File contains journal articles related to cranberries, topics include species variety, industry, plant growth and development, horticultural experiments, pathology, crop yield, etc., and were published between 1965-1981.
This file contains 57 pages of handwritten notes by Dr. Melville Cummings with recordings from 1920-1926. These papers consist of notes from faculty meetings from 1920-1924, notes regarding 1925 Farm course, and notes on student;s behavior and performance and progress in debate. Pages of note include one piece of paper defining wealth, and another titled " “T___(?) year debate, Dec 18, 1925” City life vs. country life.
File contains correspondence to Peter Hamilton, registrar of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, from R.B. Hutt, producer of CBC's Land & Sea. Dated Feb. 28, 1980 ; includes response, March 19, 1980.
File contains correspondence to and from John M. Trueman, Professor of Agriculture. The letters are related to machinery used in farm buildings on the Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus. Most documents have "building" or "machinery" handwritten on them. Topics include barns, machinery, thrashers, silos, fences, new purchases for campus and repairs of equipment.
File contains correspondence regarding the Nova Scotia Agricultural College's centennial anniversary in 2005. There are letters written to the NSAC by Sharon McLean, Commissioner of the Village of Bible Hill, Chris d'Entremont, Minister of the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, R.J. (Dick/Richard) Huggard, Class of 1956, Chair of the NSAC Foundation, Ton Traves, President and Co-Chancellor of Dalhousie University, and the NSAC Students' Union. Also included was a template of Canada Posts invitation to a new stamp unveiling.
File contains correspondence and a document regarding the construction of the headhouse to greenhouse at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in November 1913.
File contains correspondence from Lyman T. Chapman, Office of the Principal, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, to members of the NSAC Alumni Association re: changes to the 1939 NSAC academic calendar. Changes include a wider printing and distribution of the calendar, 1,500 printed in 1937-38, 3,000 the previous year, and 5,000 copies printed for the 1939-40 year. General course students could enroll in the new "horticulture" option in their second year, or "mixed farming". A department of Farm Management was established. Details of the two, two-year courses offered, and the vocational short courses.
File contains a letter from J.S. Bubar, Head of the Department of Plant Science, Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Jan. 25, 1974. Also included in an article on Sir William Dawson.
File contains correspondence between the Nova Scotia Agricultural College library and the Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture regarding subscriptions to scientific journals and serials. File also contains a notebook with publications ordered by Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture branch Chem. Soils and Fertilizer (1952-1975).
File contains the guide notes for the 6 part radio broadcasting series "Co-operative Series." Topics of this series revolves around the importance of co-operation of those involved in the farming industry, which farmers, producers, and consumers.
File contains the guide notes for the 12 part radio broadcasting series "Co-operative Series." Topics include the importance of co-operation of those involved in the farming industry, including farmers, producers, and consumers.
