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Sorghum Farming Blossoms In Wisconsin Family Venture
In southwestern Wisconsin near Fennimore Frank Washa and nine children run a sorghum business alongside a farm, grocery, and garage. This year they raised ten acres of cane yielding 2500 gallons for shipment nationwide. A smaller operation on Oscar Hagen’s Tomah area farm shows Mrs. Hagen and Mrs. Gilnor supervising sap cooking for twenty four hours to ensure tasty sorghum for pies.
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Frank Washa
Fennimore
Wisconsin
Frank
United States
Oscar Hagen
Tomah
Hagen
Arnin Gilnor