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The Dirty Thirties

1930 - 1939

This was a time of poverty, of making do with what you had. Farms were less than productive and motorized vehicles were reconstructed to be pulled by horses - Bennett buggies.

Agricultural Topics

John Deere - Farm Account Book - 1935

Promotional brochure and record of farm accounts.

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    John Deere - Two Cylinder Tractors - Michael Williams (1900)

    A photographic review of the history of two-cylinder John Deere tractors.

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      John Deere Jubilee - A Historical Overview

      A history of the John Deere Corporation's history.

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        John Deere of Canada - A History

        A historical review of the John Deere Corporation.

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          Johns Family - This Business of Farming (1900)

          A collection of documents and photos, spanning a century, which emphasize the process of building and paying for a grain elevator on the family farm in 1908.

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            Land Sales and Purchases 2 -W H Sharpe (1880)

            A collection of legal atreements on leas and purcuase of land from the files of Senator W H Sharpe.

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              Manitoba Corn-drying Plant - Winkler

              A news article describes the first such plant in Manitoba.

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                Men Against the Desert - James H Gray

                A history of the prairies during the 1930s.

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