New York State College of Agriculture Department of Vegetable Crops records, 1920-1940.
Collection Number: 21-35-1582

Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library


DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY

Title:
New York State College of Agriculture Department of Vegetable Crops records, 1920-1940.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
21-35-1582
Abstract:
Survey and research data, subject files, and other records deriving from the Department, and pertaining to vegetable science and industry in New York State.
Abstract:
Also, four Vegetable Crops/Fruit and Vegetable Science/Horticulture department seminar books, 1961-1972, 1972-1984, 1984-1995; 1996-2003, with listing of weekly seminars, presentations by graduate students, faculty and visitors, and signatures of attendees.
Creator:
New York State College of Agriculture. Department of Vegetable Crops
Quanitities:
4.9 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

In 1992, a Department of Fruit and Vegetable Science was established, combining the Departments of Vegetable Science and Pomology. On July 1, 2000, the Department of Horticulture was established, combining the Department of Fruit and Vegetable Science with the Department of Floriculture and Ornamental Horticulture.

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Survey and research data, subject files, and other records deriving from the Department, and pertaining to vegetable science and industry in New York State.
Also, four Vegetable Crops/Fruit and Vegetable Science/Horticulture department seminar books, 1961-1972, 1972-1984, 1984-1995; 1996-2003, with listing of weekly seminars, presentations by graduate students, faculty and visitors, and signatures of attendees.

INFORMATION FOR USERS

Cite As:

New York State College of Agriculture Department of Vegetable Crops Records, #21-35-1582. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

SUBJECTS

Subjects:
Victory gardens.
Fruit -- Study and teaching.
Vegetable trade -- New York (State)
Vegetables -- Study and teaching
Agriculture -- New York (State)

