Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-10-11

now contains 81, $50 inhailtants aGcorCine
to the official returns of 1870. The following
table, compiled from authentic sources, will
confirm the correctness of this statement:
tlS3 46S
!oiO 9l4
Iof1----------------- ,b3S
lcfC------- S,beO
1850 If $50
too"----------- Z6.s69
1901 III
iooo------------------- 81 ,o5f
lS1u------ 81 $50
Where such sound, healthy state of things
has existed through series of decades, pro
gress may be expected to be equally uniform
IN other respects, and consequently tae years
that have brought addition of numbers
have also brought With them an increase in
| intelligence, refinement, culture and activity.
Churches, academies, school houses and news
papers abound, and hesc sources Of religious,
moral and intellectual development are univer-
sally cherished ana generously encouraged. At
Waterfowl; the North western University has
been established and provided with au able
Faculty, while at jefferson. q Liberal Insti-
tute is in successful operation atfordiDg OPP
portunities for the youth of both sexes to
pursue collegiate course of study, where
the means and desire for classic ANA seienti
fic requirements prevail The public schools
excellence, and are under the control of
teachers Of tried qualifications.
The past ten years have witnessed n
marked aud favorable change in all depart
ments of industry in Jefferson county. More
of the productive soil every here met with
has been brought under cultivation aud the
tiiage Is more thorough and systematic The
farmers, a general rule, have shown an
eager and commemorate disposition to prompt
~ avail themselves of the many inventions
and lab0f-saviug implements which Americas
genius and skill are constantly providing to
lessen the tolls OF the busbaudmau As the
sickle disappeared geut Grafton ago, so the
cradle is now more and more rarely seen in
the broad, waving grain fields; but the swift
er and surer reaper has taken It's place, ac-
onplishing III day the hard aud exhaust
lag work oil week during the busy aud
pressing harvest season. The pouderous
threshiug machine has superseded the gbt
and sioa fail.
The cultivation Of fruit is receiving much
more attention than formerly. The causes OF
prev Gus ailures nave been inves'i gated and
pra5ticalf remedies proposed. Some portions
of the county, as . matter CT course, are better
adapted to experiments of this kind than
others, but where the sell and climate have
proved suitable, large aud thifty orchards
beautity The landscape, yielding pleutfGlly,
aud supplying for home consumption great
proportion OF the apples, pears, plums and
cherries that once had TO be procured FROM
abroad Grapes, blackberr1es, raspberries
aud strawberries can be grown almost an
whore with ordinary care. Several large
vineyards have already been started, ana
far as is kno#u proved profitable luyestmen hts
J for the OwDers.
The dairy business is rapidly assuming
Il a
| well managed cheese factories, in various
localities, attest the correctness of the state
ment that this branch of cooperative hus-
| baudry is not neglected, but is being con
Quoted oil comprehensive plan. SO far, the
| result seems to be entirely satisfactory, AMI
! promises we'll for the future
Mention should be made Of two other crops,
| one OF which has always received oousdera
bic attention, aud ihe olBer is annually be-
| coming more prominent. Hops have long
! been successfully grown IN nearly every por-
| ton OF the county, and, With the exception
of recurring periods Of unusual depression
| il me price from over-produc:ion IN the
country at large, have been very renumsra-
tive Their superior qualify has placed
them IN the highest grade and secured them a
preference with dealers. fnough only ew
farmers devote themselves wholly 10 raising
hops on large scale, many have grown
few acres and done we'll. The cultivation Of
tobacco has recently received a vigorous i'm
pulse iuJetierson county nnd is yearly becoIn
ing more extensive. 1t has been found tha'
1t can be grown 10 advantage, ana many
have gone into it Crops have been raised
in the city Of Watertowu ana its vIClulty
which fully equal ;he best Connecticut brands
and N fact nave frequently been cured, sent
east, and sold for such. As The degland FOL
this article is constant and universal, It's cui-
| tivatiou will probably continue to increase
more largely for some time 10 come There
is occasionally some danger OF loss from very
early frost, but this so seldom happens thai
the contingency is over ooked. and tobacco
regarded as reliable a crop as corn. II
pays WELL and hence the inducemen to make
| 1t staple product.
Lately, stock raising has attracted more OF
| the notice It's Importance deserves Purer and
better breeds of horses, cattle, sheep anu hogs
may more frequently be observed than
| was once the case. The scrubs are becoming
| scaTcer, and superior animals more numerous
| Even the - hen fever has ragged quite vlo-
lently, and in many yards the display OF
| $ fancy birds il by 10 means to be desplsed
Every agricultural fair demonstrates that
| the tendency is "upward and onward to
wards The highest and best
Building materials are readily obtalnabie
| erywhere. Hard lumber Is made from me
! forests, and pine brought front he north. The
| finest varieties of cream 3olored brick are ex-
tensively manufactured at Watertown, Jetfer-
son and other points, while i'll some places
| suitable stone can be found abundantly.
| Various kinds of manufactures diversity
the pursuits Of the different classes of socle
~, giving remuneratise employment 20 capt
tai and labor. FIGURING mills, WOODEN iact9
ries, window, door, sash and blind factories,
bedstead and chair factories, stave factories
| knitting machine factories, cabinet factories
| cigar factories boot and shoe estah lahments
and many other sinlilar enterprises are carried
| on ia different oi les. villages and towns, al
ding TO the prosperity and resources OF The
community.
Such is the picture which hasty and imper
feet glance at the present condition and pros
poets of Jefferson county discloses to view
With u prolific soil, healthy climate, and en-
,terprising people, it has durable and soii'
| foundations for continued growth and level
opment. Taking every thing into consider''
ton, it holds out inducements to all seeking
new homes in our aguihceut commonwealth
that are certainly not surpassed oy those OF
fared else 9here. Within It's limits are tn
elements Of rational happiness and contente
enjoyment, which need only TO be wiset
use. 10 secure the chief blessings of life; an
what more have the mass of mankind to ez
poet in any region of the globe7