Maternity and Infant Care in Two Rural Counties in Wisconsin - Tapa blanda

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1919 Excerpt: ... PART I. THE NORTHERN COUNTY. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS IN THE COUNTY. This county is located near the center of the northern half of Wisconsin, in the forest belt. It is one of the largest counties in th© State, 30 miles wide and 55 miles long; it is nearly half as large again as the State of Rhode Island. The population in 1910 was a little over 55,000, an increase of 27 per cent in the preceding decade. Within the county at the time of the survey there were 12 incorporated villages, of which the largest had at the last census less than 1,000 population; and one city of approximately 17,000, which is the county seat. Topography and soil.1 The Wisconsin River flows south nearly through the center of the county; its tributaries, some of which are important streams, drain the whole area. The sandy, alluvial soil which covers the river bottom, varying from less than a mile to 6 or 8 miles wide, is the poorest soil in the county; over much of its extent no attempt is made to raise crops of any kind. Outside this valley, practically the whole of the county except the southeastern corner is a gently rolling country, rising to about 400 feet above the river. Nearly all of it is well drained. The uplands are broad and nearly level, while the numerous stream valleys, though deep, have gentle slopes. The soil of these uplands and valleys is clay or loamy clay, very fertile and giving good yields of all crops suitable to the northern climate. It is especially well adapted to hay and forage crops. At the time of the survey uncleared land of this type sold for about $25 an acre, while cleared land was valued as high as $100 an acre. In the belt of deeply weathered glacial clay, which extends over the western third and across the northern edge of the county, th...