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Newspaper Article/Clipping

A county agricultural school

Date: 1903-12-??
County: Dunn
City: 
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Wisconsin's agricultural schools

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Newspaper Article/Clipping

Agricultural address

Date: 1881-10-07
County: Jackson
City: 
Newspaper Article/Clipping

A county agricultural school

Date: 1903-02-??
County: Dunn
City: Menomonie
Newspaper Article/Clipping

[Letter from Gen. Sherman to State Agricultural Rooms]

Date: 1865-08-15
County: Dane
City: Madison
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Portrait of Dr. Alexander to hang in hall of fame at Agricultural College

Date: 1930-02-05
County: Dane
City: Madison
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Fourth annual address before the Barron County Agricultural Society

Date: 1880-11-12
County: Barron
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Newspaper Article/Clipping

Wiegand name plays important part in agricultural development of the town of centerville for 80 years

Date: 1931-09-23
County: Manitowoc
City: Centerville
Newspaper Article/Clipping

River Falls Center of Agricultural and live stock activities in Pierce County and the St. Croix Valley

Date: 1921-08-30
County: Pierce
City: River Falls
Online Exhibit

1948 Wisconsin State Fair Murals: 100 Years of Agricultural History

This online exhibit features 14 stunning, large-scale historic murals originally displayed at the 1948 Wisconsin State Fair.
Field Trip or Tour

Stonefield Field Trip

Stonefield - a historic site
Stonefield is a museum of agricultural history and farm and village life in 1900.
Historical Essay

Case, Jerome Increase (1819-1891)

Agricultural Innovator
Biography of Racine-based Jerome Increase Case, one of the leaders in the agricultural revolution.
Historical Essay

Babcock, Stephen, 1843-1931

Read about the agricultural chemist at the University of Wisconsin whose extensive research led to advances in the dairy industry.
Historical Essay

Wheat cultivation

Brief history of wheat cultivation in Wisconsin.
Historical Essay

Tobacco Industry

Broef history of Wisconsin's tobacco industry.
Book or Pamphlet

Hardcover: $34.95
336 pages, 192 color and b&w photos and illus., 2 maps, 8 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207242

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Price: $34.95
Historical Essay

Farming and Industry

How a Disaster Made Wisconsin the Dairy State
Discover how Wisconsin became the nation's leader in wheat long before it was renowned for dairy, and the disaster that made it all possible.
Historical Essay

History of the McCormick-IHC Collection

Learn how the Society became the permanent home for the McCormick-International Harvester Collection.
Historical Essay

Northern Wisconsin - Image Gallery Essay

A Hand-Book for the Homeseeker
Read about the dream of successful farming in northern Wisconsin in 1895.

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