INDUSTRY OF COUNTIES 
ADAMS COUNTY. 
BY JAMES HENMAN, OLIN. 
Adams county, situated on the east side of the Wisconsin river, is bound¬ 
ed by Juneau county on the west. Wood on the north, and Sauk on the 
south, and contains seventeen townships, with a total population of 6,713. 
A large portion of the county is yet unimproved. The number of acres 
improved is 42,913, Our soil is a sandy loam, well adapted to the cultiva¬ 
tion of the various farm products. Wheat in 1870 was about an average 
crop ; the total yield was 121,010 bushels. But little winter wheat was 
sown; the average was about fifteen bushels per acre. Bye—yield eleven 
bushels; total, 52,932 bushels. Oats—twenty-five bushels; total, 80,276 
bushels. Barley—yield twenty-eight bushels; total, 2,479 bushels. Corn 
was excellent, well ripened; yield thirty bushels; total, 129,469 bushels. 
Potatoes were much injured by the beetle; still, the yield was large—62,960 
bushels. 
Clover and timothy do well here, yet but little is sown, as our farmers 
depend mostly on the wild meadows for hay, with which the county 
abounds. Considerable clover seed is raised; the yield is from four to eight 
bushels per acre. Hops are largely cultivated; the crop of 1870 was 204,- 
020 pounds. 
But little attention is paid to stock-raising as yet; still, some fine stock is 
owned in the county. Our dairy products for the year were 268,150 pounds 
butter, and 8,719 pounds cheese. The clip of wool was 28,193 pounds. 
But little manufacturing is done in the county, except in hour. There are 
quite a number of fine water powers yet unimproved. The county is well 
watered; springs and small creeks abound. Our climate is dry and healthy. 
The county is rapidly filling up with emigrants, but there are still many 
good chances for getting fine farms. There is a prospect of several rail¬ 
roads being soon built through the county, or along its borders, which will 
much improve our market privileges. 
