Conner Prairie Farm

Conner Prairie allowed industrialist and philanthropist Eli Lilly a place to explore his passions for history and farming. With his purchase of the land in 1934, Lilly simultaneously began to restore the Conner House and improve farming operations. Over the next 30 years Conner Prairie became a model working farm. Initial efforts focused on stockbreeding and Conner Prairie Farms produced many prizewinning horses, cattle, and hogs. While stockraising always played a prominent role, focus shifted to agriculture in the 1940s and many experiments with feeds and grains were carried out.