LANDOLOGY 45 



CLOVER THE BASIS OF AGRICULTURE. It is a well known 



fact today that 



where clover or other leguminous plants are grown, the fertility of 

 the soil cannot only be maintained, but increased, and continued 

 heavy crops are insured. It means that farmers increase their 

 prosperity each year, and land increases steadily and rapidly in 

 value. It really passes belief how the clovers and grasses grow in 

 the strong, retentive, moist, and matchless soils of Marinette 

 County. Clover not only never winterkills in this region, but it 

 never "heaves out" or freezes out. It sleeps under the snow and 

 comes out late in March or early in April green and fresh, a thing 

 of beauty and a joy forever. It is the basis of the great success in 

 agriculture in Marinette County. It will hold its own with timothy, 

 red top, or any hay grass, reseeding itself, and like Tennyson's 

 brook, "goes on forever." 



All of this may seem to be strange talk to the farmers of the 

 older states where clover cannot be grown successfully, but it is as 

 true as the Holy Book, and we want you to come and verify that 

 fact for yourself. 



Clover, timothy and blue grass are found growing everywhere. 

 Often through the wild lands one will find a growth of clover and 

 blue grass that forms a dense heavy grassy carpet not excelled 

 anywhere in America. The practical farmer will rapidly realize 

 the importance of the ability of the soils of Marinette County to 

 grow grasses, as it enables him easily and quickly to transform his 

 new land, even without first removing the stumps, into pastures 

 that have no superior anywhere. Ideal pastures are easily obtained 

 by stirring the soil slightly with a spring tooth or disc harrow and 

 then sowing the seed. Nowhere have we ever seen such pastures 

 as there are in Marinette County. With our pure spring-fed brooks 

 and unlimited supply of the best water obtainable, our conditions 

 are ideal for dairying and stock raising of any kind. All along 

 the roads, or wherever stock travel, and even scattered through the 

 unimproved land, you will find a growth of blue grass, red clover, 

 and white clover which will surprise you. 



CLOVER SEED A VALUABLE CROP. In many localities 



when a farmer desires 



to raise a cash crop he faces the problem of depleting the fertility 

 of the soil. Clover seed is a great special and cash crop in 

 Marinette County, and instead of depleting the fertility of the soil, 

 it increases fertility. This includes the medium red and alsike 

 varieties on the heavier soils, and the mammoth clover on the 

 lighter soils. You can cut the first crop of clover for hay, getting a 

 yield of from one and one-half to three tons per acre, and let the 

 second crop go to seed and obtain a cash return of from $20 to $50 

 per acre. 



