The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-09-01
MY COUNTRY
IT'S OF THEE
ByS. ]. FULLWOOD
WISCONSIN

our country. IL II DOuHueu VII 'H|
north by Lake Superior and
Michigan: on the east by Michi-
gan and Lake Michigan. on the
south by Illinois, Iowa and Min
nesota. The topography OF the
state is a "broad rolling surface
which is broken by no sharp
mountains, although there are
two ranges of low, rounded hills.
Rib Hill, at a height of 1910 feet
above sea level, is the highest
point in the state. There are
three thousand lakes in the state,
and several important rivers; as
we'll as the Great Lakes, Superior
and Michigan surrounding it on
one side.
Wisconsin has a great seal and
4 coat of arms. We are indebted
to the department of state, for
the following description of the
seal: "The seal consists of a me-
tallic disc, two and seven SIX
teenthS inches in diameter.
Around the upper edge of seal
appear tn ewords 'Gread Seal Of
the State of Wisconsin, while
around the lower edge appear
thirteen stars representing the
original states of the union. The
coat of arms of Wisconsin &C.
cupies the center of the seal.
This coat of arms is further de-
scribed: "A quartered shield, the
quarters bearing respectively, a
plough for agriculture, an arm
and held hammer for manufac-
turing, q crossed shovel and pick
for mining, and an anchor for
navigation, all representing the
industrial pursuits of the people
of the state. In the center of this
larger shield appears smaller
one with lS upright bars as shown
in the coat of arms of these Uni
ted States. This smaller shield is
surrounded by a double circle or
garter, on which appears the
motto of these United States, Z
Pluribus Unum', Tor, 'one among
many0. Both the shield of these
United States and the motto are
intended to symbolic the loyalty
of Wisconsin to the Union. The
base of the larger shield rests
upon a pyramid of pig lead and
a cornucopia Tor horn of plenty,
the one indicative to the mineral
wealth and the other to the gen.
eral resources for prosperity fur
nished by the state"
Above the shield is the form
of a badger, for the Badger
State" and over the crest, on
banner, the word Forward" the
motto of the state of Wisconsin.
We have not been given any
information as to what the state
flower of Wisconsin is, therefore
must conclude they have no Off
cial flower, nor do they apparent
~ have any official state bird,
state tree, or state song. How
ever, the motto has already been
given, and the nickname is "The
Badger State" The population of
Wisconsin is 2,908,000, and the
state capitol is located at Madi-
son.
Wisconsin has state flag. The
following description has been
given us: "The Wisconsin state
flag is of dark blue silk, five feet
six inches fly and four feet four
inches on the piks; the state coat
of arms embroidered on each side
with silk of appropriate colors;
the edges trimmed with knotted
fringe of yellow silk two and one
half inches wide; the pike nine
feet long, including spear head
and ferrule; the cord eight feet
six inches long with two tassels,
and composed of blue and white
silk strands intermixed."
Wisconsin is the 25th state in
the union in point of area, but
ninth in rank of farm income.
The major crop Of Wisconsin is
maize. Other ranking crops are:
wheat, oats, barley, potatoes, to-
bacco, tame hay, sugar beets, sor-
ghums, peas, rye and hops. Many
types of fruit is grown in Wis
consin. Wisconsin is the greatest
dairying state in the union. Elev-
en- billion pounds of milk are pro-
duced there annually. Wisconsin
makes SO per cent of the cheese
in America, and produces 70 per
cent of the Swiss cheese in Amer
lea. How important Wisconsin
considers the dairy industry to-
day is shown by the fact that it's
legislature has been appropriate
ing $4,000 annually for use in
promoting the sale and consump-
ton of Wisconsin dairy products.
The major mineral in Wiscon-
sin is iron ore. Followed closely
by deposits of zinc and lead.
Granite, limestone and sandstone
are important products, and large
quantities of lime are made from
limestone. A very small quantity
of pyrites, copper and silver are
found in the state. Waukesha is
famous for it's mineral waters,
large quantities of the spring wa
ter being bottled and sold.
Lumber growth is still a rank
ing industry in Wisconsin, altho
the supply of the 'hardwoods has
greatly diminished through the
years. Here, as elsewhere in our