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This published report contains statistics compiled by the State Board of Agriculture pertaining to population, crop conditions, livestock, and other farm products in western Kansas during the Dust Bowl years of 1937 and 1938; copied from the Thirty-first Biennial Report of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, to the Legislature of the State for the Years 1937 and 1938. The most useful sections for seeing the impact of the Dust Bowl on agriculture are the sections for the counties of Finney, Ford, Grant, Haskell, Hodgeman, Morton, Seward, and Stevens in western Kansas.
Creator: Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Date: 1939
This source provides hard data on the counties in western Kansas hardest hit during the Dust Bowl. The most useful counties for classroom use include: Finney, Ford, Grant, Haskell, Hodgeman, Morton, Seward, and Stevens. These statistics could be paired with a number of sources relating to these eight counties.
KS:7th:5.1:Agriculture and the Dust Bowl (2005)
Item Number: 210700
Call Number: SP360.6 K13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 210700
Agriculture - Crops - Alfalfa
Agriculture - Crops - Barley
Agriculture - Crops - Cotton
Agriculture - Crops - Cowpeas
Agriculture - Crops - Flax
Agriculture - Crops - Fruits - Apples
Agriculture - Crops - Fruits - Grapes
Agriculture - Crops - Fruits - Peaches
Agriculture - Crops - Fruits - Pears
Agriculture - Crops - Grasses
Agriculture - Crops - Hay
Agriculture - Crops - Millet
Agriculture - Crops - Oats
Agriculture - Crops - Rye
Agriculture - Crops - Sorghum/Milo
Agriculture - Crops - Tobacco
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables - Beans
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables - Corn
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables - Potatoes
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables - Soybeans
Agriculture - Crops - Vegetables - Sugar beets
Agriculture - Crops - Wheat
Agriculture - Livestock - Cattle - Beef
Agriculture - Livestock - Cattle - Dairy
Agriculture - Livestock - Hogs
Agriculture - Livestock - Horses
Agriculture - Livestock - Mules
Agriculture - Livestock - Poultry
Agriculture - Livestock - Sheep
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930s to 1940s (Benchmark 5) - Agriculture and the Dust Bowl (Indicator 1) - Agricultural statistics
Date - 1930s - 1937
Date - 1930s - 1938
Date - 1930s - 1939
Government and Politics - State Government - State agencies and programs - Agencies - Agriculture, Department of
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
Places - Cities and towns - Bucklin
Places - Cities and towns - Dodge City
Places - Cities and towns - Elkhart
Places - Cities and towns - Enterprise
Places - Cities and towns - Fairview
Places - Cities and towns - Ford
Places - Cities and towns - Garfield
Places - Cities and towns - Hanston
Places - Cities and towns - Jetmore
Places - Cities and towns - Kismet
Places - Cities and towns - Liberal
Places - Cities and towns - Rolla
Places - Cities and towns - Satanta
Places - Cities and towns - Spearville
Places - Cities and towns - Sublette
Places - Cities and towns - Ulysses
Places - Counties - Finney
Places - Counties - Ford
Places - Counties - Grant
Places - Counties - Haskell
Places - Counties - Hodgeman
Places - Counties - Morton
Places - Counties - Seward
Places - Counties - Stevens
Thematic Time Period - Great Depression and Dust Bowl, 1929 - 1941
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications - Reports
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/210700