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Native Soil - A History of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau (Hardcover)
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Native Soil - A History of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau (Hardcover)
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List price R668
Loot Price R539
Discovery Miles 5 390
You Save R129 (19%)
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Located in a region blessed by geology with nutrient-rich, lush,
black soil, DeKalb County, Illinois, is known for its agricultural
prosperity. Here, in 1912, an enterprising group of successful
farmers, businessmen, and bankers joined together to form an
agricultural organization dedicated to improving crop production,
the DeKalb County Soil Improvement Association. Aided by its
capable farm advisor, William G. Eckhardt, this coalition evolved
into the DeKalb County Farm Bureau-a new type of organization that
soon proliferated throughout the United States, offering
educational and farming services to rural communities. One of the
oldest in the United States, the DeKalb County Farm Bureau is also
one of the most innovative and influential. Originating as a
private soil improvement association, it grew to offer a wide
variety of assistance to farmers, rural families, and the
community. By the 1960s, the DeKalb County Farm Bureau had become
such a strong organization that its leadership effectively lobbied
in the U.S. Congress for legislation supporting agricultural
interests. In the 1970s, it entered into the international
agricultural commodity marketing business, shipping local grain to
Europe and Asia. The history of this influential organization
reflects the plight of American agriculture during the past
century, from the early years of promise through two world wars and
several economic crises. Historian Eric Mogren explains how one
group of progressive farmers attempted to cope with the problems
they faced as agriculture turned mechanized and productive farming
required scientific and technological advances. Native Soil will be
of interest to historians of agriculture and to those who have
witnessed the positive effects of the farm bureau on the agrarian
community.
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