Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1920-03-11

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B. G. Packer. equivalent and
more in the land
over which we travel every day.
But it is time for a new birth in
agric lltural Wisconsin. 1t is a more
suspicious time than ever before to
open more land to stimulate a greater
investment of capital for that purpose.
The demand for hay and other stock
foods, great as is our harvest, actually
exceeds supply. Only one acre in
three that might be cultivated is pro-
ducing crops.
Room for Improvement.
To estimate the handsome returns
following better methods Of feeding,
multiplication of silos, a more general
appreciation of roots and the use of
clover as a catch crop is far beyond
but some years hence those who are
living will look back at 1920 with
smile Of indulgence
Never again will dairy products be
other animals have risen and fallen
in public popularity for varying pc
RODS of time, not so the COW. Milk
is supplement for many foods. But
there is no, substitute for milk. A still
greater supply Of feed and the yearly
increase of a few pounds of butter-fat
per COW would contribute a vast sum
for further enrichment of the state.
A larger amount of grain-an addi-
ton of single bushel to the &cre-
would mean millions of dollars more,
and without Cutting the market be-
cause those products are fed and the
fertility of the land kept up.
Because it is dairy region, Wiscon-
sin has rare opportunities for success
full development. Fifty per cent more
good land awaits our use than the to-
tai now occupied. Verify this with
the soil map. Ge+ reports from the
department of agriculture and expert
ment station. Examine our acreage of
crops.
Surrounded by Markets.
We are surrounded by markets of
tremendous purchasing power. They
are expanding. They will continue to
expand. These markets are accessi-
BILE. The center of population is just
over the line at Bloomington, Ind.
Their cultivation means more milk
from silage feed and good hay where
none was made before.
Since 1910 we began growing hemp,
not for the crop, but to kill weeds The
plant produces marketable rope fiber,
and now we harvest more than any
other state. Since 1910 we have wit
messed the development of modern
methods of land clearing and have
learned that lower powered and lower
priced explosives are most effective
and more economical.
There has been decided Improvement
in mastering plant diseases and insect
pests. We know generally that the
common barberry shrub causes black
rust of wheat, and are pushing it's
eradication. The discovery of the
potato leafhopper and methods of
fighting it have been brought about.
Improvement in General.
Since 1911 better yielding varieties
of peas and grains have been devel-
oped and given wide distribution here
and elsewhere.
Every county in the newest part Of
the state is adding to it's population
and acreage of cultivated land, build
ing more roads, bridges, schools, barns
and silos and raising more cattle.
Every county Of Southern 1Viscon-
sin is increasing it's land in crops.
Not one of them is fully developed
far from it. Farm tenancy in Wiscon.
sin, through the production of meat
and milk, is a business partnership,
not q bugaboo article.
Know the state. Send a dime to
the highway commission at Madison
for a road map. Drive from Lancas-
ter to Florence, from Racine to Supe-
rior. Travel across and back.
Beautiful for situation is Wisconsin!