in Loudoun County Virginia
R.N. Legard: Wheatland Farmer
January 8, 1908: Killed 10 hogs and sold them at $5-87 ½ per #.
October 10, 1910: Sowed 10 acres of wheat. Ground is in fine condition.
May 24, 1911: Sowed 31/2 acres of oats-10 bushels of seed.
R.N. Legard Day Book, 1897-1912
History
1929-1941 The Great Depression
1939-1945 World War II
Economy 1940
United States
Total population: 131,820,000
Farm population: 30,840,000(estimated)
Farmers made up 18% of labor force
Number of farms: 6,102,000
Average acres: 175
58% of all farms had cars
25% had telephones
33% had electricity
Virginia
2,677,773
Loudoun
Population: 20,291
Farms: 1,176
Farm Acres: 279,281
Farmers: 11,793
Wheat: 402,500 Bushels
Corn: 1,381,250 Bushels
1939 Whole milk in lbs: 40,631,913 |
Science
Use of hybrid-seed corn became common in the Corn Belt
1953 Discovery of DNA.
George Wenner | Silvey Mason | John Binns
Philip Nelson | Catherine Manning |
George Bodmer
Westmoreland Davis |
R. N. Legard
Elevation | Nichols
