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clearing their land very many more might avail themselves 

 of this assistance. Aside from the aid given in land clearing 

 sheep raising can, with present prices for mutton and wool, 

 be made a very profitable side or main line of farming. 



THE VALUE OF SHEEP ON THE FARM 



It has never been disputed that sheep are of great value 

 on the farm. Some men who have had years of practical 

 experience with sheep and have raised a flock in connection 

 with other classes of live stock, declare that they have de- 

 rived the largest and easiest income from sheep. From the 

 standpoint of profit they consider: first, the small sum of 

 money required for the establishment of a flock; second, the 

 small expense incurred in building suitable shelter for sheep; 

 third, the little care sheep require in the summer, during the 

 farmer's busiest time; fourth, the extermination of weeds on 

 the farm by the sheep; fifth, the enrichment of the soil on 

 which the sheep graze by the even distribution of their 

 manure, which is of much value to the land; sixth, that 

 with present prices of wool a breeding ewe ought to pay for 

 more than her keep and that her lamb or lambs are their 

 net profit; and seventh, that since the demand for them is 

 ever growing stronger, mutton and wool are constantly in- 

 creasing in value. 



GOOD MARKETS ARE CLOSE 



One of the greatest advantages that upper Wisconsin offers 

 to the settler who raises sheep, is the nearness of the market. 

 Within one night's run or even less, sheep can be placed on 

 the Saint Paul market. The Chicago or Milwaukee markets 

 can be reached from the most distant part of the state in 

 30 hours. Because of the nearby markets, sheep do not have 

 a heavy shrinkage in weight as when they are shipped from a 

 greater distance. The additional advantage of not having 

 to unload to feed and water while on the way to market is 

 found in the short haul. 



THE CLIMATE is IDEAL FOR SHEEP 



Favorable climatic conditions for sheep raising are to be 

 found in upper Wisconsin. In the summer time the weather 



