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trial pursuit. The productions of these establishments at Kenosha are val¬ 
ued at $348,855. At Wilmot, 150 wagons are yearly made, valued at $12,- 
000, one shop employing 150 men. 
The two foundaries at Kenosha produce $200,000 worth of thimble skeins, 
boilers and repairs. At the tanneries $163, 550 worth of leather and skins 
was the product of 1870. Two malt houses give $138,000 as their yearly 
product. Breweries $28,000. The fishing interest at Kenosha, or adjacent 
thereto, are valued at $12,476 yearly. Match factory about $30,000. 
Pressed hay, to the amount 1, 750 tons, valued at $26,250, is yearly put 
up. The lumber interest amounts to 8,000,000 feet of pine and 1,000,000 of 
hard lumber. 2,000 cords of wood and 3,000,000’shingles. One factory 
exports yearly 2,000 bales of flax, valued at $12,000. The several estab¬ 
lishments for the manufacture of boots and shoes for home and foreign 
trade is T ery considerable. The business at the different shops where har¬ 
nesses and saddles are manufactured, is quite satisfactory to the manufac¬ 
turers, and furnishes quite an item of trade in Kenosha. 
The valley of the Fox river and the Des Plaine, together with the numer¬ 
ous small lakes and streams, furnish abundant water for grazing purposes; 
accordingly Kenosha county largely excels in the dairying business. Some 
20 different establishments on the factory principle, are engaged in the man¬ 
ufacturing of cheese. Although some are in their infancy, yet about 687,- 
000 lbs., were manufactured last year, valued at $85,800. Other factories 
are soon to be started, and the dairy business will lead the agricultural in¬ 
terest of the county. In the above statement we do not include the farm 
dairying of the county. On very many farms, where several cows are kept a 
sufficient supply of cheese is made for home consumption. The amount of 
butter annually sold excels in value that of wheat. 
The number of acres under the plow falls but little short of former years. 
But there are less acres devoted to wheat. The raising of corn is largely 
on the increase, not for export but to be fed on the premises. The beef* 
pork and sheep sent to Chicago last year by railroad, amounted to 150 car 
loads; in value, $100,000. In addition to the above a large number of cat¬ 
tle, sheep and swine were driven to Milwaukee and elsewhere. Stock rais¬ 
ing is beginning to attract the attention of the best farmers in the county. 
The thoroughbred “ short-liorns ” are believed to be the best to cross with 
our native stock. The low price of wool has materially diminished the 
demand for sheep, and the number of fine wooled sheep has very much 
lessened within two or three years past;. Yet, the value of the wool crop in 
Kenosha county amounted to nearly $60,000 for 1870. It is believed, how¬ 
ever, that the demand for wool will be sufficient to induce farmers to con¬ 
tinue raising this important staple of our country. 
The fruit of Kenosha county begins to attract considerable attention. 
Apples are yearly becoming more abundant, and as the soil becomes more 
drained and better tilled, the apple crop will be most certainly ample for 
