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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]
A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There is a 1949 non-fiction book by American ecologist, forester, and environmentalist Aldo Leopold.Describing the land around the author's home in Sauk County, Wisconsin, the collection of essays advocate Leopold's idea of a "land ethic", or a responsible relationship existing between people and the land they inhabit.
Logan was raised on his family's farm, Seldom Seen, in the southwest Wisconsin hill country. The book explores Logan's early childhood in the 1930s, giving his personal account of his memories and life experiences, and the lessons he learned from his parents, neighbors and three older brothers.
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin has less farms and farm workers from 2017 to 2022 but the state has had an increase in on-farm gross domestic product, according to a new report. The number of ...
Farm land became more expensive and taxes increased. As a result, many farmers sold their land to developers. [18] Dairy farming continued in the Matanuska Valley into the 21st century, largely through the Matanuska Maid Dairy (state-owned until 2006) and then the Matanuska Creamery, the largest of three dairies in the state.
She was soaking in a picturesque afternoon on her fifth-generation dairy farm and discussing the state of American politics. This centuries-old tree, it occurred to her, is the perfect symbol of ...
Wisconsin Farm Lore: Kicking Cows, Giant Pumpkins and Other Tales from the Back Forty. Arcadia. ISBN 9781614235736. Henry, W.A. (1894). "A brief history of the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station". Tenth Annual Report of the Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of Wisconsin. Madison: Democrat Printing Company. Wisconsin's ...
The recently published book “Indian Mounds of the Horicon March and Upper Rock River” is full of large images and maps of the mounds, information from historical and modern archaeology work ...