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from the fact that o«r farmers content themselves with ^mall tanui. and euitirata 

 th«n well. Our hardy Grerman fanners — who constitute a large majoritv — 

 hxve rarelj more than forty acres under cultivation ; but every root^ stick and 

 stone, is picked up. and the ground thoroughly broken up. 



Fruit trees seem to grow well in all parts of the county, thouorh there are 

 as yet no Orchards of sufficient age to enable us to ascertain satisfactorily oar 

 advantages for fruit growing. I have no question, however, but that we shall be 

 able to compete with any other portion of the State. 



The cultivated grasses grow remarkably well here — in fact, better than I have 

 seen elsewhere in the State. Hence this countv, when more lands are brought 

 under the plaugh. will offer as great inducements for stock-raising as for dllage 

 and horticulrure. 



The principal market town is Ozaukee, a thriving place, of some twelve to 

 fifteen thousand population. This is a regular port for the lines of steamers and 

 propellers : and with two good piers, and with sufficient warehouse facilities, offers 

 as good a market for produce as can be found at any other Lake port. Grafton, 

 Ceiarburg. and West Bend, are thriving villages, being all situated upon excellent 

 water-powers. 



The only improved, stock that I know o£ was brought into the county last year 

 by Judge Larrabee: a Durham bull and two heifers. They are sired bv an 

 imported buIL Hazlewood, dam Susan ; and Susan by Prince William, out of a 

 Patten c-ow. They are fine animals, and will, I doubt not, be worthy of the first 

 premium at the next Fair. 



There are three Xurseries in the county, at Ozaukee, Grafton, and ^ewberg. 



These, however, do not answer the demand- Large quantities of fruit treea 



have been brought from the Eastern ^Xurseries for the last four years, and have 



met with a ready sale. 



Yours truly, 



To Albert C. Isghxm, Esq. 



See. of the TTT*. State Apr. Society. 



AGRICULTLTIE OF WAUKESHA COUNTY. 



Having been unable to procure any statements of the aarricultural condition of 

 Waukesha county, the following remarks by a gentleman residing in another 

 State, and who passed over that coimty, ar« inserted : 



" I am of the opinion, that all the clay -soil we passeii over between Milwaukeee 

 and Eagle Prairie, is goo^i for wheat; but the prairies seem to have ratber 



