Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmstead Historic District
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Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmstead Historic District
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The Roswell and Elizabeth Garst Farmstead Historic District is a farm in Guthrie County, Iowa, United States, near the city of Coon Rapids. It is significant as the home of farmer and hybrid corn populizer Roswell Garst. During the 1930s and 1940s, Garst played an active role in the conversion of old-style family farms to modern agribusiness. He was a key marketer of hybrid seed corn, which greatly increased corn yields per acre. Further, he espoused the use of nitrogen and other chemical fertil
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Historic district in Iowa, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_and_Elizabeth_Garst_Farmstead_Historic_District
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2023-08-09T04:52:09Z
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