Agricultural Economic Survey and Studies 1912-1965
Archives 224

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Title
Agricultural Economic Survey and Studies
ID
Archives 224
Date [inclusive]
1912-1965
Extent
48 linear feet,  41 containers
Abstract
Includes records, responses, questionnaires, surveys, farmers' notes and production studies.

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History:

A variety of agricultural studies of an economic nature have been conducted at Washington State University over a lengthy period that precedes the creation of a Department of Agricultural Economics about 1925.

Over the years, these efforts encompassed various studies, particularly those associated with the evaluation of federal reclamation projects and undertaken in conjunction with various agencies under the USDA, including the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, the Farm Security Administration, the Cooperative Extension Services, and the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. Another group of surveys pertained to part-time farming taken by the Federal Works Administration during the era of the Great Depression in 1933 and 1934; these surveys included comments and remarks concerning all family members including women and children. Further project involved various agricultural associations, gathering information on production and marketing matters. The Dairy Association, for example, was involved with a comprehensive and informative study.

precedes the creation of a Department of Agricultural Economics about 1925.

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Scope and Content

Farmers themselves interspersed notes throughout the records, with a particularly good set in the 1949 irrigation surveys, where the backs of survey sheets include notes on farmer attitudes. Some of the orchards surveys include information concerning amounts of pesticides sprayed on the fruit, with especially good data in the Grower Records from Chelan County, 1947-1965. The dairy series contains original records of 1950 production studies from the Seattle milkshed. The agricultural associations series contains a rich body of materials that synthesize data and ideas concerning production of crops grown throughout Washington.

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Arrangement

The records were arranged largely according to types of studies, although the subject order within these contexts varies according the order in which the records were received. Series are organized around irrigation, orchards, types of fruit,marketing, soils, production costs, land prices, and real estate transfers. Many of the surveys are labeled confidential inasmuch as they gather detailed information concerning capital investment, operating expenses, and net income. One good example that includes a "hired labor" category is a survey of irrigated land regarding operations and settler progress in the Columbia Basin during the 1950s.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2012

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

The Collection is open for research use.

Acquisition Information

Records, responses, questionnaires and other surveys of agricultural management and economics were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in 1977 by Dick Roberts of the Agricultural Economics Department. (Accession UA77-32).

Processing Information

The records were retained as unprocessed, but accessible, until 1996 when they were surveyed and arranged. At that time, approximately 20 per cent of the materials were discarded as being of little documentary value.

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Names and Subjects

Corporate Name(s)

Creator(s) :
  • Washington State University. Dept. of Agricultural Economics--Archives
  • State College of Washington. Dept. of Agricultural Economics--Archives
Subject(s) :
  • Washington State University. Dept. of Agricultural Economics--Records and correspondence

Subject(s)

  • Agriculture--Economic aspects--Washington (State)
  • Agriculture--Washington (State)--Research--Archives
  • Farm management--Records and correspondence
  • Fruit-culture--Washington (State)--Archives
  • Agriculture--Washington (State)--Societies, etc.
  • Agricultural surveys--Washington (State)
  • Agricultural colleges--Washington (State)--Administration--Archives
  • Washington (State)
  • Colleges and Universities
  • Agriculture

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Detailed Description of Collection

General  

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Crop Research, Washington  1929 

1 1-4

Washington State Farm Machinery & Labor Survey  1943 

1 5-6

An Economic Study of Farming in Thurston County, USDA/WSC  1940 

1 7-9

Thurston County, (Stanley W. Schwartze)  1939-1940 

1 10-11

Thurston County, (Stanley W. Schwartze)  1939-1940 

2 12

Western Washington Farm Organization and Valuation Study  1939 

2 13-17

Survey of Farm Operations & Family Living of Recent Settlers in Western Washington  1939 

2 18-21

Survey of Farm Operations & Family Living of Recent Settlers in Western Washington  1939 

3 22-29

Farm Capital and Credit Study, Yakima Region  1948 

3 30-32

Farm Capital and Credit Study, Yakima Region  1948 

4 33-34

Spokane County Study  1939 

4 35-37

Chelan County, WSC  1926 

4 38-41

Chelan County, WSC  1926 

5 42-44

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Survey of Part-Time Farming, Federal Civil Works Administration  1934 

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Lewis County  

5 45

Thurston County  

5 46

Douglas County  

5 47

Spokane County  

5 48-49

Chelan County  

5 50

Walla Walla County  

5 51

Clallam County  

5 52

Mason County  

5 53

Cowlitz County  

5 54

Pierce County  

5 55

Miscellaneous Washington Counties  n.d. 

