Lanan Family Farm Records (Kingston), 1848-2006 | Northern Illinois University

Collection Overview

Title: Lanan Family Farm Records (Kingston), 1848-2006

ID: RHC/RC/111

Extent: 27.75 Linear Feet

Date Acquired: 09/16/1980. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Agriculture, Centennial Farms, DeKalb AgResearch, Draft Horses, Family farms, Family life--History, Farm life, Fire insurance, Grain, Kingston (Ill.), Lanan Family Farm

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

These records partially document the history of the Lanan Farm in Kingston, Illinois from 1848-1978. Although few records in this collection deal with the early history of the farm, several land indentures and grants provide details of farm land transfers in the mid-nineteenth century. The major series of the collection is a complete set of farm account books (1915-l978) detailing various business transactions of the Lanan farm. These volumes contain extensive information on annual agricultural income and expenses for items such as livestock, crops, machinery, labor, taxes, and insurance. Two other account books record crop threshing expenses and list workers hired for the threshing seasons (l89l-l942). Also included in the collection is an account book kept by Henry A. Lanan while he was treasurer for the Kingston Mutual Fire Insurance Company from 1911-1939.

An addendum added in 2011 documents the daily administration of the farm from the early 1900's to early 2000's. The addendum is divided into ten series. Series one contains personal items from the Lanan family, including correspondences that details the family history. Also included are Guy Lanan’s diploma and a textbook and materials from an Animal Husbandry class at the University of Illinois. Series two holds legal correspondences and the estates of Guy and Henry Lanan. Series three contains title transactions, including an abstract of titles the details the history of each parcel of land. Warranty deeds from the United States to various owners dating from 1848 are kept in this series.

Series four holds insurance policies and payments from several companies. Series fives details taxes paid by the Lanan, including personal property, real estate, income tax, and employees’s returns. Series six contains financial information. Checking and saving accounts, loans (security agreements), trusts and balance books are available in this series.

Receipts make up series seven. These receipts pertains to all purchases made for the farm. Those marked “Bills” and arranged chronologically were minor, day to day purchases. Those listed alphabetically were for large purchases for the farm, such as equipment, livestock, fertilizer, and other services. Series eight contains DeKalb AgResearch materials. Included are contracts, statements, receipts, orders, and delivery statements.

Series nine contains numerous magazines, including several interviews with Joe Lanan. Also included are operating manuals for equipment on the farm, soil test results, and material printed by the DeKalb County and Illinois Valley Farm Bureaus. Series ten contains financing and regulation material from both state and federal departments. A majority of this information comes from the United States Department of Agriculture, but there are also documents from the Departments of Labor, Conservation, Public Healthy, and Transportation.

Persons interested in the administration of farms will find that the Lanan Farm Records provide comprehensive information on yearly business activity of a twentieth-century northern Illinois farm.

Collection Historical Note

Born on January 27, 1895, the son of Henry A. and Martha (Uplinger) Lanan, Guy Lanan devoted his entire life to administering the family farm in Kingston, Illinois. He later supplemented his farm income by becoming an income tax accountant. In addition to his farming duties, Mr. Lanan served as a Kingston Grain Farm Co-op board member from 1934-1953. Active in several community organizations, he belonged to the DeKalb County Shrine Club and the Kirkland Lions Club. Upon the death of his first wife, Sarah Eckhardt, in 1941, Guy Lanan remained a widower for ten years until he married Nellie Sherman in 1951. Guy Lanan died on November 19, 1979, at the age of 84, survived by his wife, seven children, nineteen grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. Joe Lanan, son of Guy and Sarah, then took over the administration of the farm.

