File contains the Historic Collections Committee Report : 1986-1987, by Peter Sanger, Chairman of Historic Collections Committee. 1987. The report documents the acquisitions purchased or donated to the Agricola Archives Collections; activities of the Agricola Archives in support of campus academics and the collection itself.
Subseries contains reports and newspaper clippings pertaining to the history of the creation and administration of the Agricola Archives, Special Collections, and Museum. The Agricola collections are housed in the MacRae Library on the Faculty of Agriculture campus of Dalhousie University in Bible Hill, Nova Scotia.
Subseries contains newspaper clippings and publications associated with the opening of the Agricola Archives, Special Collections, and Museum in July 30, 1983.
File contains 3 issues of Agricola news : for the alumni and friends of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Volume 29:number 1 (Winter 2005), Volume 29:number 2 (Summer 2005), and Volume 30:number 1 (Winter 2006) were used in the 2005 centennial anniversary exhibit of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
Series consists of yearbooks and almanacs, some published by the Belcher's Farmer's Almanacs and the International Harvester Company, published between 1846-1954.
Collection contains materials related to agriculture, which includes related organizations, industries, education, machinery, research, products, livestock, harvesting, management, crops, etc. These were published between 1846-2007.
File contains U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperative materials related to the Agricultural Cooperative Service including information reports and a research report, from 1985 to 1991.
Collection contains correspondence and an article, some are from Nova Scotia Agricultural College principals, or faculty, topics cover early education, the Canadian fruit trade, and trotting.
Item is a report on ethical worldviews, decision making in agriculture, the structure of power in the Canadian Food System, effects of a global economy on rural communities, animal production, organic agriculture, apples, and the rural church.
Item is the Final report of the A.I.C. 1983 conference "Food at any cost!" prepared by Rollie L. Hayman, Planning committee chairman. It includes the schedule of events, reports from the committees involved, such as accommodations, entertainment, finance, ladies and youth, program, publicity, reception, registration, tours and transportation. The conference was held from July 10-14, 1983 at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
Items contents: Part I. The labour force on farms -- Introduction -- The farm sector in the Atlantic Provinces -- Recent trends in the farm labour force in the Atlantic Provinces -- Likely future trends to 1971 -- Part II. The labour force in farm-related industry (Group A industries) -- Introduction -- Manpower in the food processing industries -- Employment requirements to 1971 (Group A industries) -- Co-operation between food processing firms and the college -- Part III. The labour force in farm related industries (Group B industries) -- Part IV. Conclusions and implications.
File contains a set of completed 'Agricultural values and wages' from James R. MacKenzie, crop correspondent from 1928-1934 for the Dominion Bureau of Statistics. Statistics were gathered from Little Harbor, Pictou County, Nova Scotia.
File contains two issues of Agriculture and rural life : documenting change. One subtitled "Perspectives on the issues" (2001) and the other "Project report" (2001). Published by Minnesota State Historical Records Advisory Board and the North Dakota State Historical Records Advisory Board. Funding provided by the United States National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Item is a copy of the VHS cassette Agriculture goes to college / produced for the N.S. Dept. of Agriculture and Marketing. Production and photography by Margaret Perry, narration by George.