Oldest magazine in AmericaPrairie Farmer Magazine: Celebrating the 175th Anniversary

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About Prairie Farmer Published in 1841 Promotes scientific farming practices Dedicated to improving rural life through education, recreation, and

better health practices Purchased radio station WLS in 1928 to offer farm programming, and

produced the National Barn Dance

The first copy of Prairie Farmer, printed in 1841. Photo taken from: http://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=PFR18410201&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------#

Janurary issue of Prairie Farmer. Photo taken from: https://www.facebook.com/prairiefarmer/photos/a.443648899349.244761.142240394349/10154869210029350/?type=1&theater

Holly Spangler, editor: “Our mission has never wavered: We exist for farmers.

We’re here to help them build a better farm, a better environment, a better community and a better family.”

Fun Fact: President Abraham Lincoln subscribed to and read Prairie Farmer.

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Variation of Content

Prairie Farmer, 1994. SE.14.P.030

Prairie Farmer, 1991. SE.14.P.029

Prairie Farmer, 1994. SE.14.P.030

Prairie Farmer, 1941. RS.12.P.132

Prairie Farmer, 1994. SE.14.P.030

Prairie Farmer, 1928. RS.12.P.131

Prairie Farmer, 1987. RS.14.P.039

Agriculture in the late 1800s Pg. 66

Pg. 177

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John Wright, founding editor of Prairie Farmer magazine. Photo taken from https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89047173349;view=1up;seq=240

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Pg. 162

Pg. 175

“1841-1899: Time of progress” (Prairie Farmer, Dec. 2016)

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Pg. 106

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Agriculture throughout the 1900s

“1900-1959: Highs, lows, and in between” (Prairie Farmer, Dec. 2016)Evans, James F. Prairie Farmer and WLS: the Burridge D. Butler

Years. Call number: 630.5 PR2e

Evans, James F. Prairie Farmer and WLS: the Burridge D. Butler Years. Call number: 630.5 PR2e

Evans, James F. Prairie Farmer and WLS: the Burridge D. Butler Years. Call number: 630.5 PR2e

“1960-1999: Monumental changes” (Prairie Farmer, Dec. 2016)

Evans, James F. Prairie Farmer and WLS: the Burridge D. Butler Years. Call number: 630.5 PR2e

Prairie Farmer, 1987. RS.14.P.039

Prairie Farmer, 1994. SE.14.P.030

Prairie Farmer, 1994. SE.14.P.030

Prairie Farmer, 1987. RS.14.P.039

Agriculture throughout the 2000s

Ag precision technology. Prairie Farmer, December 2016

“2000-2016: Terrorism and technology” (Prairie Farmer, Dec. 2016)

“11 top agriculture issues of 2015Waters of the U.S., Section 179 and GMO labeling: We're taking a look at 2015's top agriculture stories”

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Citations http://www.wlshistory.com/WLS30/ http://www.richsamuels.com/nbcmm/wls/barndance/index.html ntl barn dance airing http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1004.html http://www.penton.com/prairie-farmer-oldest-continually-published-magazine-america-cel

ebrates-175-year-anniversary/

https://archive.org/stream/prairiefarmer18700108prai#page/n7/mode/2up https://www.facebook.com/prairiefarmer/ https://www.facebook.com/prairiefarmer/ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89047173349;view=1up;seq=240

Digital exhibit Compiled and designed by Caeli Cleary

Senior in Agricultural Communications, University of Illinois Assistant, Agricultural Communications Documentation Center

February 2017