Daily Farm Life
The Farm Year in Wisconsin
The rhythm of the seasons defined life for German settlers
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
Click on a season to see typical activities
Spring
March – May
Sowing: wheat, oats, barley
Planting potatoes
Birth of calves & lambs
Soil preparation & plowing
Summer
June – August
Hay harvest
Tending vegetable garden
Field maintenance & weeding
Building repairs
Autumn
September – November
Grain harvest
Potato harvest
Pig slaughter
Storage for winter
Winter
December – February
Logging firewood
Butter making
Tool repairs
Craft work