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A farm in Marquette County. Agriculture is a significant sector in Wisconsin's economy, producing nearly $104 billion in revenue annually. [1] The significance of the state's agricultural production is exemplified by the depiction of a Holstein cow, an ear of corn, and a wheel of cheese on Wisconsin's state quarter design. [2]
Dairy farming in Wisconsin became commercially viable in the late 19th century. [4] Since its founding, most dairy enterprises were family-owned farms. [5] Wisconsin dairy farms almost entirely hold dairy cows, typically in herds of over 100. [6] The cows are usually kept in a pasture and milked in the barn, two or three times per day.
The Honey Creek Swiss Rural Historic District is a national historic district in rural Sauk County, Wisconsin. The district encompasses 46 farms over 12 square miles (31 km 2) which were settled by Swiss Americans in the 1840s and 1850s.
The county with the least population is Menominee County with 4,226 residents; the Menominee Indian Reservation is co-extensive with the county. [2] Pepin County is the smallest in area, with 231.98 square miles (600.8 km 2 ); Marathon is the largest, having 1,544.91 square miles (4,001.3 km 2 ).
Dane County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census , the population was 561,504, making it the second-most populous county in Wisconsin after Milwaukee County . [ 1 ] The county seat is Madison , [ 2 ] which is also the state capital.
Wisconsin has 609 historical markers across the state, each one marking a person, place or event that is significant to Wisconsin history. The program started in 1943, when then-Governor Walter ...
The Fromm Brothers Fur and Ginseng Farm is a farm complex in the Town of Hamburg, Marathon County, Wisconsin where four brothers pioneered ginseng farming starting in 1904, and used the profits to develop silver fox farming. By 1929 they were the world's largest producer of both products.
[3]: 273 [7]: 61 The growth of cheese production mirrored the growth in dairy farming, and the number of cheese factories in Wisconsin grew from 30 factories in 1860 to more than 700 in 1880. Operations were concentrated in Sheboygan County , where factories primarily produced cheddar cheese , and Green County , where factories primarily ...