The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-02-24
TO WAGE MIGHTY
WAR ON FORMER
KINGS OF THE
FOREST
LAND CLEARING TO GET
INITIAL START
C. M. Fardy Has Been Engaged
as Land Clearing Director.
Meetings Start at Cable Next
Wednesday.

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The mighty war on what is left of
the former kings Of the forest is on,
and from now uatil spring Land
Clearing Director c. M. Fardy,
working comparatively with the
| Agricultural Agent of Bayfield, Coun-
ty, the Land Clearing Division of the
University of Wisconsin, aided by
the farmers, bankers, manufacturers,
railroads and citizens generally, will
be lining up his forces for the war
on stumpdom which is to begin in
the spring and continue throughout
the summer months. The organiza-
ton plan of the campaign for 10,-
OOG cleared acres of land in Bayfield,
county during the season of 1921 has
already been formulated and the
first meetings will begin on Wednes-
day, March End, at Cable, when the
Cable organization will be perfected
by the selection of local committee
to have charge of the work in the
Cable section. The plan is to hold
meetings in every school house and
meeting place in the Cable district
as soon as the local organization has
been formed.
From Cable the Land Clearing
Director will work north and will
gradually organize the different COM
munities of the county and it is the
plan to have the countrywide or
ganization complete by April 1st or
as soon thereafter as possible.
The war on the mighty stump will
begin as soon as the frost leaves the
ground and from that time on
through the summer the battle
against stumpdom will be on.
The following article by the Land
Clearing Director WI give some idea
of the campaign:
(ByeMf. 'Fardy Lard Cfearing Direc-
tox)
How many of US stop to consider
that out of an area of $4,000 acres
only 38,777 acres are cleared in
Bayfield, County? In other words
only 4eo is in tillable condition.
Last year approximately 300 new
cleared acres were added. This year
10000, or more new cleared acres are
to be added under one condition.
That one condition is that every
man, woman and child in the coun-
ty works for it. Mr. Farmer, "Ask
how can / do more than did last
year." The answer is this: "Devote
1920 of your time instead of $50 to
land clearing. Then while you are
working that 1870 use your head.
Make the head save your back and
feet. Remember in land clearing
labor is cheap in the form of dyna-
mite cartridges or in the form of
stump pulling devices where the
horse does most of the work, than
the labor enclosed in overalls.
Mr.. Business man asks: "What can
I do to help the cause ?" The answer
is this: Take an interest in Mr..
Farmer, and if, along about about
tax time or before he gets returns
from his crops, he may not be able
to meet a few petty bills, don't let
him stop there, but go out and see
what Mr.. Farmer is doing. See if
he has done anything on his farm
this year to warrant you to let his
credit stand warrant you, if Mr..
Farmer has cleared land, his credit
is good. Ask Mr.. Banker about it.
Then, too, you might take a day off
and go out and visit the farmer. He
will gladly lend you pair of over
alls and allow you to tussle with Mr..
Stump. Again you can aid in per-
fecting an organization whereby the
good idea of one farmer may be car
rid out and utilized by the farmer
of less fortunate circumstances.
A few weeks back many of the
farmers, bankers and businessmen
observed what some of our sister
counties such as Rusk, Washburn
and Marinette counties were doing.
They realized the Importance of some
kind of an organization to assist the
farmer in his war on stumpdom. They
realized that only 38,777 acres were
cleared since the beginning of agri-
culture in bayfield, county. They
realized that 10000 acres would in
nraasa tha valuation of this county