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Iowa Farm Papers and Key Editors Shaped Rural Life
A history of Iowa agricultural journalism highlights the rise of farm papers from 1855 to the modern era. Leaders like Mark Miller and Henry Wallace built influential publications such as Iowa Homestead and Wallaces’ Farmer, promoting better farming, livestock, and cooperative clubs. The era birthed successful magazines including Successful Farming and Better Homes and Gardens, reinforcing the central role of Des Moines and the Midwest in agricultural publishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Mississippi Valley
Iowa Papers
Des Moines
United States
Mark Miller
Iowa
Racine
Wisconsin
Wisconsin and
Iowa Farmer
Northwestern
Dubuque
Northwestern Farmer and Horticultural Journal
Miller
Western Farmer
Iowa Homestead
Homestead
Benjamin F. Gue
J. H. Duffus
Henry Wallace
James M. Pierce
Peter Melendy
Cedar Falls
Coker F. Clarkson
Iowa State Register
L. S. Coffin
Fort Dodge
James H. Sanders
Western Stock Journal
Sigourney
Sanders
National Live Stock Journal
Chicago
Breeder’s Gazette
Don Donnan
Farmer and Breeder
N. B. Ashby
Cedar Rapids
H. C. Wallace
C. F. Curtiss
State College of Agriculture
Ames
John P. Wallace
Henry
Henry C. Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Middle West
Dante M. Pierce
Grand Avenue
Wallaces
Farmer
Wallace Company
Edwin T. Meredith
Farmers’ Tribune
Pierces
E. T. Meredith