One man and his dog herd 33 cows in Crawford County
Milford Romanek, 58, runs a farm with Beauty a 4 year old border collie acting as cow dog. He praises border collies for their herd instincts easy training and cattle friendly handling. Beauty guides cows at a steady pace watches gates and lets him drive without stopping to herd.
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Milford Romanek
Crawford County
Mr. Romanek
Beauty
Benjie
Scotland
Romanek
Border Collies
Journal of the Working Sheepdog
Border collies praised as top cows dogs on Crawford County farm
On a 330 acre Crawford County farm, Mr. Romanek extols border collies as the best cow dogs, noting their skill in heading and heeling. He raises pups, sells them quickly, and keeps a milking herd of 33 head with Holsteins and Ayrshires while also maintaining a bird collection and helping form a local bird club.
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Romaneks
Crawford County
Troy
Marcene
Billingsmont
1850s Style Garden At Old Wade House
Site manager Alan Pape and UW Madison horticulture graduate Stewart Hasek built a historical garden guide for the Old Wade House. With scarce Wade records, restoration relies on study and educated guesswork, and progress is acknowledged as ongoing.
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Alan Pape
Stewart Hasek
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wades
Historic Wade House garden mapped from 1850s Yankee practices
Stewart Hasek and planner Pape study Wade House in Sheboygan County to recreate a 19th century market garden for hotel guests. They reference John B. Richardson’s 1853 Greenbush nursery, Wisconsin & Iowa Farmer findings, and a small current plot of one fifth acre with carrots beets onions tomatoes melons potatoes and beans. Seventy percent of old seed varieties remain available.
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Stewart Hasek
Old Wade House
Sheboygan County
Greenbush
Wades
John B. Richardson
Sheboygan Falls
Old Plank Road
Wade House
Robinson House
G.M. Powell
Janesville
Wisconsin & Iowa Farmer Magazine
Pape
Wade
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