Historical American Farming Newspapers Online

Over 35% of American families were involved in agriculture in the late 19th century. It is down to less than 5% today and certainly higher than 35% prior to 1899. Obviously the stories of farmers and their families were recorded in local and county newspapers. As researchers we also need to look to Farming newspapers to find our ancestors.

Farming and ranching had specialty newspapers throughout the country, whether they be advertising oriented, journals, or just informing readers about the science of agriculture and new methods and tools to enhance the farmer's ability to grow more and better crops.

The list by state is below. Please note that I have excluded subscription databases from the list below.

(Updated June, 2019; recently added links are in BOLD)

Alabama

• Journal of Progress
• Farm Journal
• Alabama Farm Journal
• Alliance Journal
• Southern Agriculturist

Arizona

• Cotton and Agriculture (2001 - 2002)
• Cotton and Agriculture ​

California

• Imperial press and farmer.  
• California Farmer and Journal of Useful Sciences (San Francisco, 1855-1880)  
• Williams Farmer (Williams, 1900-1919)

Colorado

• Colorado Farm & Ranch
• Colorado Farm & Ranch (Sheridan Lake)
• Range Ledger

Connecticut

• Bridgeport, Conn., 1810-1920 - Republican farmer.
• Bridgeport, Conn., 1866-1917 - The Bridgeport evening farmer.
• Bridgeport, Conn., 1918-1924 - The Bridgeport times and evening farmer.
• Daily advertiser and farmer (Bridgeport, Conn.) (1861)
• The Evening farmer (Bridgeport, Conn.) (1865)
• Wethersfield farmer (Wethersfield, Conn. : 1886) (1886)
• Wethersfield farmer (Wethersfield, Conn. : 1889) (1889)
• Wethersfield weekly farmer (1886-1889)
• Bridgeport CT Evening Farmer

Delaware

• Wilmington, Del., 1827-1828 - Delaware weekly advertiser and farmer's journal.
• Wilmington, Del., 1828-1829 - The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' and mechanics' advocate.
• Wilmington, Del., 1828-1831 - Delaware advertiser and farmer's journal.
• Wilmington, Del., 183?-18?? - The Delawarean, and farmers' and mechanics' advertiser.
• Wilmington, Del., 1841-1843 - Delaware Republican, and farmers', manufacturers' and mechanics' advocate.
• Wilmington, Del., 1885-19?? - Delaware farm and home.
• Delaware Advertiser and Farmer's Journal
• Delaware Weekly Advertiser and Farmer's Journal

Florida ​

• Florida Agriculturist
• DeLand, Fla., 1878-1911 The Florida agriculturist. 
• Cotton states (Micanopy, Fla.) (9 issues)
• Florida agriculturist (De Land, Fla.). (348 issues)
• Florida agriculturist (Jacksonville, Fla.) (4 issues)
• Florida Argus, and Pensacola literary, agricultural & commercial ... (22 issues)
• Florida dispatch and farmer and fruit grower ( 13 issues )
• Florida farmer & fruit grower (Jacksonville, Fla. : 1887) ( 49 issues )
• Florida farmer & fruit grower (Jacksonville, Fla. : 1893) ( 423 issues )
• Florida Home Farm and Field

Georgia

• Atlanta, Ga., 1882-18?? - Southern world : journal of industry for the farm, home and workshop.
• Farmers Gazette 
• Augusta, Ga., 1859-1864 - The Southern field and fireside.
• Sparta Times And Planters 
• The Ishmaelite And Times And Planter 

