Agriculture

Your hay and the side-delivery rake / J.H. Lee

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 41
File
1959

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

MS-14-33
Fonds
1921-1984

Fonds contains records created by William Threlfall that pertain primarily to the diseases, virology, and parasitology of birds and waterfowl. Records are thesis, research notes, and articles.

William Sullivan fonds

MS-14-12
Fonds
1925-1929

Fonds contains pamphlets on alfalfa farming, correspondence to William Sullivan, and information about jersey cattle from Woodview Farms, Grayburn Farms, Elm Hill Farm, and Maxwelton Farm.

William (Bill) Angus Jenkins fonds

Fonds
1968-1996

Fonds contains item created by William Jenkins during his tenure as principal of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.

Jenkins, Bill

Why cannot Nova Scotia farmers produce more home grown feeds?

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 57
File
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This file contains Part I of a two-part textual record

When to hire and when to own farm equipment on New England dairy farms / G.E. Frick and S.B. Weeks

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 27
File
1951

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

What the farmer can do with concrete

MS-14-REF, Box 3, Folder 20
File
[19-]

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

Western Kings Co Artificial Breeding Unit fonds

MS-14-23
Fonds
1943-1949

Fonds contains records created by the Western Kings Artificial Breeding Unit of Aylesford, Nova Scotia. Records were created between 1943-1949 and include unit formation, meeting minutes, correspondence, and a ledger.

Welcome to the Ark Project : [manuscript]

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 1
Item
[1976]

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of a facsimile draft manuscript outlining the history of the Solsearch Architects and New Alchemy Institute Ark project in Spry Point, Prince Edward Island, likely written in late 1976, discussing solar energy and food production at the facility.

Water-soluble and liquid fertilizers

MS-14-1, Box 126, Folder 21, Item 2
Item
1952

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is a scientific paper written by M.S. Anderson of the Untied States Department of Agriculture in 1952

Walter V. Grant fonds

MS-14-131
Fonds
1949-1963

Fonds consists of records that were collected by Walter V. Grant. They include a report on farming in Canada in 1949 and a series comprised of reports from the 1963 Nova Scotia Voluntary Economic Planning, Forestry Sector meetings.

Walking wheel

MS-14-25
Item
[between 1875-1880]

Part of Peter Sanger fonds

Item is a walking wheel handmade from rock maple around 1875-1880, probably in Northern Colchester County. It was acquired from an old farm house in East Earltown, Nova Scotia.

Venture Gas presentation photograph

UA-43, PB Box 3, Folder 22
File
[19-?]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a photograph from the Venture Gas presentation. Robert Burgess. No date.

Unpublished manuscripts by Ronald St. John Macdonald

Subseries
1956 - 1989

Part of Ronald St. John Macdonald fonds

Subseries consists of Ronald St. John Macdonald's records regarding his unpublished papers, including a draft of an article developed in conjunction with Elisabeth Mann Borgese.

Typed transcription of the farm diary of Zabud MacKay (Malagash)

MS-14-9, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 10
Item
April 12 - 0ct. 27, 1900

Part of Atlantic Canada farm and rural life collection

Two 1915 Nova Scotia Agricultural College junior year English literature tests

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 30
File
1915

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Truro Daily News editions to celebrate the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary

UA-43, OVR Box 3, Folder 21
File
February 14, 2006

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains three issues of the Truro Daily News that feature the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's 100th anniversary and the postage stamp that was created. The dates of the issues are: Monday, February 14, 2005, Tuesday, February 15, 2005, and Tuesday, February 14, 2006.

Trouble shooting in the binder knotter / E.G. Webb

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 37
File
1956

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

Tree, bush, and stump clearance

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 33
File
1959

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

Tractors and plow hitches (#761) / B.A. Jennings

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 22
File
1943

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

Tractor and farm equipment manual collection

MS-14-51
Collection
[19-]

Collection contains tractor and farm equipment manuals that were collected and used by staff of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College for equipment used on the campus in the 20th Century. Included with the manuals were approximately 100 black and white photographs of fields and crops that need to be inventoried.

Tillage and working the land : tool depth / Anon

MS-14-REF, Box 3, Folder 18
File
1986

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

Theodore Ross fonds

MS-2-129
Fonds
1919-1920

Fonds consists of Theodore Ross's correspondence concerning agricultural and personal matters, Dalhousie's centenary and capital campaign, and student residents at Pine Hill.

Ross, Theodore

The value of field and orchard crops in Nova Scotia 1924

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 56
File
1924

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This file contains 4 textual records, which consists of a research article, along with accompanying work which include newspaper article, research table, and a correspondence. These records were written by Dr, Melville Cumming in 1924.

The value of field and orchard crops in Nova Scotia 1923

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 55, Item 1
Item
1923

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This item is a manuscript for The Value of Field and Orchard Crops in Nova Scotia.

The value of field and orchard crops in Nova Scotia 1923

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 55
File
1923

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This file contains 5 textual records, which consists of a research article, along with accompanying work which include newspaper article, research table, and correspondences. These records were written by Dr, Melville Cumming in 1923.

