Crops were damaged by heavy frosts, giving the budding farm industry a "set-back"; up to 1858 crops had been planted and saved despite the lack of a market.

The evidence

• “Up to 1858, crops were planted and saved, but they were very light, owing to the non-existence of a market. That year gave the budding industry a bad " set-back," the principal agent in the work being heavy frosts, which nipped the young plants in the bud, and turned the hearts of the owners thereof to gall and wormwood.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 673 / book p. 677

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources