Sources for Farm Organizations and Community Life


Training Tomorrow's Farmers

~~4-H

McCormick, Robert W. and Virginia E., "4-H A.B. Graham's Dream." Timeline: A publication of the Ohio Historical Society. January/February 1996.

Booklet: Focus on the Future: A Strategic Plan for 4-H and Youth Development. October 1994.

The Green Pages: 4-H Advisors Handbook. The OSU Entension Agency. December 1995.

4-H Vision, Value, Mission Set taken from promotional poster, no furter information provided.

Larry Hall, interview with Amanda Feld and Christina Engler, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1996.

photo credit: Photo of two children taken from the 1996 issue of the "Family Guide to 4-H."

photo credit: Fiftieth Anniversary Photo from the back cover of the January/February 1996 issue of Timeline a publication of the Ohio Historical Society.

~~Future Farmers of America

Background information found in 1994-1995 Official FFA Manual and some information gathered from their website itself.

photo credit: The National FFA Oranization Website.


Farm Service Organizations

~~OSU Extension

Ohio State University Extension Annual Report: "Working Better Together." 1995.

Larry Hall, interview with Christina Engler and Amanda Feld, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1996.

photo credit: OSU Website at "http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu."

~~Grange

Robinson, W.L. The Grange 1867-1967. Washington, D.C.: The National Grange.

Dowler, John F. Centenial History Ohio State Grange 1873-1973. Ashville, Ohio.: Ohio State Grange, 1973.

Larry Hall, interview with Christina Engler and Amanda Feld, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Feb. 8, 1996.

Jake Craft, Doris Craft, Larry Algire, interview with Christina Engler and Amanda Feld, Feb. 12, 1996, Fredericktown, OH.

~~The Farm Bureau

Pamphlet: You Can Make A Difference Through Farm Bureau. 1995.

Pamphlet: Your Farm Bureau Membership Benifits Guide. 1994.

The Knox County Fair

~~Schedule

Knox County Fair Schedule, produced by the Knox County Fair Board

~~Photograph Documentary of the Junior Knox County Fair

All photographs are Copyright, Dan Younger, 1994-96. Funded through Ohio Arts Council, Individual Artist Fellowship Program.

Farming and Community Values

~~Rural Values

Gary Bebout and Katherine Brown's quotes taken from Rural Delivery. The Family Farm Project, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. 1995

Pat Crow, interview with Christina Engler and Amanda Feld, Mount Vernon, Ohio, Mar. 5, 1996.

Father Richard Snoke, interview with Christina Engler and Amanda Feld, Danville, Ohio, Feb. 20, 1996.

photo credit: pamphlet: Discover Knox County, Knox County Visitor's Bureau in Mount Vernon, Ohio. For a copy call: 1-800-837-5282

~~Religion, Farming and Community Values

Staats' and Reverend Lloyd Miller quotes taken from Rural Delivery. The Family Farm Project, Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio. 1995

Father Richard Snoke, interview with Christina Engler and Amanda Feld, Danville, Ohio, Feb. 20, 1996.

photo credit: February 18, 1996 Bulletin for St. Luke Catholic Parish, Danville, Ohio.

Contemporary Issues: Development and the Future of Farming

"Focus 2100: Knox County Citizens' Plan for our Future." Community Goals Conference, January 20, 1996.

Annual Calendar of Knox County

~~March

photo credit: "Mariner's Compass" quilt, origin unknown. c. 1840-1860. From, "Homage to Amanda: Two Hundred Years of American Quilts from the Collection of Edwin Binney."
San Francisco.: R.K. Press, 1984. p. 40


~~November

photo Credit: Timeline Magazine, January/February 1996. "4-H: A.B. Graham's Dream." by Robert W. and Virginia E. McCormick. p. 40.



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