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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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| 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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| 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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| Description: | The slabs of cheese are put through a curd mill, which makes the popular Cheddar Cheese Curds. |
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| Description: | The Retzlaff's own this antique potato planter, which was purchased from Ed Radke, a long time Theresa resident. |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| 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 (... |
| Date: | 2004 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 06 16 1949 |
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| Description: | "This crop dusting plane crashed and burned on the Lucy Firk's property on the north end of the village." |
| Date: | 07 04 1949 |
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| Description: | "Hay was being made on the Edwin Schnitzler farm on Doyle Road." |
| Date: | 09 25 1947 |
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| Description: | "Nick Koll and his son pick corn near Bancroft Road." |
| Date: | 06 1983 |
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| Description: | "Inspecting this horse power machine at the Theresa Historical Society are Larry Dogs, Alfred Benter, Fred Bandlow, and Martin Koll." |
| Date: | 07 1990 |
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| Description: | "Mark Lifke sprays corn in a field on Warner Road." |
| Date: | 09 1993 |
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| Description: | "Antique farm equipment show at Calumetville." |
| Date: | 07 1994 |
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| Description: | "This ancient grain binder was put through its paces by brothers Jerry & Dale Kedinger of rural West Bend." |
| Date: | 07 1980 |
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| Description: | This image is from the annual 4th of July Knowles Picnic parade. |
| Date: | 11 1981 |
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| Description: | Ed Radke gathering corn on land now occupied by the Theresa Library and Highlander Estates. |
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