High Plains Homestead

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  • Author : R. Kent Crawford
  • Release Date : 2023-03-15
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  • Genre : Biography & Autobiography
  • Pages : 0
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  • File Size : 80,80 MB
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Book Description: High Plains Homestead spans more than a century as it follows four generations of the Crawford family, their farm which was designated a 'Century Farm' in 2001, and the local community, shedding light on what it meant to become a 'Century Farm'. A Century Farm is a farm or ranch in the United States or Canada that has been officially recognized by a regional program documenting the farm has been continuously owned by a single family for 100 years or more. The sequence of events draws on the experiences of the family from their 1879 homestead to the present day to illustrate the evolution of farming on the High Plains of Kansas. An integration of personal anecdotes with meticulous research describes how the weather, the mechanization of farm equipment, the transition from horse-power to tractor-power, two world wars, the Great Depression, the ensuing Dust Bowl, government farm programs, and the changing economics of farming all influenced the nature of High Plains farming. The Crawfords and their farm did not exist in a vacuum. They were an integral part of a rural community and the small towns of Luray and Waldo where they did their shopping, sold their grain, and sent their children to school. They were involved in the churches, clubs, civic efforts, and school activities in Luray, which they considered to be their home town. That rural community and associated small towns were a part of and surrounded by the Great Plains, and as such shared experiences with most of the rest of Kansas and the surrounding states, including blizzards and droughts of historical severity.The book follows generations of the Crawford family and traces the rise and subsequent decline of the rural community in which they lived as they experienced the enormous changes that occurred as the country transitioned from a mostly rural nation to a mostly urban one.The narrative concludes with a thought-provoking discussion of the future of rural communities, the options for farmers, and High Plains farming.

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