The diamond drill., 1922-03-10
"A GOOD RECORD
AT TRIANGLE
MANAGER Schultz DISCLOSED
METHODS AND COSTS
AVERAGE is S65.sS PER ACRE
This Includes Stumping, Breaking
and Seeding and includes Cost
OF Seeds and Adm.

can address delivered BY Charles f
schultz before the Tri-state meetml
al Milwaukee last week.
Before starting in on the main
theme Of my assigned subject. an in.
PRODUCTION would be apropos. as tc
who the Rosebush Ranch Company
are. where they are located what they
are doing in developing cut-oyer
lands in the upper peninsula. and
what their goal Is in the matter 81
achievement IN developing their
large ranch
The Rosebush Ranch COMPANY.
owned and controlled by Judson &.
Rosebush, prominent paper manu-.
! facturer OF Appleton, Wisconsin. ana
Chas. II. Schultz formally cattIeman
OF Colorado, is located near Amasa.
in Iron County Michigan. The
ranch proper contains about 10000
acres in one compact block. Most OF
the land included in this area is
mixture OF pine and hardwood
cut-oyer lands. containing a rich
sandy loan and clay soil plains com
paratiyeiy free from rocks and ridges
of hardwood land containing more OF
less rock with a deep clay soil.
These two types OF land are inter
mingled with spruce, cedar, and tama-
rack swamp lands, and uniformly
trayeresed with springs, rivers. and
good running streams. which lend
themselves very favorable to ranging
cattle.
The topography f the country in
which our ranch is located makes
II ideal for the kind OF ranch We had
In mind. Fortunate we are indeed Il
have $500 acres OF land suitable for
cultivation lying in one body in the
center OF which are located our gen
eral headquarters IL is our aim 10
clear 250O acres by 1928. The land
we clear will be the conptometer
which govern the amount OF cattle We
will run. When fully developed we ex-
pect one acre OF hay land 10 winter
one COW and calf. This COW and calf |
must have from two to three acres or /
well seeded pasture for spring. sum |
mer and fall use.
IL Is our object in developing this 1
land to make out OF il cattle ranch !
for the purpose od raising and |
breeding beef cattle. We expect 10 /
run 1000 cows and calves on this
first ranch, Triangle Reach No / /
Western methods OF \. ising end /
handling stock will be employed N
far as they are practica excep;
where conditions must be change,
owing TO climatic differences IT, 70 the
West. We are choosing the Hereford
cattle as our type. They are ragge6
and hardy, quick 10 mature. and or
withstand the cold OF this rigoro.s
climate.
Active development on this rancl
started about May lst 1920. Our at
ention was first directed toward,
fences and the fall Of tha,
'ear We totaled ~ miles OF compIet
ID four barb wire fence. Some atten
ion was given 10 the clearing OF lant
lpon a small scale. but nothinf
eorth mentioning was accomplished
lue 10 the fact that we had
mall cvrew, and labor condition
we're such that men for this class 3
york We're not available.
AZ the close Of the season OF 1921
'e wound up with the following lnn.
rovements 9S7 acres OF land cleared :
lasted. and the most q Il plowed an /,
eeded, OF which 200 acres was seed
d last spring in time 70 give us
iirly good hay crop. The balance o. :,
ie land was plowed. some OF Il seed. :,
d last spring In time 10 give as :,
tirly good hay crop. The balance a =
le land wns plowed, some OF il seed :,
4 into fall wheat. alfalfa, clover and :,
mothy and good portion has =
imply been plowed. the frost pre- =
enting us from doing anything fur :,
Ter with Il last fall. We raised 200 :.
IN OF hay on the land cleared last :.
BRING. consisting Of pea. oat. and
I'D hay. L
We have % miles OF completed
nee. consisting mostly a. fonr
irb wires. while some OF the fercs
made OF woven wire and the bal.
ice substantially built corral fsnc- {,
/. made either OF poles or boards IA
e completed one large barn 65' by m
-, having a capacity OF $50 ton o. e.
" 100 cattle, and stable room for
urteen teams This barn has nearly W
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