Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-24

Sunset Farm. Across the fields
could be seen shocks of rye.
Down near the large horse barn
could be seen a large straw pile
like a large circus tent and by
t the big threshing machine and
big tractors. About half of the
rye had been threshed from 800
acres of land and it was yielding
forty bushels of fine Rosen rye
to the acre. Out in the rye stub
BILE could be seen 300 acres of
fine clover seeding.
The weather had been dry since
early July but there was little
evidence of crop suffering here,
even the vegetables in the large
garden being in splendid condi-
ton. Some people will conclude
that there is nothing to north
ern Wisconsin in periods of
drought. But they are mistaken
when farming is done right. Nor
thern Wisconsin is one of the
best bets in this world with a
scientific agriculture.
Seed improvement.
Perhaps one of the most inter-
esting features of this immense
farm is Mrs. Kuney's part in it.
Near a group of buildings the
center of which is one of the
cottages is a field of four or five
acres in which she is carrying on
seed improvement work on the
"tuber unit" basis. At planting
time she is constantly on the job
managing her acres. She says
Kinney ought to get at least three
bushels of Monmouth clover seed
to the acre or nine hundred bush
els for the three hundred acres.
Now attach the prices which are
ordinarily secured for seed to
each of these amounts and you
will see that the Three Lakes
bank will have to be supplied
with a new vault to hold the cash.
About the place in various
yards we saw ninety-five pure
bred Duroc Jersey hogs and pigs
of the outstanding type which
will take care of all Gull stuff.
These are seed hogs, you will not
ice. In the sales these hogs will
be no small money bringers.
Market Is Wide
But how about the market?
Well, Campbell will attend to
that Coming back to the office
from the fields we were privi-
legged to look over some of the
advertising matter and to see
some of the letters which had
been received from satisfied Gus
toners. Letter after letter re-
ported that the stock received
was the best ever received and
said that they would be in the
market for seed again next year.
We saw potatoes on their way to
Bermuda.
There are other large potato
farms in Wisconsin. But this is
the largest potato farm to base
its activities upon scientifically
selected seed potatoes treated
and sprayed to produce excellent
seed. Kinney has not been too
practical" to disregard the po-
tato specialist and his advice. You
know usually extensive growers
of crops or stock are not the
producers of seed and breeding
stuff. This has to depend upon
the small farmer and the careful
fellow. Kinney breaks all prece-
dent. This is an immense under
taking undertaken in a scientific
way and with crop and soil spec
ialists advising. Kinney makes
use of the State Experiment Sta
ton. His success is making some
of the practical" fellows sit up
and take notice into what the
Safe Experiment Station is doing
We came away from Sunset
Farm-The Farm of a Thousand
Acres" wondering why the great
northland of Wisconsin should
be despised. It must be that the
average man lacks vision. Here
is a great farming plan which
pulls the banker and the lumber
man from old jobs. and holds him
lAO.o Wh,r not farming instead