Papers, 1940-1983.

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Papers, 1940-1983.

Collection contains biographical material, livestock marketing studies, and minutes and reports of the American Farm Bureau Federation's National Livestock Advisory Committee (1940-1969). Of special note is a report, "Program of the Livestock Committee," written by John Kenneth Galbraith (1940).

1.89 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7411970

Iowa State University, Parks Library

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Galbraith, John Kenneth, 1908-2006

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Galbraith taught economics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of John Kenneth Galbraith, 1958. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973248 John Kenneth Galbraith was born in Iona Station, Ontario, Canada in 1908. He emigrated to the United States in 1931 and became an American citizen in 1937. He received degrees from Ontario Agricultural College (1931), University of California (1933, 1934), and studied at Cambridge, England (1937-38). His academic career has...

National Cattle Grub Committee (U.S.)

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Chicago Producers Commission Association.

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Iowa Farm Bureau Federation

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The first county farm bureaus in the state of Iowa were organized in Clinton and Scott counties on September 1, 1912. The purpose of the farm bureaus was to coordinate the agricultural activities of the county and to work in cooperation with other local farm associations. The farm bureaus also employed a county agent to act as leader, and it was his responsibility to conduct agricultural demonstrations, offer advice to individual farmers, conduct agricultural meetings, and work with...

National Brucellosis Committee (U.S.)

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Iowa State University

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On March 22, 1948, Iowa State College (University) sponsored a 90th anniversary celebration in honor of the founding of the college, which occurred on the same date in 1858 when the charter act establishing a state agricultural college became law. The celebration included a symposium, luncheon, departmental open houses, and a dinner. From the description of 90th anniversary collection, 1947-1948. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 54799482 In 1958, Iowa State Colle...

Lake Mills-Scarville Cow Testing Association.

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American Farm Bureau Federation. Livestock Dept.

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Aaberg, Herman C., 1902-

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American Farm Bureau Federation administrator, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Iowa, county agricultural agent, and farmer. Herman C. Aaberg received a two-year, non-collegiate agriculture certificate from Iowa State University in 1924. He served as supervisor of the Lake Mills-Scarville [Iowa] Cow Testing Association from 1925-1926, then became county agricultural agent for Winnebago County, Iowa, where he completed a project to eradicate tuberculosis in livestock. Winnebago...

American Farm Bureau Federation. Marketing and Research Commodity Activities.

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National Hog Cholera Committee (U.S.)

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