Farming, 1977-1996

File — Box: 15, Folder: 54-56

Staff Only

Dates

Creation: 1977-1996

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

Eroding agricultural base and changes in farmland use due to growth of suburbia. Decline in dairy farming, increase in horticulture, nurseries, Christmas trees, wineries. New Pont Farm, Redding Education Center. New emphasis on diversity in farm crops and farming. Growth of agribusinesses and the introduction of the State Farmland Preservation-purchase of development 1978. The Grange Centennial Celebration 1957. Federal Farm agencies, Agricultural Census, 1992. USDA.