This collection, provided by University of Wisconsin Digital Collections, the documents Wisconsin’s agricultural history and rural life from 1870 through 1945. Publications from professional organizations, handbooks, and other reports present articles and statistics related to agricultural engineering and economics, animal and plant sciences, forestry, and rural education and sociology.
Included within these resources is a fascinating array of unexpected
topics. Search publications from the Wisconsin Farmers' Institute, The Wisconsin Cheesemaker’s Association or Northern Wisconsin Agricultural and Mechanical Association, to discover a recipe for egg lemonade; "He Didn’t Sell," a poem about not selling the family farm; The Romance of the Swiss Cheese Industry in Wisconsin; and a detailed account of Hog Cholera and Swine Plague. Early 20th century Wisconsin women’s experiences and opinions are also represented in several articles that present an appeal for more education and vocational opportunities for rural females including "Farmer’s Daughters," "Why Girls Should Study Domestic Science" and "What We Girls Want."
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