Pat:
Try the series of Fort Drum (farmstead sites) reports done by Louis
Berger & Associates several years ago. Probably should contact Meta
Janowitz at LBA for a complete description.
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> I am seeking information on references to and other researchers working on
> nineteenth and early twentieth century farmsteads. The particular problem
> area I am looking at is the relationship between farm production/consumption
> and its relationship to material culture assemblages from historical sites.
> In short, theoretically there is a continuum from subsistence farming to
> commercial agriculture, and the ratio of domestic production/consumption to
> commercial production/consumption for a particular farmstead reflects the
> degree of self-sufficiency from or dependency upon commercial markets. I am
> trying to determine quantitative measures and ways to assess the degree to
> which farmsteads are integrated with the market economy.
>
> Any info on published and non-published works relating to this area and/or
> researchers working along these lines will be greatly appreciated. You may
> respond off-line to myself at e-mail: [log in to unmask] .
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> Pat Tucker