CONTAINER LIST
Container
Description
Date
Box 1 Folder 1
Land utilization survey
1933-1935
Scope and Contents
Notebooks and data
Chemung county
Box 1 Folder 2
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 1-30
Chemung county
Box 1 Folder 3
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 31-57
Chemung county
Box 1 Folder 4-12
Land utilization survey
1932
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records mixed
Steuben county
Box 1 Folder 13
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Notebooks, data and soil survey maps of Columbia county
Columbia county
Box 1 Folder 14
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 1-23
Columbia county
Box 1 Folder 15
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 24-50
Columbia county
Box 1 Folder 16
Land utilization survey
1932
Scope and Contents
Notebook
Erie county
Box 1 Folder 17
Land utilization survey
1932-1933
Scope and Contents
Notebook and data sheets with Monroe County material
Monroe county
Orleans county
Box 1 Folder 18
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Notebook and data
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 19
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 1-24
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 20
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 25-50
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 21
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 51-79
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 22
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 80-100
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 23
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 101-124
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 24
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 125-151
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 25
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 152-179
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 26
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 180-200
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 27
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 201-225
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 28
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 226-269
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 29
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 270-299
Monroe county
Box 1 Folder 30
Land utilization survey
1933
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 300-339
Monroe county
Box 2 Folder 1
Land utilization survey
1930-1933
Scope and Contents
Notebook, survey records
Long Island
Box 2 Folder 2
Land utilization survey
1930-1932
Scope and Contents
Maps, tour programs
Long Island
Box 2 Folder 3
Land utilization survey
1930
Scope and Contents
Survey records, data by farm
Long Island
Box 2 Folder 4
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 260-313 and maps
Nassau county
Box 2 Folder 5
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 1-21
Suffolk county
Box 2 Folder 6
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 45-79
Suffolk county
Box 2 Folder 7
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 81-179
Box 2 Folder 8-9
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records mixed
Suffolk county
Box 2 Folder 10
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 77-100
Suffolk county
Box 2 Folder 11
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 101-125
Suffolk county
Box 2 Folder 12
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 126-150
Suffolk county
Box 2 Folder 13
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 151-180
Suffolk county
Box 2 Folder 14
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 181-198
Suffolk county
Box 2 Folder 15
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 201-229
Suffolk county
Box 2 Folder 16
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data by farm, records 230-251
Suffolk county
Box 2 Folder 17-18
Land utilization survey
Undated
Scope and Contents
Data cards by farm
Long Island
Box 2 Folder 19
Land utilization survey
1934
Scope and Contents
Drafts, correspondence and notes
Box 2 Folder 20
Land utilization survey
1934
Scope and Contents
Soil type summary and correspondence
Box 2 Folder 21
Long Island Study
1934
Scope and Contents
Report of land utilization survey, second copy, 1st carbon
Long Island
Box 2 Folder 22
Land utilization survey
1932
Scope and Contents
Weather data
Genesee county
Orleans county
Box 2 Folder 23
Land utilization survey
1932
Scope and Contents
County weather data
Box 2 Folder 24
Soil and crop survey
1928-1931
Steuben county
Box 2 Folder 25
Soil, crop and grower information
1933
Steuben county
Box 2 Folder 26
Soil and crop records
1932-1935
Orleans county
Box 2 Folder 27
Soil and crop records
1930-1932
Monroe county
Box 2 Folder 28
Muck land survey
1923-1924
Scope and Contents
Growing areas and crop data
Box 2 Folder 29
Muck land survey
1925-1928
Scope and Contents
Reports and data
Box 2 Folder 30
Muck land survey
1931-1936
Scope and Contents
Reports and information
Box 3 Folder 1
Land utilization survey
1930-1932
Scope and Contents
Canning crops records. Arranged by canning company and grower.
Monroe county
Box 3 Folder 2
Land utilization survey
1932-1935
Scope and Contents
Canning crops records
Orleans county
Box 3 Folder 3
Land utilization survey
1935
Scope and Contents
Canning crops records
Orleans county
Box 3 Folder 4
Canning crops schools
1934-1946
Scope and Contents
Programs and notes
Box 3 Folder 5
Potato conference
1935
