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Melville Cumming article "The Nova Scotia Agricultural College"

MS-14-1, MS-14 OVR Box 2, Folder 18, Item 1
Item
1927

Item is an article written by Nova Scotia Agricultural College principal Melville Cumming for "The Herald" entitled "The Nova Scotia Agricultural College" from 1927.

Melville Cumming article "The Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, N.S."

MS-14-1, MS-14 OVR Box 2, Folder 18, Item 2
Item
1927

Part of Melville Cumming fonds

Item is an article written by Nova Scotia Agricultural College principal Melville Cumming for MacDonald College Magazine entitled "The Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, N.S.", from May 1911.

Photograph of attendees of the 1928 Canadian Society of Technical Agriculturists meeting

UA-43, AV8 Drawer 5, Folder 2
File
1928

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Photograph of stallion Captain Aubrey and groomer A. Dwyer

UA-43, PB Box 23, Folder 16
Item
[1917]-[1929]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a black and white photograph of Nova Scotia Agricultural College's prized stallion, Captain Aubrey, pictured with A. Dwyer driving a cart attached. From Dale Ells' Shaped through Service : an illustrated history of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, page 95: Captain Aubrey was a bay horse that stood 15.3 hands in height, weighed around 1200 pounds. Captain Aubrey foaled in 1904 and had an impressive racing career until 1912, then began his career as a stud horse. He was purchased under the advice of Dr. Cumming for NSAC in 1917 and used for stud. Pure Bred Stallion Enrollment no. 14 Captain Aubrey 107 1/4 Son of Peter the Great 2:07 1 / 4.

William Sullivan fonds

MS-14-12
Fonds
1925-1929

Fonds contains pamphlets on alfalfa farming, correspondence to William Sullivan, and information about jersey cattle from Woodview Farms, Grayburn Farms, Elm Hill Farm, and Maxwelton Farm.

Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus photograph taken ca. 1930

UA-43, PB Box 20, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
1930

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

1933 graduating class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, OVR PB Box 10, Folder 16
File
1933

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a b&w photograph of 1933 Nova Scotia Agricultural College graduating class.

The foundation of Nova Scotia Agriculture College / by C.E. Thompson

UA-43, Box 3, Folder 6
File
1932-1933

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Correspondence to E.I. Hancock from Robin Phillips, District Veterinary Inspector. Feb. 1, 1934.

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 6
File
Feb. 1, 1934

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

1936 graduating class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, OVR PB Box 10, Folder 6
File
1936

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a b&w photograph of the 1936 graduating class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.

Photographs of the South Side Baddeck, etc. Garden Club Show, 1938, "Club work"

MS-14-8, PB Box 25, Folder 13
File
1938

Part of Canadian agriculture collection

File contains photographs of the 1938 South Side Baddeck, etc. Garden Club Show, 1938, "Club work". People and individuals are depicted in front of tables of fruits and vegetables and plants on exhibit. Also featured are groups of people in a field where they appear to be showing cattle, beef or dairy.

Community Development / William Saxby Blair

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 2
File
1912-1938

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a report titled "Community development" by William Saxby Blair. Blair was the first supervisor of the Experimental Farm in Kentville, Nova Scotia from its creation in 1912 until his retirement in 1938.

Nova Scotia Poultry Association fonds

MS-14-11
Fonds
1913-1938

Fonds consists of the constitution, by-laws, and the minutes of the annual meetings for the Nova Scotia Poultry Association from 1913-1938.

Nova Scotia Poultry Association

No. 12 - Corn / by L.C. Raymond

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 12
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 5 - What can be done about weeds? / by Emile A. Lods

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 5
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is 2 copies of a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 8 - How can we improve our pastures? / by L.C. Raymond

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 8
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 9 - Grain crops in the east / by Emile L. Lods

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 9
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 10 - Silage production / by L.C Raymond

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 10
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 11 - Should we grow alfalfa? / by J.N. Bird

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 11
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 2 - The place of rotation in improving farm crops / by R. Summerby

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 2
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 4 - How to reserve soil fertility / by R. Summerby

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 4
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 6 - What is good seed and why? / by R. Summerby

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 6
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 7 - How can the hay crop be improved ? / by J.N. Bird

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 7
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 1 - What determines soil productivity and how can it be maintained and improved? / by R. Summerby

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 1
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No. 3 - Why till the soil? / by R. Summerby

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 19, Item 3
Item
[ca. 1940]

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is a broadcast report for the "Crop Production Series".

