Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-10-20

chased three years ago during the
search for mineral, has made study
OF soils and crop conditions through
this section and is authority upon the
subject, 1t is to be hoped that Mr.
Carpenter will join in with such men
as Mr.. Baachus and Mr.. Starks by
himself starting up a model dairy
faam in Villas county. Ed.
Darlington, H., Oct. IA, 10.
| am one Of the rapidly increas-
ing number of men who are get
ting more and more interested in
the progress and prosperity Of
Northern Wisconsin and espec-
Tally of Villas county. Numerous
visits and inspection trips across
the county, conferences with
Others interested and with others
competent to judge, and study
OF available data, have led me to
entertain certain fairly definite
and positive opinions on the
future OF the county, which | am
glad of the opportunity to share
with the readers of The News.
Its Agricultural Development.
Development of course will
come in various ways and will
be fairly diversified, but the main
feature and future reliance of the
county will be agricultural de
velopment. On this subject |
share the views of Mr.. CT. Cook
of Menominee, Mich, whose
opinions are entitled to a respect
full hearing Mr.. Cook for years
managed an eight thousand acre
farm in Iowa. Later he has sue
cessfully managed his several
farms near Menominee (about
1900 acres) in connection with
his canning business, wholesale
grocery and other industries at
that place. He is very familiar
with Villas county.
A Source of Revenue.
1t seems pretty obvious that
the agricultural future of Villas
county will be dairying and cat
tie raising. A county which can
raise clover and hay as this
county can is bound to succeed
| in these lines. The silo will be
an important adjunct of the
farm; but root crops, clover and
alfalfa will be the malnstay.
These will make the dairy the
farmers source of real revenue.
He will actually NEED nothing
else. In Herefordshire, England,
they raise ten tons of root crops
per acre for cattle feed. 1t is not
unreasonable to expect to see
Villas county do as well. | don't
think that the Importance and
value of root crops have been
sufficiently emphasized in your
county.
Cattle and Glover.
One of the best crops for feed
ing is sugar beets, For this pur-
pose they are worth ten dollars
per ton. If the proper system of
dairy basis with rotation of root
crop, clover, and a third crop Tin
some cases a silage crop is in
PRODUCED and maintained, you
can get as MANY dollars off an
acre as the Iowa farmer can
and at much less initial capital
invested. | should add that
probably alfalfa will soon figure
as prominently as clover in your
region. And the combination
of cattle with clover and alfalfa
is bound to maintain and in
crease the fertility of the soil,
Features of Success.
This is the main story. But |
am going to rehearse a few other
features of success apd points OF
Importance:
1. In the matter ofdairy farm
ing under your conditions the
smaller or moderate units prob.
ably have a better chance OF
pro6t-making or of being self
sustaining than the larger enter
prises. The large and expensive
herds, like those of Mr. Pickett
at Sidnaw, Mr.. J. Nj. Longyear
at Marquette, Mr.. Cook at Me
I'D Mrs Durand and