6 56

Supplemental Instructions & Data Compilations  

6 57

Survey of Farm Operations & Settlement Experience, Vale-Owyhee Projects, USDA  1944 

6 58-64

Farm Operation & Family Living, Vale-Owyhee Projects  1938 

6 65-66

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Irrigation  

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Summary of Operations, Settler Progress, Columbia Basin  1954-1957 

7 67-75

Summary of Operations, Settler Progress, Columbia Basin  1954-1957 

8 76-86

Summary of Operations, Settler Progress, Columbia Basin  1954-1957 

9 87-97

Settler Progress Study, Columbia Basin  1954 

10 98-108

Summary of Operations, Settler Progress, Columbia Basin  1956 

11 109

Settler Progress Study, Columbia Basin  1956 

11 110

Central Washington  1938 

11 111-114

Miscellaneous Districts  1949 

11 115

Selah  1949 

11 116

Grandview  1949 

11 117

Kennewick Highlands  1949 

11 118

Mabton  1949 

11 119

Granger & Emerald  1949 

11 120

Sunnyside Area  1949 

11 121

Toppenish & Wapato  1949 

11 122

Selah Heights  1949 

11 123

Moses Lake  1949 

11 124

Kittitas Area  1949 

11 125

Badger Pocket  1949 

11 126

Foster Creek Study  1948 

12 127-128

Crop Yield Report, Yakima Project  1913-1937 

12 129

Columbia Basin  1948-1953 

12 130

Results, Comparison of Sprinkler & Surface Irrigation Methods, Columbia Basin  1954 

12 131

Census Data, Water User Census, Bureau of Reclamation  1956 

12 132-133

Electrification, Washington  1949 

12 134-138

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Wheat-Fallow  

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Farm Expenses and Related Data, Oregon  1962 

12 139

Farm Expenses and Related Data, Oregon  1962 

13 140-141

Farm Expenses and Related Data, Washington  1962 

13 142-147

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Wheat-Pea  

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Expenditures, Machines, & Related Data, Whitman, Latah, Spokane & Nez Perce Counties  1958-1959 

14 148-154

Farm Expenses & Related Data, Whitman, Latah, Spokane & Nez Perce Counties  1958-1959 

14 155-158

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Wheat Disticts  1936 

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Pomeroy  

15 159

Kahlotus  

15 160

Neppel-Odessa  

15 161

Wilbur  

15 162

Tekoa  

15 163-164

Endicott  

15 165-166

Miscellaneous, Incomplete Records Omitted From Study  

15 167-169

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Wheat-Summer Fallow  

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Farm Business, USDA/Ed Hurd  1942-1943 

16 170-174

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Grain  

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Whitman & Spokane Counties  1938 

16 175

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Grain Growers Associations  

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Financial Records  1932 

16 176-177

Financial Records  1932 

17 178

North Pacific, Miscellaneous  1932-1946 

17 179

Wheat Statistics  1923-1935 

17 180

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Land Use, Pierce County Plats  1934 

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Value of Improved Land  

17 181

Acres of Assessed Timber Land  

17 182

Acres of Improved Land  

17 183

Ownership Conflicts  

17 184

Subdivision Values  

17 185

Valuation of Timber  

17 186

Value of Unimproved Land  

17 187

Official Area Plats  

17 188

N.F. Area Plats  

17 189

Portland Ownership Plats  

17 190

Delinquency Maps  

17 191

Ownership  

17 192

Farm Machinery & Labor Survey, Washington State, Forms  1943 

17 193-194

Farm Machinery & Labor Survey, Washington State, Data  1943 

17 195-197

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Orchards  

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Okanogan County  1959 

17 198

Okanogan County  1954-1958 

18 199

Douglas County  1959 

18 200

Miscellaneous Counties  1954-1965 

18 201

Chelan County  1959 

18 202

Yakima County  1954-1955 

18 203

Yakima County  1927 

18 204-208

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Orchard Practices & Costs of Producing Apples in Washington  1953 

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Yakima County  

18 209

Douglas County  

18 210

Okanogan County  

18 211

Chelan County  

18 212

Comment, Papers Delivered at Fruit Marketing Institute, WSC  1939 

18 213

Census Report, Agriculture, Washington  1935 

18 214

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Orchards  

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Orchard Practices & Costs of Producing Fruit in Washington  1960 

19 215-217

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Chelan County, Grower Records  

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 1947-1948 

19 218

 1949-1950 

19 219

 1951-1952 

19 220

 1953-1954 

19 221

 1955-1956 

19 222

 1957-1958 

19 223

 1959-1960 

19 224

 1961-1963 

19 225

 1964-1965 

19 226

Soft Fruit, Production Costs  1943 

19 227

Fruit Practices Study, Greater Wenatchee Area  1949 

20 228

Cost of Production Study, Washington Apples  1944 

20 229

Washington Apple Production Cost Survey  1945-1946 

20 230

Orchard Practices & Costs of Producing Apples in Washington  1956 

20 231

Central Washington Apple Production Costs  1954 

20 232

Orchard Practices & Costs of Producting Apples in Washington  1953 

20 233

Apple & Soft Fruit, Cost of Production 1954-1958 (C.H. Zuroske)  