No.4 - What is the output per man in farming? / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 4
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on the factors that contribute to Canadian farm production, such as crop varieties, livestock breeds, transportation and refrigeration, specialization, and mechanization.

No.6 - Increasing returns / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 6
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on whether farmers can adapt to new opportunities from changing consumer diets, interference with trade, and shifts in markets.

No.2 - What is a desirable combination of enterprises on the farm? by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 2
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report focused on the differences between enterprises that are competitive vs those that are supplementary to farming.

No.7 - Record of prices / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 7
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on how specialization farming effects the prices of goods and services of consumers.

No.9 - Farm records and accounts / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 9
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on the importance of record keeping of farm operations to budget farm expenditures.

Apple records collection

MS-14-5
Collection
1941

Collection consists of documents related to apple farming, production, and utilization.

No.5 - Cutting costs / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 5
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on the balancing of prices and costs for farmers.

No.8 - Wages / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 8
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that compares the wage regulation between farming and other industries.

No.3 - Why do some farmers pay while others do not? / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 3
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on the enumeration and examination of factors that contribute to the production and income of farmers.

No.10 - The farm program - 1941 / by J.E. Lattimer

MS-14-4, MS-14 Box 5, Folder 17, Item 10
Item
1941

Part of Canadian Farm Problems - radio broadcast guide notes collection

Item is radio report of the "Farm Planning Series," that focuses on the importance of farm program for farm management.

The curriculum and the rural schools of Nova Scotia / Alexander Laidlaw

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 7
File
1942

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Photograph of short horn field day, [at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College] June 26, 1942

UA-43, PB Box 40, Folder 20
Item
June 26, 1942

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Item is a photograph of two short horns on short horn field day, [at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College] June 26, 1942.

Memorandum by the [Nova Scotia] Interdepartmental Committee on Agricultural Education on adult education in the field of agriculture in 1943

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 3
File
1943

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Meeting minutes from 1943 from the Committee on Co-operation and Co-ordination

UA-43, Box 2, Folder 5
File
1943

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Memorandums and correspondence and various records from 1943 related to the Canadian Legion War Services Inc. Educational Services

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 2
File
1943

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Meeting minutes, memorandums, and various records related to agricultural education

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 1
File
1942-1944

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Poultry plucking machine patent

MS-14-43, MS-14, Box 134, Folder 3
File
1944

File contains a poultry plucking machine patent that was issued on July 4th, 1944 to Angus Edward Banting, Truro, NS. Banting signed all his rights, title and interest of the invention over to the Department of Agriculture and Marketing of the Province of Nova Scotia.

Banting, Angus

Nova Scotia Agricultural College photograph of the flowerbeds near the original science building before 1946

UA-43, PB Box 20, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
[before 1946]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Nova Scotia Agricultural College campus buildings and landscapes photographs taken in 1930 and 1946.

UA-43, PB Box 20, Folder 1
File
1930 & 1946

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Photograph of the view over Truro from campus featuring homes and farmland in 1946

UA-43, PB Box 21, Folder 1, Item 2
Item
1946

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Text of valedictory by Keith Russell for the May 1946 graduation commencement ceremony held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, Box 1, Folder 16
File
May, 1946

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

Peers family fonds

MS-14-68
Fonds
1898 - 1947

Fonds contains records that belonged to William Henry Peers and Daniel George Peers, including books related to agricultural equipment, guernsey cattle, and a soil test for their home in Head of Wallace bay (RR#1 Wallace Bridge).

1947 advanced farm class of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College

UA-43, OVR PB Box 18, Folder 1
File
1947

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains a b&w photograph of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College advanced farm class in 1947.

Photographs of Ayrshire field day [at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College] in 1948

UA-43, PB Box 23, Folder 24
File
1940 or 1948

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

File contains two photographs of the Ayrshire field day [at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College] in 1948, one photograph has inscribed on the back: "Micmac [sp?]" Shubenacadie, [sp?]

Photograph of ditching machine and two men installing drainage tiles

UA-43, PB Box 21, Folder 1, Item 1
Item
[1940?]-[1949?]

Part of Nova Scotia Agricultural College fonds

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