Item is a reproduction of the newspaper article "Agriculture in Nova Scotia", by M. Cumming, Principal of N.S.A.C. The article is from the Maritime Merchant in 1924.
Item is a report on the Cuban trip of Nova Scotia Agricultural College delegate attended written by Dr. W.A. Jenkins, Nova Scotia Agricultural College principal. The trip was sponsored by C.U.S.O., M.I.N.E.D., and N.S.A.C. and was made in response to a request from the Cuban government to Canadian University Service Overseas. There was a schedule for the 5 week visit arranged by the Division of Agricultural Technical Education. The report includes 3 pages of recommendations to the Cuban government regarding their agricultural education infrastructure and an appendix of the work plan, or schedule of activities of the 5 week Cuba visit.
Item is a copy of "Report of the Agricultural Enquiry Committee" by the Nova Scotia Agricultural Enquiry Committee ; Douglas, R.A. (Comm.), Mckenzie, D.G. (Comm.), Robicheau, J.L.P. (Comm.). There is a section about the Nova Scotia Agricultural College.
This file contains a reference letter from Dr. Melville Cumming's past employer, F.l. Fuller, who was then Superintendent of Farm & Provincial Agricultural Farms.
Item is Reducing the non-renewables : proceedings of the Symposium on Sustainable Agriculture. Organized by, and held at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Truro, Nova Scotia, April 8-9, 1991. Topics include sustainable agriculture and conservation of natural resources. Gordon Kinsman is given special thank you's for is efforts in arranging the details of the symposium.
Item is "Quebec pasture studies I. Fertility studies with the Greensboro loam soil II. Establishment and succession of seeded pastures as affected by the climatic and biotic factors" by J. E. Shuh, Thesis for Master of Science (M. Sc.). Submitted to the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research, McGill University, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science.
Item is a document titled: Proposals and plans for the establishment of a British community settlement near Amherst in the Province of Nova Scotia in accordance with the "Hornby Plan". It is undated and gives no authoring body. It was created after the 1931 census was made available. It contains two maps, and has sections describing NS geography, climate, education, cities and towns, roads, communications, agricultural development, farmers' organizations, women's institutes, and several descriptions of farms from representatives of the district.
Item is a copy of the Program and abstracts of the Rural Resources - Rural Development Conference. Topics include land preservation, management of the natural environment, and community development.
Item is a copy of "Proceedings, Reports, and Program Summaries 1954-1957" by Colchester Historical Society. There is a report about the Nova Scotia Agricultural College from Kenneth Cox.
Item is a copy of the proceedings of the conference "Who controls food? : agricultural values in the global food system", with keynote speaker Dr. Bill Heffernan of the University of Missouri with responses from local farmers, consumers, community advocates, and agri-food industry personnel.
Item is a copy of the proceedings of the Soil Erosion Workshop. Topics include soil erosion in Ontario and the Atlantic provinces, organic matter depletion, soil loss equation, on-farm measurements, and soil conservation programs.
Item is a copy of the proceedings of the Rural Resources - Rural Development Conference. Topics include land preservation, management of the natural environment, and community development.