Illinois

• Farmers Gazette (Sterling, Ill., 1883-1884)
• Western Rural and Livestock Weekly 2 January 1896 - 27 October 1898 (147 issues)
• Lee County Farm News (Amboy, Ill., 1922)
• Greene County Farm Bureau News Letter
• McLean County Farm and Home Bureau News
• Huntley Farmside
• Banker Farmer (Champaign, Ill., 1913-1927)
• Berkshire World and Cornbelt Stockman (Springfield, Ill., 1910-1926)
• Better Farming (Chicago, Ill., 1913-1925)
• Chicago Livestock World (Chicago, Ill., 1902-1917)
• Chicago Packer (Chicago, Ill., 1907-1939)
• Farm, Field, and Fireside (Chicago, Ill., 1884-1906)
• Farm, Field, and Stockman (Chicago, Ill., 1885-1887)
• Farmer's Wife (St. Paul, Minn., 1906-1939)
• Farmers Gazette (Sterling, Ill., 1883-1884)
• Farmers Voice (Chicago, Ill., 1898-1913)
• Farmers' Review (Chicago, Ill., 1879-1918)
• Farmers' Weekly Review (Joliet, Ill., 1929-2011)
• Illinois Farmer (Springfield, Ill., 1856-1864)
• Lee County Farm News (Amboy, Ill., 1922)
• National Rural and Family Magazine (Chicago, Ill., 1898-1900)
• Prairie Farmer (Chicago, Ill., 1841-1941)
• Western Rural and American Stockman (Chicago, Ill., 1879-1894)
• Western Rural and Livestock Weekly (Chicago, Ill., 1896-1898)
• Western Rural (Chicago, Ill., 1868-1883)
• Banker Farmer 1 December 1913 - 1 February 1927 (158 issues)
• Berkshire World and Cornbelt Stockman 1 January 1910 - 1 January 1926 (197 issues)
• Better Farming 1 May 1913 - 1 March 1925 (136 issues)
• Chicago Livestock World 1 January 1902 - 22 June 1917 (4716 issues)
• Chicago Packer 13 April 1907 - 17 June 1939 (1621 issues)
• Farmers' Review 1 September 1879 - 25 May 1918 (1907 issues)
• Farmers Voice 1 January 1898 - 15 May 1913 (423 issues)
• Farmers' Weekly Review 24 April 1929 - 31 March 2011 (4240 issues)
• Farmer's Wife 1 January 1906 - 1 April 1939 (399 issues)
• Farm, Field, and Fireside 1 February 1884 - 22 September 1906 (559 issues)
• Farm, Field, and Stockman 1 January 1885 - 26 November 1887 (106 issues)
• Farm Home 1 August 1899 - 1 June 1920 (190 issues)
• Farm Press 1 October 1906 - 1 April 1913 (70 issues)
• Illinois Farmer 1 January 1856 - 1 October 1864 (102 issues)
• National Rural and Family Magazine 3 November 1898 - 22 February 1900 (69 issues)
• Prairie Farmer 1 January 1841 - 11 January 1941 (2476 issues)
• Wallace's Farmer 7 January 1898 - 16 December 1950 (2189 issues)
• Western Rural 4 January 1868 - 15 September 1883 (575 issues)
• Western Rural and American Stockman 25 September 1879 - 2 August 1894 (240 issues)

Indiana

• Indiana Farmer (Salem, Washington County; 1 June 1822 - 13 January 1826)
• Farmers & Mechanics Journal (Vincennes, Knox County; 14 December 1822 - 25 September 1823)
• Marion Farm News
• Aurora Farmer and Mechanic (1873-1874)

Iowa

• Bremer County - Northeast Iowa Farmer
• Johnson County - Iowa Farm Republic
• Linn County - Des Moines Iowa Farmer (1912)
• Linn County - Des Moines Iowa State Register and Farmer (1907 - 1912)
• Linn County - Des Moines Western Farmer and Patron Helper (1876)
• Linn County - Homestead and Western Farm Journal (1871)
• Linn County - Iowa State Register and Farmer (1905 - 1912)
• Linn County - Marion Sentinel and Linn County Farmer (1959 - 1963)
• Linn County - Sentinel and Linn County Farmer (1959)
• Linn County - Marion Sentinel And Linn County Farmer
• Linn County - Sentinel And Linn County Farmer
• Linn County - Des Moines Iowa Farmer (1912)
• Linn County - Des Moines Iowa State Register and Farmer (1907 - 1912)
• Linn County - Des Moines Western Farmer and Patron Helper (1876)
• Linn County - Homestead and Western Farm Journal (1871)
• Linn County - Marion Sentinel and Linn County Farmer (1959 - 1963)
• Linn County - Sentinel and Linn County Farmer (1959)
• Plymouth County - Floyd Valley Farmers News
• Plymouth County - Floyd Valley Farmers News (1954 - 1957)
• Sac County - Sac County Farm Register
• Washington County - Iowa Union Farmer

