Word: wisconsin
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Only one-sixth of "the rest of the state" lives on farms, contrary to Wisconsin's reputation as "America's Dairyland." The remainder -- just about half of the total population--lives in small cities and towns scattered throughout the state...
...south is dairy country--the most productive in the world. Wisconsin supplies one-seventh of America's milk, more than any other state. It also leads in the production of cheese and milk cow and heifer herds. The rich dark prairie land of the southwest corner--the "driftless area" missed by the glaciers--yields wheat, corn and hogs...
...West Allis greater metropolitan area, with one-and-a-quarter million people, produces farm machinery and tractors, automobile parts and, of course, the beer that has made it famous. South of Milwaukee, in a 50-mile megopolis reaching into Illinois, are the heavy manufacturing centers of Racine and Kenosha--Wisconsin's third and fourth largest cities with close to 100,000 people each...
...triangle contains not only most of Wisconsin's urban and industrial development, but also the finest farmland. In addition to its proximity to metropolitan markets, the triangle offers better soil--plus the longer growing seasons afforded by Lake Michigan...
...third of Wisconsin voters live in the Chicago-Milwaukee megopolis, in which the Democrats' traditional big-city machines still reign. This fact dictates state-wide strategy. "When I plan a campaign for Wisconsin," says Pat Lucey, long-time state Democratic leader, "I plan two campaigns--one for Milwaukee and one for the rest of the state...