Born October 25, 1924, Joe Philip Lanan attended Kingston Schools and graduated from the University of Illinois in 1949. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II and was stationed in Scotland. He married Catherine Rakas on August 15, 1948. He farmed in Mayfield County for many years and was a seed corn dealer for DeKalb Ag for twenty five years. He retired from farming in 1994. Joe Lanan contributed to his community throughout his life. He served as a member of the Sycamore Unified School District 427 for ten years as well as a regional school board member for ten years, becoming president for both boards for five years each. Lanan was also a member of The DeKalb County Farm Bureau, on the board for Mayfield Township, a 4-H leader, and for fifty one years was a member of many boards and committees for the Mayfield Unified Church of Christ. Joe Lanan died July 28, 2006, at the age of 81, survived by his wife, three children, seven grandchildren, a brother and a sister.

Subject/Index Terms

Agriculture
Centennial Farms
DeKalb AgResearch
Draft Horses
Family farms
Family life--History
Farm life
Fire insurance
Grain
Kingston (Ill.)
Lanan Family Farm

Administrative Information

Repository: Northern Illinois University

Accruals: Additional records were donated on July 1, 2010.

Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access to the collection.

Use Restrictions: Property rights in the collection are held by Jeffrey S. Lanan; literary rights are dedicated to the public.

Acquisition Source: Jeffrey S. Lanan

Acquisition Method: Jeffrey S. Lanan deposited the Lanan Farm Records in the Regional History Center on September 16, 1980.

Related Materials: Several other collections held by the Regional History Center documenting family farming are: Taylor Farm Records (RC 37) ; H. H. Parke Collection (RC 43); Putnam Family Collection (RC 71); Norris Family Centennial Farm Collection (RC 74); John P. Case Records (RC 86); and the Johnson Family Records (RC 100). Information on the farm prior to 1890 may be found in various public records held by the Center including Tax Assessor Books, Chattel Mortgages, and Agricultural Census Manuscripts.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Volume 1-2: Farm Account Books (2 volumes), 1947-1965],
[Oversize Drawer 17],
[Addendum 1],
[All]

Addendum 1

Series I: Personal

Box 3

Folder 1: Auction, 1996

Folder 2: Calenders, 1984-1994

Folder 3: Casper Eckhardt Correspondence and Journal, 1898

Folder 4: Correspondence Unknown to Will, 1984

Folder 5: Food Stamps, no date

Folder 6: Leo and Celia Henry Fiftieth Wedding Anniversary, 1971

Folder 7: Catherine Lanan Birthday Cards, no date

Folder 8: Guy Lanan: Correspondence, no date 1958-1964

Folder 9: Guy Lanan: Election Notice, 1961

Folder 10: Guy Lanan: Highschool Diploma, 1910

Folder 11: Guy Lanan: Judge of Election, 1969

Folder 12: Guy Lanan: Lion's Club, 1962, 1968

Folder 13: Guy Lanan: Obituary, 1979

Folder 14: Guy Lanan: Order of the Eastern Star, 1968

Folder 15: Guy Lanan: State of Alaska Department of Education, 1964

Folder 16: University of Illinois Animal Husbandry Class: Notes and Labs, 1916-1917

Folder 17-18: University of Illinois Animal Husbandry Class: Tex Book, 1916-1917

Folder 19: Henry Lanan Freemason Membership, 1901-1906

Folder 20: Mrs. Henry Lanan Cards, no date

Folder 21: Joe and Catherine Lanan: Air Holiday Travel Club, 1973

Folder 22: Joe and Catherine Lanan: Anniversary Cards, no date

Folder 23: Joe and Catherine Lanan: Investors Syndicate of America, 1960-1965

Folder 24: Joe and Catherine Lanan: Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary, 1954

Folder 25: Joe Lanan: Appreciation Certificate, 1967

Box 4

Folder 1-2: Joe Lanan: Birthday Cards, 1955, no date

Folder 3: Joe Lanan: Christmas Cards, no date

Folder 4: Joe Lanan: Correspondence, no date, 1960-1990

Folder 5: Joe Lanan: Church Bulletin, 1985

Folder 6: Joe Lanan: State of Illinois Travel Voucher, 1973-1976

Folder 7: Joe Lanan: Swimming Award, 1990

Folder 8-10: Joe Lanan: Father's Day Cards, no date

Folder 11: Joe Lanan: Thank You Cards, no date

Folder 12: Joe Lanan: Valentine Cards, no date

Folder 13: Joe Lanan: Cards from Nate and Jeremy Higgens, no date

Folder 14: Nellie Lanan Order of the Eastern Star, 1972

Folder 15: Selective Service

Folder 16: University of Illinois Press Guide, 1983-1984

Folder 17: Wire Transfer, 1992

Folder 18-19: Photographs, no date, 1911-1981

Volume 1: Photo Album (1 volume)

