University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station records, 1890-1915.

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University of Arizona Agricultural Experiment Station records, 1890-1915.

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Correspondence, financial records, and related materials concerning the establishment of the Station and its branches, its staff, equipment, operation, publications, early experiments particularly with canaigre, sugar beets, and date palms, and investigations in plant breeding, grazing lands, water and soil analysis. Correspondents include various divisions of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, other experiment stations, nurseries, seed suppliers, and Arizona residents. Also includes material relating to furnishing the University of Arizona's Old Main building, the construction of other early University buildings, and the establishment of the first student military unit.

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