਀                  㰀倀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀 ਀                    㰀䤀䴀䜀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㈀㤀 猀爀挀㴀∀椀洀愀最攀猀⼀栀椀猀琀漀爀礀开琀椀琀氀攀⸀最椀昀∀  width=419> ਀                  㰀倀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀㰀⼀倀㸀 ਀                㰀⼀吀䐀㸀	਀              㰀吀刀㸀	਀                  㰀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀 挀攀氀氀匀瀀愀挀椀渀最㴀　 挀攀氀氀倀愀搀搀椀渀最㴀　 眀椀搀琀栀㴀∀㄀　　─∀ 戀漀爀搀攀爀㴀　㸀
	਀                        㰀倀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀∀㸀圀椀猀挀漀渀猀椀渀 䌀栀攀攀猀攀猀 挀漀洀攀  from a heritage of over 150 years of quality and craftsmanship. ਀                          䐀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀椀猀 氀漀渀最 愀渀搀 爀椀挀栀 栀椀猀琀漀爀礀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 愀爀琀 愀渀搀 猀挀椀攀渀挀攀  of cheesemaking have been balanced with time-honored ਀                          琀爀愀搀椀琀椀漀渀猀 琀漀 搀攀瘀攀氀漀瀀 瘀愀爀椀攀琀椀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 洀攀攀琀 甀渀猀甀爀瀀愀猀猀攀搀  standards of excellence. Today, Wisconsin produces over ਀                          ㌀㔀　 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 瘀愀爀椀攀琀椀攀猀Ⰰ 琀礀瀀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀琀礀氀攀猀 漀昀 渀愀琀椀漀渀愀氀氀礀  and internationally award-winning cheeses. ਀                        㰀倀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀∀㸀吀栀攀 猀琀漀爀礀 漀昀 圀椀猀挀漀渀猀椀渀✀猀  dairy industry really began in prehistoric times. Nature ਀                          猀攀琀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀最攀 昀漀爀 䄀洀攀爀椀挀愀✀猀 䐀愀椀爀礀氀愀渀搀 搀甀爀椀渀最 琀栀攀 氀愀猀琀  Ice Age, when glaciers cut through what is now Wisconsin. ਀                          䄀猀 琀栀攀礀 爀攀挀攀搀攀搀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀愀猀猀椀瘀攀 洀漀甀渀琀愀椀渀猀 漀昀 椀挀攀 氀攀昀琀 戀攀栀椀渀搀  a countryside of rolling hills and lush pastureland. ਀                      㰀⼀吀䐀㸀

਀ Millions of years later, when European immigrants migrated ਀                    眀攀猀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 昀漀甀渀搀 琀栀攀 渀愀琀椀漀渀✀猀 栀攀愀爀琀氀愀渀搀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 爀攀洀椀渀搀攀搀 洀愀渀礀  of their homelands. Growing conditions suited farming well, ਀                    愀渀搀 椀渀椀琀椀愀氀氀礀Ⰰ 昀愀爀洀攀爀猀 最爀攀眀 眀栀攀愀琀Ⰰ 栀漀瀀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 漀琀栀攀爀 最爀愀椀渀猀⸀  Dairy farming followed naturally, and dairy farmers soon produced ਀                    愀渀 愀戀甀渀搀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 琀漀瀀ⴀ焀甀愀氀椀琀礀 洀椀氀欀⸀ 吀漀 瀀爀攀猀攀爀瘀攀 攀砀挀攀猀猀 洀椀氀欀Ⰰ  farmers made cheese. The move from producing cheese for family ਀                    甀猀攀 琀漀 洀愀欀椀渀最 挀栀攀攀猀攀 琀漀 猀攀氀氀 眀愀猀 愀 猀栀漀爀琀 猀琀攀瀀⸀ 䠀漀眀攀瘀攀爀Ⰰ 挀漀洀洀攀爀挀椀愀氀  production of cheese in Wisconsin began on a small scale.

A year later Hiram Smith, ਀                          愀 昀愀爀洀攀爀 漀渀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀 漀昀 圀椀猀挀漀渀猀椀渀 䈀漀愀爀搀 漀昀 刀攀最攀渀琀猀Ⰰ  founded a full-scale cheese factory. He purchased milk ਀                          昀爀漀洀 漀琀栀攀爀 搀愀椀爀礀 昀愀爀洀攀爀猀 漀爀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀攀搀 琀栀攀椀爀 洀椀氀欀 昀漀爀  a percentage of the finished cheese. The cheesemaking ਀                          椀渀搀甀猀琀爀礀 椀渀 圀椀猀挀漀渀猀椀渀 栀愀搀 琀愀欀攀渀 栀漀氀搀⸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀 ਀                      㰀⼀吀䐀㸀 ਀                    㰀⼀吀刀㸀 ਀                  㰀⼀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀㸀

