gr00356.xml Fergus Falls State Hospital An Inventory of Its Farm Records at the Minnesota Historical Society National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul, MN.

Government Records

 Finding aid encoded by Shelby Edwards and Cheri Thies, >August 2011. Finding aid written in English. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Fergus Falls State Hospital. Farm records. 1902-1969. Materials in English. Records documenting the institution's farm, which began operation in 1891 and closed in 1969. Of particular interest in the records are the details of the livestock and crops raised on the farm and the products, including milk, meat, and vegetables, that it supplied the institution. 2.85 cu. ft. (2 boxes and 3 partial boxes). See Detailed Description for shelf locations. SCOPE AND CONTENTS

Included are general records of farm expenditures and receipts (1950-1969), records of labor and repairs (1950-1969) and products (1955-1969) supplied to the institution by the farm, livestock records (1931-1969), slaughterhouse records (1902-1969), and herd register (1905-1936).

The livestock records include monthly reports on the numbers of cattle, horses, and pigs kept at the farm (1950-1969), a dairy cow record book, with milk production and breeding information (1931-1936), a cattle record (1933-1936), and feed and silage and swine feed records (1951-1969).

The slaughterhouse records detail the number of animals slaughtered, total weight, pounds of meat in various categories, shrinkage and related data (1902-1943, 1950-1969).

There is also a small set of newsletters (1951-1969) written by Ray Burkholder, the Division of Public Institutions' Institution Farms Supervisor, containing information on the state's farms, including the one in Fergus.

 CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Dairy cattle -- Minnesota. Farm equipment -- Minnesota -- Inventories. Farm produce -- Minnesota. Feeds -- Minnesota. Horses -- Minnesota. Livestock -- Minnesota -- Inventories. Mentally ill -- Minnesota. Milk yield -- Minnesota. People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Minnesota -- Accounting. Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Accounting. Psychiatric hospitals -- Minnesota -- Management. Public institutions -- Minnesota -- Inventories. Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- Minnesota. State farms -- Minnesota -- Inventories. State farms -- Minnesota -- Accounting. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Accounting. State hospitals -- Minnesota -- Management. Swine -- Minnesota. Persons: Burkholder, Ray. Organizations: Minnesota. Division of Public Institutions. Document Types: Inventories. Newsletters. Functions: Accounting. Inventorying. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Fergus Falls State Hospital. Farm Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 2000-57; 2009-37

 Processing Information:

Processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with a Basic Project grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).

Catalog ID number: 001737000

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION 126.I.17.1B Farm charges and credits, April 1950-June 1969. 7 folders. Statement of labor and repairs, April 1950-May 1969. 3 folders.

The January 1961-May 1969 entries are labeled Heat, Power, Water, Building Repairs.

 Products delivered to the steward, November 1955-June 1969. 3 folders. Livestock reports, April 1950-June 1969. 2 folders. Farm newsletter, September 1951-March 1969. 2 folders.

Incomplete.

 Miscellaneous farm reports, 1953-1968. 126.I.17.2F Dairy cow record book, 1931-1936.

For bulls, 1-4, and cows, 1-305; includes milk production and breeding information.

Cattle record book, 1933-1936.

For nos. 6-224; records of the increases and decreases in the herd.

Feed and silage records, 1951-April 1969. 2 folders. Swine feed records, June 1951-June 1969. 3 folders. 118.G.11.1B-1 Slaughterhouse records:

Includes details on the number of animals slaughtered, total weight, pounds of meat in various categories, shrinkage, and related data.

Journal, September 1902-August 1915 (pages 250-600); September 1915-March 1916 (pages 236-249). 1 volume. Ledger, April 1916-February 1934. 1 volume. 118.G.10.8F-2 Ledger,March 1934-February 1943. 1 oversize folder. 126.I.3.2 Ledger,January 1950-1963. 1 oversize volume. 126.I.17.2F Ledger,1964-June 1969. 6 folders. Herd register, 1905-1936. 2 volumes.

Information may include birth date, detailed pedigree, final disposition, diagram of color markings, photographs, and service record of bull and calving table. 1923-1936 entries are indexed.