Plant to Prosper Record Book, 1941

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Description

Plant to Prosper Record Book for M.D. Lantrip from near Calhoun City, Mississippi. The Lantrips were the winners of landowner division in 1941. The book gives information on their farm including crops, livestock, and income.

The Commercial Appeal newspaper in Memphis and the Memphis Chamber of Commerce sponsored the Plant to Prosper Competition to encourage landowners, tenant farmers, and sharecroppers to improve their farming methods, increase farm profits, and conserve soils.

Identifier

sc.0495.017_012a.001

Date

1941

Keywords

Agriculture--Mississippi.

Recommended Citation

"Plant to Prosper Record Book, 1941" (2021). Other documents. 150.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-verticalfiles7/150