The History of Agriculture in Dane County, Wisconsin ..
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Local B%st. Coll., XVIII. ""My father had raised the body of a hewn log house, which was considered very nice then. His first thought was to finish that so we would be more com- fortable. The boards for the floor and shingles for the roof had to be gotten out by hand, but it was at last accomplished, and some time in January we moved Into It. The next thought was to obtain seed for spring sowing, so my father hewed out timber for building purposes, rafted it down the river to Janesville where h...e sold it and bought potatoes, paying $5 per bushel, and beans the same. That of course did not mean many to eat, but as soon as they could grow we had plenty."— Watertown Republic, June 26, 1889 Wis Local Hist. Coll., IX. HIBBAKD HISTORY OF AGRICULTURE IN DANE COUNTY. 117 market. All went well till on his way down the Wisconsin, afloat with his entire stock of goods, the clumsy raft went to pieces in the Baraboo rapids and was at once converted into worthless driftwood. This would seem to be enough to cure the western fever in almost any case, but not so this.
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