Scope and Contents
Programs and notes
Box 3 Folder 6
Vegetable schools for growers and extension agents
1934-1939
Scope and Contents
Programs, notes and papers
Box 3 Folder 7
Vegetable schools for growers and extension agents
1940-1945
Scope and Contents
Programs, notes and papers
Box 3 Folder 8
Winter vegetable meetings
1940
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, programs and papers
Box 3 Folder 9
Winter vegetable meetings
1941
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, programs and papers
Box 3 Folder 10
Winter vegetable meetings
1942
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, programs and papers
Box 3 Folder 11
Schedules for meetings
1932-1933
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous extension correspondence and programs
Box 3 Folder 12
Farm and home week
1936-1943
Scope and Contents
Programs, correspondence and papers
Box 3 Folder 13-14
Correspondence
1933-1940
Scope and Contents
General extension questions and problems
Delaware county
Box 3 Folder 15
Correspondence
1932-1944
Scope and Contents
General extension questions and problems
Erie county
Box 3 Folder 16
Correspondence
1934-1939
Scope and Contents
General extension questions and problems
Nassau county
Box 3 Folder 17
Correspondence
1933-1946
Scope and Contents
General extension questions and problems
Niagara county
Box 3 Folder 18
Soils and vegetable crops management, papers by W.C. Barnes
1935
Orleans county
Box 3 Folder 19
Land utilization
Undated
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous correspondence
Box 3 Folder 20
Greenhouse cucumbers
1905
Scope and Contents
Contains 1905 letter to Professor John Craig from Dr. Jabez Fisher of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Generally credited as the pioneer of cucumber forcing in New England; describes late 1800's experiments
Box 3 Folder 21
Cabbage correspondence
1901-1902
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with primarily Genesee County cabbage growers to assess problems
Box 3 Folder 22
Lettuce tests
1936
Scope and Contents
Correspondence
Box 3 Folder 23
Vegetable variety trials
1934
Scope and Contents
Includes seed companies correspondence
Box 3 Folder 24
Cauliflower research
1938-1939
Scope and Contents
Research results
Box 3 Folder 25
Field experiments
1941
Scope and Contents
Results and correspondence
Box 3 Folder 26
Field experiments
1942-1943
Scope and Contents
Results, correspondence and includes some greenhouse experiments
Box 4 Folder 1
Liming of vegetable crops
1930-1939
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and literature
Box 4 Folder 2
Boron and vegetable crops
1930-1940
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and literature
Box 4 Folder 3
Soil testing kits
1934-1939
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and literature
Box 4 Folder 4
Seed requests
1940-1944
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with seed companies
Box 4 Folder 5
Seed certification
1940-1945
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the New York Seed Improvement Co-operative Association, Inc.
Box 4 Folder 6
Paul Work course references
1928-1935
Box 4 Folder 7
USDA agricultural conservation program
1937-1938
Scope and Contents
Correspondence
Box 4 Folder 8
Farmers' Institute for State Institution Farm Workers
1941
Scope and Contents
Sponsored by NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets. Contains program and correspondence
Box 4 Folder 9
Cortland county conference committee
1936-1943
Scope and Contents
Correspondence
Cortland county
Box 4 Folder 10
Cabbage campaign
1934-1935
Scope and Contents
"Grow Better Cabbage" campaign of 1935, newsletters, articles
Box 4 Folder 11
Subsistence gardens
1932
Scope and Contents
Notes, correspondence and programs
Box 4 Folder 12
Victory gardens
1942
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, literature, programs and articles
Box 4 Folder 13
Victory gardens
1943
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, literature, programs and articles
Box 4 Folder 14
Iron age, farm machinery (for vegetables)
1936-1937
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with the Iron Age division of A.B. Farquhar Co., Ltd., York, Pennsylvania
Box 4 Folder 15
Publications from the National Association of Manufacturers, New York City
1936-1940
Scope and Contents
Bulletin of the Committee on Agricultural Cooperation no.9-12, (1936), Special Bulletin December 1938 and July 1940, Report December 1938, Special Study no.2-4 (1937) and December 1938, Special Supplementary Study 1937-1938, Special Report 1938-1939
Box 4 Folder 16
N.Y.A. Student Work Program
1939-1943
Scope and Contents
Correspondence with Cornell University Placement Bureau to find summer workers through this program
Box 4 Folder 17
New York State Agricultural Goals Conference
1943-10-14-1943-10-16
Scope and Contents
Held at Onondaga Hotel, Syracuse, New York. Programs and notes.
Box 4
Attendance lists
1961-03-23-1972-11-02
Scope and Contents
Department seminars in the Department of Vegetable Crops
Box 4
Attendance lists
1972-11-16-1984-09-20
Scope and Contents
Department seminars in the Department of Vegetable Crops
Box 4
Attendance lists
1984-09-27-1995-12-07
Scope and Contents
Department seminars in the Department of Vegetable Crops
Box 4
Attendance lists
1996-01-17-2003-12-11
Scope and Contents
Department seminars in the Department of Horticulture
Box 5 Folder 1
Topographical map
Undated
Steuben county
Box 5 Folder 2
Topographical map
Undated
Niagara county
Box 5 Folder 3
Topographical map
Undated