20 234-237

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Berry Schedules  

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Pierce County  1934-1935 

21 238-246

Pend Oreille County  1936 

21 247

Whitman County  1936 

21 248

Grant County  1936 

21 249

Lewis County  1936 

21 250

Kitsap County  1936 

21 251

Skamania County  1936 

21 252

Skagit County  1936 

21 253

Klickitat County  1936 

21 254

Snohomish County  1936 

21 255

Clark County  1936 

22 256-257

Thurston County  1936 

22 258-260

Spokane County  1936 

22 261

King County  1936 

22 262-263

Benton County  1936 

22 264

Lincoln County  1936 

22 265

Ferry County  1936 

22 266

Mason County  1936 

22 267

Stevens County  1936 

22 268

Whatcom County  1936 

22 269

Cowlitz County  1936 

22 270

Walla Walla & Okanogan Counties  1936 

23 271

Douglas, Chelan, & Kittitas Counties  1936 

23 272

Franklin & Island Counties  1936 

23 273

Asotin & Yakima Counties  1936 

23 274

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Alfalfa Hay  

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Field Practices & Costs of Producing Alfalfa Hay in Washington  1954 

23 275-278

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Potatoes  

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Field Practices & Costs of Producing Potatoes in Washington  1954-1956 

23 279-281

Field Practices & Costs of Producing Potatoes in Washington  1954-1956 

24 282

Hops, Hop Survey  1942-1945 

24 283

Poultry, Poultry Management Questionnaire for Economic Land Use Study  1944 

24 284

Hogs, Hog Enterprise  1931 

24 285

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Ranching  

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Preliminary Ranch Questionnaire  1963 

24 286

Range  1963 

24 287-290

Ranching Questionnaire  1962 

24 291

Ranching Questionnaire  1962 

25 292

Master Lists & Averages  n.d. 

25 293

Washington Cattle Ranch Organization & Operation  1962-1963 

25 294

Questionnaire Supplement  1962 

25 295-297

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Dairy  

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Seattle Milkshed Production Study  1950 

25 298-301

Seattle Milkshed Production Study  1950 

26 302-311

Seattle Milkshed Production Study  1950 

27 312-317

Yakima County Milk Production Study Questionnaire  1950 

27 318-320

Yakima County Milk Production Study Questionnaire  1950 

28 321-325

Dairy Cost Study  n.d. 

28 326

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Dairy Farm Study  1954 

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Cost of Production  

28 327

Labor  

28 328

Land Use & Feed  

28 329

Cattle Inventory  

28 330

Equipment  

28 331

Miscellaneous Expenses  

28 332

Dairy Cost Study  1930-1935 

28 333

Whatcom County  1927-1931 

28 334

Peppermint Production Costs  1953 

28 335

Peppermint, Cost Analysis Sheets  1947-1948 

29 336

Irrigation, Data  n.d. 

29 337

Irrigation, Data  n.d. 

29 338

Miscellaneous Data  1909-1927 

29 339

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Agricultural Associations  

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Apple Growers  1923-1925 

29 340

Cooperative Marketing of Dairy Products in Washington  1923 

29 341

Wenatchee District Cooperative  1929 

29 342

Kale Canning Company  1932-1937 

29 343

Yakima Horticultural Union  1924 

29 344

Wool  1923-1925 

29 345

Priest Rapids Valley Growers Association  1924 

29 346

Cranberries  1918-1924 

29 347

Dairy Associations  1934-1948 

29 348

Berry Growers  1933 

29 349

Grain Growers  n.d. 

29 350

Yakima Fruit Exchange  1924-1925 

29 351

Egg & Poultry  1930 

29 352

Dairy  1913-1942 

29 353-354

Fruit  1923-1940 

29 355

Background  1920-1933, n.d. 

29 356

Berry Growers  1924-1934 

30 357

Miscellaneous Crops  1932-1933 

30 358

Grain Growers  1920-1976 

30 359

Bulb Growers  1940, n.d. 

30 360

Miscellaneous  1924-1950 

30 361

Miscellaneous  1918-1924 

30 362

Apples, Private and Coop  1923-1925 

30 363

Hatcheries  1935 

30 364

Canning  1928-1933 

30 365

Fruit  1922-1924 

30 366

Local Wheat Coops  1923-1928 

30 367

Apple Crop  1924-1933 

30 368

Grange  1928, n.d. 

