CR 153, Kent, Minnesota. County/parish: Wilkin.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places July 17, 1980. NRIS 80002184.
Part of Wilkin County MRA (NRIS 64000386).
9 contributing buildings. 3 contributing sites.Also known as:
The Femco Farms consisted of five farm properties established in Wilkin County, Minnesota, United States, in the 1920s and 1930s to experiment with livestock breeding and agricultural diversification. They were created by Frederick E. Murphy, publisher of the Minneapolis Tribune newspaper, to demonstrate improved techniques like crop rotation that could benefit farmers. The Femco Farms became famous for their influential practices, and especially for their incredibly productive dairy cows. The best preserved of the five properties, Femco Farm No. 2, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 for its local significance in the area of agriculture.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93201192