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BURNETT COUNTY, W^ISCONSIN.
49
ALSTAD CEEAMRKY
¦ It has 008 industry thesucessful de¬ velopment of which will mean much to all this part of rhe state. If it proves to be all that its projectors hope for it. other parts of the county will also take it up aijci try it. The raising of cultivated cranberries is referred to.
S. .H. Waterman & Son, of Cumber¬ land, have spent much money here in getting started and when the whole work is completed will have over 100 acres uoder cultivation. The average profit per acre from a perfect cran¬ berry marsh is more than $200 per year and has been known to run as high as $1,000. It takes about five years to get an acre Into bearing and the cost Is about the price of one good crop, therefore men without capital can not engage in the business.
They have dammed Pokegama creek and raised the water in Pokegama lake several t^et, thii^ form!Df? a fine
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It is confidentially expected by many of the residents of this township that the 'SSoo Line'' will build through their town ici the near future and if it does LaFollette will certainly boom io fine shape as it is all right natur¬ ally.
TOWNSHIP 38-16.
The eastern half of this township is In the town of La Follette and the western half is a part of the town of Wood Lake. The main body of Clarii Lakf^ lb io theea^tern half and touches ci'j^o oiffercul sectloiis In the oortb- ern pan . Tw*. lorkn ' t tli^^ Clam river .ii'^ found if] \j ^ .^f^iirliT-Lisie^n pare .^e',r toe c ot ! uf tb'- toviis^^ip iJ, Loiii/L ike. L'.uw L'lk^^ is ia the
Object Description
| Page Title | Burnett County, Wisconsin : a pamphlet descriptive of Northern Wisconsin in general and of Burnett County in detail |
| Author | Peet, Ed L. |
| Place of Publication | Grantsburg, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | The Journal of Burnett County Print |
| Source Creation Date | 1902 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | XML |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP070000 |
| Description | Many towns and counties in Wisconsin produced pamphlets and guides to encourage settlement and business in their particular area. Edward L. Peet compiled this pamphlet on Burnett County in 1902, in an attempt to attract settlers to the cutover lands of Northern Wisconsin |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Recommended Citation | Peet, Ed L. "Burnett County, Wisconsin : a pamphlet descriptive of Northern Wisconsin in general and of Burnett County in detail." (Grantsburg, Wis. : The Journal of Burnett County Print, 1902). Online facsimile at http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=70 |
| Document Number | TP070 |
| Size | 44 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. |
| URL | http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=70 |
| Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
| Owner Object ID | F587.B95 P43 1902 |
| County | Burnett County |
| City | Alpha; Branstad; Grantsburg; Trade Lake; Webb Lake; Webster |
| State/Province | Wisconsin |
| Sub-Topic | Mid-19th century Immigration |
| Event Date | 1902 |
| Event Years | 1902 |
| Agriculture | Croplands; Livestock |
| Economics | Business |
| Education | Schools |
| Food Industry and Trade | Dairying |
| Land Use | Cutover lands |
| Religion | Church buildings; Clergy |
| Social Relations | Emigration and immigration |
| Topography | Forests; Lakes; Landscape; Rivers; Wetlands |
| Transportation | Railroads |
| Manufacturing and Industry | Forest products industry; Logging |
| Type | Text |
Description
| Page Title | Page 49 |
| Author | Peet, Ed L. |
| Place of Publication | Grantsburg, Wis. |
| Source Publisher | The Journal of Burnett County Print |
| Source Creation Date | 1902 |
| Language | English |
| Digital Format | JPG |
| Electronic Publisher | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
| Electronic Publication Date | 2005 |
| Digital Identifier | TP070053 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 23 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
| Owner Object ID | F587.B95 P43 1902 |
| Full Text |
BURNETT COUNTY, W^ISCONSIN.
49
ALSTAD CEEAMRKY
¦ It has 008 industry thesucessful de¬ velopment of which will mean much to all this part of rhe state. If it proves to be all that its projectors hope for it. other parts of the county will also take it up aijci try it. The raising of cultivated cranberries is referred to.
S. .H. Waterman & Son, of Cumber¬ land, have spent much money here in getting started and when the whole work is completed will have over 100 acres uoder cultivation. The average profit per acre from a perfect cran¬ berry marsh is more than $200 per year and has been known to run as high as $1,000. It takes about five years to get an acre Into bearing and the cost Is about the price of one good crop, therefore men without capital can not engage in the business.
They have dammed Pokegama creek and raised the water in Pokegama lake several t^et, thii^ form!Df? a fine
le^ervoir.
river tlicj/ I
eraobei r«t"-
1 :«l ^yppii ^
the f^roi-r i
planting is
fjct^'eefi i:se''ike findCL!
1HY-- ckf'rec! |
| Event Date | 1902 |
| Event Years | 1902 |
| Type | Text |