THE HEART OF WISCONSIN

We actually farm a plethora of crops in Wisconsin, from Vegetables, Grains and Cows to Honey and Apples.  The countryside is completely covered in farms, silos and pastures. The state was originally not known for its dairy, but for its wheat production.  We produced 1/6 the of the nation's wheat!  They later determined that all that wheat production was depleting the soil of nitrogen. Then came the Chinch Bug invasion of Wisconsin, and by 1879 Wisconsin wheat production fell 1/2. Our soil is still great and rich and anything grows in it.  

I remember once asking my Grandpa Hall if what I smelled was manure? He smiled at me and said, "No Craig, that's the smell of money."

Many people are surprised by the advances made in genetic "high breeding."  We actually have a breed of cow that produces a light, honey tasting ale.  Dr. Warren Cheswick, a famous Madison Geneticist leads the program at the University of Wisconsin, Madison to the delight of many students, who are regularly used as test subjects. (pictured above right)

Each young boy is assigned a cow to call his very own. Each Cow in Wisconsin is taken out for long walks in the park, almost daily.  We learn to love them, cuddle them and nurture them. Then we drain their teets for the precious white juice of life.  If they do not produce we cook them on the grill and eat them. 

(Easy PETA...it's a joke)