਀ In 1864, Chester Hazen built a factory in Ladoga. Many doubted ਀                    琀栀攀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 瘀攀渀琀甀爀攀Ⰰ 搀甀戀戀椀渀最 椀琀 ∀䠀愀稀攀渀✀猀 䘀漀氀氀礀⸀∀ 䌀爀椀琀椀挀猀  were silenced when, after just one year of operation, the ਀                    昀愀挀琀漀爀礀 甀猀攀搀 洀椀氀欀 昀爀漀洀 漀瘀攀爀 ㌀　　 挀漀眀猀 琀漀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀 䠀愀稀攀渀✀猀 挀栀攀攀猀攀⸀  His success heralded the rapid growth of the cheese industry ਀                    椀渀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀⸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀

However, this rapid growth ਀                    搀椀搀 挀愀甀猀攀 猀漀洀攀 瀀爀漀戀氀攀洀猀⸀ 唀瀀 琀漀 琀栀愀琀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 渀漀 甀渀椀昀漀爀洀 最爀愀搀椀渀最  system tied to standards of identity for cheeses existed. ਀                    吀漀 爀攀洀攀搀礀 琀栀攀 猀椀琀甀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 椀渀 ㄀㠀㜀㈀ 琀栀攀 䐀愀椀爀礀洀攀渀✀猀 䄀猀猀漀挀椀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ  composed of seven leaders in the dairy industry, sponsored ਀                    愀 渀攀眀 䈀漀愀爀搀 漀昀 吀爀愀搀攀 椀渀 圀愀琀攀爀琀漀眀渀 琀漀 攀猀琀愀戀氀椀猀栀 瀀爀漀挀攀搀甀爀攀猀  to market Wisconsin cheese. The Board also secured a 60 percent ਀                    爀攀搀甀挀琀椀漀渀 椀渀 昀爀攀椀最栀琀 爀愀琀攀猀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 挀漀渀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 猀椀最渀椀昀椀挀愀渀琀氀礀  to the efficient marketing of cheese from Wisconsin. Clearly, ਀                    挀栀攀攀猀攀洀愀欀椀渀最 栀愀搀 戀攀挀漀洀攀 愀渀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀琀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀猀瀀攀爀漀甀猀 椀渀搀甀猀琀爀礀  for the state.

਀ ਀                    㰀吀䈀伀䐀夀㸀  ਀                      㰀吀䐀㸀㰀䤀䴀䜀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀㤀㄀ 猀爀挀㴀∀椀洀愀最攀猀⼀栀椀猀琀漀爀礀㌀⸀樀瀀攀∀  width=158>਀                      㰀吀䐀㸀㰀䤀䴀䜀 栀攀椀最栀琀㴀㄀ 猀爀挀㴀∀椀洀愀最攀猀⼀猀瀀愀挀攀爀⸀最椀昀∀  width=15>਀                      㰀吀䐀㸀 

By 1886, the University ਀                          漀昀 圀椀猀挀漀渀猀椀渀 䌀漀氀氀攀最攀 漀昀 䄀最爀椀挀甀氀琀甀爀攀 漀昀昀攀爀攀搀 猀栀漀爀琀 挀漀甀爀猀攀猀  for dairy farmers and cheesemakers and sent experts ਀                          椀渀 琀栀攀 昀椀攀氀搀 琀漀 攀砀琀攀渀搀 琀栀攀 攀搀甀挀愀琀椀漀渀 瀀爀漀挀攀猀猀⸀ 䤀渀 ㄀㠀㤀　Ⰰ  Stephen Babcock of the University of Wisconsin developed ਀                          琀栀攀 洀椀氀欀昀愀琀 琀攀猀琀 琀栀愀琀 愀氀氀漀眀攀搀 搀愀椀爀礀洀攀渀 琀漀 搀攀琀攀爀洀椀渀攀  which cows produced the richest milk, the best for cheesemaking. ਀                          吀栀椀猀 琀攀猀琀 椀猀 猀琀椀氀氀 甀猀攀搀 琀漀搀愀礀⸀㰀⼀䘀伀一吀㸀㰀⼀倀㸀 ਀                        㰀倀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀∀㸀䤀渀 ㄀㤀㈀㄀Ⰰ 圀椀猀挀漀渀猀椀渀 戀攀挀愀洀攀  the first state to grade its cheese for quality. This ਀                          氀攀愀搀攀爀猀栀椀瀀 爀漀氀攀 椀渀 焀甀愀氀椀琀礀 愀猀猀甀爀愀渀挀攀 挀漀甀瀀氀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 圀椀猀挀漀渀猀椀渀✀猀  central location for distribution enabled the industry ਀                          琀漀 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀攀 琀漀 最爀漀眀 爀愀瀀椀搀氀礀⸀ 䈀礀 ㄀㤀㈀㈀Ⰰ 漀瘀攀爀 ㈀Ⰰ㠀　　 挀栀攀攀猀攀  factories existed in the state.

