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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Marshall County Farm Account Books and Soil Conservation Agreements, A&M 4269, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Account books of farms, including the United States Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Cooperative Agreements for those farms, dated 1935-1937. The farms are located in the towns of Moundsville, Cameron, McMechen, and other Marshall County locations. The USDA's Soil conversation efforts were mandated by several federal laws passed in 1935 and 1936 in response both to the dangers erosion posed to American agriculture and to the financial hardships faced by farmers during the Great Depression. This collection is minimally processed.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agriculture -- West Virginia
• Marshall County (W. Va.)