A Narrative Report Which Is the Result of a Survey of Conditions Among Stump Land Settlers in Flathead County, Montana

Dorr Skeels and Farm Security Administration Rural Rehabilitation Division

No 396218, USDA Miscellaneous from United States Department of Agriculture

Abstract: Table of Contents: The Land (Location of Stump Lands – Soil Sources – Soil as Affected by Forest Cover – Kinds of Soil – Forest Soil and Climatic Effects – Lack of Irrigation) --- The People (Migrants – Origin and Occupations – Old Settler Stump Land Farmers – Location of Migrants by Classes – Maladjustment of Families to the Land – Industries, Sources of Employment and Income – Story of a Refugee Family – Methods and Costs of Land Clearing – Social Factors and Trends – Typical Old Time Stump Land Farmer) --- Economic Factors (Crop Production and Climatic Influences, Markets – Industrial Centers – Public Services and Utilities – Population Trends – Attitude of Land Selling Agencies – Farm Plans for Small Farms – On a Small Subsistence Tract) --- Problem Summary and Conclusions (Grants for Powder – Where Loans Might be Made) --- Appendix (A. Letters from Settlers – B. Compilation of Questionnaire Replies – C. Sample Questionnaire – D. Chamber of Commerce Publications – E. Forest Service (Topographical) Map).

Keywords: Agricultural Finance; Crop Production/Industries; Dairy Farming; Farm Management; Labor and Human Capital; Land Economics/Use; Livestock Production/Industries; Resource/Energy Economics and Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 134
Date: 1939-06
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.396218

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