INDUSTRY OF COUNTIES. 
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ine Yankees and their descendants, while Germany, England, 
Scotland and Wales come in for a goodly share, and the “ sweet 
Irish brogue ” can be heard in every town ; all together mak¬ 
ing a class of inhabitants as intelligent and industrious as any 
county in the State can boast of. The county is strictly agri¬ 
cultural ; surface rolling, and in some parts quite broken; its 
soil well adapted to the raising of wheat aud the various kinds 
of coarse grains grown in the State. In many parts of the 
county the soil is well adapted to growing the different kinds 
of grasses. It is well supplied with living water. Fox River 
passes through it in one direction and Bark River in another; 
besides which it is well supplied with springs in every town. 
There are some twelve or fifteen most beautiful lakes of vari¬ 
ous forms and sizes, from one-half mile to four or five miles in 
length, around which are located some of the most beautiful 
farms and residences that can be found in the State. 
Stock and wool growing, are considered the two most profi¬ 
table branches of agriculture. The amount of wool grown in 
the county in 1860 is estimated at 200,000 pounds. Of the 
amount of beef and pork I have no figures from which I can 
make anything like an accurate estimate. The wheat crop of 
1860 is estimated at over one million bushels, which was worth 
at home about five cents per bushel less than the Milwaukee 
prices. 
The various and necessary classes of mechanics are distrib¬ 
uted through the county in such numbers as to make it profit¬ 
able to themselves and convenient for the people. 
There are but few manufacturing establishments in the coun¬ 
ty, though there is quite a large amount of farming implements 
and machinery made in the county. There are also several 
large flouring mills doing quite an extensive business. 
There are two railroads passing directly through the county. 
The main business points on these roads are Waukesha, Gene¬ 
see, and Eagle, on the Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Rail¬ 
road ; and Pewaukee, Ilartland and Oconomowoc on the Mil¬ 
waukee, Watertown and Baraboo Valley Railroad. 
The villages and towns are all well supplied with the best of 
