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RG-T: Treasurer's Office Records 1847-1980 File
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Dill farm. Stockport IA

Government farm programs papers, tax assessment, real estate report (full description of farm and buildings, with plat, 1937), correspondence with bankers, lawyers, etc. Correspondence with the farmer reveals some fo the farm problems of the 1930s (e.g. crop failures, organization of his coop dairy, details of livestock, crops planted, prices). 3 photos of farm buildings.

Dixon, NE farm

Correspondence, crop reports ("he is not a good farmer", "one of the dirtiest housekeepers it has been my unfortunate lot to meet") 3 photos of farm buildings.

Emmet County IA farm (near Estherville)

Arranged in reverse chronological order. Correspondence, primarily with farm manager, Arthur Pitcher, and with banks. Mentions government farm assistance programs; first trial of hybrid corn ("willing to put in ... 7 bu of corn...would like to see this corn tried out alongside seed ...saved for this year", "We have never had any experience with hybred [sic] corn, but are trying it out on half a dozen farms this year for the first time: May 6, 1937, Philps to farm manager); planting trees, Jan 19, 1937; embargo on trucks on farm roads due to mud, April 14, 1936; college's mortgage on the farm; dealing with army worms, June 25, 1932; "If the pheasant season hunting didn't get you down, will you please give us a report on the corn crop..." Nov. 25, 1935; "We have 27 farms under contract for the Corn-Hog Plan..." Phelps to Pitcher, Feb 18, 1935 1 photo Real Estate Register, p. 17 (RG-T Ser. 5.2)

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