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George Ade on Becoming a Hoosier Farmer
The piece recalls how farm life shifted from skeptical to eager as Purdue agriculture became popular. It notes rising land values, new methods, and the push for scientific farming, with tenants and landlords tied by shared profits and long-term partnership to raise yields and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ade
Mississippi Valley
Purdue University
Central
New York
Lucia
Purdue
College
State Line
Gilman
Illinois
Frank Mann
Morocco
Chicago
Hopkins
Waaiuga