This collection of farm management materials is from Kenneth and Paul Benjamin who farmed in Old Town Township of McLean County and spans the 1930s-1960s.
From 1850 to 1900, the typical McLean County farmer made a living as a diversified farmer, growing a rotation of corn, wheat, oats, and hay which was stored on the farm and then fed to the cattle and hogs that were raised for market. Advances in the plowing, planting, cultivating, and harvesting of crops meant more acres could be farmed with less labor.