River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1913-08-14

When we take into consideration on
the one hand that in many states there
is an enormous expense for CONNER
cial fertilizer and in others a terrific
cost for irrigation, while in still others
distance to the market destroys all
profits in crops, and on the other hand
there are many special crops common
to upper Wisconsin, and not included
in the above, that yield haHdsome re-
turns, when these facts are taken I'M
der consideration, we begin to realize
what we have in the undeveloped land
of Wisconsin.
A few years ago the undeVeloped
lands of upper Wisconsin were gener-
ally deemed worthless. They were so
treated by the eastern press, espe-
cially the magazines that then were
looking for the material upon which
to base their lurid articles. Nowhere
in the Federal agricultural department
could there be found a man who would
say good word for this great region.
| am glad to have had part in chang
ing this condition. Today we are get
ting good words from the eastern pub
locations. A recent publication under
the authorship of a member of the
Federal agricultural department gives
a description of the opportunities in
all the states and Wisconsin leads all
the rest. Everywhere people are look
ing to Wisconsin as the place for agri-
cultural extension.
But this is time of commercialism,
and land settlement is no exception.
Concerns in all parts of the country
are appealing for patronage. Great
railroads are making their greatest en-
deavor to settle the vacant lands along
their lines in the west and south Many
states are making large appropriations
many times larger than Wisconsin,
so that many homeseekers go to other
regions who would have done much
better to have come to Wisconsin. If
we are to get the people we should
have for the more complete develop
ment of the state, we must enter the
competition aggressively.
As the Wisconsin Advancement as
ISOLATION is engaged in a campaign for
development rather than for the mere
sale of land, it is essential that set
tiers shall not be disappointed when
they come to the state. My conception
land in this | am supported by my SUI
perior officers) is that we must con-
vince, not merely influence, the people
who are to be the farmers of upper
Wisconsin. We must provoke inquiry
on the substantial phases of the stu
alton, and to do so, we put forth the
following questions:
Why does Wisconsin grow larger
crops on the average than other
states?
Why does Wisconsin sell more high
priced seed grains than all other states
combined?
Why has Wisconsin more dairy cows
than any other state?
Why is the dairy industry increas-
ing in Wisconsin faster than in any
other state?
Why does Wisconsin capture more
prizes in national contest than any
other state?
Why did upper Wisconsin take the
worlds championship award in alfalfa
at the last worldwide contest?
Why are the pea canning concerns
placing nearly all the new factories in
upper Wisconsin?
Why are the beet sugar factories
looking to upper Wisconsin for in.
creased product?
Why does the best clover seed
come from upper Wisconsin?
Why are the pastures good in upper
Wisconsin when dried out elsewhere: