The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1920-07-08
Growing Strong Onions
Brings More Than Tears
Iowa Man to Demonstrate that there financial Gain in Growing
0Hions Commercial Scale.

That the undisputed strength of
onions and cabbage is not confined
to their odorous nature has been
demonstrated by w. F. Hertzog, an
old and experienced farmer VIII ex-
poets to make Washburn the future
home of himself and family.
For several years the Hertzog
family was located at St. Ansgar, la
where they titled small farm in,
the outskirts of the city, devoting
their time to raising onions and cab
bages, chiefly the former. They at
tanned marked success, and although
Mr.. Hertzog has not given out fig
ures on mis- financial gains, he as
serts that the onion and cabbage row
leads to riches for the farmer.
Iowa farmers who thought they
knew about all there was to know
about farming, and who thought
corn and hogs were about the only
things in which there was big money
winked knowing eye when Mr..
Hertzog started on his onion and
cabbage proposition proposition for
they figured that sooner or later he
would be shedding tears, big and lit
tie that were not produced by the
, care of strong onions, and that he
would, sooner or later be looking for
new fields and pastures green, but
Hertzog made the knowing ones
change their minds before great
length CT time had rolled by.
And here is where the fortune of
Hertzog changed-he was wanted in
other fields where this line Of farm
ins nd not been tried out before.
Tnofon A. Lovelard, who owns
much land in Northen Wisconsin, and
especially in bayfield, and Douglas
counties, in his journeys about the
country, wandered into Hertzog in
Iowa, and being interested in any
thing that pertains to crops, became
interested in Hertzog's onion and cab
bage venture, and he Immediately
thought Of farm in bayfield, county
where he would like, to have the Iowa
man try out his proposition
Hertzog, who was renting, also
became interested in Mr.. Loveland's
proposition and he decided to pull
stakes on the Iowa land and come to
this county where he would have
more advantages. He came to Nor
thern Wisconsin and is now on the
Loveland farm of 26O acres, where
he is going to try out the onion and
cabbage venture on a large scale.
The Loveland farm is located in
the city limits of Washburn on the
Four Mile Creek road. The farm
is ideal as to location and contains
about the same kind of soil as the
land on which Mr.. Hertzog made
success of the onion venture in Iowa.
a large part of the land is under
cultivation and it has the best
constructed farm buildings, fine water,
and is advantagously located with
regards to markets, making it ideal
for an enterprise of this nature.
The Hertzogs will be given every
opportunity by Mr.. Loveland to make
a success of the undertaking.
A part Of the large farm will be
devoted to the growing of onions
and the balance of it will be used
for dairy and general farming.
Mr.. Hertzog did not get on his
new place early enough this spring
to permit him to get his land in the
shape that he would like to have it,
but he says that xext year he will
have everything in same for engag-
ing in farming on large scale and
then watch out for onions. He ex-
poets to raise enough to bring tears
to the eyes of more people than re-
side in Washburn.