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Monroe Evening Times in Monroe, Wisconsin

01 Sep 1950

Page 11

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Monroe Evening Times

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Monroe, Wisconsin, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1950

Page

11

Pioneers of Swiss Cheese Industry in Monroe Remembered

The article chronicles Jacob Karlen, John Boss, and Jacob Reger, Berners who built Monroe’s cheese industry after Nicholas Gerber. It details Karlen’s rise as a powerful wholesaler, his underground storage cellar, and the Badger Cheese Co consolidation. It also traces Boss and Reger’s roles, families, factory moves, and enduring legacies in Dane and Rock counties.

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Jacob Karlen John Boss Jacob Reger Nicholas Gerber Karlen Emery A. Odell Switzerland Berners Boltigen Canton Bern New York State Rock County Wisconsin Hanover Jefferson Township Pfund Jordan Wild Adams Becker-Wittenwyler Washington Monroe 15Th Avenue Milwaukee Gerber Boss Sam Knutts Limburger Jared Fessenden Reger Paris Normandy Ohio France Rudy Town City New Glarus Louise Wittwer Washington Township Regez
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Early Swiss butter and cheese trade fears in 15th century

As early as 1477 the first congress of buttermakers met in Thun to protect emmenthaler cheese demand. In 1486 Bern banned full fat cheese production and, in 1619, forbidden selling such cheese abroad to curb inflated butter prices.

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Thun Switzerland Bern Council of
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Green County Growing Season Dates Range

The growing season in Green County with Brodhead as the checking station lasts 190 to 170 days. The first killing frost occurs from September 14 to October 24, typically around October 6. The last killing frost in spring ranges from April 10 to May 19, averaging May 4.

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Green County Brodhead
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Louis Schuetze Arabat Ludlow Ludlow House Karlen Block G. A F. J. Karlen New Jersey Oneida County N. Y Watertown Ernest Jacob and Primrose Blanchardville Ridgeway Barneveld Blue Mounds Mineral Point Ernest Regez and Son Rudy Regez Jr Herman Regez Jacob Rudy Jr Cheese Row Milwaukee Depot Walter Regez Herman Donald Janke E. A. Janke Lakeshire Marty Co Monroe Co-op Swiss Louis E. Buri 17Th Avenue Louis E. Burn Electric Co Assemblers and Distributors of Swiss Cheese Capital The U.S.A Goetz Theatre A. F. Camron Recreation Club South Side Square G. L. Redman Maple Grove Roy Grant Style Shop Owned and Operated Carl A. Briggs T. P. Albert
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