Archives 224 Agricultural Economic Survey and Studies 1912-1965 Agricultural Economic Survey and Studies Finding aid prepared by Jean Johnson Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections © 2012
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Archives 224 Agricultural Economic Survey and Studies 1912-1965 48 linear feet 41 containers Includes records, responses, questionnaires, surveys, farmers' notes and production studies. History:

A variety of agricultural studies of an economic nature have been conducted at Washington State University over a lengthy period that precedes the creation of a Department of Agricultural Economics about 1925.

Over the years, these efforts encompassed various studies, particularly those associated with the evaluation of federal reclamation projects and undertaken in conjunction with various agencies under the USDA, including the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, the Farm Security Administration, the Cooperative Extension Services, and the Agricultural Experiment Stations, and the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation. Another group of surveys pertained to part-time farming taken by the Federal Works Administration during the era of the Great Depression in 1933 and 1934; these surveys included comments and remarks concerning all family members including women and children. Further project involved various agricultural associations, gathering information on production and marketing matters. The Dairy Association, for example, was involved with a comprehensive and informative study.

precedes the creation of a Department of Agricultural Economics about 1925.

Farmers themselves interspersed notes throughout the records, with a particularly good set in the 1949 irrigation surveys, where the backs of survey sheets include notes on farmer attitudes. Some of the orchards surveys include information concerning amounts of pesticides sprayed on the fruit, with especially good data in the Grower Records from Chelan County, 1947-1965. The dairy series contains original records of 1950 production studies from the Seattle milkshed. The agricultural associations series contains a rich body of materials that synthesize data and ideas concerning production of crops grown throughout Washington.

The records were arranged largely according to types of studies, although the subject order within these contexts varies according the order in which the records were received. Series are organized around irrigation, orchards, types of fruit,marketing, soils, production costs, land prices, and real estate transfers. Many of the surveys are labeled confidential inasmuch as they gather detailed information concerning capital investment, operating expenses, and net income. One good example that includes a "hired labor" category is a survey of irrigated land regarding operations and settler progress in the Columbia Basin during the 1950s.

The Collection is open for research use.

Records, responses, questionnaires and other surveys of agricultural management and economics were transferred to the Washington State University Libraries in 1977 by Dick Roberts of the Agricultural Economics Department. (Accession UA77-32).

The records were retained as unprocessed, but accessible, until 1996 when they were surveyed and arranged. At that time, approximately 20 per cent of the materials were discarded as being of little documentary value.

