Haymakers: A Chronicle of Five Farm Families

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iii 02000 by the Minnesota Historical Society.All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, write to the Minnesota Historical Society Press, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W.,St. Paul, MN 55102-1906. www.mnhs.org/mhspress Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 International Standard Book Number 0-8735 1-595-9 (paper) 0-8735 1-394-0 (cloth) 63 The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence for Printed Library Materials, ANSI 239.48- 1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hoffbeck,Steven R. The haymakers : a chronicle of fivefarm families / Steven R. Hoffbeck. Includes bibliographical references (p.). ISBN 0-87551-394-0 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN 0-87351-395-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Hay-Harvesting- Minnesota -History. 2. Farmers-Minnesota-History. I. Title. p. cm. SB198 .H576 2000 633.2'085'09776-dC2 1 00-053930 Title pages: Family mowingand raking hay in Morrison County,about 1900. iv This book isfor Dianne. for my children, Leah, Katie, Mary, and John W. for my mother, Alvina Elsie Emilie (Engel)Hofieck and in memoryo f Raymond Peter Hofieck and Larry William Hofieck v vi ...