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This collection contains annual assessment reports for the Triennial Farm Census as completed by the local assessor for each borough or township. Information provided by the more 1924 census returns includes the name of the occupant or person operating the farm and whether they were owned, rented or managed the farm; number of males and females in the family; total acres of farm land; number of acres for winter wheat, rye, oats, corn (for grain and silage), buck wheat, potatoes, tobacco, tame hay, and alfalfa hay; number of bearing and nonbearing apple trees; number of bearing peach trees; number of animals including horses, mules, dairy cattle, other cattle, swine, sheep, and hens and pullets; number of bee hives; number of silos; amount of equipment such as tractors, trucks, and automobiles; whether the farm is equipped with a radio; and whether the farm is equipped with electricity supplies by either a individual plant or a central station. In addition to the previous information, the 1927 census also recorded if the farm had running water in the kitchen, a furnace heating system, milking machines, gas engines and telephones.  Records are grouped by year of report, and thereunder arranged alphabetically by name of county, and thereunder by name of borough or township. This collection is part of the Department of Agriculture which was created in 1895 to encourage the development of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and related industries. less

This collection of news clipping scrapbooks provide information on topics such as crop estimates, increases, declines, and total yield in production; statistics on crops, livestock, orchards, more acreage, machinery, and farmers; estimates and reports on weather conditions, disasters, and diseases that impacted agricultural production; state farm shows and awards; information on records, standards, and surveys collected by the Department of Agriculture; cost of production and information on prices for agricultural products; and political legislation and social groups affecting Pennsylvania farmers. In 1924, the selected news clippings are more politically focused, and there are references to World War I wartime wheat production and Prohibition. In 1924-1930 and 1940, articles focus on decline in prices and financial losses for Pennsylvania farmers. The 1940 news clippings are predominantly about publicizing farm shows statewide. The news clippings are not always labeled with dates or title of newspaper; however, the scrapbooks contain clippings from a variety of sources and towns across the Commonwealth.  They are primarily arranged by year and article date. This collection is part of the Department of Agriculture which was created in 1895 to encourage the development of agriculture, horticulture, forestry and related industries. less