Kansas

• Valley Falls - The Farmers Vindicator
• Kansas Farmer
• The Farmers Advocate
• The Farmer's Aid 
• Osborne County Farmer 
• Osborne County Farmer 
• Osborne Farmer Journal 
• Kansas Agriculturalist 
• Kansas Agriculturist 
• Cuba Farmer Alliance 
• Kansas Farmer

Kentucky​

• Farmers' home journal 
• Kentucky farmer and breeder 
• Kentucky Farmer and Breeder 
• Richmond KY Farmers Chronicle

Louisiana

• Covington, La., 1874-current - St. Tammany farmer.
• Franklin, Attakapas Co., Lou., 1849-1872 - The Planters' banner.
• Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], Attakapas, La., 1872-1883 - The Louisiana cotton-boll.
• West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.], 1856-1925 - Sugar planter.
• Alexandria Gazette And Planters Intelligencer 
• Planters Banner And Lousiana Agriculturist 
• Planters Intelligencer
• Planters Intelligencer And Rapide Avoyelles And Catahoula Advertiser 

Maine

• Leader and Farm Journal (1901-1902) – Fort Fairfield, Maine
• Leader And Farm Journal ​

Maryland

• The American Farmer 
• Worcester County Shield And Farmers Manual 
• Maryland Journal, and Museum of Politics, Agriculture, and Foreign Literature, 1841-184?
• Worcester Sentinel, and Farmers' and Mechanics' Shield
• Planter's Advocate and Southern Maryland Advertiser, 1851-1853
• Planter's Advocate, 1853-1861

Michigan​

• Cloverland Farmer 
• Sanilac County Farmer
• Michigan Farm News

Minnesota

• Wadena, Minn., 1878-1885 - The Northern Pacific farmer.
• Bagley - Farmers Independent
• Minneapolis, Minn. - Minnesota farm review
• Minneapolis, Minn. - The Minnesota farmer
• Wadena, Minn. - The Northern Pacific farmer
• Farmers Independent Bagley, Minnesota
• Farmers' elevator guide
• Farmer's Wife 

Mississippi

• Jackson, Miss., 1873-1??? - The farmers' vindicator.
• Jackson, Miss., 1907-1909 - The Mississippi Union advocate and Southern farm and home.
• Liberty, Mi. [i.e. Miss.], 1838-1840 - Piney Woods planter.
• Liberty, Miss., 1838-1838 - Piney Woods planter and Amite union literary reflector.
• Winona, Miss., 18??-1??? - New farmer.
• Woodville, Miss., 1832-1832 - Southern planter.
• Planter's Journal

Missouri

• Memphis, Mo., 1891-1895 The Farmers' union. 
• Buchanan - St. Joseph Stock Yard Journal/Journal of Livestock & Agriculture (1940-1951; 1954; 1965-1966)
• Scotland - The Farmers' Union (1891-1895)
• Shelby - Clarence Republican and Farmers Favorite (1898-1899; 1901; 1913)
• Journal of Agriculture

Montana

• Missoula - Edwards Fruit Grower and Farmer
• Missoula - Edwards' Fruit Grower & Farmer

Nebraska

• Lincoln, Nebraska, 1889-1892 - The farmers' alliance. [volume]
• Lincoln, Nebraska, 1892-1892 - The farmers' alliance and Nebraska independent. [volume]
• Farmer Labor Herald 
• Polk County Farmers Advocate 
• Deutsche Farmer Zeitung
• Farmer Patriot and Bugle Journal
• Nebraska Deutsche Farmer Zeitung
• Twentieth Century Farmer

New Hampshire

• Farmers Cabinet 
• Farmers Cabinet and Milford Advance 

New Jersey

• Hammonton Farmer 1863 and 1866 

New Mexico

• Las Vegas, N.M., 1898-190? - The Las Vegas weekly optic and stock grower.
• Clovis - Clovis Livestock Market News
• The College Courier
• The New Mexico Farm Courier
• Extension Service News
• New Mexico Extension News
• Clovis Livestock Market News Fort Sumner, New Mexico

