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: http://www.ulib.niu.edu/reghist/archonPDFs/RC111sup.pdf

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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