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Brochure, "Dortch's Southern Hybrid Seed Corn"
Brochure, "Dortch's Southern Hybrid Seed Corn"
Farming in Arkansas
This is an advertising brochure for Dortch's Southern Hybrid Seed Corn produced by Robert L. Dortch in Scott.
Cultivator In Snow
Farming in Arkansas
Photograph of a horse-drawn cultivator resting in a snowy field with corn shocks behind it.
Ewan, A. Early (Sc 2427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Ewan, A. Early (Sc 2427), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2427. Letter from A. Early Ewan, Warren County, Kentucky county agriculture extension agent, to members of the Warren County Corn-Hog Production Control Association relating information about contracts to limit production of the commodities mentioned.
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Shakers - South Union, Kentucky (Sc 1318), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1318. Journal (111 p.), kept by Elder John Rees Cooper and others, detailing the daily activities at South Union, Kentucky, 1872-1878. Correspondence regarding the journal and its provenance is included. Pagination refers to the original journal.
“The Poor People Had Suddenly Become Rich” A Boom In Maine Wheat, 1793-1815, Jamie H. Eves
“The Poor People Had Suddenly Become Rich” A Boom In Maine Wheat, 1793-1815, Jamie H. Eves
Maine History
The article discusses the important role played in the surreptitious trade in wheat to the British Empire during the Napoleonic Wars. Its European supplies choked off by tariffs and embargoes, Britain turned to Ireland and to the United States for grain.
Loading Fodder Into A Wagon
Farming in Arkansas
This is a black and white photograph of two unidentified men loading fodder into a horse-drawn wagon from a corn shock.
Plowing A Corn Field
Farming in Arkansas
Black and white photograph of Richie and Joe Washam plowing a cornfield using a mule.
Maps - "Corn, Cotton, And Rice In Arkansas"
Maps - "Corn, Cotton, And Rice In Arkansas"
Farming in Arkansas
This is a page of three small maps of Arkansas showing where corn, cotton, and rice were being grown in the state in 1930.
Application For Order Of Sale, Howard V. Burchfield
Application For Order Of Sale, Howard V. Burchfield
Farming in Arkansas
This application for order of sale of perishable property is part of an ongoing lawsuit. The plaintiffs: Sarah W. Howard, John W. Howard, J.N. Howard, C.C. Howard, and P.T. Howard, are suing the defendant, W.M. Burchfield. The Howards allege that Burchfield rented fields from them to farm in 1925 and signed a contract to pay $1200 rent by January 1, 1926. In the suit, they state that the defendant failed to pay all but $100, so they put a lien on his crops. Instead of paying the Howards, Burchfield allegedly sold some of his crops, then skipped town. The application …