Author

Finding aid prepared by Megan Mummey

Title

Shelby County Farm daybook

Date

1895-1896

Repository

University of Kentucky Special Collections

Arrangement

Collection is arranged by format.

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Preferred Citation Note

2012MS005: [identification of item], Shelby County Farm daybook, 1895-1896, University of Kentucky Special Collections.

Extent

0.06 Cubic feet

1 item

Biography/History

During the nineteenth century, agriculture formed the bulk of Shelby County's economy. Cash crops for the area during the nineteenth century included corn, hemp, tobacco, and wheat.

A Brief History of Shelby County, Kentucky. Shelbyville, Kentucky. Shelby County Historical Society. n.d. Web. 2012 January 17.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a daybook from a farm in Shelby County.

Subjects

• Account Books.
• Shelby County (Ky.)
• Massie, Joe
• Farm management--Kentucky--Records and correspondence.
• Farms--Kentucky.

Collection Inventory