New York

• Bath - Steuben Farmers' Advocate
• Bath - Farmers' Advocate
• Dunkirk - The Grape Belt and Chautauqua Farmer
• Dunkirk - Chautauqua Farmer
• Madison - Brookfield NY Forest Stream and Farm (1890)
• Otsego - Cooperstown NY Otsego Farmer (1885-1962)
• Queens - Jamaica NY Daily Long Island Farmer (1908-1926 )
• Queens - Jamaica NY Long Island Farmer ( 1826-1864 )
• Seneca - Waterloo NY Seneca County Farmer (1826-1831 )
• Steuben - Bath NY Farmers Advocate (1831-1832)
• Wayne - Palmyra NY Western Farmer (1821-1822 )
• Jamaica [N.Y.], 1826-1862 - Long Island farmer, and Queens County advertiser.
• Jamaica, N.Y., 1821-1825 - The Long Island farmer.
• Jamaica, N.Y., 1870-18?? - Jamaica farmer.
• Jamaica, N.Y., 1879-19?? - The Long Island farmer.
• Jamaica, Queens County, N.Y., 1862-1870 - Long Island farmer.
• Malone, N.Y., 18??-19?? - The Malone farmer.
• Norwich, N.Y., 1818-18?? - The Republican agriculturalist.
• Plattsburgh, N.Y., 1903-1905 - The Plattsburgh sentinel and Clinton County farmer.
• Western Farmer
• The Jewish Farmer

North Carolina

• Edenton, N.C., 1886-1887 - The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume]
• Edenton, N.C., 1887-19?? - Fisherman & farmer. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 18??-19?? - The farmer and mechanic. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1877-1885 - The farmer and mechanic. [volume]
• Raleigh, N.C., 1904-1905 - The progressive farmer and the cotton plant.
• Winston, N.C., 1886-1904 - The progressive farmer.
• Beasley’s Farm and Home Weekly (Charlotte, N.C.)
• Miners’ and Farmers’ Journal (Charlotte, N.C.)
• The Wilmington Advertiser and Merchants’ and Farmers’ Gazette (Wilmington, N.C.)
• The Carolina Union Farmer (Gastonia, N.C.)
• The Farmer’s Friend

North Dakota

• Mouse River Farmers Press  
• Cavalier County farmers press.
• Divide County Farmers Press
• Divide County Farmers Press and Crosby Reviewdcl.advantage-preservation.com/

Ohio

• Cadiz, Ohio, 1851-1852 - The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer.
• Millersburg, Ohio, 1857-1926 - Holmes County farmer.
• St. Clairsville, Ohio, 1848-1855 - The Belmont chronicle, and farmers, mechanics and manufacturers advocate.
• Cadiz - Democratic Sentinel and Harrison County Farmer  - 1851-1852
• Millersburg - Holmes County Farmer  - 1860-1866
• St. Clairsville - Belmont Chronicle, and Farmers, Mechanics and Manufacturers Advocate  - 1853-1855
• Ohio Patriot And Farmers And Mechanics Shield 
• Holmes County Farmer
• Farmer And Democrat
• Holmes County Farmer Free Press

Oklahoma

• Elgin, Okla., 1912-1922 - Farmers' champion.
• The Farmer's Voice - 2
• Farmer's Voice and Rogers County Leader - 1
• The Farmers News - 34
• The Farmers Union Advocate - 17
• Farmers' Champion - 274
• The Interstate Farmer - 11
• Oklahoma Agriculturist - 39
• Oklahoma Farmer - 376
• The Oklahoma Farmer and Laborer - 226
• Payne County Farmer - 312
• The Pittsburg Farmer - 1
• The Tenant Farmer - 8
• Independent Farmer
• Tenant Farmer
• The Farmers Voice 
• Farmers News 
• Indian Home and Farm
• New State Farmer
• Pittsburg Farmer
• Oklahoma Farm Journal 
• The Oklahoma Farmer

