FARM LIFE IN RURAL AMERICA: Powersville, Iowa, 1940s-1950s

Black & White EditionTHE GOOD OLD DAYS?My, how things have changed! Farming used to be hard work, very hard work. As science and technology advanced, farming became almost a leisure activity.A square mile, or section, typically was broken into four farms. In more modern times, rather than four farmers per section, one farmer might farm four sections by himself!This book recounts farm life in earlier times and describes the teamwork and camaraderie that usually thrived among those in a farming community.If you grew up on a farm in the ‘40s, 50s, or ‘60s, this book will bring back memories. If you didn’t live on a farm in those days, this book will tell you what it was like. Read more