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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.
Herd test: Starting in 1917 Hoard's farm "was the dominating influence in the founding of the herd test, proved sire, brood cow research program conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture." [3] Single-purpose dairy cow: [3] The farm maintains the oldest continuously registered herd of Guernsey cattle in the country. For over a century, the ...
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.
Chester Hazen is regarded as the first cheese factory proprietor in Wisconsin. Dairy farming was uncommon in Wisconsin's early years. [2]: 20-21 Farmers preferred to plant other crops, primarily wheat. [3]: 273 Cows were generally tended to by women on farmsteads, who in turn made cheese and butter from the milk.
PEPIN, Wis. – Angie Bocksell stood in the shade of a sprawling swamp oak tree. She was soaking in a picturesque afternoon on her fifth-generation dairy farm and discussing the state of American ...
In the 1930s, Wisconsin was the largest producer of milk in the United States. [3] According to the 1930 decennial census, there were more than 125,000 dairy farms in the state. 63% of all land in Wisconsin was farmland and 71% of that land was used for dairy farming. [4] Distribution of milk sold as whole milk in Wisconsin in 1929, from 1930 ...
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