A farm account book produced by Donald James McFadden regarding his farm in Rivers, Manitoba, for the year beginning 1 January 1958. This printed account book was prepared in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management of the University of Manitoba and is organized into sections listed in an Index. The "Farm Expenses" and "Farm & Personal Receipts" sections are filled in with meticulous handwritten figures, calculations, notes, and dates. A list of "Grain Deliveries For Mrs. [Etta] Greasley - 1958-59 Crop Year" is recorded on page 84 under "Notes or Special Transactions". All other sections of the account book are left blank.

Index:
Inventory [Real Estate & Improvements; Farm Map; Crop Record; Cattle; Horses; Hogs, Poultry, Bees, Sheep; Grain & Feed, Supplies; Machinery & Equipment]; Personal Assets; Accounts Receivable & Payable; Record of Special Credit Transactions; Farm Expenses; Farm & Personal Receipts; Egg & Poultry Receipts; Dairy Receipts; Household & Personal Expenses; Produce Used in Home; Feeds Used, Livestock Checkout; Labor Record & Equipment Use; Summary of Farm Business; Breeding Record; Notes.

Additionally includes "Instructions" for filling in the account book on the inner front cover, and "Rules for Estimating Quantities of Grains and Roughages" and "Standard Weights of Farm Products per Bushel" on the inner back cover. 1 small "1958 Motor Vehicle Registration Card" in Donald J. McFadden's name is stapled to the top of the inner front cover. 1 typed note titled "Expenditures to Date on Waterworks" is tucked in immediately following the front cover of the account book. 3 promissory notes outlining the terms of 3 small, short-term loans from Jean Rutherford [dated 10 Dec. 1955; 31 Dec. 1955; and 10 Feb. 1956] are tucked in between pages 8 and 9.

A series of promissory notes (forms 1406, 1845, and 2301) regarding various small loans (under $2000) taken out by Donald McFadden through the Royal Bank of Canada. Listed "Particulars" include farm improvement loans and demand loans.

A series of 23 promissory notes [including 1 "Form 2301 (2-53)"; 22 "Form 1406 (9 - 55)"] regarding various small loans [under $2000] taken out by Donald McFadden through the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).

Promissory notes span the period of time from 8 May 1964 to 23 October 1967. 6 notes list the purposes of the loans, including for a Farm Improvement Loan; wages; a down payment on a used car; feed grain for turkeys; and processing of turkeys. The remainder of the promissory notes do not specify their purposes.

Additionally includes 1 handwritten note dated 8 Nov. 1967, regarding an "Outstanding Demand Loan paid off ($6225) and consolidated with new note for $6500".