Farming-Area Notes, 1600-1983, undated

File — Box: 15, Folder: 51-53

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: undated

Creator

From the Collection: Warner, Truman A. 1920-1997 (Person)

Access Restrictions

Open for research without restrictions.

Extent

From the Collection: 63.5 Linear Feet (, 64 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Sub-Series: English

Additional Description

General note

This file is a composite study/history on farming and agriculture for a research/lecture project. The research material covers years 1600 to current day. The theme is change and the effects of industrialization on farming and agriculture in the Connecticut and Still River Valleys from railroads to machinery and equipment. Rural economy, farm machinery, animal husbandry, crop production, farmland tax relief, and Local PA 490.