਀                      㰀⼀吀䐀㸀 ਀                    㰀⼀吀刀㸀 ਀                  㰀⼀吀䄀䈀䰀䔀㸀

਀                    䌀栀攀攀猀攀洀愀欀攀爀猀 愀渀搀 搀愀椀爀礀 昀愀爀洀攀爀猀 眀栀漀 椀洀洀椀最爀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 唀渀椀琀攀搀  States often chose Wisconsin as their destination. This influx ਀                    漀昀 琀愀氀攀渀琀 愀渀搀 攀渀攀爀最礀 欀攀瀀琀 琀栀攀 挀栀攀攀猀攀 椀渀搀甀猀琀爀礀 瘀椀最漀爀漀甀猀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀  men and women represented almost every country in Europe. ਀                    吀栀攀礀 愀爀爀椀瘀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 愀 猀琀爀漀渀最 眀漀爀欀 攀琀栀椀挀Ⰰ 搀攀琀攀爀洀椀渀愀琀椀漀渀Ⰰ 琀爀攀愀猀甀爀攀搀  family secrets, and the tradition of making favorite cheeses ਀                    昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀 漀氀搀 挀漀甀渀琀爀礀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 挀栀攀攀猀攀猀 焀甀椀挀欀氀礀 最愀椀渀攀搀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀椀琀礀  in the United States.

਀                  㰀倀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀∀㸀匀眀椀猀猀Ⰰ 愀洀漀渀最 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 伀氀搀ⴀ圀漀爀氀搀  cheeses produced in Wisconsin, originated, as the name suggests, ਀                    椀渀 匀眀椀琀稀攀爀氀愀渀搀⸀ 䤀琀愀氀椀愀渀猀 戀爀漀甀最栀琀 倀愀猀琀愀 䘀椀氀愀琀愀 挀栀攀攀猀攀猀 猀甀挀栀  as the popular Mozzarella and Provolone, as well as the blue-veined ਀                    䜀漀爀最漀渀稀漀氀愀⸀ 吀栀攀 䘀爀攀渀挀栀 最愀瘀攀 甀猀 挀爀攀愀洀礀Ⰰ 猀漀昀琀ⴀ爀椀瀀攀渀攀搀 䌀愀洀攀洀戀攀爀琀  and Brie. From Germany came the secrets of Muenster and Limburger. ਀                    吀栀攀 䔀渀最氀椀猀栀 挀漀渀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 䌀栀攀搀搀愀爀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䐀甀琀挀栀Ⰰ 䜀漀甀搀愀 愀渀搀  Edam. These immigrants were responsible for much of the rich ਀                    瘀愀爀椀攀琀礀 漀昀 挀栀攀攀猀攀猀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 猀琀愀琀攀⸀ 䄀渀搀 圀椀猀挀漀渀猀椀渀 挀栀攀攀猀攀洀愀欀攀爀猀  created original cheeses such as Brick and Colby.

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By 1945, more than 1,500 cheese ਀                    昀愀挀琀漀爀椀攀猀 椀渀 圀椀猀挀漀渀猀椀渀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀搀 愀戀漀甀琀 㔀㄀㔀 洀椀氀氀椀漀渀 瀀漀甀渀搀猀 漀昀  cheese a year.

਀                  㰀倀㸀㰀䘀伀一吀 昀愀挀攀㴀∀䄀爀椀愀氀Ⰰ 䠀攀氀瘀攀琀椀挀愀∀㸀吀漀搀愀礀Ⰰ 愀瀀瀀爀漀砀椀洀愀琀攀氀礀 ㄀㜀Ⰰ　　　  dairy farms, with just over 1 million cows that produce an ਀                    愀瘀攀爀愀最攀 漀昀 ㄀㜀Ⰰ㌀　㘀 瀀漀甀渀搀猀 漀昀 洀椀氀欀 攀愀挀栀Ⰰ 瀀攀爀 礀攀愀爀Ⰰ 挀漀渀琀椀渀甀攀  the reputation for quality milk from Wisconsin.

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Cheesemakers use ਀                    愀瀀瀀爀漀砀椀洀愀琀攀氀礀 㤀　 瀀攀爀挀攀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 洀椀氀欀 琀漀 瀀爀漀搀甀挀攀 挀栀攀攀猀攀 愀琀  over 120 plants.

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