A Field Guide to American Houses.  Virginia and Lee McAlester, Alfred A. Knopf, 1984.

Discovering Traditional Farm Buildings, J.E.C. Peters, Shire Publications, Ltd, Great Britain, 1991.

Farming: Historic Landscapes and People.  Ministry of Agriculture,
Fisheries, and Food, English Heritage.

Identifying American Architecture.  John J. Blumenson, American Association for State and Local History, 1977.

House Styles at a Glance, Maurie Van Buren, Longstreet Press, 1991.

The Farm in 1900.  Stansmillis College, Northern Ireland, nd.

Cut and Assemble an Old Fashioned Farm, available from Dover Publications, Inc., 31 East 2nd Street, Mineola, NY 11501 ($4.95), is a good source to use when discussing buildings and work areas of farms.

Programs to document and recognize historic farms are operated in several states including Tennessee, Minnesota, Texas, and Georgia.  Contact your state historic preservation office (see Heritage Education by State section) for more information on historic farms in your state.

Tree People, School Education Program, 1260 Mulloholland Drive, Beverly Hills, CA  90210.

America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership, also known as Smokestacks and Silos is a federally-designated heritage area, comprising over 60 historic sites and farms. Many heritage education programs are in development, such as the following:

Camp Silos <http://www.campsilos.org>
CampSilos is an educational website highlighting the development of
American agriculture and the signficant place of Iowa's agriculture in
that development. The website is designed for students in grades 4-8.
It includes student activities and teaching lesson plans and utilizes
highly motivational graphics, photos and games to highlight four themes
in the story of agriculture: Exploring the Prairie, Pioneer Farming,
The Story of Corn,and Farming Today and Tomorrow.

Smokestacks and Silos National Heritage Area
P. O. Box 2845
Waterloo, Iowa 50704-2845
(319) 234-4567
info@silosandsmokestacks.org