The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1919-08-02

Your recent article, rs Cloyerland
Getting Fair Chance" has been
called to the writer's attention. Evi-
IDENTIFY the writer OF the article had
not visited our ranch, except 10 drive
past our headquarters. The statement
is made that we have picked a poor
tract Of land. This is absolutely not
the case.
Land experts and many prominent
Western sheep men pronounce this
tract ideal for the purpose because II
is good soil: because II Is rolling and
well watered; because II Is already
covered with grasses and browse; and
because the soil produces fine crops
OF clover hay and roots for winter
feed. In fact. Western men who have
travelled all over Cloverland, claim
that we have the finest tract they
have seen and one very prominent
sheep man who has been in Clover
land for year, states that this is the
only real grazing land he has yet seen.
We have 1900 sheep here now and
{ ey are rolling fat. They arrived in
April and May almost skeletons and
have made the gain here The lambs
born here are ready for market.
This land was covered with big
pines and mixed timber and has been
burned over so many times that many
people are deceived as to its real ma
ture. but these many fires have so
cleared the land that II makes cult
walton an easy and cheap process and
has opened up the range so that all OF
Il has grown up TO clover, grasses and
small browse, no preparation at all
being necessary for pasture, and one
cannot see where the 1900 sheep
have grazed.
Just remember that these are not
sand plains, but land that was largely
covered with big pines. IL anyone
will stop here, he can see the stumps
that have not been burned and IL he
will Just watch our tractor at work,
he will see those that are under the
ground
We have had great deal OF jeal-
Gus knocking to contend with, but we
know just what we are doing, and IL
we had little more cooperation, we
believe all OF Cloverland would be
benefited.
Western grazers are visiting us
every day and everyone is enthusiasts
tic over our ranch. Many of these
are stock holders and several have
moved here as neighbors. This
ranch is the only concrete demonstra-
ton IN this part of the country, and
we invite everyone interested In the
development OF Cloverland 10 look the
ranch over. We are sure they will
agree that we have here the founda-
ton of very successful enterprise
and demonstration plant that many
will pattern after
In regard TO Iron county lands or
lands in any other county. we would
say. that we are in touch with many
Western men who are expecting TO
move here, and the writer will be glad
to advise them where large tracts of
suitable lands are located II he Is
notified OF any such tracts which are
for sale. But, we will not allow our
friends from the West to be sold any
land which we know is not suitable
for their purpose.
We are not interested in the free
grazing movment but are hoping that
many OF our stock holders from the
West and their neIghbors will settle
I'm this section, buy land, build build
ings, put land under cultivation for
the raising OF winter feed and become
citizens OF Cloverland.
In closing. let us give you little
advice. DO not worry about our land
or our proposition. Our land is one
of the best tracts, IL not the best in
this section for the purpose, and the
sheep here are happy and fat. and, af-
ter all. the proof OF the pudding IS
in the eating"
Come down and look US over thor
oughly before knocking us again.
Every enterprise. started in the inter-
est of cloverland. needs your cooper
alton and that of other resident.
MYRON II. CHURCHILL.
Cloverland sheep & Wool Co.