Title: J.W. Sandrock Farm Records (Reynolds Township, Lee County), 1937-1992
ID: RHC/RC/233
Extent: 1.5 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 07/09/1998. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Agriculture, Family farms, Farm life, Lee County (Ill), Sandrock Family
Languages: English
The J.W. Sandrock Farm records date from 1937 to 1990 and contain reports for the farm located in Reynolds Township, Lee County, Illinois. There is a gap in the records from 1975 to 1988. The Farm Account Books include inventories, summaries, purchases, and sales of land, farm improvements, machinery and equipment, crops, and livestock. The Illinois Farm Business Records located in boxes 2 and 3 may also contain farm business analysis and annual reports of the Illinois Farm Bureau Farm Management Service. These records contain similar information as the Farm Account Books.
The addendum dates from 1975 to 1992 and fills the gap in the Illinois Farm Business Records from 1975 to 1988 and 1991. Also included are soil test reports, tax assessment, acreage allotments, and a purchase contract for soybeans.
Repository: Northern Illinois University
Accruals: An addendum was added on September 6, 2002.
Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access to the collection.
Use Restrictions: Property rights in the collection belong to the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.
Acquisition Source: Verla Mantegna, Norene Tews, and Nancy Reed
Acquisition Method: Verla Mantegna, Norene Tews, and Nancy Reed donated the J.W. Sandrock Farm Records to the Northern Illinois Regional History Center on July 9, 1998.