History Iowa
Hardin County Settlement -- National Register of Historic Places Hardin County, Iowa Travel Itinerary
Photograph from the Library of Congress collection, courtesy of Western History/Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library. ... "after the first decade or two of "pioneering," a general type of farming may be observed. The average farm was a combination of prairie and small patches of woodland. The farmer planted corn, wheat, oats and a few other small grains. He raised pigs, a few cattle of doubtful lineage, and some sheep; his work cattle consisted of a yoke or two of slow footed oxen or several nondescript horses. His farm buildings left much to be desired. By the 1860's he may have planted a small orchard, and he had a number of the latest agricultural implements - - steel plows, reapers, mowers, corn shellers, and, in some cases, a few planting tools. In fact, his machinery was well in advance of his methods which were usually those of his father and grandfather. His farm, in spite of careless cultivation, produced a large surplus which he sold at the nearest town" [Throne, Mildred, "Book Farming" in Iowa, 1840-1870," Patterns and Perspectives in Iowa History : Ames, Iowa; Iowa State University Press, 1 ... [Read More]
Iowa Southern Bankruptcy Court
The FJC web site now includes, in its education section, short histories of federal courts of special jurisdiction and notes on the history of court officers and staff. It has also added links to computer assisted instructional programs on the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedures as well as to their video, An Introduction to the Patent System, both of which are available to the public to download. ... [Read More]
FEMA: Region VII Disaster History
Home » Regions » Region VII » Region VII Disaster History ... Iowa Disaster History ... Region VII Disaster History Iowa | Kansas | Missouri | Nebraska ... [Read More]
Iowa Congressman Tom Latham - Working for Iowa's 4th Congressional District
- Congressman Latham has secured the final $58.8 million needed to fully fund the completion of the USDA’s National Animal Disease Center located in Ames, Iowa. The funding ensures completion of one of the largest public works projects in Iowa history, and the largest in USDA history. ( ... [Read More]
Learn More -- National Register of Historic Places Hardin County, Iowa Travel Itinerary
Nichols, I.A. History of Iowa Falls . Fort Dodge, IA: Messenger Printing Company, 1955. (recently reprinted and available from the Iowa Falls Historical Society, PO Box 364, Iowa Falls, IA 50126). ... Silag, Bill, ed. Outside in: African-American history in Iowa, 1838-2000 . Des Moines, IA: State Historical Society of Iowa, 2001. ... Bergman, Marvin, ed. Iowa History Reader . Ames, IA: State Historical Society of Iowa in association with Iowa State University Press, 1996. ... [Read More]
Iowa Civil Rights Commission About Us
Our History and Organization ... History of ICRC Commissioners ... History of ICRC Directors ... [Read More]
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