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Agriculture

This topic appears in 70 indexed records between 1821 and 1949.
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1821 Earliest Record
1949 Latest Record
Bakerton Strongest Location
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May 22, 2020
May 22, 2020

Swope discovers 100lb of Honey

Charles Swope, who has been working in the clearing of the Messrs. Turner, west of town, found a bee tree a few days ago, and when it was cut down it yielded about a hundred pounds […]
October 29, 1903
August 4, 2024
August 4, 2024

Moler, High Yields due to Liming Fields

Wm. J. Moler raised this year on his farm at Bakerton 897 bushels of wheat from 33 acres of land, an average of over 27 bushels. This was an unusually heavy yield, and Mr. Moler attributes […]
October 29, 1903
July 19, 2018
July 19, 2018

Flanagan Yield On 10 Acres

James J. Flanagan, of Bakerton, made an average of 31 bushels of wheat on a ten-acre field. A mighty good yield for this year.
September 17, 1903
July 19, 2018
July 19, 2018

Jefferson County Apple Crop

The disposition of the apple crop now ripening in Jefferson county is a proposition that causing a good deal of discussion. The buyers are holding off and bidding very low when they bid at all, while […]
September 17, 1903
June 10, 2026
June 10, 2026

Jefferson County Prosperity [yr. 1900]

The following article, printed in the Baltimore Sun under date of December 30th, is from the pen of its able correspondent in this place, Mr. J. F. Engle, and we gladly give it space in our […]
January 15, 1901
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1910s 16 records
1900s 14 records
1890s 14 records
1830s 7 records
1930s 4 records
1880s 4 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Agriculture" across historical collections.

Flanagan
30 records
Moler
9 records
Welsh
7 records
Knott
6 records
Caton
5 records
Carter
4 records
Lucas
3 records
Brown
3 records
Moore
3 records
Chew
3 records
Engle
3 records
Butler
3 records
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