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Farm Life
 Websites presented in alphabetical order National Farm Toy Museum 
 Website for this Iowa museum that houses "thousands of toys and exhibits. ... of [t]ractors, implements, trucks, miniature farm dioramas, toy manufacturing information, and pedal tractors." Its site features photos of dozens of toy tractors from the museum's collectors tractor series, a "Kids Corner" with a tractor-part identification guide, and links to related sites. http://www.nationalfarmtoymuseum.com/ Topics: Agriculture, Museums Last updated Oct 23, 2007 The Northern Great Plains, 1880-1920
A collection of "900 photographs of rural and small town life at the turn of the century," taken by photographers Fred Hulstrand and F.A. Pazandak. Includes images of sod homes, farms, agricultural machinery, one-room schools, and children. Searchable by keyword and browsable by subject. Also features an historical overview of North Dakota, information on farm implements, and a selected bibliography. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award97/ndfahtml/ngphome.html Topics: Agriculture, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jan 5, 2004 USDA Economic Research Service: Farm Economy
Publications related to "economic performance for the U.S. agricultural sector and major crops and livestock and their products." Features reports such as "Income, Wealth, and the Economic Well-Being of Farm Households," "Greening Income Support and Supporting Green," and "Growing Farm Size and the Distribution of Farm Payments." Also includes material about specific crops, such as rice, wheat, and corn. From the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service. http://www.ers.usda.gov/Browse/view.aspx?subject=FarmEconomy Topics: Agriculture Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Wessels Living History Farm
This site features information about farming practices in York County, Nebraska, during the 1920s and 1930s. Topics include machines, crops, making money, farm life, pests and weeds, and water. Also includes information about the current living history center, images of the farm throughout the year, video clips of oral histories, and lesson plans. Searchable. http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Lesson Plans, Nonfiction by Genre, U.S. History By Place Last updated Mar 29, 2004 |
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