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This letter from Edna and Bill Heim was sent to Clarice Snoddy, a resident of Topeka. The Heims were caring for Snoddy's farm in Smith County and frequently updated her on the status of her farm. According to Edna Heim, Smith County had experienced rain on and off for the last few days, which had prevented her husband Bill from planting any corn on Snoddy's farm. Heim also mentions her chickens and her vegetable garden.
Creator: Heim, Edna
Date: May 11, 1936
This letter works alongside sources dealing with agriculture during the Dust Bowl. It could be grouped together with other letters from the Heims to encourage discussion about how the Dust Bowl affected farmers.
KS:11th:2.1:Dust Bowl experiences (2005)
Item Number: 211785
Call Number: Clarice Snoddy Coll. 123, Folder 2
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211785
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables - Corn
Agriculture - Crops - Wheat
Agriculture - Environment - Weather - Storms - Rain
Agriculture - Livestock - Poultry - Chickens
Collections - Manuscript - Snoddy, Clarice
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (Kansas_Benchmark 2) - Dust Bowl experiences (Indicator 1) - Letters
Date - 1930s - 1936
Environment - Weather - Storms - Rain
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Places - Cities and towns - Kensington
Places - Counties - Smith
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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