1000 Acres Jane Smiley By ryker Lawrenson 1970 The dad decides to give his farm to his three duaghters 1970 The cook family is living in iowa 1980 The girls struggle to keep the farm afloat and they start arguing about who actually can run it properly 1985 The familys past starts to come up and they want to bury it back down 1987 The sisters fall even more apart and get angrier with eachother when the secrets keep resurfacing 1990 The family farm is threatened and could possibly face legal issues 1995 The secrets in the family surface comlpletely and it actually kind of helps the family resolve their issues 1997 The family tries to rebuild their farm after the secrets had fully emerged