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Part of City of Melfort collection
Aerial photograph of the Experimental Farm and area around Melfort, Saskatchewan.
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Part of City of Melfort collection
Aerial photograph of the Experimental Farm and area around Melfort, Saskatchewan.
Melfort Research Station Buildings
Part of Melfort General Photo collection
The building on the left was the Seed Cleaning Plant, the lower building on the right was the Hog Barn. The cleaning plant was used to clean seed for farmers and then in later years it was used by the station for storing feed.
Soil Laboratory at Melfort Research Station
Part of Melfort General Photo collection
Exterior view of the Soils Lab Building at the Melfort Research Station; it is white in color and has a flat roof, trees in foreground.
Melfort Research Station work shop
Part of Melfort General Photo collection
Exterior view of a work shop at the Melfort Research Station. It was located on the north side of the driveway, the building sat north and south. From 1936 to 1947, new buildings, including a bungalow, a four-suite residence, a carpenter shop, and two piggeries were built.
Hay Storage Shed - Melfort, Saskatchewan
Part of Melfort General Photo collection
View of the hay shelter or shed (stored bale system) at the Melfort Research Station.
Melfort Research Station Hay Drying Tower - Melfort, Saskatchewan
Part of Melfort General Photo collection
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.
Jack McPhail and his wife Betty (Minnie).
Part of Melfort General Photo collection
Black and white photograph of Melfort Research Station Superintendent Jack McPhail and his wife Betty (Minnie) around 1940.
Bulls - Experimental Farm, Indian Head, Assiniboia. Canadian Pacific Railway
Part of Gordon Goddard fonds
Photograph of three bulls being shown by three Experimental Farm employees.
Valentine & Sons Publ. Co.
Melfort Research Station staff
Part of Melfort General Photo collection
Group photograph of workers at the Melfort Research Station. In the centre of the back row is Jack McMahon. On his right is Jack McPhail’s son?, Clause DeJong ?. The names of the others are unknown at this time.
Vaccinating Cattle - Melfort, Saskatchewan
Part of Melfort General Photo collection
A table with a variety of vaccines and needles at the Melfort Research Station; men in background vaccinating cattle.
Agricultural Research - Experimental Plots
Elevated view of fields with plants and bushes in foreground; Seed Barn in the distance.
Agricultural Research - Barley
Dr. Edward N. (Ed) Larter, professor, Crop Science, crossing varieties of barley in the growth chamber of the Crop Science Building.
Superintendant's residence, Experimental Farm, Indian Head, Sask
Part of Agriculture Collection
Post card of the house lived in by the superintendent of the Government of Canada's Experimental Farm at Indian Head.
Part of Agriculture Collection
A photo taken of a plaque created by the Government of Canada's "Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada" giving a brief description of the federal Indian Head Experimental Farm in both English and French. The original plaque is on the grounds of the Indian Head Research Farm.
Anniversary booklet for the Indian Head Experimental Farm 1886-1986
Part of Agriculture Collection
Contains photographs and articles about people, events and the work and grounds of the federal Indian Head Experimental Farm.
Government of Canada