Oregon

• Salem, Or., 1869-1887 - Willamette farmer.
• Farmers Union News

Pennsylvania

• Lewisburg, Pa., 1849-1849 - Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer.
• Lewisburg, Pa., 1850-1850 - Lewisburg chronicle, and West Branch farmer.
• Somerset, Pa., 183?-1852 - The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register.
• Lancaster - Lancaster farming. (11/4/1955 - 12/27/2003)
• Lewisburg - Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. (1849-09-05 - 1849-12-26)
• Lewisburg - Lewisburg chronicle, and West Branch farmer. (1850-01-02 - 1850-03-27)
• Somerset - The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. (1845-12-02 - 1847-11-16)
• Marietta Advocate and Farmers' and Mechanic's intelligencer, 1833-1835
• The Lancaster Farmer (1869-1884)
• Lancaster Farming 

Rhode island

• Providence - Manufacturers'& Farmers' Journal
• Providence - Manufacturers and Farmers Journal

South Carolina

• Cheraw, S.C., 1839-1843 - Farmers' gazette, and Cheraw advertiser.
• None, 1838-1839 - Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. volume
• None, 1843-1847 - Farmers' gazette. volume
• Cheraw S.C., 1838-1839 - Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume]
• Cheraw, S.C., 1839-1843 - Farmers' gazette, and Cheraw advertiser.
• Cheraw, South-Carolina, 1843-1847 - Farmers' gazette. [volume]
• Cotton Plant

South Dakota

• Canton, S.D., 18??-1890 - Dakota farmers' advocate.
• Canton, S.D., 1890-19?? - Dakota farmers' leader.
• Canton, South Dakota, 1890-1890 - The daily Dakota farmers' leader. [volume]

Texas

• Abilene Semi-Weekly Farm Reporter (100)
• Farmers' Union Messenger (1)
• Fletcher's State Rights Farming (27)
• The Hays County Times and Farmers' Journal (23)
• The National Co-operator and Farm Journal (10)
• North Texas Farmer (1)
• The Southern Mercury (758)
• Southern Mercury United with the Farmers Union Password (93)
• The Southern Mercury, Texas Farmers' Alliance Advocate (61)
• Texas Farm and Industrial News (49)
• The Texas Farmer (3)
• Texian & Brazos Farmer (1)
• West Texas Stock Farmer (1)
• Abilene Semi-Weekly Farm Reporter (100)
• Banner-Stockman
• Ozona Stockman
• Rio Grande Farmer
• Star Farmer
• Commerce Weekly Farm Journal

Utah

• Provo 1904-1912 Deseret farmer. 
• Salt Lake City 1902-1902 The Inter-mountain farmer and ranchman. 
• Salt Lake City 1902-1904 The Inter-mountain farmer [electronic resource]. 
• Deseret Farmer
• Inter-Mountain Farmer

Vermont

• Newport, Orleans County, Vt., 1870-1877 - Vermont farmer.

Virginia

• Farm Bureau News (1986-1999)  
• Republican Farmer (1811)  
• The Virginia Farm Bureau News (1941-1986)  
• Virginia Farmer (1908-1909)  
• Virginia Gazette & Agricultural Repository

Washington

• North Yakima, Wash., 1894-189? The ranch. 
• North Yakima, Wash., 1897-1902 Ranche and range. 
• Seattle, Wash., 1902-1914 The ranch. 
• Spokane, Wash., 1914-1971 Washington farmer. 
• Neppel - The Pacific Farm Record
• Neppel - The Neppel Record
• Spokane - Douglas County Farmer
• The ranch
• The ranch
• Ranche and range
• North Western Farmer
• Pacific Fisherman Journal

West Virginia

• Charles Town - Spirit of Jefferson Farmer's Advocate
• Charles Town - Farmers Advocate
• Charles Town Farmers Advocate Charles Town, West Virginia
• Farmers Advocate Charles Town, West Virginia
• Spirit of Jefferson Farmers Advocate Charles Town, West Virginia

Wisconsin

• Farmer-Herald
• Union Farmer-Herald
• Wisconsin Farmer

Wyoming ​ 

• Northwestern Live Stock Journal
• Osage Driller and Dry Farmer
• Stockgrower and Farmer
• Tribune-Stockman-Farmer
• Wyoming Farm Bulletin
• Wyoming Farmer
• Wyoming Labor Journal
• Wyoming Stockgrower and Farmer
• Wyoming Stockman-Farmer

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