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WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
bushels? of grain per annum for working horses and cattle alone, which 
could be more profitably raised here. Of grain or grass, it may be truth¬ 
fully said, that either for home consumption or export, it can be raised 
with profit in Oconto county. The root crops are unexcelled anywhere, and 
with deep and careful culture yield enormously. Apples, cherries, plums 
and grapes do well. The smaller fruits mature finely and yield abundantly. 
OUTAGAMIE COUNTY. 
Agriculture is the prominent interest in this county, for which the con¬ 
figuration of its surface, the fertility of its soil, and its accessibility to mar¬ 
ket are especially adapted; yet it has equal facilities for manufactures, 
which will be fully developed at no distant day. The waterpower furnished 
by the lower Fox, which passes through its southeastern corner, and by the 
Wolf river and its many tributaries, are unexcelled, either in extent or 
availability. It has also an abundance of material for manufacturing pur¬ 
poses in the heavy timber with which a large portion of the county is 
covered. 
The county has an area of sixteen townships, of which 75,935 acres are 
improved. The soil is principally a black loam, with a subsoil of stiff clay. 
There is considerable low, or swamp land in the county, but a large portion 
of it is susceptible of drainage, and will eventually becoms the most fertile 
and productive land of the state. Wheat is largely cultivated; the census 
returns of 1870 give a total of 353,187 bushels. Next in importance are 
oats and corn; of oats, 200,000 bushels were raised; of corn, 56,331 bushels; 
potatoes, 66,725 bushels; wool, 34,799 pounds was grown; butter, 282,704 
pounds were made. The sum total of our agricultural productions foot up 
$1,788,224. The population of the county is given as 18,440. 
Appleton is the leading city of the county, and is the seat of a large man¬ 
ufacturing business. It has a population of about 5,000. 
The Fox river in its present condition furnishes a good outlet for the pro¬ 
ductions of a large portion of the county; but when the proposed ship 
canal is completed and the railroad connections are made as contemplated, 
we shall have as good and direct market facilities as any portion of the 
state. The county presents rare inducements to all who are in search of 
cheap but fertile farms, for pleasant, comfortable homes; or for opportuni¬ 
ties for the investment of capital in manufacturing enterprise. 