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Schwartze) 1939-1940 2 13-17 Western Washington Farm Organization and Valuation Study 1939 2 18-21 Survey of Farm Operations & Family Living of Recent Settlers in Western Washington 1939 3 22-29 Survey of Farm Operations & Family Living of Recent Settlers in Western Washington 1939 3 30-32 Farm Capital and Credit Study, Yakima Region 1948 4 33-34 Farm Capital and Credit Study, Yakima Region 1948 4 35-37 Spokane County Study 1939 4 38-41 Chelan County, WSC 1926 5 42-44 Chelan County, WSC 1926 Survey of Part-Time Farming, Federal Civil Works Administration 1934 5 45 Lewis County 5 46 Thurston County 5 47 Douglas County 5 48-49 Spokane County 5 50 Chelan County 5 51 Walla Walla County 5 52 Clallam County 5 53 Mason County 5 54 Cowlitz County 5 55 Pierce County 6 56 Miscellaneous Washington Counties n.d. 6 57 Supplemental Instructions & Data Compilations 6 58-64 Survey of Farm Operations & Settlement Experience, Vale-Owyhee Projects, USDA 1944 6 65-66 Farm Operation & Family Living, Vale-Owyhee Projects 1938 Irrigation 7 67-75 Summary of Operations, Settler Progress, Columbia Basin 1954-1957 8 76-86 Summary of Operations, Settler Progress, Columbia Basin 1954-1957 9 87-97 Summary of Operations, Settler Progress, Columbia Basin 1954-1957 10 98-108 Settler Progress Study, Columbia Basin 1954 11 109 Summary of Operations, Settler Progress, Columbia Basin 1956 11 110 Settler Progress Study, Columbia Basin 1956 11 111-114 Central Washington 1938 11 115 Miscellaneous Districts 1949 11 116 Selah 1949 11 117 Grandview 1949 11 118 Kennewick Highlands 1949 11 119 Mabton 1949 11 120 Granger & Emerald 1949 11 121 Sunnyside Area 1949 11 122 Toppenish & Wapato 1949 11 123 Selah Heights 1949 11 124 Moses Lake 1949 11 125 Kittitas Area 1949 11 126 Badger Pocket 1949 12 127-128 Foster Creek Study 1948 12 129 Crop Yield Report, Yakima Project 1913-1937 12 130 Columbia Basin 1948-1953 12 131 Results, Comparison of Sprinkler & Surface Irrigation Methods, Columbia Basin 1954 12 132-133 Census Data, Water User Census, Bureau of Reclamation 1956 12 134-138 Electrification, Washington 1949 Wheat-Fallow 12 139 Farm Expenses and Related Data, Oregon 1962 13 140-141 Farm Expenses and Related Data, Oregon 1962 13 142-147 Farm Expenses and Related Data, Washington 1962 Wheat-Pea 14 148-154 Expenditures, Machines, & Related Data, Whitman, Latah, Spokane & Nez Perce Counties 1958-1959 14 155-158 Farm Expenses & Related Data, Whitman, Latah, Spokane & Nez Perce Counties 1958-1959 Wheat Disticts 1936 15 159 Pomeroy 15 160 Kahlotus 15 161 Neppel-Odessa 15 162 Wilbur 15 163-164 Tekoa 15 165-166 Endicott 15 167-169 Miscellaneous, Incomplete Records Omitted From Study Wheat-Summer Fallow 16 170-174 Farm Business, USDA/Ed Hurd 1942-1943 Grain 16 175 Whitman & Spokane Counties 1938 Grain Growers Associations 16 176-177 Financial Records 1932 17 178 Financial Records 1932 17 179 North Pacific, Miscellaneous 1932-1946 17 180 Wheat Statistics 1923-1935 Land Use, Pierce County Plats 1934 17 181 Value of Improved Land 17 182 Acres of Assessed Timber Land 17 183 Acres of Improved Land 17 184 Ownership Conflicts 17 185 Subdivision Values 17 186 Valuation of Timber 17 187 Value of Unimproved Land 17 188 Official Area Plats 17 189 N.F. Area Plats 17 190 Portland Ownership Plats 17 191 Delinquency Maps 17 192 Ownership 17 193-194 Farm Machinery & Labor Survey, Washington State, Forms 1943 17 195-197 Farm Machinery & Labor Survey, Washington State, Data 1943 Orchards 17 198 Okanogan County 1959 18 199 Okanogan County 1954-1958 18 200 Douglas County 1959 18 201 Miscellaneous Counties 1954-1965 18 202 Chelan County 1959 18 203 Yakima County 1954-1955 18 204-208 Yakima County 1927 Orchard Practices & Costs of Producing Apples in Washington 1953 18 209 Yakima County 18 210 Douglas County 18 211 Okanogan County 18 212 Chelan County 18 213 Comment, Papers Delivered at Fruit Marketing Institute, WSC 1939 18 214 Census Report, Agriculture, Washington 1935 Orchards 19 215-217 Orchard Practices & Costs of Producing Fruit in Washington 1960 Chelan County, Grower Records 19 218 1947-1948 19 219 1949-1950 19 220 1951-1952 19 221 1953-1954 19 222 1955-1956 19 223 1957-1958 19 224 1959-1960 19 225 1961-1963 19 226 1964-1965 19 227 Soft Fruit, Production Costs 1943 20 228 Fruit Practices Study, Greater Wenatchee Area 1949 20 229 Cost of Production Study, Washington Apples 1944 20 230 Washington Apple Production Cost Survey 1945-1946 20 231 Orchard Practices & Costs of Producing Apples in Washington 1956 20 232 Central Washington Apple Production Costs 1954 20 233 Orchard Practices & Costs of Producting Apples in Washington 1953 20 234-237 Apple & Soft Fruit, Cost of Production 1954-1958 (C.H. Zuroske) Berry Schedules 21 238-246 Pierce County 1934-1935 21 247 Pend