Box 5

Folder 1: Photo Album Index, no date

Series II.: Legal Proceedings

Box 5

Folder 2: Court Summons, 1965

Folder 3: Chris Fuhr Estate, 1972

Folder 4: Guy Lanan Estate, 1979-1981

Folder 5: Henry Lanan Estate, 1965

Folder 6: Legal Correspondence, no date

Folder 7: Road Change Petition, 1917

Series III.: Title Transactions

Box 5

Folder 8-9: Abstract of Titles, 1918-1960

Folder 10: Atlas and Platt Book, no date

Box 6

Folder 1: Corn Belt Seed Company Interest Certificate, 1925

Folder 2: Farm Lease to Schulknedt from Lanan, 1976-1983

Folder 3: Quitclaim and Trustee's Deed to Lanan from Stark, 1946

Folder 4: Sale of Farmland to Duteman from Lanan, 1995

Folder 5: Warranty Deed to Bronson from United State, 1849

Folder 6: Warranty Deed to Chamberlain from Reese, 1877-1915

Folder 7: Warranty Deed to Lanan from Fraley, 1919

Folder 8: Warranty Deed to Lanan from Uplinger, 1892, 1903

Folder 9: Warranty Deed to Lanan from Wyke, 1933-1934

Folder 10: Warranty Deed to McCluskey from United States, 1847

Series IV.: Insurance

Box 6

Folder 11: American Livestock Insurance Company, no date

Folder 12: Country Mutual Insurance Company, no date, 1964-2002

Folder 13: Fox Valley Production Credit Association, 1984

Folder 14: Illinois Agricultural Holding Company Life Insurance Policy, 1971-1982

Folder 15: Rockford District Mutual/Kingston Mutual Country Fire Insurance: Guy Lanan, 1961, 1963-1973

Folder 16: Rockford District Mutual/Kingston Mutual Country Fire Insurance: Henry Lanan, 1961-1967

Folder 17: Rockford District Mutual/Kingston Mutual Country Fire Insurance: Joe Lanan, 1965-1977

