Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1913-09-27
UPPER WISCONSIN
CROPS NEVER FAIL
Unsurpassed Attractions for Settlers
Outlined by Former lmmigra-
tiOn Commits sioner.

gathering in its usual splendid crop
for in all history there is not year
when the Badger state failed to secure
good crop. 1t is worth while going
over the table of production as shown
by the government yearbook and see
how consistent might say persist
ent-the Wisconsin yellds are. When
one has CAREFUL digested the figures he
will conclude that there is not better
state in the union, and none that year
after year returns as handsome crops.
Despite this record Wisconsin has a
lot of unused lands unsurpassed for sny
crop common to the north central
states The reader may be inclined to
want to except corn from this state
ment. but if he will go into the upper
Wisconsin counties and make. a careful
Investigation he will be willing to
leave the stats complete.
Those unimproved iandsSare even bet
ter than farms in the southern portion
of the state for dairying and general
stockraising. for Hhe reason that they
are heavy producers of hay. and espe-
cialIy for the reason that the pastures
are supreme. Probably nowhere in the
United States is there large area
that produces as much pssturage sea
son, year after year. as this cheap
land in upper Wisconsin. In order to
fully appreciate the situation, one has
to make a careful investigation of the
facts. In doing so he will learn that
the snow prntects the clover so that il
remains Areen all winter and is ready
for RAPID growth as soon as the snow
is gone in the spring. He will find tha
the rains are SO distributed during the
summer that the pastures are supreme
all the time and that they are prime as
4 eng as tee ground is bare in the fall.
/ Cattle are fattened for the Chicago
markets on pastures in September anC
I October.
Not only is the above statement true
but there are many crops for which Il I
upper portion Of the state is better a
dapted than the high priced lands o
the southern portion, or the still high
er priced lands in Illinois and otne
states Of the middle west. Amonl
these crops are potatoes, cabbage ans
root crops, sugar beets, clover seed
peas for the cannenes and seYera
other crops More pea cannerles ar
going into Wisconsin than an othe
-tates and nearly all Of these are go
ing into the upper counties The GSas
ons are that upper Wisconsin projacC
the best peas and the crops pay thI
farmer SO well tbat there is n trouble
in getting them raised. Again, the rc
turns from crops Of peas for the seel
market are SO large tnat the cannerie.
have to pay high prices from the crop,
That the upper Wisconsin co1nties
where there are yet large areas d
cheap unimproved land is a desirable
place in which to grow all the grain.
shown by the fact that yields of all the
common farm crops are greater by five
bushels to the acre than the average oi
the United States Add to this the fact
as often stated by H. 4. Kruger, q
Wisconsin farmer who has taken more
world awards than any other living fan
mer that his performance can be dupli'
Gated on the cheap lands of the upper
counties, and you have a situation,
that is at once convincing and pleasing
This view is confirmed by the fact that
after years of investigation, 2. L. A.
Ferguson is opening the largest seed
farm in the world in one of the upper
Wisconsin counties.
The Wisconsin Advancement Associa
tion "a state WIDE institution that does
not sell land has had every conceiv-
able analysis made of the 1910 United
States census data that is available
without cost to all bomeseekers. The
census is the most reliable data in ex-
istence.
The conditions prevailing in the re-
gion of cheap lands in Wisconsin are
all agreeable and conducive 20 the con
venicuce and success Of settlers. The
settlements now there are around the
cities and towns that were built by the
numbering and manufacturing indus
tries, and at the outskirts Of these set
Elements and within from two t. five
miles, the very best of lands can be oil
taned al frors SIS to SIS per acre.
These are cutover timber lands. Tne
cost TO clear the greater area Of tbs
lands will range from $40 to $50 PEI
acre Tue cost Of clearing y generally
commensurate with the final value o.
the land.