Oreille County 1936 21 248 Whitman County 1936 21 249 Grant County 1936 21 250 Lewis County 1936 21 251 Kitsap County 1936 21 252 Skamania County 1936 21 253 Skagit County 1936 21 254 Klickitat County 1936 21 255 Snohomish County 1936 22 256-257 Clark County 1936 22 258-260 Thurston County 1936 22 261 Spokane County 1936 22 262-263 King County 1936 22 264 Benton County 1936 22 265 Lincoln County 1936 22 266 Ferry County 1936 22 267 Mason County 1936 22 268 Stevens County 1936 22 269 Whatcom County 1936 22 270 Cowlitz County 1936 23 271 Walla Walla & Okanogan Counties 1936 23 272 Douglas, Chelan, & Kittitas Counties 1936 23 273 Franklin & Island Counties 1936 23 274 Asotin & Yakima Counties 1936 Alfalfa Hay 23 275-278 Field Practices & Costs of Producing Alfalfa Hay in Washington 1954 Potatoes 23 279-281 Field Practices & Costs of Producing Potatoes in Washington 1954-1956 24 282 Field Practices & Costs of Producing Potatoes in Washington 1954-1956 24 283 Hops, Hop Survey 1942-1945 24 284 Poultry, Poultry Management Questionnaire for Economic Land Use Study 1944 24 285 Hogs, Hog Enterprise 1931 Ranching 24 286 Preliminary Ranch Questionnaire 1963 24 287-290 Range 1963 24 291 Ranching Questionnaire 1962 25 292 Ranching Questionnaire 1962 25 293 Master Lists & Averages n.d. 25 294 Washington Cattle Ranch Organization & Operation 1962-1963 25 295-297 Questionnaire Supplement 1962 Dairy 25 298-301 Seattle Milkshed Production Study 1950 26 302-311 Seattle Milkshed Production Study 1950 27 312-317 Seattle Milkshed Production Study 1950 27 318-320 Yakima County Milk Production Study Questionnaire 1950 28 321-325 Yakima County Milk Production Study Questionnaire 1950 28 326 Dairy Cost Study n.d. Dairy Farm Study 1954 28 327 Cost of Production 28 328 Labor 28 329 Land Use & Feed 28 330 Cattle Inventory 28 331 Equipment 28 332 Miscellaneous Expenses 28 333 Dairy Cost Study 1930-1935 28 334 Whatcom County 1927-1931 28 335 Peppermint Production Costs 1953 29 336 Peppermint, Cost Analysis Sheets 1947-1948 29 337 Irrigation, Data n.d. 29 338 Irrigation, Data n.d. 29 339 Miscellaneous Data 1909-1927 Agricultural Associations 29 340 Apple Growers 1923-1925 29 341 Cooperative Marketing of Dairy Products in Washington 1923 29 342 Wenatchee District Cooperative 1929 29 343 Kale Canning Company 1932-1937 29 344 Yakima Horticultural Union 1924 29 345 Wool 1923-1925 29 346 Priest Rapids Valley Growers Association 1924 29 347 Cranberries 1918-1924 29 348 Dairy Associations 1934-1948 29 349 Berry Growers 1933 29 350 Grain Growers n.d. 29 351 Yakima Fruit Exchange 1924-1925 29 352 Egg & Poultry 1930 29 353-354 Dairy 1913-1942 29 355 Fruit 1923-1940 29 356 Background 1920-1933, n.d. 30 357 Berry Growers 1924-1934 30 358 Miscellaneous Crops 1932-1933 30 359 Grain Growers 1920-1976 30 360 Bulb Growers 1940, n.d. 30 361 Miscellaneous 1924-1950 30 362 Miscellaneous 1918-1924 30 363 Apples, Private and Coop 1923-1925 30 364 Hatcheries 1935 30 365 Canning 1928-1933 30 366 Fruit 1922-1924 30 367 Local Wheat Coops 1923-1928 30 368 Apple Crop 1924-1933 30 369 Grange 1928, n.d. 30 370 Potatoes 1923-1924 30 371 Pacific Supply Coop 1941-1943 30 372 Whatcom County 1928-1930 30 373 Dairy Association, Annual Reports 1930-1943 30 374 Miscellaneous 1921-1936 Farm Management Surveys 31 375 Washington Farm Records, TVA Farms 1954 31 376 Individual Farm Record Summary by Years, Clark County 1937-1941 Data Sheets 31 377 Yakima County 1927 31 378 Douglas and Chelan Counties 1928 31 379 Wahkiakum County 1914 31 380 Wahkiakum County 1914-1916 31 381 Wahkiakum County 1915 31 382 Whatcom County 1923 31 383 Whitman County 1920 31 384 Whitman County 1919 31 385-386 Erosion Control Survey 1934 32 387 Chelan and Douglas Counties 1926 32 388 Pierce County 1923 32 389 Whatcom County 1924 32 390 Yakima County 1928 32 391 Yakima County 1926 32 392 King County 1914 32 393 Yakima County 1922-1929 32 394 Yakima County 1921 32 395 Spokane County 1915 32 396 Spokane County 1914-1915 32 397 Yakima County 1915 32 398 Yakima County 1922 32 399 King County 1915 32 400 Whatcom County 1930 32 401 Spokane County 1915 32 402 Whitman County 1921 32 403 Washington Farm Record 1938 Farm Business Reports 1944 32 404 Whatcom County 32 405 Spokane County 32 406 Grays Harbor County 32 407 Garfield, Lincoln, & Spokane counties 32 408 Lewis County 32 409 Whitman County 32 410 Clark County 32 411 King County 32 412 Cowlitz, Pacific, Wahkiakum, and Thurston counties 32 413 Snohomish, King, and Skagit counties 32 414 Snohomish County 32 415 Thurston County Study 1940 32 416 Location Maps Used for Surveys, Land Class (Farm Business) Survey 1944 & Others 32 417 Unpublished Data, Washington, Statistical Tables for 1945 Census of Agriculture 32 418 Northwest Daily Produce News 1935 32 419 Average Wheat Yields, State of Washington n.d.

