Series contains publications related to agriculture and wildlife issued by the Government of Canada between 1878-2003. It is arranged into two subseries: Agriculture Canada and Miscellaneous Departments.
Series contains records relating to the history of the Nova Scotia Agriculture College and its relationship with agriculture in Nova Scotia and across the world. This includes early drafts for a university motto and crest, past principal's signatures, and contributions to the provincial government between 1904-2010. Subseries' includes History of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College and agriculture in Nova Scotia. Record types found are textual files, reports, drawings, correspondence, books, and photographs.
Series contains records relating to agricultural extension services and campus research project records at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College from 1972-2006. Record types include textual records, photographs, posters, video cassettes, computer media, correspondence, conference programs, maps, books and newspapers. Subseries' include the Columbia project, field trial reports of the Nova Scotia Crop Development Institute, and Nova Scotia Agricultural College Department of Plant Science reports.
Series contains publications related to Melville Cumming's agricultural research which he published between 1923-1957. Series is divided into three subseries: committee & association minutes, papers Cumming used for his research, and research articles by Cumming.