Massachusetts Agricultural Surveys
Studies were conducted by departments of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, Massachusetts State College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus in conjunction with various other college departments and agencies of the state and federal governments. The surveys encompass a number of agricultural study areas such as land use, business and farm management, dairy farm and cost of milk production, tobacco and onion production, and poultry and livestock disease surveys. Supplemental statistical information and aerial photographs are also included.
Studies were conducted by departments of the Massachusetts Agricultural College, Massachusetts State College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst campus in conjunction with various other college departments and agencies of the state and federal governments. The surveys encompass a number of agricultural study areas such as land use, business and farm management, dairy farm and cost of milk production, tobacco and onion production, and poultry and livestock disease surveys. Supplemental statistical information and aerial photographs are also included.
The collection is open for research. Individual names contained in the field surveys should be used with discretion.
Cite as: Massachusetts Agricultural Surveys Collection (MS 261). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Acquired from: Dr. John Foster
Processed by Mike Milewski, 1989.
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Tobacco and Onion Surveys
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1910-1911
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Box 1
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Hampshire County and individual towns. |
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Towns
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Amherst
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Box 1
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Deerfield
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Box 1
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Hadley
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Box 1
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Hatfield
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Box 1
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South Deerfield
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Box 1
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Southwick
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Box 1
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Sunderland
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Box 1
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Westfield
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Box 1
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Farm Management Surveys
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Conducted by U.S.D.A. Bureau of Plant Industry and Office of the Secretary |
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Counties
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Barnstable Co.
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1919
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Box 1
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Bristol Co.
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1915-1917
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Box 1
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Essex Co. (Newburyport and Rowley)
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1914-1916, 1921
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Box 1
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Franklin Co.
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1915-1916
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Box 2
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Hampden Co.
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1915
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Box 2
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Hampshire Co.
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1915
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Box 2
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Norfolk Co.
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1916-1917
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Box 2
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Plymouth Co.
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1915-1916, 1921
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Box 2
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Towns
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Acushnet
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1921
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Box 3
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Bolton, Berlin, and Stowe
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1913, 1915
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Box 1
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Boxboro
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1920-1923
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Box 3
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Easton
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1915
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Box 1
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Falmouth
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1921
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Box 3
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Granville
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1920-1921
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Box 3
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Hancock
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1923
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Box 3
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Heath
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1922-1923
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Box 3
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Littleton
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1920-1923
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Box 4
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Marlboro
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1916-1917
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Box 2
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Petersham
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1913, 1915
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Box 2
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Sheffield
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1920-1923
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Box 4/5
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Shelburne
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1921-1922
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Box 5
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Sterling and Pratt Junction
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1913-1917
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Box 2
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Farm Management Surveys
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Barnstable County–Falmouth
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1921
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Box 6
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Berkshire County–Hancock
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1923
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Box 6
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Berkshire County–Sheffield
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1920-1921, 1923
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Box 6
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Essex County–Andover
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1921
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Box 6
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Franklin County–Heath
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1922-1924
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Box 6
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Franklin County–Shelburne
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1921-1923
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Box 6
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Hampden County–Granville
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1922
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Box 7
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Hampshire County–Granby
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1923
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Box 7
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Middlesex County–Boxboro
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1920-1923
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Box 7
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Middlesex County–Littleton
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1920-1923
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Box 7
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Plymouth County–Middleboro
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1921
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Box 7
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Miscellaneous, uncompleted
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1921
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Box 7
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Business Surveys – Connecticut Valley Farms
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1929
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Towns: Amherst, South Deerfield, Sunderland. |
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Surveys # 1-149
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Box 8
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Surveys #150-299
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Box 9
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Surveys #300-345 and non-used
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Box 10
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Dairy Farm Business Surveys – Business Analysis and Cost of Milk Production
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1933-1934
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conducted by: Dept. of Farm Management, Mass. State College. |
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Dairy Survey List
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Box 11
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Summary Cards
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Box 11
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Detailed Survey Record
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Box 12
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included in the survey is detailed information on crops, animals, trucking, and wood production, etc., for various counties throughout the Commonwealth. |
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Land Use Planning Survey
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1938
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Conducted by: Mass. State College, Harvard University, and U.S.D.A.. |
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Towns
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Charlton and Grafton
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Box 13
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Mendon, North Brookfield, Northboro, Petersham, Sutton, Winchendon
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Box 14
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Livestock Disease Survey
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1940-1941
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Counties
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Barnstable
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Box 15
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Berkshire
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Box 15
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Bristol
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Box 15
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Dukes
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Box 15
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Essex
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Box 16
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Franklin
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Box 16
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Hampden
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Box 16
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Hampshire
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Box 17
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Middlesex
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Box 17
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Nantucket
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Box 17
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Norfolk
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Box 17/18
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Plymouth
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Box 18
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Suffolk
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Box 18
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Worcester
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Box 18/19
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Cost of Milk Production and Farm Management Study
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1943-1944
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Survey Record of Dairy Farm Businesses
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Conducted by: M.S.C. Extension Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture and The Mass. Milk Control Board Cooperating. |
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Counties
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Barnstable
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Box 20
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Berkshire
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Box 20
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Bristol
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Box 20
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Essex
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Box 20
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Franklin
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Box 20
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Hampden
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Box 20
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Hampshire
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Box 21
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Middlesex
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Box 21
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Norfolk
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Box 21
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Plymouth
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Box 21
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Worcester
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Box 21
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Poultry Survey
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1950-1951
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Box 22
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Statistical Summaries: Agricultural Atlas, 1940-1955 ; Agricultural, Economic, and Social Data (1765-1961); Agricultural Conservation Programs (1944-1956)
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1940s-1960s
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Box 23
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Aerial Photographs
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1952, 1965
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Towns
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Agawam
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Box 24
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Chicopee
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Box 24
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East Hampton
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Box 24
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East Longmeadow
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Box 24
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Granby
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Box 24
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Hadley
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Box 24
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Hampden
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Box 24
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Holyoke
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Box 24
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Longmeadow
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Box 24
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Ludlow
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Box 24
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Munson
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Box 24
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Northampton
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Box 24
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Palmer
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Box 24
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South Hadley
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Box 24
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Southwick
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Box 24
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Springfield
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Box 24
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Warren
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Box 24
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West Springfield
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Box 24
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Wilbraham
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Box 24
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Base map, negatives and unidentified
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Box 25
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