Alabama Farm Bureau office in Limestone County, Alabama

Caption: "'Well equipped' farm bureau and county agent's office in Limestone Co." The man seated at the desk is Fred Stewart. Fred Stewart was a graduate of Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now called Auburn University) in 1911. He taught two years at Texas A&M, College St...

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Published:	Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:	Alabama Cooperative Extension Service photos
Online Access:	http://content.lib.auburn.edu/u?/autest,26

format	Electronic
collection	Alabama Cooperative Extension Service Photographs Collection
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topic	Alabama Cooperative Extension Service photos
spellingShingle	Alabama Cooperative Extension Service photos Alabama Farm Bureau office in Limestone County, Alabama Unknown
fulltopic	Alabama Cooperative Extension Service photos Alabama Cooperative Extension Service--History; Alabama Cooperative Extension Service--Officials and employees; Agricultural Extension workers--Alabama; Agricultural extension work--Alabama; Women in agriculture--Alabama; Women--Alabama; Limestone County (Ala.) Alabama; Agricultural Extension Services; Agriculture Alabama Farm Bureau; 1920s
description	Caption: "'Well equipped' farm bureau and county agent's office in Limestone Co." The man seated at the desk is Fred Stewart. Fred Stewart was a graduate of Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now called Auburn University) in 1911. He taught two years at Texas A&M, College Station, Texas. He was the first farm agent in Limestone County, 1914-1928, and the first Director of Alabama Extension Service Experimental Station near Belle Mina, Alabama, from 1928-1954. As the first county agent in Limestone County, he went by horseback all over the county helping farmers with their crops. He would often be gone days at a time and would stay with farmers along his route. In 1947, he was named Man of the Year in state agriculture. Fred Stewart was born May 1, 1889 in Abercrombie, Bibb County, Alabaama. He died on Aug 13, 1961, Belle Mina, Limestone County, Alabama. He married Inez Mae McCraw July 29, 1914 in Abercrombie, Bibb County, Alabama.This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.
spelling	Alabama Farm Bureau office in Limestone County, AlabamaCaption: "'Well equipped' farm bureau and county agent's office in Limestone Co." The man seated at the desk is Fred Stewart. Fred Stewart was a graduate of Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now called Auburn University) in 1911. He taught two years at Texas A&M, College Station, Texas. He was the first farm agent in Limestone County, 1914-1928, and the first Director of Alabama Extension Service Experimental Station near Belle Mina, Alabama, from 1928-1954. As the first county agent in Limestone County, he went by horseback all over the county helping farmers with their crops. He would often be gone days at a time and would stay with farmers along his route. In 1947, he was named Man of the Year in state agriculture. Fred Stewart was born May 1, 1889 in Abercrombie, Bibb County, Alabaama. He died on Aug 13, 1961, Belle Mina, Limestone County, Alabama. He married Inez Mae McCraw July 29, 1914 in Abercrombie, Bibb County, Alabama.This item has been aggregated as part of the Association of Southeastern Libraries (ASERL)'s "Deeply Rooted: The Agricultural & Rural History of the American South" project.1927-02-161927-02-161920Limestone County, AlabamaUnknownAuburn, Ala. : Auburn University LibrariesStillImageimage/jpegDeeply Rootedhttp://www.lib.auburn.edu/archive/find-aid/071p/ ; http://www.lib.auburn.edu/archive/find-aid/071.htm71.12.2.171.12.2.01.jpgACES (Alabama Cooperative Extension System) Records, RG 71: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1920s-1960sAuburn University. Special Collections and ArchivesThis image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at archives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.JPEG image from black-and-white photographs. Size: 1223 x 903 pixels.Alabama Cooperative Extension Service--History; Alabama Cooperative Extension Service--Officials and employees; Agricultural Extension workers--Alabama; Agricultural extension work--Alabama; Women in agriculture--Alabama; Women--Alabama; Limestone County (Ala.)Alabama; Agricultural Extension Services; AgricultureAlabama Farm Bureau; 1920seng2004-04-02Auburn University Librarieshttp://cdm17353.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/autest/id/26
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Alabama Farm Bureau office in Limestone County, Alabama

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