North Carolina Agricultural Research Service Miscellaneous Records 1889-1989

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North Carolina Agricultural Research Service Miscellaneous Records 1889-1989

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Includes annual reports regarding corn research in North Carolina jointly conducted by the Agricultural Research Service (Experiment Station) and the United States Dept. of Agriculture from 1946 to 1957. Also contains annual weather reports, monthly weather summaries, and quarterly reports of the North Carolina State University weather service and the North Carolina experiment stations, 1889-1896. The Agricultural Experiment Station was transferred from the state to North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (A&M College, later North Carolina State University) on 9 December 1889 and became a source of contention between the state Dept. of Agriculture and the college through the early part of the twentieth century. The title "Agricultural Experiment Station" was changed to "Agricultural Research Service" in 1979.

8.25 Linear feet; 12 boxes

North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center

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United States. Department of Agriculture

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North Carolina. Agricultural Research Service

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The North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station was created in 1877, and transferred from the state to North Carolina State University in 1889. The Station was jointly run by the two groups and became a source of contention between the State Department of Agriculture and the University through the early part of the twentieth century. In 1979 the title "Agricultural Experiment Station" was changed to "Agricultural Research Service." From the description of North Carolina Agricultur...