Hist Of Agriculture In Wiscons

Author : Jerry Apps
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870207253
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wisconsin Agriculture written by Jerry Apps and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2015-08-17 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I'm embarrassed to say I thought I knew anything substantial about Wisconsin agriculture or its history before I read this book. 'Wisconsin Agriculture' should be required reading in history classes from high school to the collegiate level. It makes me thankful that Jerry Apps has such a sense of commitment to Wisconsin's agricultural heritage--and to getting the story right." --Pam Jahnke, Farm Director, Wisconsin Farm Report Radio Wisconsin has been a farming state from its very beginnings. And though it's long been known as "the Dairy State," it produces much more than cows, milk, and cheese. In fact, Wisconsin is one of the most diverse agricultural states in the nation. The story of farming in Wisconsin is rich and diverse as well, and the threads of that story are related and intertwined. In this long-awaited volume, celebrated rural historian Jerry Apps examines everything from the fundamental influences of landscape and weather to complex matters of ethnic and pioneer settlement patterns, changing technology, agricultural research and education, and government regulations and policies. Along with expected topics, such as the cranberry industry and artisan cheesemaking, "Wisconsin Agriculture" delves into beef cattle and dairy goats, fur farming and Christmas trees, maple syrup and honey, and other specialty crops, including ginseng, hemp, cherries, sugar beets, mint, sphagnum moss, flax, and hops. Apps also explores new and rediscovered farming endeavors, from aquaculture to urban farming to beekeeping, and discusses recent political developments, such as the 2014 Farm Bill and its ramifications. And he looks to the future of farming, contemplating questions of ethical growing practices, food safety, sustainability, and the potential effects of climate change. Featuring first-person accounts from the settlement era to today, along with more than 200 captivating photographs, "Wisconsin Agriculture" breathes life into the facts and figures of 150 years of farming history and provides compelling insights into the state's agricultural past, present, and future.

Author : Jerold W. Apps
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN 13 : 0870207245
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wisconsin Agriculture written by Jerold W. Apps and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wisconsin Agriculture: A History shares the diverse back-story of agriculture in America's 'dairyland, ' an intriguing tale of much more than "milk and cheese" -- of cranberries and Christmas trees, honey and ginseng -- told by perhaps the only Wisconsinite who could write it: celebrated rural historian, farmer, retired agricultural professor, and top-selling author, Jerry Apps.

Author : Joseph Schafer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Agriculture in Wisconsin written by Joseph Schafer and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Benjamin Horace Hibbard
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.2S/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Agriculture in Dane County, Wisconsin written by Benjamin Horace Hibbard and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Robert J. Gough
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Farming the Cutover written by Robert J. Gough and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farming the Cutover describes the visions and accomplishments of these settlers from their perspective. People of the cutover managed to forge lives relatively independent of market pressures, and for this they were characterized as backward by outsiders and their part of the state was seen as a hideout for organized crime figures. State and federal planners, county agents, and agriculture professors eventually determined that the cutover could be engineered by professional and academic expertise into a Progressive social model and the lives of its inhabitants improved. By 1940, they had begun to implement public policies that discouraged farming, and they eventually decided that the region should be depopulated and the forests replanted. By exploring the history of an eighteen-county region, Robert Gough illustrates the travails of farming in marginal areas. He juxtaposes the social history of the farmers with the opinions and programs of the experts who sought to improve the region. Significantly, what occurred in the Wisconsin cutover anticipated the sweeping changes that transformed American agriculture after World War II.

Author : Mary M. Bauer
Publisher : Adventure Publications
ISBN 13 : 159193611X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Wisconsin Day Trips by Theme written by Mary M. Bauer and published by Adventure Publications. This book was released on 2016-04-18 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the Wisconsin guidebook that’s organized by theme, so you can choose what to do and then find a place to do it! If you’ve ever asked, “What should we do today?” then you’ve never seen Wisconsin Day Trips by Theme. This comprehensive guide to the Badger State is jam-packed with more than 300 of Wisconsin’s top spots for fun and entertainment. Take a simple day trip, or string together a longer vacation of activities that catch your interest. Destinations in the book are organized by themes, such as waterfalls, garden tours, lighthouses, family days, and extreme adventures, so you can decide what to do and then figure out where to do it. Useful for singles, couples, and families—visitors and residents alike—this guide by Mary M. Bauer encompasses a wide range of interests. Discover the state’s unique attractions—cheese factories, Amish country, Door County, Wisconsin Dells, and more. The book’s handy size makes it perfect for bringing along on your road trips. Plus, with tips for other things to do in the area, you’re sure to maximize the fun on every outing. With Wisconsin Day Trips by Theme at your fingertips, you’ll always have something to do!

Author : William Arnon Henry
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Northern Wisconsin written by William Arnon Henry and published by . This book was released on 1896 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide, compiled under the direction of the Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Wisconsin, champions the economic promise of Wisconsin's northern counties for potential settlers in the 1890s. Profusely illustrated with photographs, charts, statistical lists, and maps, it discusses soil, climate, forest and water resources, land availability, and principal economic activities, with special emphasis on agricultural crops ( grains and grasses, root crops, etc.) and animal husbandry. Potato culture, sheep farming, swine breeding, and the dairy industry have chapters of their own. The book also provides capsule biographies of successful settlers from a variety of cultural and occupational backgrounds, along with resources for finding additional information.

Author : Paul Axel Clarence Eke
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Agriculture in Rusk County, Wisconsin written by Paul Axel Clarence Eke and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Corey A. Geiger
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467145289
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On a Wisconsin Family Farm: Historic Tales of Character, Community and Culture written by Corey A. Geiger and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On a Wisconsin Family Farm flings the barn doors wide open to a cast of characters that built America's Dairyland. A maternal maverick, Anna Satorie, went against cultural-norms and became the sole owner of her family's homestead in 1905. The next year, Anna married John Burich, and the couple went about building a thrifty family farm. Pioneer life was fraught with trials and tribulations as polio and tuberculosis claimed loved ones and the fabricated death of a bootlegging brother turned gangsters away from the farm. Neighbors pitched in as members of the immigrant class aided one another to construct farmsteads and support one another through unsanctioned bank loans, daring dynamite work and barn raisings. Leasing work aside, this community also threw parties met by the rooster's early-dawn crow. Corey Geiger, international agricultural journalist, pairs his rural roots and lively storytelling talents to capture six generations of local tales. Book jacket.

Author : Monica M. White
Publisher : UNC Press Books
ISBN 13 : 1469643707
Total Pages : 209 pages
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Download or read book Freedom Farmers written by Monica M. White and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In May 1967, internationally renowned activist Fannie Lou Hamer purchased forty acres of land in the Mississippi Delta, launching the Freedom Farms Cooperative (FFC). A community-based rural and economic development project, FFC would grow to over 600 acres, offering a means for local sharecroppers, tenant farmers, and domestic workers to pursue community wellness, self-reliance, and political resistance. Life on the cooperative farm presented an alternative to the second wave of northern migration by African Americans--an opportunity to stay in the South, live off the land, and create a healthy community based upon building an alternative food system as a cooperative and collective effort. Freedom Farmers expands the historical narrative of the black freedom struggle to embrace the work, roles, and contributions of southern Black farmers and the organizations they formed. Whereas existing scholarship generally views agriculture as a site of oppression and exploitation of black people, this book reveals agriculture as a site of resistance and provides a historical foundation that adds meaning and context to current conversations around the resurgence of food justice/sovereignty movements in urban spaces like Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukee, New York City, and New Orleans.