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Always A Small Group, Black Farmers In Iowa Have Dwindled To Very Few


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The Stepp family farmed in Fayette County, Iowa, for more than 120 years. This story about the family melon business was published in 1982.
A propane tank painted to look like a watermelon sits in front of a produce stand on Highway 150 in Fayette County. Its long-time owner, Atrus (Attie) Stepp, who was Black, launched Fayette’s annual Watermelon Days festival in 1976.
“Everybody’s got good things to say about Attie,” said Charles Downs, who runs the stand now.
Downs, who is white, bought the stand from Stepp’s daughter, ending the family’s long legacy.
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Charles Downs sells melons and other produce from a stand on Highway 150 that was run by the Stepp family for generations. ....

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