MemorySask

Anniversary booklet for the Indian Head Experimental Farm 1886-1986

IHM.2021.0423
Item
1986

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

Government of Canada

Bill Towill letter from his dad

IHM.2022.0366
Item
2005

Part of Agriculture Collection

Letter to Bill Towill from his father (Bill Towill Sr.) who was the superintendent of the Experimental Farm with attached article about the Experimental Farm [ca. 1940]

75th Anniversary booklet for the Indian Head Experimental Farm 1887-1962

IHM.2022.0371
Item
1962

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

Grinding Feed at Melfort Research Station

2004-100-027
Item
June, 1973

Part of Melfort General Photo collection

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 field after cultivation

MG 108 2-B-27-14
Item
[194-?]

Part of H.A. Lewis fonds

A field is seen laying fallow after it was cultivated with a V-shaped Noble Blade.

Lewis, Hartford Allen

Newsclippings about the Indian Head Experimental Farm

IHM.2022.0372
Item
1962 - 1979

Part of Agriculture Collection

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)

Melfort Research Station staff

996-026-002
Item
[193-?]

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.

Hay Storage Shed - Melfort, Saskatchewan

2004-100-012
Item
1967

Part of Melfort General Photo collection

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

Hereford Heifers

2004-100-026
Item
1974

Part of Melfort General Photo collection

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.

Agriculture - Class in Session

A-9326
Item
Feb. 1963

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

An instructor stands at the front of the classroom giving instruction in a Crop Science class. The backs of the students face the camera.

Canada Agriculture Research Station - Exterior

Part of University of Saskatchewan Photograph Collection

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

J.H. Brubaker fonds

MJ-005
Fonds
1920

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.

Brubaker, J.H.

Retired Experimental Farm worker says still much to learn about crops

IHM.2022.0373
Item
1979-01-24 - ?

Part of Agriculture Collection

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.

Regina Leader-Post (Newspaper)