Anthony Ahle is seen holding a pullet; chickens were kept at the Research Farm during the 1950’s. There was also a poultry plant at the farm.

Aerial photograph of the Experimental Farm and area around Melfort, Saskatchewan.

This fonds contains one series of a daily journal that J. H. Brubaker kept in 1920. Notes were made on the weather, loans, payments due, and day to day tasks.

A table with a variety of vaccines and needles at the Melfort Research Station; men in background vaccinating cattle.

Looking west at exterior of the Science Service Laboratory of the Canada Department of Agriculture just after completion.

Abe Fennell in cattle pen with men standing amongst the cattle; the other names are unknown at this time.

Contains photographs and articles about people, events and the work and grounds of the federal Indian Head Experimental Farm.

Three newsclippings entitled: a) Indian Head station is marking 75th year (Leader-Post July 21, 1962); b) Experimental farm long established (Leader-Post, date unknown); c) Angus Mackay and the establishment of the Indian Head Experimental Farm (October 17, 1979)

View of the hay shelter or shed (stored bale system) at the Melfort Research Station.

A hay-drying tower, the first on the continent, was built in 1971. It had a capacity of more than 80 tonnes dry matter. The first forage systems engineer, Dr.W. Coates, was hired in 1973,

A major cattle management project, in co-operation with the province of Saskatchewan, was initiated in 1974 with the purchase of 280 Hereford heifers and the provision by the province of 1.5 sections of land at the Pathlow Community Pasture.

Newsclippings about Roy McIver upon his retirement after 31 years of service at the Experimental Farm. Mr. McIver was officer-in-charge from 1973 to 1978.

Cattle eating out of troughs at the Melfort Research Station; there is a truck in the background that has been dumping the feed.

Forage harvesting research was started in 1971 in co-operation with the Engineering Research Service at Ottawa. Forage produced under various systems was evaluated by feeding to beef cattle. A hay-drying tower, the first on the continent, was built in 1971. It had a capacity of more than 80 tonnes dry matter. The first forage systems engineer was hired in 1973 Dr. W. Coates. The metal roof, suspended with a winch system, is supported by 4, H beams, bolted to metal plates anchored in concrete piles.