Series V.: Taxes

Box 6

Folder 18: Annual Return/Report of Employee Pension Benefit Plan, 1975-1989

Folder 19: Employers's Annual Tax Return for Agricultural Employees, 1955-1995

Folder 20: Federal Gasoline Tax Refund, 1960-1973

Folder 21: Illinois Motor Fuel Tax Refund, no date, 1969-1992

Folder 22: Inheritance Tax, 1983

Folder 23: Income Tax: Carol Lanan, 1966-1971

Folder 24-25: Income Tax: Catherine and Joe Lanan, 1949-1981

Box 7

Folder 1-4: Income Tax: Catherine and Joe Lanan, 1982-2003

Folder 5: Income Tax: Guy Lanan, 1943, 1961

Folder 6: Income Tax: Jeffery Lanan, 1976-1977

Folder 7: Income Tax: Sarah Lanan, 1966-1970

Folder 8: Personal Property and Real Estate Tax, 1893-1913

Folder 9: Personal Property Tax: Carol Lanan, 1962-1971

Box 8

Folder 1: Personal Property Tax: Guy Lanan, 1959-1975

Folder 2: Personal Property Tax: Joe Lanan, 1939-1970

Folder 3: Real Estate Tax Rates, no date, 1959-1964

Folder 4: Real Estate Tax: Catherine Lanan, 1980-1995

Folder 5: Real Estate Tax: Guy Lanan, 1949, 1959-1973

Folder 6: Real Estate Tax: Henry Lanan, 1959-1980

Folder 7-9: Real Estate Tax: Joe Lanan, 1964-2002

Folder 10: Real Estate Tax: Joe and Catherine Lanan, 1994-2002

Folder 11: Real Estate Tax: Martha Lanan Hoffman, 1959-1972

Box 9

Folder 1: Real Estate Tax: Nellie Lanan, 1959

Folder 2: Real Estate Tax: Mildred and Henry Tegtman, 1969

Folder 3: Quarterly Withholding Tax, 1960-1995

Series VI.: Finances

Box 9

Folder 4: Financial Statement, 1993

Folder 5: Farm Credit Services, 1961-1995

Folder 6-8: First National Bank of Malta/Resource Bank: Loans, 1984-1996

Folder 9: First National Bank of Malta/Resource Bank: Trusts, 1999-2002

Folder 10: Federal Land Bank of St. Louis, 1960-1987

Folder 11: Kingston State Bank Loans, 1926-1929

Folder 12-14: National Bank and Trust Company: Security Agreements, 1929, 1946-1969

Box 10

Folder 1-4: National Bank and Trust Company: Security Agreements, 1970-1984

Folder 5: National Bank and Trust Company: Trust Deed, 1964-1970

Folder 6-7: National Bank and Trust Company: Trusts and Security Agreements, 1980-1989

