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About this Item

Title

  • Northern Wisconsin, a hand-book for the homeseeker,

Summary

  • 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.

Names

  • Henry, W. A. (William Arnon), 1850-1932.

Created / Published

  • [Madison, Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1896]

Headings

  • -  Wisconsin--Description and travel
  • -  Agriculture--Wisconsin

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.

Medium

  • 3 p.l., 192 p. front., illus., fold. maps, fold. diagr. 18 x 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F586 .H42

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 16027495

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Henry, W. A. Northern Wisconsin, a hand-book for the homeseeker. [Madison, Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1896] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/16027495/.

APA citation style:

Henry, W. A. (1896) Northern Wisconsin, a hand-book for the homeseeker. [Madison, Democrat Printing Company, State Printer] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/16027495/.

MLA citation style:

Henry, W. A. Northern Wisconsin, a hand-book for the homeseeker. [Madison, Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1896] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/16027495/>.