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 33 420 Cooperative Extension Work & Miscellaneous Data 1934-1953 33 421 Inventories, W.J. McLean, Walla Walla 1912-1913 Consumer Cooperative Buying 1935 33 422 Returns from Cooperative Stores 33 423 Returns from Stores that have Ceased to Operate 33 424 Unclaimed Letters 33 425 Cooperative Marketing Associations 33 426 Letters from County Agents 33 427 Miscellaneous Letters & Statements 33 428 Miscellaneous Letters and Forms Real Estate 33 429 Farm Real Estate Transfers n.d. 33 430 Farm Real Estate Transfers, Whitman County 1947 33 431 Farm Real Estate Transfers 1945 33 432-433 Farm Real Estate Transfers, Lewis County n.d. Farm Management Record Cards 34 434 Poultry, Pierce County 1924 34 435 Dummeir's Cooperative Study 1929-1939 Farm Management 34 436 Walla Walla 1915-1916 34 437 Grays River 1914 34 438 Enumclaw 1916 34 439-440 Northeast Washington 1914-1916 35 441 Sunnyside 1915 35 442 Tolt/Fall City 1915 35 443 Whitman 1915-1920 35 444 Fairfield 1916 35 445 Enumclaw 1915 35 446-447 Real Estate Information n.d. 36 448 Irrigation Survey, Labor & Produce 1919-1923 36 449 Real Estate Information, Whitman County 1948 37 450 Western Washington 1915, 1920 37 451 King and Pierce Counties 1915, 1920 37 452 Potato Production, Spokane & Yakima Counties 1913 37 453 Cooperators, Palouse Area 1919-1921 38 454 Yakima County 1921-1923 38 455 King & Pierce Counties 1915, 1921 38 456 Skagit County 1916 39 457 Skagit County 1916 39 458 Labor Reports, Walla Walla 1912-1914 Real Estate Transfer 39 459 Washington 1948 40 460 Lewis County 1944 40 461 Lewis and Whitman Counties 1941-1949 40 462 Whitman County 1941-1949 40 463-487 Photographs and Negatives, Miscellaneous (chiefly of transition from bagging to bulk in grain handling) c. 1928-1930

Includes one negative in good condition of a 33-mule team drawn combine operation.

 Farm and Home Planning Reference Materials 1959 41 488 Index 41 489 Business Management 41 490 Crops 41 491 Livestock 41 492 Farm Buildings and Equipment 41 493 Housing 41 494 Family Living 41 495 Notebook