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62
BURNETT COUNTY, WISCONSIN.
will feed stock and produce milk and meat. The stock farmer is not hampered by distance from market as is the vegetable raiser. The former can take his product to mar¬ ket in a condensed form while the latter can not.
The territory near Grantsburg is profitable tf) the potato raiser. Not only is there a shipping market but there are two starch factories to help give price to potatoes. Tiiese factories have been built be- cause the supply of potatoes de¬ manded something of the kind. The sand grown potatoes are the best in the world. Other vegeta¬ bles do equally as well and yet the present market for them Is not so good. The building of a canning factory, a pickle works or a beet sugar factory would make It possi¬ ble for hundreds of farmers to en¬ gage in more extensive vegetable culture and these factories will come as soon as the pecsple are here
SIMON OLSON, SHERIFF
TilOMAS TOLLEFSON,
COUNTY TREASURER.
I o engage in the raising of the stuff the factories would consume.
The sand lands near Grantsburg are very cheap and if 'they are planted to the right kinds of vege¬ tables they will pay many fold for the labor bestowed upon them. We therefore feel justified in asking every person who reads this book to investigate and see what can be done on our very poorest lands. If you are not satisfied you will not have to leave Burnett county be¬ cause there is no land that you will call good, for there is every kind of soil known to the farmer of the temperate zone. Simply keep looking and you will find a farm exactly to your liking.
Before passing from this subject it is Important to call attention to a difference between the lands of the central part of the county and the western part. A casual exam¬ ination of the surface would lead
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 62 |
| 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 | TP070066 |
| Owner | Wisconsin Historical Society Library |
| Format | Text |
| Size | 23 cm. |
| Owner Collection | Rare Book Collection |
| Owner Object ID | F587.B95 P43 1902 |
| Full Text | 62 BURNETT COUNTY, WISCONSIN. will feed stock and produce milk and meat. The stock farmer is not hampered by distance from market as is the vegetable raiser. The former can take his product to mar¬ ket in a condensed form while the latter can not. The territory near Grantsburg is profitable tf) the potato raiser. Not only is there a shipping market but there are two starch factories to help give price to potatoes. Tiiese factories have been built be- cause the supply of potatoes de¬ manded something of the kind. The sand grown potatoes are the best in the world. Other vegeta¬ bles do equally as well and yet the present market for them Is not so good. The building of a canning factory, a pickle works or a beet sugar factory would make It possi¬ ble for hundreds of farmers to en¬ gage in more extensive vegetable culture and these factories will come as soon as the pecsple are here SIMON OLSON, SHERIFF TilOMAS TOLLEFSON, COUNTY TREASURER. I o engage in the raising of the stuff the factories would consume. The sand lands near Grantsburg are very cheap and if 'they are planted to the right kinds of vege¬ tables they will pay many fold for the labor bestowed upon them. We therefore feel justified in asking every person who reads this book to investigate and see what can be done on our very poorest lands. If you are not satisfied you will not have to leave Burnett county be¬ cause there is no land that you will call good, for there is every kind of soil known to the farmer of the temperate zone. Simply keep looking and you will find a farm exactly to your liking. Before passing from this subject it is Important to call attention to a difference between the lands of the central part of the county and the western part. A casual exam¬ ination of the surface would lead |
| Event Date | 1902 |
| Event Years | 1902 |
| Type | Text |