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A co-operative creamery spurs the growth of dairying in Prentice

Prentice Co-operative Creamery Company


Following the passage of Wisconsin's Cooperative Law of 1911, the Prentice Co-operative Creamery Company began operations here in 1915. The 1911 law emphasized service at cost and the personal nature of membership. The Prentice Co-operative Creamery Company played a crucial role in the growth and improvement of area dairy farms as farms were being created from the county's "cutover" lands.

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Related Topics: Mining, Logging, and Agriculture
The Progressive Era
The Rise of Dairy Farming
Progressivism and the Wisconsin Idea
Creator: Unknown
Pub Data: Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places.
Citation: Prentice Co-operative Creamery Company. Wisconsin National Register of Historic Places. Online facsimile at:  http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=1461; Visited on: 5/23/2013
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