Folder 8: Savings Bonds, 1919-1974

Folder 9: Social Security Record Book

Folder 10: Farm Operating Budget, 1971-1984

Box 11

Folder 1-4: Illinois Farm Record Books, 1949-1959

Box 12

Item 1: Illinois Farm Record Books, 1960-1975

Box 13

Item 2: Illinois Farm Record Books, 1976-1981

Box 14

Item 3: Illinois Farm Record Books, 1982-1987

Box 15

Item 4: Illinois Farm Record Books, 1988-1998

Series VII.: Receipts

Box 16

Folder 1-8: Bills, 1920-1963

Box 17

Folder 1-4: Bills, 1964-1965

Box 18

Folder 1-5: Bills, 1966-June1968

Box 19

Folder 1-7: Bills, July 1968- October 1970

Box 20

Folder 1-7: Bills, November 1970-August 1973

Box 21

Folder 1-10: Bills, September 1973-1976

Box 22

Folder 1-7: Bills, 1977-1979

Box 23

Folder 1-5: Bills, 1980-1981

Box 24

Folder 1-9: Bills, 1982-1986

Box 25

Folder 1-8: Bills, 1987-September 1994

Box 26

Folder 1: Bills, October 1994-2006

Folder 4: Bills, no date

Folder 5: Handwritten Invoices, no date, 1970-1986

Folder 6: Notes for Henry Lanan, 1905-1907, 1923

Folder 7: Anderson and Schkelkopf Veterinary Clinic, 1962-1980

Folder 8: Arcady, 1947

Folder 9: Archer Petroleum Corporation, 1979-1983

Folder 10: Arden Awe, 1974-1992

Folder 11: Ardent Automotive, 1987-1992

Folder 12: Ardnt Drainage Company, 1983-1999

Folder 13: Armour, 1960-1963

Folder 14: Arne Trucking, 1985-1995

Folder 15: Aves, 1983-1994

Folder 16: Baie Grain, 1964-1994

Folder 17: Barber and Sons, 1984

Folder 18: Barnes and Roberts Oil Company, Incorporated, 1967-1980

Box 27

Folder 1-2: Barnes and Roberts Oil Company, Inc, 1981-1987

Folder 3: Bethany Animal Hospital, 1981-1994

Folder 4: Brown, 1947

Folder 5: Bud's Repair Shop, 1980-1985

Folder 6: Calumet, 1979-1992

Folder 7: Cambell Soup Company, 1961-1967

Folder 8: Carey, 1970-1997

Folder 9: Case Power and Equipment, 1978

Folder 10: Chicago Producers Commission Association, 1934-1936

Folder 11: Cole Chemical Supply/Animal Healthy, 1984-1994

Folder 12: Copeland and Company Live Stock Commission Merchants, 1935-1941

Folder 13: Cooperidge Drainage Company, 1973

Folder 14: Cortland-DeKalb Yards. Incorporated 1969

Folder 15: Cudhay Brother Company, 1956-1961

Folder 16: Dakota-Illinois Cattle Company, 1953

Folder 17: Dean Milk Company, 1937-1951

Folder 18: DeKalb County Grain Company, 1956-1967

Folder 19: DeKalb County Producers Supply, 1959-1967

Folder 20-21: DeKalb Feeds, Incorporated, 1976-1984

Box 28

Folder 1-5: DeKalb Feeds, Incorporated, 1985-1995

Folder 6-8: DeKalb Fertilizer Company Incorporated, 1965-1980

Box 29

Folder 1: DeKalb Lawn and Equipment Company, 1976-1995

Folder 2: Dek-Co Drainage Systems, 1975-1982

Folder 3: Del Monte Foods, 1991-1993

Folder 4: Dicken Grain Corporation, 1968-1993

Folder 5: DIMCO, 1979-1982

Folder 6: DKM Co-Op, Incorporated, 1984-1993

Folder 7: Drake, 1983-2000

Folder 8: Dunbar Painting Service, 1962

Folder 9: Elburn Co-Operative Company, 1992-1995

Folder 10: Elgin "Gunite" Contractor, 1970, 1974

Folder 11: Eller and Willey Block Company, 1976

Folder 12: Erickson Lifestock Commission Company Incorporated, 1975-1981

Box 30

Folder 1-3: Five Points Agriculture Services, Incorporated, 1963-1990

Folder 4: Five Points Elevator, 1990-1995

Folder 5-8: Floit Sand and Gravel Company, 1965-1975

Box 31

Folder 1-4: Forster/DeKalb Implement Company, 1968-1994

Folder 5: Genoa Quality Hatchery, 1947, 1951

Folder 6: Garden Prairie Grain, Incorporated, 1986

