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Alexander Johnston Papers: Information About Southern Alberta Agriculture

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Material Type
Manuscript
Date Range
1950-1986
Accession No.
19891016003
Physical Description
9.6 cm. 10 files.
Scope and Content
19891016003 - List of cultivators, breeds and patents developed or released by the Agriculture Canada Research Station at Lethbridge. Also, background information, including a history of the Lethbridge Research Station, for the 1986 Centennial of the research branch of the Lethbridge Research Stat…
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Material Type
Manuscript
Date Range
1950-1986
Physical Description
9.6 cm. 10 files.
Physical Condition
Excellent
Acquisition Source
Johnston Alexander
Scope and Content
19891016003 - List of cultivators, breeds and patents developed or released by the Agriculture Canada Research Station at Lethbridge. Also, background information, including a history of the Lethbridge Research Station, for the 1986 Centennial of the research branch of the Lethbridge Research Station of Agriculture Canada. 1981-1986. 19891016004 - Background information, including correspondence and presentations, for the Western Region (Research) Station Director's Meeting. 1981. 19891016005 - Correspondence, research infformation and a copy of the introductory chapter for the book "A Blueprint For Alberta" dealing with environmental planning. 1980-1982. 19891016006 - Typewritten draft of an article titled "Early Agriculture Through Mounted Police Eyes." Also a typewritten essay quoting NWMP reports on the topic of Agriculture. 1986-1915 and c 1970. 19891016007 - Speech titled "Early Trade and Agriculture in Southern Alberta" and two versions of another speech titled "History of Agriculture in the Prairie Region of Western Canada". 1981 19891016008 - Briefs, speeches, articles and pamphlets having to do with irrigation in southern Alberta. Included is information about the history of irrigation in this region, water management issues, southern Alberta's suitability for irrigation and the St. Mary Irrigation Project. 1950-1980. 19891016009 - Miscellanious information about agriculture: dryland farming, wheat rotations, livestock production, the disaster of 1917-1929, general historical overview. 1965-1982. 19891016010 - Annual reports, articles, correspondence: Analysis on Agricultural practices, policies and long term trends. 1909-1981. 19891016011 - Research information on a variety of topics relevant to agriculture in southern Albera: The Disaster of 1917-1929, agricultural socieities, sugar beet seed, sod houses and wheat yields. 19091-1984. 19891016012 - Clippings on a variety of agricultural topics.
Access Restrictions
Public Access
Accession No.
19891016003
Collection
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