People involved in agriculture in Butler County fought insects with a large amount of manual labor, sometimes in conjunction with mechanical devices or simple chemicals. Some methods, often remarkably successful, persisted ...
Glaciers in Kansas? The very idea seems preposterous, in a climate where summer temperature routinely reaches 38°C (100°F) and winter snowfall is sporadic. What was the earth's climate like; what must the climate of Kansas ...
This paper examines the use of the Indian as cultural symbol for three pageants that have been part of [the Wyoming] communities' celebrations. The argument developed here demonstrates that the images of the Indian represent ...
This topical issue of Heritage of the Great Plains explores the history of agricultural technology on the plains, Kansas in particular.Each author looks at a particular facet of technology in a particular place on the plains.
Kalir was commonly called "kafir corn" by the farmers of Wabaunsee County, Kansas. Farmers up and down the Mill Creek valley of Wabaunsee County grew kafir in the 1920s and 1930s. Pockets of it, found in most farming ...
Let us honor posterity by realizing that the Welsh heritage bequeathed to the descendants living in Kansas, is worthy of preservation and consideration.