30 369

Potatoes  1923-1924 

30 370

Pacific Supply Coop  1941-1943 

30 371

Whatcom County  1928-1930 

30 372

Dairy Association, Annual Reports  1930-1943 

30 373

Miscellaneous  1921-1936 

30 374

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Farm Management Surveys  

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Washington Farm Records, TVA Farms  1954 

31 375

Individual Farm Record Summary by Years, Clark County  1937-1941 

31 376

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Data Sheets  

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Yakima County  1927 

31 377

Douglas and Chelan Counties  1928 

31 378

Wahkiakum County  1914 

31 379

Wahkiakum County  1914-1916 

31 380

Wahkiakum County  1915 

31 381

Whatcom County  1923 

31 382

Whitman County  1920 

31 383

Whitman County  1919 

31 384

Erosion Control Survey  1934 

31 385-386

Chelan and Douglas Counties  1926 

32 387

Pierce County  1923 

32 388

Whatcom County  1924 

32 389

Yakima County  1928 

32 390

Yakima County  1926 

32 391

King County  1914 

32 392

Yakima County  1922-1929 

32 393

Yakima County  1921 

32 394

Spokane County  1915 

32 395

Spokane County  1914-1915 

32 396

Yakima County  1915 

32 397

Yakima County  1922 

32 398

King County  1915 

32 399

Whatcom County  1930 

32 400

Spokane County  1915 

32 401

Whitman County  1921 

32 402

Washington Farm Record  1938 

32 403

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Farm Business Reports  1944 

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Whatcom County  

32 404

Spokane County  

32 405

Grays Harbor County  

32 406

Garfield, Lincoln, & Spokane counties  

32 407

Lewis County  

32 408

Whitman County  

32 409

Clark County  

32 410

King County  

32 411

Cowlitz, Pacific, Wahkiakum, and Thurston counties  

32 412

Snohomish, King, and Skagit counties  

32 413

Snohomish County  

32 414

Thurston County Study  1940 

32 415

Location Maps Used for Surveys, Land Class (Farm Business) Survey 1944 & Others  

32 416

Unpublished Data, Washington, Statistical Tables for 1945 Census of Agriculture  

32 417

Northwest Daily Produce News  1935 

32 418

Average Wheat Yields, State of Washington  n.d. 

(Maps)

32 419

Cooperative Extension Work & Miscellaneous Data  1934-1953 

33 420

Inventories, W.J. McLean, Walla Walla  1912-1913 

33 421

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Consumer Cooperative Buying  1935 

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Returns from Cooperative Stores  

33 422

Returns from Stores that have Ceased to Operate  

33 423

Unclaimed Letters  

33 424

Cooperative Marketing Associations  

33 425

Letters from County Agents  

33 426

Miscellaneous Letters & Statements  

33 427

Miscellaneous Letters and Forms  

33 428

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Real Estate  

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Farm Real Estate Transfers  n.d. 

33 429

Farm Real Estate Transfers, Whitman County  1947 

33 430

Farm Real Estate Transfers  1945 

33 431

Farm Real Estate Transfers, Lewis County  n.d. 

33 432-433

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Farm Management Record Cards  

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Poultry, Pierce County  1924 

34 434

Dummeir's Cooperative Study  1929-1939 

34 435

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Farm Management  

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Walla Walla  1915-1916 

34 436

Grays River  1914 

34 437

Enumclaw  1916 

34 438

Northeast Washington  1914-1916 

34 439-440

Sunnyside  1915 

35 441

Tolt/Fall City  1915 

35 442

Whitman  1915-1920 

35 443

Fairfield  1916 

35 444

Enumclaw  1915 

35 445

Real Estate Information  n.d. 

35 446-447

Irrigation Survey, Labor & Produce  1919-1923 

36 448

Real Estate Information, Whitman County  1948 

36 449

Western Washington  1915, 1920 

37 450

King and Pierce Counties  1915, 1920 

37 451

Potato Production, Spokane & Yakima Counties  1913 

37 452

Cooperators, Palouse Area  1919-1921 

37 453

Yakima County  1921-1923 

38 454

King & Pierce Counties  1915, 1921 

38 455

Skagit County  1916 

38 456

Skagit County  1916 

39 457

Labor Reports, Walla Walla  1912-1914 

39 458

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Real Estate Transfer  

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Washington  1948 

39 459

Lewis County  1944 

40 460

Lewis and Whitman Counties  1941-1949 

40 461

Whitman County  1941-1949 

40 462

Photographs and Negatives, Miscellaneous (chiefly of transition from bagging to bulk in grain handling)  c. 1928-1930 

Includes one negative in good condition of a 33-mule team drawn combine operation.

40 463-487

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Farm and Home Planning Reference Materials  1959 

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Index  

41 488

Business Management  

41 489

Crops  

41 490

Livestock  

41 491

Farm Buildings and Equipment  

41 492

Housing  

41 493

Family Living  

41 494

Notebook  

41 495

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