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Humboldt and Northcote Farms Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 126

Scope and Contents

Typed copies of correspondence from Nils A. Olsen, of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, C.C. (Chester) Morrison, Great Northern Railway employee, E.C. Leedy, R. Budd, and W.P. Kenney, possibly a Great Northern Railway Company employee. The corespondence discusses the business papers of James J. Hill, original owner of the farms and the fact that the papers had been disposed of previously. Also includes a typed carbon copy of a paper entitled "Humbolt & Northcote farms" by C.C. Morrison, (1953). This history gives a detailed look at the livestock which included Belgian horses, milking Shorthorn cattle, the acreage, other large but not bonanza farms such as Elk Valley Farm (Larimore, N.D.), Garnett Farm (Saint Thomas, N.D.), Fingal Enger Farm (Hatton, N.D.), and large farms in general. Also discusses Walter Hill's farm plan as developed by James J. Hill.

Dates

  • 1921-1922, 1953

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the NDSU Archives.

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection are held by the NDSU Archives.

History

Farms in Kittson County, Minn., established by James J. Hill. Son Walter managed parts of the farms, others were managed by the Lohr Brothers. Farm names are taken from Minnesota towns Humboldt and Northcote. Humboldt Farm was disposed of by the James J. Hill estate in the early 1900s. John Lohr worked there, concentrating on the noxious weeds infestation. Walter Hill's farm was to be a large cattle feeding project. Northcote Farm was purchased by John Lohr in 1917.

Extent

9 Items (9 items)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Farms in Kittson County, Minn., established by James J. Hill. Son Walter managed parts of the farms, others were managed by the Lohr Brothers. Farm names are taken from Minnesota towns Humboldt and Northcote.

Provenance

Initial donation by Great Northern Ry (C. C. Morrison) 1953 (Acc. 126).

Property rights

The NDSU Archives owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the Humboldt and Northcote Farms Collection
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Repository Details

Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository

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