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Creating Dairyland : how caring for cows saved our soil, created our landscape, brought prosperity to our state, and still shapes our way of life in Wisconsin / Edward Janus.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Janus, Edward.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dairy farming--Wisconsin--History.
- Dairy farming.
- Dairy farming--Social aspects--Wisconsin--History.
- Dairy farming--Environmental aspects--Wisconsin--History.
- Dairy farmers--Wisconsin--Interviews.
- Dairy farmers.
- Cheesemakers--Wisconsin--Interviews.
- Cheesemakers.
- Farm life--Wisconsin.
- Farm life.
- Oral history--Wisconsin.
- Oral history.
- Wisconsin--Social life and customs.
- Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin--Environmental conditions.
- Wisconsin--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (232 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, Wis. : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The story of dairying in Wisconsin is the story of how our very landscape and way of life were created.By making cows the center of our farm life and learning how to care for them, our ancestors launched a revolution that changed much more than the way farmers earned their living -- it changed us.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Reading Dairyland
- pt. 1. The Wisconsin idea of dairying : a brief history
- pt. 2. In the company of cows : conversations with farmers and cheesemakers
- Finding themselves on the farm : the Saxon Homestead Farm
- The business of progressives : the Crave brothers
- The ages of cheddar : Sam Cook and Sid Cook
- The cow-driven life : Laura Daniels
- Forward to yesterday : Dan Patenaude and Mike Gingrich
- A dairy farm family : the Mayers
- Beauty in the barn : Hannah Iverson and family
- A place where a story ended : William Seely
- Making it pay, again : Bob Molini.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-201) and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87020-509-9
- OCLC:
- 923517574
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