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parts of Wisconsin and Illinois, that the taiue grasses ^vilI not flourish in this 

 State. Kenosha county, and especially the eastern portion thereof, is perhaps 

 as well adapted for grazing as any county in the State; and our farmers aro 

 generally turning their attention to the growing of stock and wool. There are 

 some very fine cattle owned in this county, of the native and Durham breeds, 

 but the number is small when compared with the Avhole number owned in the 

 county; but a spirit of improvement has been awakened among the farmers ge- 

 nerally, and at our last county Fair there were some very fine animals exhibited, 

 •which would compare favorably with most Eastern Fairs. 



The wool-growing business seems to be the special order of the day among 

 our most enterprising farmers, and there are many excellent flocks of the different 

 breeds of sheep, particularly of the Merino and Saxon ; but our sheep, as well 

 as our cattle, are susceptible of improvement, and each year I trust will show 

 that wool-growing, in Kenoslia county, is receiving that attention which its im- 

 portance demands. 



I cannot state the number of sheep or neat cattle in this county ; but there are 

 one or more flocks of sheep numbering over one thousand, and quite a respecta- 

 ble number ranging from three to seven or eiglit hundred. 



There are some very respectable dairies in this county; and this branch of 

 industry is becoming a favorite among many of our farmers. It is steadily 

 increa.sing, and there is no doubt but that it will prove a money making 

 business, there being no reason why Wisconsin should not become a cheese- 

 exporting, instead of a cheese-importing State — situated contiguous to the Lake — 

 having a market close at hand, and a choice of markets from Chicago to Mil- 

 waukee — having a soil unsurpassed for richness, and well adapted for grazing 

 and tillage, and an atmosphere untainted by stagnant water, or miasma of any 

 description, as healthy as any part of the world — I know of no good reason why 

 Kenosha County should not rank among the first counties of the State; and if 

 it should prove otherwise, it will not be on account of any defect in soil, climate, 

 or locality, but it must be the result of negligence among the people. 



Not having the necessary statistics at hand, I trust you will excuse me for not 

 stating many things, such, for instance, as the number of acres of tillable land, 

 the number of neat cattle, sheep, tire., in a more definite manner. 



Permit me to congratulate you upon the success which has attended the for- 

 mation of the State Agricultural Society. 



Most respectfully and truly, your friend, 



HENRY JOHNSON. 

 To Albert C. Ikgham, Esq. 



Sec. «/ the Wis. State Agr. Society. 



