The diamond drill., 1919-05-10
half MILLION
SHEEP FOR up.
WILL BE SHIPPED INTO CLOVER
LAND WITHIN 80 DAYS
BLIND TO THEIR PROSPERITY
CIoyerIand Residents Do Not Ap.
preciate the Possibilities of
Thier Own Country

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Within sixty or ninety days betweel
10000 and 100000 head Of cattle an
between 100000 and 100000 head o
sheep will be shipped into Cloverlan'
for grazinz purposes, so conhden
have western cattle men become II
the future of Michigan's northern
peninsula.
Cloverland is the talk Of the south
west. Even in New England, where
no effective means OF publicity foT
this section OF the country have been
established, there is an increasing
interest in Cloyerland.
Cattle men OF the west are so GER
tain that Cloyerland is the best graz
ing country in the United States that
many OF them right now are prepared
TO take blocks OF land here Of 100,-
600 acres.
Blind TO Future Prosperity.
These are some of the facts re-
vealed 10 the Cloyerland men during
the meeting OF the U. p Development
Bureau at Escanaba last week. They
were straight from the shoulder arr
guments that residents OF Cloyerland
are destined 10 see one of the most
prosperous eras IN it's history in the
not far distant future, II plans don't
go amiss -and there Is every indica-
ton that no plans will miss fire.
Many good speakers were heard
and each talk seemed to bear out the
oft-repeated statement that residents
OF Cloverland were blind to the pros
porous future Of the peninsula at
least, that the majority OF people do
not realize what the soil OF Clover
land is destined to give toward the
supply OF world products.
Plans told for a real wild and
woolly west roundup were announc-
ed by Secretary Doelle, In the prog
ress OF the meeting, and were fol-
lowed by the announcement that
settlement OF freight rates for the
peninsula is practically assured for
the near future in which he remark
ed, III i expressed my opinion OF the
railway administration / should be
liable to arrest under the postal
lws."
AnotheA plan whereby Cloverland |
will get nationwide publicity is thru |
the agreement OF the bureau with |
THE Country Gentleman" national |
farm magazine, to send one OF its
writer's to this section OF the coun-
try some time with view to writing
an extensive article on the possibili-
ties OF the peninsula
Arizona Man Boosts CIoyerland.
1t was l.. W. Martin, an Arizona
cattleman, who told the Cloverland
boosters frankly that there is a lack
OF appreciation OF this country by its
own residents
why" he declared we 20 miles
and miles in Arizona and don't find
bit OF grass. We have lots OF Il
there, but not near enough And
here there Is an abundance OF feed
for grazing cattle
"The upper peninsula OF Michigan,
or Cloverland, as II rightfully should
be called is the talk os the southwest.
y know positively that within 60 or
90 days hundreds OF thousands OF
head OF cattle and sheep will be ship
ped here from the western and south
western states. Why? Because here
we can see no need to stand a loss OF
sometimes as high as 1000 head In q
single year and still make money, as
we do in Arizona
"The belief that Cloverland is an
cold place is all rot" he /
continued. I'VE have from 10 to II
degrees below zero for long stretches
In Arizona. And we have some hot {
weather too. We also have from six Z
to ten feet OF snow many times.
Martin emphasized the need for !
laws regarding the branding OF cattle
and told how with proper laws in the I
western states any intentional sale :
OF cattle by others than the rIghtful {
owners could readily be detected s
thus saving the owner loss on the
cattle sold In that manner. I'd