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"Dairy Country" by Lynn Stone

"Dairying in Wisconsin" by the Wisconsin Historical Society

Vocabulary:

association

commercial

enterprise

Interesting Fact:

In 1890, the nation's first dairy school is created at the University of Wisconsin.

Study Questions:

What were some of the reasons why Wisconsin farmers moved to dairying?

What was the purpose of the Wisconsin Dairyman's Association?

Where does Wisconsin rank today in dairy production?

U.S. historical events that occurred on February 15:

1898: The U.S. battleship Maine blows up in the harbor at Havana, Cuba, killing 260 crew members.

1933: The mayor of Chicago, Anton J. Cermak, is shot in Miami and dies several weeks later. President-elect Franklin Roosevelt narrowly escapes the assassin's bullets.

February 15

February 15, 1872: The Wisconsin Dairymen's Association was organized in Watertown at the suggestion of W.D. Hoard. The formation of the association marked the start of commercial dairying as a serious farm enterprise in Wisconsin. By 1915, Wisconsin was the leading dairy state in the nation.

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