Folder 7: G.E.M. Electric Motor Repair, Incorporated, 1980-1992

Folder 8: Gilbert and Sons, Incorporated, 1979-1981

Folder 9: Gillogly and Company, 1949-1965

Folder 10: Gilmore, 1972-1980

Folder 11: Gorenz Cattle Company, 1965

Folder 12: Harding and Company, 1921

Folder 13: Harvard Implement, Incorporated, 1985-1992

Folder 14: Harverstore, Incorporated (Curt Weaver), 1949, 1970-1977

Folder 15-16: Harverstore, Incorporated (Northern Illinois), 1967-1998

Folder 17: Heggemeir Livestock, Company, 1965-1967

Folder 18: Heide Implement Company, Incorporated, 1960-1966

Folder 19: Hennessey and Sons, 1974-1991

Folder 20: Hiatt Brothers-E.B. Incorporated, 1979

Folder 21: Hinckley Concrete Products, 1960-2001

Folder 22: Holt Products, Company, Incorporated, 1986-1991

Folder 23: Hunt Feed Store, 1956-1962

Folder 24: Illini Tire of DeKalb, Incorporated, 1990-1997

Box 32

Folder 1-4: Iowa Beef Processors, Incorporated, 1983-1995

Box 33

Folder 1: Iowa Livestock Commission Company, 1981-1985

Folder 2: J.D. Kings, Incorporated, 1982-1985

Folder 3: Ken's Corral, 1979-1982

Folder 4: Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp., 1970-1973

Folder 5: King Livestock Company, Incorporated 1982-1983

Folder 6: Kingston Farmers Lumber Company, 1961-1965

Folder 7: Kirkland Coal and Feed, 1965-1971

Folder 8-9: Kishwaukee Service Company, 1957, 1960-1969

Folder 10: Kriegels Badger Service, 1981-1994

Folder 11: Kyler Excavating, 1979-2001

Folder 12: Larson, Incorporated, 1961-1999

Folder 13: Lanan and McMenenon, 1961-1966

Box 34

Folder 1: Lawrence, 1961-1968

Folder 2: Leader Oil Company, Incorporated, 1966, 1986

Folder 3: Lee Excavating, 1991, 2001

Folder 4: Lynch, 1972-2000

Folder 5: Macklin Brothers, 1963-1999

Folder 6: Malta Veterinary Hospital, P/C, 1988-1992

Folder 7: McGirr Equipment Company, 1961-1962

Folder 8: McNulty Cattle Company, 1974

Folder 9: McRay Cattle Company, 1981-1983

Box 35

Folder 1-4: McRay Cattle Company, 1984-1994

Folder 5: McDonald Commission, Company, 1956

Folder 6: Merriman and Sons, 1961-1968

Box 36

Folder 1: Meyers Implement, Company, no date, 1950

Folder 2-3: Miller, White, and Woods, 1944-1971

Folder 4: Monsanto Company, 1966-1970

Folder 5: Morton Buildings, Incorporated, 1970-1990

Folder 6: Nelson-Floit Auction Service, no date

Folder 7: Nelson Veterinary Clinic, 1960-1969

Folder 8-12: Northern FS, Incorporated, 1970-1999

Folder 13: Northern Illinois Breeding Co-Op, 1950, 1953

Box 37

Folder 1: Northern Seed Company, 1956-1961

Folder 2: Nurtena-Mills, Incorporated, 1959-1964

Folder 3: Olsen, 1970-1971

Folder 4: Packers Trading Company, 1982

Folder 5: Pell-Bari Farms, Incorporated, 1948

Folder 6-9: Pearcy Grain Services, Incorporated, 1978-1991

Folder 10: Peters, Turnbull and Company, 1971-1976

Folder 11: Peterson Seed, 1979-1981

Folder 12: Pioneer Seeds, 1963-1965

Folder 13: Pro-Ag, 1982, 1987

Folder 14: Punk Firestone Service, 1971-1988

Folder 15: Quinn Commission Company, 1961

Folder 16: Quinn Grain Company, 1956-1963

Folder 17-18: Read Brothers, 1968-1994

Folder 19: Rich's Tire Service, 1993-1994

Folder 20: Roland, 1994-1995

Folder 21: Rosebaum Brothers and Company, 1948, 1974-1981

Box 38

Folder 1-4: Roush Farmacy, 1979-1994

Folder 5: Royer, 1966-1978

Folder 6: Sears, Roebuck and Company, 1980, no date

Folder 7: Seegers Grain, Incorporated, 1986

Folder 8: Sheahan Equpiment Comapny, 1969-1990

Folder 9: Standard Live Stock Commission Company, 1920

