Farm Building Contractors and Manufacturers: Their Role in Midwest Farm Construction

Lyle Solverson; David C. Baumgartner

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Farm Building Contractors and Manufacturers: Their Role in Midwest Farm Construction

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Lyle Solverson, David C. Baumgartner

Year:

1974

Type:

Research Note

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

Research Note NC-160. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station

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Abstract

Describes and analyzes the activities of farm building contractors and manufacturers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Missouri. Contractors and manufacturers are setting the trend in the farm building market in terms of building type and size and materials used.

Keywords

farm structures, building trends, specialized builders, construction materials, wood-use

Citation

Solverson, Lyle; Baumgartner, David C. 1974. Farm Building Contractors and Manufacturers: Their Role in Midwest Farm Construction. Research Note NC-160. St. Paul, MN: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, North Central Forest Experiment Station