Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-02-24
'Rusk County Plan" TO BE Basis
Of Operation, as Outlined by
G. M. Householder

When Glen Householder, of Madison,
tervicw with the farm editor that the
County Reclamation Law was broad
enough to consider brushing, logging,
levelins, and seeding lard as a basis
of Il loan. The stumps which could
not be pulled with team could be Ia
ken out later, and more money secured
for that purpose. Neighbornoods
should be grouped 50 as to make in
spectiOn easy.
This law is similar TO the drainage
laws of other states, and there is no
doubt that the lands of the prairie that
were drained by the county by these
drainage laws were the making OF
many low sections in the grain belt.
After being drained they soon paid for
the expense of drainage and good prof
It's besides These drainage laws were
objected to at first by some, but even
they became enthusiastic when they
saw the results from the reclaimed
land.
Rusk county land when cleared of all
timber residue, brush, stumps, and sur
face stone. leveled and seeded to hay
will pay good rate Of interest on 5000
per acre and can be made to pay a low
rate Of interest on up to $1,000 per
acre when we'll tended, fertiliZed, and
handled as are the best lands in the
alfalfa growing regions. Hay is our
best crop, and when we get to growing
hay right we can branch out into dairy
ing and make Rusk county the great
est dairy county in the world. 1t is
to help get start in this direction that
the reclamation law was put on the
statute books of the state of Wisconsin.
The loan is a special tax on the land
not a mortgage so the present mort.
cages Will still be first mortgages. The
security of these first mortgages would
be increased as the production was in
creased ON all farms of the county.
The settler would pay out on the recla-
nation tax from increased crops OF
hay. grass or other crops, so that in
lime it would be paid up, while the
mortgage would gain in value and be
more attractive on farm that was be-
ing cleared this way than otherwise.
The tax could be paid off at any time
30 that if the man holding the mort
rage wished to do so he could enlarge
his mortgage and absorb the whole, on
t could be paid from any other source.
The new bonds for this tax would
De gilt edge, tax free and very desir-
lblc. Mr.. Householder said that the
market was waiting TO absorb them as
fast as issued. There is practically
10 cost to the county and the beauty
IS well as new, can take advantage of
t and get all of their land to produc-
ing
The Only Hope
The only hope for cut-over land is
% get it cleared, and the quicker it is
crushed and seeded the quicker it will
3e stumped and put under the pillow, al
hough the latter process should some
lines be delayed until it can be done
)rofitably," said Mr.. Householder.
The constitutionality test is neces-
sary TO assure the proper functioning of
he law and every effort is being made
to put it over.
County Agent Schoepf is very much
interested and is joining Mr. House
holder in his efforts in this line.
Rusk County's Opportunity
Rusk county is indeed fortunate in
having Mr.. Householder select this ter
ritory as a starting point, and he be-
,ieves he will receive cooperation from
Rusk county not only from the farmers
out from the merchants, the Real Els
tate Board, the banks. and loan com
panies. It is a move that should be
of great benefit to all classes.
With the "Rusk County Plan" rs a