Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents iii
3. Diagrams vii
4. Maps vii
5. Plates viii
6. Tables ix
7. Preface xiii
8. Introduction 1
9. Historical Background and Major Characteristics of Hutterite Colonies 10
10. Hutterite Settlement and Colony Expansion 16
11. Physical Environment of Hutterite Farmland 53
12. Population Characteristics and Labour Force 59
13. Colony Organization and Management 84
14. Farming Practices and General Agricultural Policies 92
15. Crop Production 102
16. The Cattle Enterprise 139
17. The Hog Enterprise 152
18. The Chicken Enterprise 168
19. The Turkey Enterprise 183
20. The Goose and Duck Enterprises 191
21. The Apiary Enterprise and Other Economic Activities 218
22. Economic Significance of Hutterite Agricultural Operations 224
23. Summary and Conclusions 244
24. Epilogue* 258
25. Manitoba Hutterite Colonies: Dates of Establishment and Founding Colonies 278
26. Manitoba Hutterite Colonies: Number of Families and Population Per Colony July 1, 1968 280
27. Manitoba Hutterite Colonies: Population Per Colony, December 31, 1970 282
28. Inventory of Parm Machinery, 1968¹: Hutterite Colony “A”² 283
29. Inventory of Farm Machinery, 1968¹: Hutterite Colony “B” ² 288
30. Inventory of Farm Machinery, I968¹: Hutterite Colony “C”² 291
31. Manitoba Hutterite Colonies: Gross Sales Income, Expenses, and Net Saies Income-Total and Per Colony, 1968¹ 293
32. Manitoba Hutterite Colonies: Colony Division Intervals From 1918-1975 294
33. Manitoba Hutterite Colonies: Humber of Families and Population Per Colony December 31, 1975 297
34. Selected Bibliography 300
35. Note on the Author 306