County Farmland Share Tops Wisconsin Counties
Green county ranks small in size but leads in farmland, with 368 804 acres in crop land and pasture 190 000 harvested cropland 136 000 pasture 16 000 woodland 3 000 other uses. The 1948 census shows 2304 farms average size over 160 acres with half tenant occupied. Livestock figures show hogs peaking in 1944 at 118 400 cattle 75 000 milk cows 51 500 in 1948 horses 5 100 and chickens 291 100 while milk per cow rises due to Holstein and Brown Swiss breeding efforts.
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Green County
Wisconsin
Dairy and crop balance drives Green County farming in 1950
Green County remains dairy centered with 75,000 cattle and 24,125 residents per the 1950 census. With 49,400 dairy cows producing 7,300 pounds each in 1947, the county also shows crops split nearly evenly among corn oats and alfalfa. Corn and oats yields run about 45 and 46 bushels per acre respectively.
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Green County
Green cheese from Switzerland replaces local supply
The Green County cheese supply has shifted from Schach-Zieger to exclusive imports from Switzerland. The product is commonly called green cheese but there is no belief it is moon-made.
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Switzerland
Green County Opens First Swiss Cheese Factory in 1869
A roadside marker near Highway 69 in Monroe commemorates Green County's first Swiss cheese factory opened in 1869. Travelers from the north pass the site and learn of the historic dairy industry milestone.
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Monroe
Green County
June Cheese Exports Showed Sharp Decline
Domestic cheese industry faces concern as imports rise relative to exports. U S imports in June reached 2,641,000 pounds while exports stood at 536,000 pounds. In June 1949 imports were 2,794,000 pounds and exports 31,251,000 under the Marshall plan.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
United States
Special Supplies Drive Monroe Factory Supply Network
Monroe hosts two manufacturing units serving essential factory needs. Donny Cheese Factory Equipment Co. and Reinhard Mueller Co. supply custom items including tubs lids and boots, with Baumgartner supply store offering a West Side line. Partners Donny Pfund Angliker Mueller bring decades in lumber, cheesemaking, and factory equipment. Monroe is located 45 miles from Madison 106 miles from Milwaukee and 140 miles from Chicago.
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Monroe
Donny Cheese Factory Equipment Co
10Th Avenue
Reinhard Mueller Co
13Th Street
Baumgartner Supply
16Th Avenue
Donny
Melchior Donny
Chester
Mueller
North Side
Madison
Milwaukee
Chicago
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Jacob Karlen
Pauly and Stuart
15Th Avenue
Green County Lumber & Fuel No
H. L. Lerson
Monroe Planing Mill
Browntown
The
Green County Lumber and Fuel
Martin-Seymour Paints
Cheese Producers Marketing Association
Illinois Central
ZumBrunnen
Pete
Banjo Pete
Man
Wenger & Burgy
Baltzer Agency
Marty-Ripp
Chevrolet
Monroe's
Wadham’s Products
America
Gempler
Bill
Harris Gempler
Gooodyear
Goodyear Batteries and Service
Ross Brothers
Henry Hoehn
J. H. Weber
Discher & Schneider
Two Johns
Store OF Quality
Schuetze’s
E. W. Schuetze
W. R. Schuetze
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