Rensselaer Journal, Volume 11, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1902 — A FINE DAIRY COUNTRY. [ARTICLE]

A FINE DAIRY COUNTRY.

The land hunger manifest for several yean acutely is more Intense now than ever. . More people realise that If they want a farm of their own they must get it now, before the cheap farm lands ar* all gone. Mon settlers are going Into Northern Wisconsin this spring than at any previous time. People who have gone there a few yean ago and have become independent have proved this an ideal country for a man of small mean* to get a start, no less than for the man with money and farming experience to make an Investment. Prof. W. A. Henry, Dean of the College of Agriculture, in an article on the Dairy Industry of Northern Wisconsin, says: “After careful study of all the conditions prevailing in Northern Wisconsin, the writer is firmly impressed with the belief that this will become one of the great dairy regions of America. First of all there is that prime requisite for fine butter and cheese, namely, an amble supply of pure cold water everywhere accessible. Second, an abundance of wholesome stock foods. In summer time the cattle of Northern Wisconsin will find li its pastures the finest of grasses and clovers (red and white clovers flourish), anc. timothy and blue grass pastures are at prevalent and productive as anywhere further south.” If you want to know more about thte country you can learn from the booklets which the “Soo” Line has prepared. Write te D. W. Casseday, Land and Industrial Agent, “Soo” Line, Minneapolis. Tell him you want to know about the dairy country in Northern Wisconsin.