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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Milk Storage

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Description: After the milk is picked up at the farm, it is stored in tanks that hold up to 25,000 lbs. and is held at temperatures of 38 to 40 degrees.
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Pasturization

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Description: The milk is pasteurized for the first step in the cheesemaking process. Milk is heated to 161 degrees, held at that temperature for 15 seconds, and then co...
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Cream Extraction

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Description: There is some cream in the whey, which is extracted by pumping the whey through this cream separator (a Westfalia Centrifuge).
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Widmer's Cheese Cellars — Curd Mill

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Description: The slabs of cheese are put through a curd mill, which makes the popular Cheddar Cheese Curds.
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Retzlaff Barn — Interior

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Description: The Retzlaff's own this antique potato planter, which was purchased from Ed Radke, a long time Theresa resident.
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Batterman Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: David and Kathy Batterman live at N9248 Sunnyview Rd (Section 7). Son, Scott, and his children, Ryan and Grace, pose with Dave and Kathy. Herb and Linda (...
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Steger Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Ronald and Kathleen Steger, who refused to be in the picture, live at W2372 McArthur Rd (Section 18). They lived here 31 years and last milked cows on July...
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Steger Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Fred, a college student, son of Ronald and Kathleen Steger, agreed to be in this photo.
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Justman Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: The Justmans purchased the farm in 1976. They last milked cows in January 1998. They farm previously was in the possession of Ron's parents, Marvin and Van...
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Straub Barn — Interior

Date: 2004
Description: This antique corn sheller is still in working condition in the Straub barn.
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Crop Dusting Plane

Date: 06 16 1949
Description: "This crop dusting plane crashed and burned on the Lucy Firk's property on the north end of the village."
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Hay at the Edwin Schnitzler Farm

Date: 07 04 1949
Description: "Hay was being made on the Edwin Schnitzler farm on Doyle Road."
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Picking Corn

Date: 09 25 1947
Description: "Nick Koll and his son pick corn near Bancroft Road."
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Picking Corn

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Description: "Nick Koll and his son pick corn near Bancroft Road."
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Flooding Street Scene

Date: 1974
Description: "Flooding on Mayville Street."
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Tractor

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Description: View of a tractor fertilizing crops in a field.
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Silo Fire

Date: 07 1980
Description: "Theresa firemen respond to a silo fire at the Henning farm on County P."
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Horse Power Machine

Date: 06 1983
Description: "Inspecting this horse power machine at the Theresa Historical Society are Larry Dogs, Alfred Benter, Fred Bandlow, and Martin Koll."
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Steger Farms

Date: 08 1983
Description: "Combining on the Steger Farms."
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Batzler Farm

Date: 08 1983
Description: "Threshing on the Batzler farm."

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