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Shelby County, Iowa. Corn sealed in farm granaries under the Ever-Normal granary plan

  • 5/2/1941 - 5/7/1941

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The practice of storing surplus grain to keep prices stable or “ever-normal” dates to biblical times. In 1938, the AAA began to make loans to farmers, enabling them to stockpile grain until the market rebounded.

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This primary source comes from the Records of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

National Archives Identifier: 522348

Full Citation: Shelby County, Iowa. Corn sealed in farm granaries under the Ever-Normal granary plan; 5/2/1941 – 5/7/1941; Records of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Record Group 97. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/shelby-county-iowa-corn-sealed-in-farm-granaries-under-the-evernormal-granary-plan/, December 12, 2025]

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