Item is a reproduction of the article "Sanger recognizes obscure poetic figure" from the Halifax Herald Limited by Bruce Erskine, July 3 2005. The article discusses a new book by retired Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor and archivist Peter Sanger. White Salt Mountain is a detailed account of the life of Florence Ayscough, the daughter of a Nova Scotia-born businessman Thomas Wheelock who made his fortune in Shanghai where Ayscough was born in 1875. The book then links her life with that of late New Brunswick poet John Thompson (1936-1976) who’s poems, Sanger argues, were greatly influenced by Ayscough’s translated poems from Chinese.
Item is 'The effect of phosphatic fertilizers on summer fallow wheat crops in certain areas of Saskatchewan' by J. Mitchell of the University of Saskatchewan.
Item is a reproduction of the article The third housecall / Alexander Crowe from Canadian Family Physician regarding the health of Nova Scotia Agricultural College graduate and professor Dr. A.E. Roland. Note: referred to as "professor" in article; thesis and other publications named, but Roland not named. Handwritten note in corner: "Family have given permission to say who the patient was".
Item is a copy of Nova Scotia Agricultural College yells. Class yell 1915 ; college yell 1915 ; college yell 2005; an early yell ; a recent yell ; hockey yell c. 1950 ; centennial yell c. 2005.
Item is a summary of carrot production techniques and technologies to enhance yield and quality. The summary details varietal evaluation, resource optimization, maturity and quality modelling, and pest and disease forecasting.
Item is the Rural policy forum report : Rural Communities Impacting Policy. A community - university research alliance. February 26-28, 2004, prepared by Todd Barr and Malcolm Shookner, Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre at Dalhousie University. Prepared for: Rural Communities Impacting Policy Project, June 2004. There are several other documents in the file, including the agenda and notes for Rural Communities Impacting Policy meeting to discuss Core funding for community development project and community development research findings.
Item is a set of scales that would have hung from the roof. They would have been used to weigh beef, or feed bags, and were used on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus. They are marked "Fairbanks" up to 250 lbs, made of "heavy steel". Has two pieces, one piece is 22 3/4" L and has a short and long hook, the second piece is 54" L with markings and has two hooks, equal size.
Item is a photograph of scientific records either at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R50.
Item is a photograph of scientific records either at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R51.
Item is a photograph of scientific records either at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R52.
Item is a photograph of scientific records either at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R53.
Item is a photograph of scientific records either at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R54.
Item is a photograph of scientific records either at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R56.
Item is a photograph of scientific records either at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, or elsewhere in Nova Scotia in the early 20th century. Photograph is a reproduction of a glass slide that may have been taken by Nova Scotia Agricultural College professor Fred C. Sears, original R57.
