The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-10-28
Agricultural Fine
ID UP.
Good Farming Lands to BE Had An
Over The Peninsula.

Over The Peninsula.
Our actual statistics compare favor.
ably with states 20 the south and west
upon lands selling from one hundred
to two hundred nifty dollars per acrA
but the figures show q greater variety
Of produce than any Of these sister
states.
It IL no country for the lazy man.
There II q deal Of work to be done
between the land in its primitive CON-
dition and the first crop. but In reach
ing that point It IL well to bear II
mind that the settler has many oppor-
tunitics for material assistance In the
woods. mines and mills. The Upper
Peninsula Is extending an unusual
invitation to newcomers. and people
generally are cordial in their welcome
and treatment to them. Baraga
County affords opportunities for farm
investment second to none In the en-
tire Upper Peninsula and actual ex-
perienceN proves that money invested
in farming in this county pays
higher rate Of interest on the invest
ment and labor than any other form
Of investment that the settler can 20
into, besides living In q community
where life Is truly worth living where
the good things Of life abound.
work. ranging from ten to twenty-five
dollars per acre. Such lands can ordi-
narily be purchased from six to twenty
dollars an acre such being lands being
distant to town and shipping facilities.
| It is by no means necessary to
entirely clear the land before It begins
paying a revenue. but the settler who
is Influenced by the future possibilities
of the soil will put his land In the
highest state Of cultivation. Adding
these items of cost together the far
mer is confronted with the proposition
Of seeding the land to produce the best
revenue possible from the yield. Some
have already solved the question to
their own satisfaction resulting in q
variety of crops far different than
most farming communities produce.
The reason for this Is that our sofl
/ VIII PAO0uCO diiuOSt tVeTyInInR.
Grains Of all kinds. grasses and roots
return a yield entirely commensurate
with the attention given them. ana
pay a return per acre that would
astonish older and more settled com.
munities .
with rapidly flowing streams assuring
good water and perfect drainage. The
transportation facilities are all that
can be desired. for aside from our
enormous waterways. we have trunk
lines to the East. West. and South
giving us markets close enough to
AFFORD economical rates and rapid tran
sit. This largely reduces the amount
of spollage suffered by the less for
tunate farmer whose goods have to
make the long haul
All throughout the Upper Peninsula
q strong feature is remarked In the
excellent schools and churches. This
advances in educational and social
features is worth more than passing
attention as such do more than any
other feature except good crops to
promote welfare to the settler.
| Most Of the lands are commonly
called "cut-over." The cost of clear
ing such lands varies with the differ
ent ways employed In going at the
In the Upper Peninsula OF Michigan
is vast area of land that has never
yet been put under cultivation. A
small percentage Of this enormous
acreage is what is commonly termed,
pine barrens." The cultivation of
which is an open question. The bal
ance- of the land. though, is. for the
most part. capable OF the very highest
cultivation Of any northern lands.
The climate varies but little from
that Of the northern part OF Illinois,
but furnishes drier atmosphere 80
that. In reality. the cold is no more
noticeable II as much SO, in that Of
the temperate climate farther south.
The snowfall completely blankets the
soil to such an extent that the ground
Is improved thereby. both in the fer
tilizing substance carried with the
snow and the protection Of the fodder,
meaning no winter-killed hay. which,
Of itself. adds great strength to the
dairying possibilities.
The soil varies from clay loan to
sandy loan. These are in pretty we'll
defined areas. though practically an
counties have considerable Of both
= ne World Growing letter.
i Many things 60 to prove that tits. The
wsy Thousands are trying TO help others
p proof. Among them = Mrs. W. w.
Gould. Of Pittsneld, N. H. Finding good
health By taking Electric Bittsrs, she
now advises other suffers. svsrywhsrs.
p take thsm. ''For ysars ! sp6srsd With
stomach end kidney truuble, = shs writes.
EVERY medicine lussd fsilsd til took
1setric Blttsrs. But thls great remedy
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