The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1912-02-24
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY "a, 1912
Experimental Farm
For South Shore.
Duluth Railroad Begins an Kner6eric
Campaign to Build Up
Farming Districts.

AS soon as the snow goes of in the
spring the Duluth, South Shore & At
lantic Railroad company will begin
work on an experimental farm which
will be located about thirty miles from
Superior, Wisconsin.
The plans of the South Shore are
unique in that the road will, for its
own benefit as we'll as settlers, begin
actual farming operations just as
would a man of moderate means going
into the country to make success of a
small farm.
An account of every cent expended
upon clearing lands, erecting buildings,
and buying stock. will be kept. 1t is
proposed only to expend only the same
amount of money as would the actual
settler with some means at his COM
mand.
The experimental farm will consist
of from forty to eighty acres, as this is
the amount the railroad company be-
lieves should be taken by a man who is
serious in his intention to establish
home.
The land will be cleared, or such part
of it as the settler would expect to
clear the first year, buildings will be
erected, stock purchased, fences built
and it will all show what the settler
with some means can accomplish the
first year. The railroad company wants
the definite information for it's own use
in securing settlers for the land of
Northern Minnesota and Upper Michi-
gan.
After the establishment of this farm
the railroad company will be able not
only to tell the new farmer definitely
what he can expect to do the first year
but the company will have the actual
proof.
E. w. MacPherran, land commission
er for the road, is at present working
out the details of the company's farm.
He says that as soon as the snow goes
off the ground he will have men at
work.
WILL EMPLOY EXPERTS.
Beginning this spring, the South
Shore will employ expert farmers to
go among farmers on the line and adj
wise them what to raise for the most
profit. Farmers clubs will be organ
lied in the different farming communi-
ties and the experts will advise them to
raise certain brand of potatoes that
they may all be shipped together in
carload lots and thus save the farmers
money as we'll as the commission man
who buys them.
An effort will be made to establish
colonies of different nationalities to.
gether, Mr.. MacPherran having founc
that this plan works well.
The railroad plans on giving the
farmers on the line every advantage
possible. The company will. find mar
kets for different products and issue
bulletins to the farmers, telling O
markets, prices. freight rates and ik'
information.
The company plans on hauling for
est products as cheaply as possible tina
the farmer may make as much none,
as possible out of his green timber.
The South Shore intends to make
big campaign for settlers along its lin
and the work being done just now
only preliminary to what is to follo'
during the next few months.
Believing that the biggest advertise
ment the road can have is to be abb
to show successful farmers, the offi'
ials are going to work with the
coats off to make the farmers alresd
established on the line most happy ar
successful by aiding them in every we
possible.