LANDOLOGY 71 



Among the sixteen states growing ten million bushels or more 

 of oats during the past ten year period without irrigation, Wiscon- 

 sin stands first. 

 POULTRY. There is a saying, "Take care of the hens and the 



hens will take care of you." This is particularly 



true in Marinette County, and all that is required to he successful 

 with poultry in this County is to take advantage of natural condi- 

 tions and follow good business methods. Because of her markets, 

 Marinette County offers great opportunities to the poultry raiser, 

 and the price paid for eggs and poultry in the cities and towns in 

 this locality is at all times practically equal to what they pay in 

 cities like Chicago and Milwaukee. 



OUR SCHOOL OP AGRICULTURE. One of the institutions of 



great importance in the 



development of the farming lands of Marinette County is the county 

 school of agriculture. With this agricultural school is combined a 

 training school for teachers. The school not only offers the farmer 

 and the farmers' sons and daughters the opportunity of studying 

 such practical farm subjects as the more profitable types of farm 

 animals, farm machinery, animal breeding, blacksmithing, fruits 

 for Marinette County, concrete on the farm, farm engineering, 

 corn judging, production of milk, milk testing, alfalfa culture, etc., 

 but each year short courses are held for farmers and farmers ' sons 

 at places where it is most convenient for them to attend. 



In addition to its work in agriculture, this school also gives 

 instruction in all common branches, and has a special domestic 

 science department for farmers' wives and daughters. 



It is not alone in its courses of instruction at the school that 

 this institution has been of great value to Marinette County farmers. 

 The corps of instructors throughout the year hold meetings at 

 rural schools and other advantageous places, and by this means 

 have helped the new settlers to get started in the right forms of 

 farming and by the right methods. 



The school loans forms for building silos and has been directly 

 responsible for the construction of no less than two hundred silos 

 in Marinette County. In addition to loaning these silo forms 

 without charge to the settlers, the school will send one of its 

 instructors, or a capable student to assist the farmer in building a 

 silo. 



In addition to this County Agricultural School, Marinette 

 County also has a state agricultural experiment farm. The County 

 Agricultural School together with the state experiment farm in our 

 county, and the State Agricultural School at Madison, are doing 

 wonders for the farmers of Marinette County. The State Agricul- 

 tural School at Madison is recognized as the greatest agricultural 

 school in America, and its field men and experts in all departments 

 visit Marinette County many times every year and are always ready 



