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464 WISCONSIN STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
which remains green and nutritious until snow falls. The steady, uniform 
temperature of our climate must make sheep and wool raising profitable, 
as the sheep are not so liable to disease, and the yield of wool is greater 
than in the more southern portion of the state. Pork is cheaply and easily 
raised, and brings a higher price here than in other places, as it is the sta¬ 
ple food of the lumbermen. 
Lumbering is the principal business of the county, and until within the 
last three years controlled every other branch of industry,—since that time 
agriculture has divided the interest with lumbering. There are large bod¬ 
ies of valuable pine lands in the county, and the winter season is spent in 
cutting and getting logs into the various streams. As soon as spring opens 
the “river drivers ” drive these logs down the various streams to the mar¬ 
kets, where they bring from eight to twelve dollars per thousand feet board 
measure. The amount cut and put in the market, is from eighty to one 
hundred million feet each year. The lumber camps furnish good markets 
for all kinds of produce, and pay larger prices than could be realized in 
any other market, as they save the cost of transportation. 
There are some ten saw mills in the county, which cut up large amounts 
of lumber, supplying the home market and sending the remainder to out¬ 
side markets; several shingle mills also add to our manufacturing inter¬ 
ests. Grist Mills sufficient for the business to be done are located in various 
sections of the county. Valuable ledges of lime-stone furnish an abundance 
of good fresh lime, cheap for all necessary purposes. Good building stone of 
various kinds is quarried at several points within the county. Good clay 
for brick and other purposes is abundant, and brick are manufactured at 
reasonable prices. 
Although a new county, Shawano can boast of as much public spirit as 
many an older county. Good roads have been built through the county, in 
all directions, and have been extended to commercial points beyond; there 
are good roads to Green Bay, Appleton, Oshkosh and to Oconto and the 
United States military road passes through the county to the copper 
regions on Lake Superior. Good bridges have been built over the Wolf, 
Oconto and Embarrass Rivers. A good court house on a two acre lot in the 
village of Shawano comprises the county property. Good school houses will 
be found in every town, while several are of more than ordinary style and 
finish. 
Thousands of acres of land in this county are waiting for the industrious 
and hardy emigrant. These lands can be purchase of the United States 
government, or of the state at a low price, and every acre of land held by 
individuals is offered in small lots at low prices, and with long time. For a 
poor man, or one with little means, this county offers superior advantages, 
while the man of means will here find a chance to invest to the best of ad¬ 
vantage. Wood is cheap, land is plenty, water power is abundant, and the 
demand for business good. The county is well watered; it is fertile, yield- 
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