South Livingston county
Box 5 Folder 4
Topographical map
Undated
Ontario county
Box 5 Folder 5
Topographical map
Undated
Chautauqua county
Erie county
Box 5 Folder 6
Topographical map
Undated
Orleans county
Box 5 Folder 7
Topographical map
Undated
Genesee county
Monroe county
Box 5 Folder 8
Topographical map
Undated
Scope and Contents
Bergen area
Genesee county
Slides and Photographs
Box 6 Folder 1
Veg crops
Undated
Box 6 Folder 1
Slide set #64a, Ray Sheldrake, Potato Tuber Defects
1955
Box 6 Folder 1
Set 64, Poleski, Potato defects
1955
Box 6 Folder 1
78 N-CE
1978
Box 6 Folder 1
Chips
1978
Box 6 Folder 2
N-CL
1978
Box 6 Folder 2
Humidity Sugar spot study
1983
Box 6 Folder 2
LI
1978
Box 6 Folder 2
VT
1974
Box 6 Folder 2
Ohio and Arkport hopper problems
1975
Box 6 Folder 2
Chips and Tubers
1974
Box 6 Folder 2
Glassy spot
1972
Box 6 Folder 2
Muck
1975
Box 6 Folder 2
Me and LI
1974
Box 6 Folder 2
Varieties and sugar spot
1983
Box 6 Folder 2
Weeds
1977
Box 6 Folder 3
LI Savannah
1976
Box 6 Folder 3
ESPC Lettuce
1977
Box 6 Folder 3
N
1977
Box 6 Folder 3
Lettuce and muck
1977
Box 6 Folder 3
LI
1977
Box 6 Folder 3
Harvester
1975
Box 6 Folder 3
Chips
1977
Box 6 Folder 3
PEI ME
1977
Box 6 Folder 4
Cornell campus images
1959
Box 6 Folder 4
Alaska viruses
1959
Box 6 Folder 4
LI muck weeds
1977
Box 6 Folder 4
GC
1976
Box 6 Folder 4
Vine kill
1977
Box 6 Folder 4
Chips
1978
Box 6 Folder 4
Tomatoes
1961
Box 6 Folder 4
MLL
1977
Box 6 Folder 5
Pictures by Eugene Myszkowski
1959
Box 6 Folder 5
Extra nutrient def
1959
Box 6 Folder 5
PM
1975
Box 6 Folder 5
Schulers harvester, potatoes. La Hart and Normans stone picker
1955
Box 6 Folder 5
Home Garden
1975
Box 6 Folder 5
DAP Hutsedge
1976
Box 6 Folder 5
Nook and miscellaneous
1977
Box 6 Folder 5
Yew
Undated
Box 6 Folder 5
Potatoes
1970-1973
Box 6 Folder 5
Aphid
1976
Box 6 Folder 5
Potatoe grade defects
1955
Box 6 Folder 6
Storage and garden
1942
Box 6 Folder 6
Irrigation experiments
1959
Scope and Contents
Photographs by Clarence Tallman
Box 6 Folder 6
GC VK
1976
Box 6 Folder 6
A48
1974
Box 6 Folder 6
Victory garden
1952
Box 6 Folder 6
VBI, WYO, DHP
1976
Box 6 Folder 6
Muck
1977
Box 6 Folder 7
Summer tour, Atlantic, LI Franklin
1976
Box 6 Folder 7
Unlabelled
Undated
Box 6 Folder 7
Unlabelled
1955
Box 6 Folder 7
Unlabelled
1962
Box 6 Folder 7
Unlabelled
1966
Box 6 Folder 7
Unlabelled
1967
Box 6 Folder 8
Unlabelled
1967
Box 6 Folder 8
Unlabelled
1970-1974
Box 6 Folder 9
Unlabelled
1974
Box 6 Folder 9
Unlabelled
1975
Box 6 Folder 9
Unlabelled
1976
Box 6 Folder 9
Unlabelled
1977
Box 6 Folder 9
Unlabelled
1978
Box 6 Folder 10
Unlabelled
1978
Box 6 Folder 11
Herbs, vegetable crops, and fruits
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 11
Weeds, insects, diseases
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 11
Plant growing, student gardens, cold frames, hot beds, etc.
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 11
Irrigation
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 11
Vegetable varieties, fruits and flowers
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 11
Vegetable varieties
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 11
Home Gardens
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 12
Home Garden techniques, plant growing
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 12
Garden tools and cultivation, mulches and cover crops
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 12
Insects and diseases, general muck, machinery, etc.
1946-1954
Box 6 Folder 12
Student gardens, weed and chemical controls
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 12
Harvesting, grading, marketing minor element deficencies
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 12
Home vegetable storage
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 12
Demonstrations, judging, exhibit winners
1940-1971
Box 6 Folder 13
Plots, potato varieties
1944-1962
Box 6 Folder 13
Potato diseases and control
1940-1960
Box 6 Folder 13
Potato test plots, irrigation: potato and other
1949-1962
Box 6 Folder 13
Irrigation, potato machinery, 4-H people
1950-1960
Box 6 Folder 13
Potato picking harvesters
1942-1951
Box 6 Folder 13
Unlabelled
Undated
Box 7 Folder 7
Potato group pictures and meeting
1928-1947
Scope and Contents
Includes Potato Field Day
Box 7 Folder 1-5
Potato pictures and negatives
1920-1960
Box 7 Folder 6
Tobacco , Big Flats area
1919
Box 7 Folder Unknown
Glass lantern slides, potatoes
1935
Box 7 Folder 8
La Follette Potato
1910
Box 7 Folder 9
Evolution of Plant Breeding at Cornell
2006
Box 8 Folder 1
Herbicide trial for root rot control
1977
Box 8 Folder 2
Dry bean variety trial, Agronomy Farm, Aurora
1977
Box 8 Folder 3
Black bean observation trial, Agronomy Farm, Aurora
1977
Box 8 Folder 4
Black dry bean variety or line trial, Aurora Farm, Aurora
1977
Box 8 Folder 5
Small white and pea bean variety trial, Agronomy Farm, Aurora
1977
Box 8 Folder 6
Miscellaneous dry beans
1966-1997
Box 8 Folder 7
Defoliation
1957-1972
Box 8 Folder 8
Certification
1980
Box 8 Folder 9
Harvesting
1982
Box 8 Folder 10
History of beans
1943-1967
Box 8 Folder 11
Zinc trials
1967
Box 8 Folder 12
Dry bean advisory committee
1980-1984
Box 8 Folder 13
S.W. Bean midnight registration
1980-1982
Box 8 Folder 14
S.W. Bean
1973
Box 8 Folder 15
Botany
1967-1978
Box 8 Folder 16
Soil tests
1968
Box 8 Folder 17
Asparagus
1983
Box 8 Folder 18
Potato variety material
1960-1967
Box 9
Annual report of subject matter of specialists
Undated
Box 9
Annual reports and documents on Smith Lever extension
1931-1950
Box 9
Hatch project materials
Undated