U.S. farm economics 4

Before we go further with the series, a word about sources. The amount of valuable information freely available online is staggering. This series would be far poorer if we did not have access to a number of contemporary reports and documents on matters of farm economy in the period that interests us. Many of the records consulted and cited are available on the Nebraska Public Documents website, “a collaborative effort between the Nebraska Library Commission, the Nebraska State Historical Society, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and the University of Nebraska-Omaha” (here).

For those who wish to read the primary sources for themselves, this post links the publications that caught my eye. Each document listed can be read online by clicking the Next button in the upper right corner to flip from one page to the next.

Brackett, E. E., and E. B. Lewis. 1933. Pump Irrigation Investigations in Nebraska. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 282. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 31 pages.

———. 1934. Use of Electricity on Nebraska Farms 1920–1934. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 289. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 47 pages.

Brackett, E. E., and O. W. Sjogren. 1917. Pump Irrigation in Nebraska. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Circular 2. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 28 pages.

Clark, M. Ruth. 1931. The Contribution of Nebraska Farm Women to Family Income through Poultry and Dairy Products. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 258. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 32 pages.

Clark, M. Ruth, and Greta Gray. 1930. The Routine and Seasonal Work of Nebraska Farm Women. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 238. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 39 pages.

Fedde, Margaret, and Ruth Lindquist. 1935. A Study of Farm Families and Their Standards of Living in Selected Districts of Nebraska, 1931–1933. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 78. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 39 pages.

Filley, H. Clyde. 1923. Factors Affecting the Price of Farm Products. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 198. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 41 pages.

———. 1934. Effects of Inflation and Deflation Upon Nebraska Agriculture, 1914 to 1932. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 71. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 131 pages.

Filley, H. Clyde, and E. A. Frerichs. 1923. Purchasing Power of Nebraska Grains. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 187. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 35 pages.

Filley, H. Clyde, and Arthur M. Hauke. 1933. Local Prices of Farm Products in Nebraska, 1895–1932. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 284. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 38 pages.

Garey, L. F. 1938. Land Transfers in Twelve Counties in Nebraska, 1928–1933. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 107. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 26 pages.

Hedges, Harold, and F. F. Elliott. 1930. Types of Farming in Nebraska. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 244. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 80 pages.

Hinman, Eleanor H. 1934. History of Farm Land Prices in Eleven Nebraska Counties 1873–1933. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 72. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 60 pages. York is one of the counties included in the study.

Hinman, Eleanor H., and J. O. Rankin. 1933. Farm Mortgage History of Eleven South-eastern Nebraska Townships 1870–1932. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 67. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 67 pages. York County townships, including Henderson, are at the center of the study.

Kiesselbach, T. A. 1925. Winter Wheat Investigations. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 31. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 149 pages. Mention of Mennonites on page 16.

Kiesselbach, T. A., Arthur Anderson, and C. A. Suneson. 1933. Winter Wheat Varieties in Nebraska. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 283. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 24 pages. Mention of Mennonites on page 6.

Prescott, R. T. 1939. Fifty Years’ Achievement in Agricultural Investigation. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Circular 60. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 80 pages. Mention of Mennonites on page 29.

Rankin, J. O. 1923. The Nebraska Farm Family: Some Land Tenure Phases. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 185. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 31 pages.

———. 1927. Cost of Feeding the Nebraska Farm Family. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 219. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 37 pages.

———. 1928. The Use of Time in Farm Homes. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 230. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 50 pages.

Ranking, J. O., and Eleanor H. Hinman. 1932. A Summary of the Standard of Living in Nebraska Farm Homes. Nebraska Agricultural Experiment Station Research Bulletin 267. Lincoln: University of Nebraska, College of Agriculture, Experiment Station. Available online here. 36 pages.

I encourage you to read widely within these sources. I have been and will continue to do so.