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Report of the Committee to study the Farm Courses of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College / Kenneth Cox, and other related records

File contains a final draft titled "Report of the Committee to study the Farm Courses of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College", by Mr. Kenneth Cox in 1960. Also included are a draft copy, meeting minutes, correspondence, farm class tour survey, recommendations, and other related materials.

Cox, Kenneth

Nova Scotia Agricultural College college herd summaries

File contains hand-written summaries of the animal herds at Nova Scotia Agricultural College [ca. 1900] to 1965. Records describe breeds of cattle: Guernsey, Jersey, Ayrshires, Herefords, and Holsteins; breeds of sheep: Scottish Blackface, Shropshire, and Hampshire; and horses: light horses, and Clydesdales. These descriptions include when and how many were purchased, herd book and individual animals name and numbers, and stud book records. The summaries also include details of two disease events that affected herd-wide health including 'Bovine Tuberculosis' and 'contagious abortion'. Mention is made of the conferring of a 'Superior Breeding Certificate' on Farm Superintendent, Archibald MacMillan. The summaries also make mention of the Nova Scotia Animal Breeders Coop Ltd with reference specifically to dairy cattle.

Janet M. Eaton's records regarding the Continuous Learning Association of Nova Scotia's 1984 annual meeting and conferences

File includes the Continuous Learning Association of Nova Scotia board of directors' meeting minutes and agenda, financial statement, a typescript written by Tom Jones on the Continuous Learning Association of Nova Scotia's meeting, a booklet entitles "Building competitiveness: a white paper on economic development produced by the province of Nova Scotia, and a poster of the CBC Television's series "A planet for the taking" with David Suzuki.