Folder 10: Stone and Sons, Incorporated, 1977-1992

Folder 11: Stott and Sons Welding, 1979-1983

Folder 12: Stover, 1980

Folder 13: Strack Stockyards, no date

Folder 14: Swedberg and Associates, Incorporated, 1976, 1979

Folder 15: Sycamore Lawn and Equipment, 1986-1989

Folder 16: Tallitsch Ford Sales, Incorporated, 1977-1988

Box 39

Folder 1-4: Taylor Cattle Company, 1960-1969

Folder 5: Thompson, 1979

Folder 6: Thompson, Five Point, 1948, no date

Folder 7: Thorpe/Empire Cattle Company, 1959-1960

Folder 8-11: Totman and Sons, 1956, 1959-1979

Box 40

Folder 1-2: Totman and Sons, 1980-1995

Folder 3: United States Testing Company, Incorporated, 1975-1981

Folder 4: Wall, 1961-1964

Folder 5: Wertheimer Cattle Company, 1962

Folder 6: Wind River Animal Health Companies, 1994

Folder 7: Miscellaneous

Series VIII.: DeKalb AgResearch

Box 40

Folder 8: Annual Report, 1979

Folder 9: Check Request, 1968-1969

Folder 10: Corn Yield Calculator, no date

Folder 11: Correspondence, 1976-1992

Folder 12: Dealer Agreement, 1982-1983

Folder 13-15: Dealer Statements, 1970-1979

Box 41

Folder 1-5: Dealer Statements, 1980-1999

Folder 6: Delivery Receipts, no date, 1982-1984

Box 42

Folder 1: Delivery Receipts, 1984-1997

Folder 2: Delivery Ticket, 1982

Folder 3: Delivery Worksheet, 1971, 1982

Folder 4: Farm Progress Report, 1961

Folder 5: Growers Statement and Seeds Purchased, 1973-1984

Folder 6: Invoices, 1973-1982

Folder 7: Market Date Notification/Confirmation, 1979

Folder 8: Notebooks, 1972-1974

Box 43

Folder 1-3: Notebooks, 1975-1989, 1991

Folder 4: Notes, no date, 1984, 1988

Folder 5: Orders for Seeds, 1935-1938

Folder 6-8: Orders for Seeds, 1976

Box 44

Folder 1-5: Orders for Seeds, 1977-1979

Box 45

Folder 1-5: Orders for Seeds, 1980-1987

Folder 6: Orders for Corn, Sorghum, and Alfalfa, 1982-1983

Folder 7: Promotion Seed Credit, 1983-1997

Box 46

Folder 1: Receipt for Planting, 1974-1978

Folder 2-6: Receipt for Seeds, 1951-1975

Box 47

Folder 1-4: Receipt for Seeds, 1976-1977

Box 48

Folder 1-6: Receipt for Seeds, 1978-1980

Box 49

Folder 1-6: Receipt for Seeds, 1980-1988

Folder 7: Record of Seed Returns of Delivery, no date, 1979-1987

Folder 8: Remittance Statement, 1971-1994

Box 50

Folder 1: Reservation and Crop Report, 1949

Folder 2: Returned Goods, no date, 1976-1995

Folder 3: Seed Corn Grower Agreement, 1969-1984

Folder 4: SeedCounter Software, 1992

Folder 5: Seed Paid, 1998

Folder 6-7: Shipping Order, 1983-1994

Folder 8: Sign Location and Permit, 1983

Folder 9: Soybean Order, 1984-1995

Folder 10: Stock Transfer Receipts, 1977-1997

Box 51

Folder 1: Suggested Prices, 1976-1986

Folder 2: Swingster, 1988-1995

Folder 3: Volume Discount Program Procedure, no date

Folder 4: Winners Circle Scorecard, 1988

Folder 5: Yield Comparison Report, 1990

Series IX.: Farming Information

Box 51

Folder 6: Cattle Shed, 1978-1979

Folder 7: Census of Agriculture, 1969, 1982

Folder 8: DeKalb County Farm Bureau: 1980, no date

Folder 9: DeKalb County Farm Bureau: Guy Lanan Membership, 1962-1963

Folder 10: DeKalb County Farm Bureau: Joe Lanan Membership, 1956-1963

Folder 11: Illinois Soil Types, 1936

Folder 12: Farm Management Services, no date, 1948-1949

Folder 13: Illinois Valley Farm Bureau: Membership, 1983

Folder 14: Joe Lanan Interviews: CNN Story of DeKalb-Pfizer, no date

Folder 15: Joe Lanan Interviews: DeKalb County Farm Bureau, "The Farmer's Point of View", 1981

