Old DeForest Hemp Mill

DeForest: On Hwy 51 (west side). Now part of Ball company.
According to historical documents from the DeForest Historical Society, the 50-acre plant was located off of Highway 51.
“It kind of puts Deforest on the map in terms of those years and what was a very successful agricultural pursuit at that time,” John Englesby with the DeForest Historical Society said.
A news article from the Wisconsin State Journal in 1944, the mill processed up to 20,000 pounds of hemp in 1943. The crop came from around 400 local farmers who were yielding around $100 an acre.