Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1919 — Schleswig Rich Land. [ARTICLE]

Schleswig Rich Land.

Schleswig, the northern portion of she Schleswig-Holstein of Prussia, is adjacent to Denmark. The northern part of the former duchy Is peopled mainly by Danes. Excellent harbors are on the eastern coast and the agricultural land is there also. The western coast consists of marshy but fertile marine alluvium. Agriculture is the chief occupation and much rye, wheat, barley and hay are produced. The province is famous for its excellent' cattle, -which are exported the /world over for breeding purposes. Manufacturing: industries are little developed. Its relative to the Baltic sea and the North sea has increased Its. commercial importance to a great extent.