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Agriculture

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

Records of the 4-H All Stars, Virginia Chapter

 Record Group
Identifier: RG-26-04-01
Abstract Founded in 1922, the Virginia 4-H All Stars are the highest honor for the Virginia 4-Hers, and membership is based on leadership, service, and activities. The records of the Virginia Chapter of the 4-H All Stars span the years 1964-2014. The collection includes minutes, correspondence, financial reports, bylaws and policies, membership rosters, and photographs. It also includes the organization's mission statement, constitution, and 75th anniversary materials. The collection also contains...
Dates: 1964 - 2014
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Records of the 4-H All Stars, Virginia Chapter

Agrico Farmer's Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-085
Abstract

The Agrico Farmer's Account Book contains handwritten notes throughout from an unidentified farmer. The entries include documentation of cattle birth and sales. The book was published by the American Agricultural Chemical Company to advertise Agrico fertilizer.

Dates: 1939 - 1941
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Agrico Farmer's Account Book

Agricultural Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-053
Abstract

The Agricultural Ephemera Collection was established in 2015. The collection consists of materials in a variety of formats (advertisements, order forms and blanks, postcards, clippings, and more) that relate to agriculture, farming, livestock, and poultry & fowl, dating from the late 19th century to the present.

Dates: c.1900s-present
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Agricultural Ephemera Collection

Annotated List of Virginia Flora

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-005
Abstract

This collection contains a typed list of Virginia flora, with handwritten annotations, processed for the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, possibly by A. B. Massey.

Dates: undated
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Annotated List of Virginia Flora

John W. Barnett Broadside

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1998-002
Abstract

Broadside providing instructions for a leaf tobacco-curing process, patented by John W. Barnett of Big Spring (Montgomery County), Virginia, in 1879.

Dates: [1879?]
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / John W. Barnett Broadside

Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-093
Abstract This collection contains the ledger dated 1853-1881 of Thomas Hill Bernard (1824-1905), an enslaver and manager of Big Meadows Plantation in Franklin County, Virginia. This ledger is also signed by his daughter Mary E. Bernard (1874-1952). The ledger lists the names, occupations, ages, and "value" of of five enslaved people: Terry, [Tom?], [Amistead?], James, and [Banks?] The majority of the ledger includes the farming activities of the farm and the daily activities of Bernard and his...
Dates: 1853 - 1881
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Thomas Hill Bernard Ledger

J. A. Brown Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-072
Abstract

This collection contains an Internal Revenue collections account book kept by J. A. Brown of Martinsville, Virginia, from 1889-1892.

Dates: 1889 - 1892
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / J. A. Brown Account Book

Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-078
Abstract

Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions was printed in Salem, Virginia in September 1851, and it contains directions on how to use C. M. Burnett's patent beveled wheat fan.

Dates: 1851
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / Burnett's Wheat Fan Instructions

W. Atlee Burpee & Company Leaflets

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-010
Abstract

This collection contains numerous leaflets from the W. Atlee Burpee & Company from 1899-1915. The leaflets discuss planting, seed growing, and other agriculture strategies, and other gardening strageties for American garderners, farmers, and planters.

Dates: 1899 - 1915
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / W. Atlee Burpee & Company Leaflets

C. E. Sydnor & Co. Letters to Tarter Bros.

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-071
Abstract

This collection contains three letters from "produce commission merchant" C. E. Sydnor & Co. of Richmond, Virginia, to the Tarter Brothers of Rural Retreat, primarily related to the purchase and shipment of cabbages.

Dates: 1898
Found in: Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech / C. E. Sydnor & Co. Letters to Tarter Bros.

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