Fonds consists of reports and studies on Nova Scotia farming and marketing between 1924-1990. Series are comprised of papers, reports, correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, and signs created and collected by Gordon Kinsman during his Nova Scotia berry research. Materials focus on blueberries, strawberries, the strawberry industry, berry box making, berry shipping, general agriculture, the history of agriculture, dairy, creameries, direct marketing of blueberries and apples, exhibitions in Nova Scotia, the Maritimes, and Canada between 1924-1993.
Item is a photograph album of the Digby Horticulture project. There are aerials, harvesting, grading strawberries, and loading for transport from 1966-1968.
Series contains papers, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reproductions of articles, photographs, and signs created and collected by Gordon Kinsman during his research of berries, specifically strawberries, the strawberry industry, berry box making, and blueberries in Nova Scotia between 1891 and 1993.
File contains Gordon Kinsman's papers and records related to the Burgess Basket Company, Newport Station, and a reproduction of an article titled "Hardwood hard to find for new company" / E and M Burgess Enterprises (hants County) from "Forest Times" 5, November, 1991.
File contains records related to berries, and the berry industry in Nova Scotia. There is correspondence from Gordon Kinsman to Joleen dated March 8, 1991. There are photographs of berry boxes, baskets and crates used in Nova Scotia, various reports and also correspondence related to berry crops, locations in Nova Scotia, their management and practices, and equipment used. Also included is the History of the blueberry industry in Nova Scotia, black and white photographs of the blueberry industry from the 1970s, shipping box blueprints, cards and tags used in blueberry boxes exported to the United States, Boston and New York from the 1930s-1980s, and black and white and colour photographs of people picking and enjoying blueberries.
File contains correspondence from Gordon Kinsman to R.A. Murray re: the Digby Horticultural project, fruit and vegetable container catalogues, and reproductions of articles related to berry and apple packaging, topics cover strawberry and raspberry, and blueberry.
This file contains 5 publication relating to the sheep industry. It was published by Quebec's Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food between 1972-1983.
Series contains publications related to livestock issued from the provinces of Canada and countries outside the country between 1918-2003. It is arranged into two subseries, Other Provincial Governments of Canada and Other Governments Outside of Canada.
Series consists of government reports and publications relating to agricultural issues, pastures, livestock, crops, dairy, etc., along with resources for active military service members and veterans, selective statistics and acts and regulations published between 1880-2006.
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 publications related to agriculture and wildlife issued from the government of Nova Scotia between 1908-1999. There are two subseries, the N.S. Department of Agriculture & Marketing Nova Scotia and Miscellaneous Nova Scotia Departments.
Subseries contains 6 books that were published by miscellaneous departments of the Government of Nova Scotia relating to wildlife and sheep identification program between 1977-1990.
Series contains a painting, a reproduction of an etching, and a photographic print depicting various farm and rural life settings in Nova Scotia between 1880 and 1914.
Item is a booklet for the Grassland field day in Port Williams [Nova Scotia], held by The Kings County Farmers' Association on June 11, 1962. They worked with the provincial and federal governments, and machinery companies, to plan the field day. The program ran from 9 am to 5 pm; the day included meals. Demonstrations were provided at the R.F. Newcombe, Henry Cogswell, and Fred Cogswell farms. Special thanks is given to Agricultural representative G.G, Smelzter for promotion. Page 8 contains an advertisement for the Nova Scotia Agricultural College. Pages 9-11 contains the article "Revolution in grass" by J.E. Shuh.
File contains a newsletter, Growing a Canadian garden, for the Bulletin for Boys and Girls Club. It includes the headings "The vegetable garden", "Selecting specimens for exhibition" and "Home canning."
Item is a hammer maker's bench & vice. It's a work bench with a third hand and leather seat; the clamp is shut by means of a tredle [sic treadle] made from a harrow blade. It was used at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College during the 1940's; have photograph corresponding to use at the N.S.A.C.
File contains Gordon Kinsman's papers and records related to the Hantsport Basket Company. They include a reproduction of from "The Busy East", June 1916: page 61, "Hantsport, on the Avon" by Rev. A.B. Dickie Hantsport, page 62 "Hantsport Fruit Basket Co. Ltd., page 64 an advertisement for Hantsport Fruit Basket Company Limited. The file also contains a reproduction of a Kentville advertisement "Apple Blossom festival" November, page 21, May, 1936, ad for Hantsport Fruit Basket company. Also included is a reproduction of an article "An excursion to opportunity" by H.M. Hatt, from "Port & Province", September 1936, page 12 (3 pages), regarding Hantsport Fruit and Basket Company and founder D.W. Murray.
Fonds contains records created and collected by Harry Brown related to sheep in Nova Scotia and Canada. There are two series', one in the Canadian Co-operative Wool Growers Limited, and the second includes records related to the exhibition and breeding of sheep, and Nova Scotia Sheep Breeders Association records. Records are meeting minutes, financial records, correspondence, and memorandums.
