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  2. Richard L. and Verda M. Alleman Farm Historic District

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    The farm at this location has been in the Alleman family since the 1880s making this a true century farm. Its significance is attributed to its being the first stop of a 1955 tour made by Vladimir Matskevich, a representative of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, and 11 leading Soviet agricultural scientists and managers.

  3. Century Farm - Wikipedia

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    A century farm sign for Williamson Farm in Oregon, United States. A Century Farm or Centennial 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.

  4. Robert William Andrew Feller Farmstead - Wikipedia

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    The historic district is 1.2 acres (0.49 ha). The Feller family farm was once 350 acres (140 ha) but most of it has been sold to other farmers and the current farm is 40 acres (16 ha). [3] Feller sold the farmstead in 1955 and it is currently owned by Dr. Jose Angel since about 1994. [4] [5]

  5. Category : Farms on the National Register of Historic Places ...

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    Pages in category "Farms on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  6. Immigration pushed Iowa's 19th-century growth; will be key to ...

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    With white settlers lured by the prospects of available land to farm, Iowa grew another 251% in the following decade and another 77% by 1870, when the state first topped 1 million people.

  7. History of Iowa - Wikipedia

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    On Behalf of the Family Farm: Iowa Farm Women's Activism Since 1945 (University of Iowa Press; 2013) 188pp; covers women in the Farm Bureau, the Farmers Union, the National Farm Organization, and the Porkettes. Friedberger, Mark W. "Handing Down the Home Place: Farm Inheritance Strategies in Iowa" Annals of Iowa 47.6 (1984): 518–536. online

  8. Seminole Valley Farmstead - Wikipedia

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    The farm represents a transitional period between Iowa's austere pioneer farms and the mechanized farms that developed later in the 20th century. [2] The nearby timber was a source of raw materials for the farm, the fertile bottomland on which it is located provided rich soil for grazing and cultivation, and the smokehouse and ice house were ...

  9. Hardin County Home Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Beginning in the mid-19th century county homes were established across the state to take care of less fortunate residents. The care then extended to the end of the 20th century. The Hardin County Home operated at this location from 1877 to 1996. The historic district encompasses the buildings, farm fields, and cemetery associated with the home.