Folder 16: Joe Lanan Interviews: Harverstore Article, no date

Folder 17: Joe Lanan Interviews: Harverstore System Farming", June, 1982

Folder 18: Magazines: "Farm Futures", November 1983

Folder 19: Magazines: "Feed Lot Management", March 1975

Folder 20: Magazines: "Ford Times", June 1978

Folder 21: Magazines: "Successful Farming", 1984

Folder 22: Maps of Farmland, no date, 1968-1991

Folder 23: Operating Manuals: Automated Feeding Equipment, 1969-1984

Folder 24: Operating Manuals: Bailer, no date

Folder 25: Operating Manuals: Calculator, no date

Folder 26: Operating Manuals: Corn Planter, no date

Folder 27: Operating Manuals: Cultivator, no date

Folder 28: Operating Manuals: DICKEY-john Moisture Tester Enrollment, no date

Folder 29: Operating Manuals: Farm Loader, no date

Box 52

Folder 1: Operating Manuals: Forage Harvester, no date

Folder 2: Operating Manuals: Garage Door Opener, no date

Folder 3: Operating Manuals: Gathering United, no date

Folder 4: Operating Manuals: Manure Spreader, no date

Folder 5: Operating Manuals: Motor Starters, no date

Folder 6: Operating Manuals: Plow, no date

Folder 7: Operating Manuals: Power Mower, no date

Folder 8: Operating Manuals: Power Steer, no date

Folder 9: Operating Manuals: Shell Bladex Herbicide, 1984

Folder 10: Operating Manuals: Silo, 1968, 1976

Folder 11: Operating Manuals: Silo Unloader, 1973

Folder 12: Operating Manuals: Sweep Arm Auger, 1969

Folder 13: Operating Manuals: Three Point Hitch Sprayer, no date

Folder 14: Operating Manuals: Tractor, no date

Folder 15: Operating Manuals: Tractor Disk Harrow, no date, 1977

Folder 16: Operating Manuals: Wagon, no date

Folder 17: Membership: Chamber of Commerce, "Nation's Business" Subscription, 1978

Folder 18: Membership: DeKalb County Livestock Feeders Association, 1976

Folder 19: Membership: Illinois Beef Association, 1988-1993

Folder 20: Membership: Illinois Corn Growers Association, 1982-1988

Folder 21: Membership: Land of Lincoln Soybean Association, 1977-1984

Folder 22: Membership: National Cattlemen's Association, 1977

Folder 23: Membership: Prairie Farmer, 1960, 1969

Folder 24: Testing: Campbell Soup Company Soil Report, 1962

Folder 25: Testing: Farm Conservation Plan, 1952-1964

Folder 26: Testing: Pro-Ag Soil Test Results, 1983

Folder 27: Testing: Soil Test Report, 1972

Box 53

Folder 1: Crop Production Evaluation, 1978, 1981

Folder 2-3: Testing: United States Testing Company: Nutrichek Program, 1975-1978

Folder 4: Testing: United States Testing Company: Test Report, 1981

Series X.: Government Departments

Box 53

Folder 5: Illinois Department of Agriculture: Cattle Quarantine Notice, 1962-1965

Folder 6: Illinois Department of Agriculture: Condemnation Report, 1980

Folder 7: Illinois Department of Conservation, Division of Forestry, 1968

Folder 8: Illinois Department of Public Health: Migrant Labor Camp, 1965-1969

Folder 9: Illinois Department of Public Health: Water Well Pump and Equipment Installation Report, 1967

Folder 10: Illinois Department of Transportation, 1973-1981

Folder 11: Illinois Farm Development Authority, 1986-1992

Folder 12: State of Illinois Clearance Order for Agricultural Workers, 1967

Folder 13: United States Department of Agriculture: Agricultural Conservation Program, 1936-1975

Folder 14: United States Department of Agriculture: Bureau of Agriculture, 1956

Folder 15-16: United States Department of Agriculture: Commodity Credit Corporation, 1966-1987

Folder 17: United States Department of Agriculture: Commodity Credit Union, 1988-1995

Folder 18: United States Department of Agriculture: DeKalb County Farm Service Agency, 1994, 2001-2002

Folder 19: United States Department of Agriculture: Farmers Home Administration, 1983-1984

Folder 20: United States Department of Agriculture: Feed Grain Program, 1959-1983

Folder 21: United States Department of Labor, 1967

Box 54

Item 1: Guy Lanan Lions Club Master Key Plaque, no date

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