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United States offers such splendid opportunities in sheep farming 

 at the present time as localities like Upper Wisconsin. The most 

 experienced sheep men of the far West are turning to Upper Wis- 

 consin, and sheep men of other localities are rapidly taking up 

 large acreages of Upper Wisconsin land for sheep farming purposes. 

 No place in the cut-over land region is better adapted to success 

 with sheep than Marinette County, because in no locality will such 

 a wealth of grass be found on the cheap, unimproved land. There 

 is such a demand at this time for sheep land in Marinette County 

 that parties interested in getting land for that purpose ought not 

 to delay visiting us and making a selection before many of the best 

 tracts have been sold. 



AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. A Wisconsin state bulletin has 



the following to say in regard 



to raising sheep on the lands of Upper Wisconsin: "Conditions for 

 growing healthy, vigorous sheep are very favorable in this section. 

 There are thousands of acres of stump land in the northern and 

 other counties that have become self-seeded to clover and timothy 

 which afford the best grazing for sheep. In many locations not 

 only can sheep be raised and fattened with profit on such land, but 

 the sheep help to clear the land of small brush and other vegetation, 

 thus clearing the way for more intensive agriculture." 



It takes less feed, and feed of less cost to produce a pound of 

 mutton than any other meat produced on the farm. Sheep fit in 

 well with other classes of livestock, especially with dairy cows. 

 This industry also calls for only a small amount of capital for 

 breeding stock and buildings, Sheep raising can be started on a 

 small scale and the flecks be cared for by boys. A limited amount 

 of labor is required as compared to other forms of livestock farm- 

 ing. Experienced sheep men state absolutely no grain is needed 

 for finishing sheep in Marinette County. 



An Upper Eastern Wisconsin farmer tells of his experience in 

 raising sheep, and states the lambs he marketed were sent to market 

 directly from pasture without any grain being fed for finishing. 

 This farmer says, "I sold them directly, taking them out of a clover 

 pasture, and they brought me the top price over all lamb sales made 

 in the market for that day. These lambs made an average of 70 

 pounds each." 



FREIGHT RATES. The remarkable advantage which Marinette 



County has over many other sections in this 



country where sheep raising is engaged in extensively, in the matter 

 of freight rates, can readily be understood. 



The difference in freight rates to the Chicago market in favor 

 of Marinette County points as against points in western sheep states 

 like Montana practically amounts to a subsidy in favor of farmers 