The sheep industry in Nova Scotia

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 50
File
Nov. 27, 1907

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

The Salad Bar : Guavas to garlic in the organic greenhouse : [clipping]

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 8
Item
1981

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of a clipping from a 1981 issue of Harrowsmith, written by Linda Gilkeson and Susan Mahoney, titled "The Salad Bar : Guavas to garlic in the organic greenhouse", about life in the Ark at Spry Point, Prince Edward Island.

The rural problem : for pathfinder / [Cumming]

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 19, Item 2
Item
[1905?]-[1927?]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

The resources of Nova Scotia with special reference to Its agriculture

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 46
File
[19-]

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

This file contains 1 textual record that consist of address given by Dr. Cumming before the Halifax, Truro, and other Canadian Clubs (no date).

The purpose and method of the "Canadian Farm Problems" outline records

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 16
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a discussion outline for study groups and discussion clubs wishing to discuss the social and economic aspects of Canadian agriculture.

The present and the future of agriculture in Nova Scotia / Melville Cumming

MS-14-1, Box 1, Folder 43
Item
Dec.4, 1908

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Item is a booklet published by the N.S. Department of Agriculture, it is the address by Melville Cumming, then Secretary of Agriculture, before the Halifax Canadian Club on Dec. 4, 1908.

The pasture problem in Nova Scotia / by John Edward Shuh

MS-14-10, MS-14, Box 135, Folder 25
Item
September 13,1961

Part of John Edward Shuh fonds

Item is 'The pasture problem in Nova Scotia', Shuh was director of Field Crop Services ; Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Marketing.

The overhauling and operation of the combine

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 23
File
1949

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

The national tillage machinery laboratory, Auburn, Alabama

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 47
File
1963

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

The Merchant and the Farmer / Melville Cumming, The Moncton Merchant, for Spring number 1926

MS-14-1, MS-14, Box 1, Folder 30
Item
1926

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

The Institute of Man and Resources Report, Spring 1978

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 14
Item
1978

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of the Spring 1978 issue of "The Institute of Man and Resources Report", largely dealing with activities in the Ark project at Spry Point, Prince Edward Island. Includes articles on wood chip harvesting in P.E.I., and solar energy production.

The Institute of Man and Resources Report, [Fall 1978]

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 15
Item
[1978]

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of Volume 2, Issue 1 of "The Institute of Man and Resources Report" (presumably the Fall 1978 issue), largely dealing with activities in the Ark project at Spry Point, Prince Edward Island. Articles include: Andrew Wells's "Institutional Factors of Renewable Energy", Eric MacEwen's "The Ark Project: An Experiment in Alternatives", Harvey Sawler's "Contractor Advocates Heating System Efficiency", and "Solar Energy Heats Charlottetown Apartment Building".

The hand corn planter / Charles Reichman, 1983, from the Maine Antique Digest (April 1983)

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 7
File
April 1983

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

The hall champion undershot thresher

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 54
File
[19-]

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

The goodyear farm handbook

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 20
File
[19-]

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

The foundering of the Ark : Once Canada's crowning symbol of small-is-beautiful technology, the Ark is closing its doors : [clipping]

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 13
Item
1981-06-01

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of a clipping from the June 1, 1981 issue of Maclean's, written by Silver Donald Cameron, titled "The foundering of the Ark : Once Canada's crowning symbol of small-is-beautiful technology, the Ark is closing its doors".

The foundation of Nova Scotia Agriculture College / by C.E. Thompson

UA-43, Box 3, Folder 6
File
1932-1933

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

The first aid farm veterinarian / S.H. Ward

MS-14-REF, Box 3, Folder 5
Item
[between 1919 and 1920]

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

The economics of farm mower service / E.G. Webb and W.K. Bilanski

MS-14-REF, Box 2, Folder 40
File
[19-]

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

The dairy of the future, or, Theory and practice combined : [facsimile]

MS-13-33, SF Box 63, Folder 3, Item 4
Item
March 18 1890

Part of Alexander Peter Reid fonds

Item consists of a facsimile of Dr. A.P. Reid's address before the Nova Scotia Dairyman's Association meeting, held in Halifax on March 18th, 1890, titled "The Dairy of the Future, or, Theory and Practice Combined", copied from the T.C. Allen-published pamphlet of the same year.

The curriculum and the rural schools of Nova Scotia / Alexander Laidlaw

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 7
File
1942

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

The cranberry industry - its possibilities in Canada / M.B. Davis

MS-14-REF, Box 6, Folder 16
Item
1923

Part of Agricultural archives reference collection

Item is Bulletin No.19. Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa,

The Council of Maritime Premiers fonds

MS-14-58
Fonds
1981-1984

Fonds contains records created by The Council of Maritime Premiers regarding intergovernmental cooperation in the Maritimes and press communiques containing highlights from the CMP's sessions between 1981 and 1984.

The Ark Project, Spry Point, P.E.I. : The Year In Review : [periodical]

MS-11-13, Box 14, Folder 10, Item 23
Item
1981-01

Part of Ecology Action Centre fonds

Item consists of a periodical on the Prince Edward Island Ark Project, created by the Institute of Man and Resources, dated Janaury 1981, outlining activities at the facility in 1980.

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