Summary
Joseph Schmidt was listed as one of five Beaver Island farmers cooperating in the planned 1932 alfalfa fertilizer experiments. The report supplies no farm name or location beyond the island context.[^soil1932]
Evidence and limits
The source provides no age, family relationships, parcel, or later agricultural record. It does not establish that the planned plots were completed.
Open questions
- Which farm and civil records identify Joseph Schmidt?
- What were the results of the planned experiment?
See also
Sources
- Charlevoix County Herald, September 2, 1932, “FIVE FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS STARTED ON BEAVER ISLAND.”Lists Joseph Schmidt as one of five Beaver Island farmers cooperating in the planned alfalfa fertilizer experiments.