. 1t
produces all grains in great abundance,
including torn, on the well improved
farms, but is so superior in pasturage
and meadows as to be recognized and
recommended as the great opportunity
for the diary The settlers in the var
ious communities have hardened to the
advice of experts and are devoting
their efforts to that vocation which
yields the highest income and preserves
fertility of the soil to the highest de-
gree-the dairy.
Tobacco culture has been taken up
in many of the northern counties with
results Of an enticing nature. 1t is the
opinion of many of the most experience
ed and expert tobacco raisers of the
state, based upon experience, that
many of the upper counties are super
ior to the famed southern Wisconsin
counties for tobacco culture. One man
says:
81 settled in Rusk County in 1898 and
cultivsted tobacco successfully from
the start. This year Q9O7) [ have five
acres of as good tobacco as / ever
raised in southern Wisconsin, where
hap long experience in tobacco culture.
My fve-acre crop will average 1000
pounds per acre and will nearly pay
for eighty acres here. This crop is
now harvested and curing in my sheds.
consider my land superior to southern
Wisconsin for tobacco.
Tobacco culture is, indeed, an inter-
esting item to settlers in the timbered
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to obtain large income from small
clearing.
Sugar beets are largely raised in the
upper counties. Three sugar beet fac
tories are located on the margin of this
fertile area, and the area is steadily
being enlarged. The income from SUI
gar beets, with the value of the pulp
for stock feed, may be said to average
$75 per acre. 1t is surely an enticing
crop and one that, like tobacco is well
connected with diaIying because of the
necessity of large amounts of fertili-
ger.
Another valuable feature-long known
locally but only recently brought to
the general public attentions adapt
ability to apple and cherry culture.
Singularly, the region thus adapted is
the northernmost portion of the state.
It's center is at Bayfield, and Port Wing
on Lake Superior. The test has COW
cred more than thirty years, and the
range of varieties include many of the
hardy kind. Recently this district has
been highly approved of by many ex-
perienced fruit men.
Just how large an area in this re-
gion is suited to tree frnits has not
been determined. While the growing
season is shorter than in other fruit re-
gions, the influence of the lake holds
back budding until after all danger
of frost has passed, and the ripening
season is a long and suitable one. The
fruit possesses fine flavor, high color
and excellent keeping qualities.
| Small fruits grow to perfection in
this region as we'll as generally in
northern Wisconsin.
The climate of northern Wisconsin
is especially suited to butter and cheese
making. The temperature ranges ar
average of four to six degrees lower
than in southern Wisconsin. The win.
tiers are longer and steadier in temper.
ature The air is dry and much of the
difference in average temperature il
summer comes in the cool nights thai
are of great benefit to the dairy inter
ests.
In common with all Wisconsin, thu
upper counties possess pure, clear wa
ter in great abundance. Almost ever.
section is well supplied with streams
rapid and deeply banked, an assurance
against damage by floods.
The mills that now supply employ
ment to vast numbers are destined t
be followed by factories that will util
ize the many splendid water power
that prevail generally over northern
Wisconsin. The total energy of waite
power now flowing outward in north
/. ern Wisconsin is to be counted only b,