Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 16/3/3/6
Iowa State University

Extension and Outreach
Horticulture Program Files, 1924-1960, undated

Descriptive summary

creator:	Iowa State University. Extension and Outreach
title:	Horticulture Program Files
dates:	1924-1960, undated
extent:	2.1 linear feet (5 document boxes)
collection number:	RS 16/3/3/6
repository:	University Archives, Special Collections and University Archives Department, Iowa State University.
language:	English

Administrative information

access:	Open for research
publication rights:	Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:	Extension and Outreach Horticulture Program Files, RS 16/3/3/5, Special Collections and University Archives Department, Iowa State University Library.

Administrative information

People, Families, and Corporate Bodies:	Iowa State University. Extension and Outreach Iowa State University. Department of Horticulture
Places:
Subjects:	Agricultural extension work -- Iowa Horticulture -- Iowa Orchards -- Iowa Demonstration centers in education
Genres:

Abstract

In 1906, the Iowa General Assembly appropriated funds to establish a Department of Extension at Iowa State College (University). In 1914, the U.S. Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act, creating a nationwide system of cooperative extension services that provide outreach activities through land-grant universities, bringing together funding at the national, state, and county levels. Horticultural Extension work may have begun in the early 1920s with demonstration orchards developed in cooperation with local farmers and the provision of gardening information through pamphlets and letters. The collection contains articles, correspondence, reports, maps, orchard plans, demonstration agreements, plans of work, and transcripts of radio talks.

Historical note

In 1906, the Iowa General Assembly appropriated funds to establish a Department of Extension at Iowa State College (University). Extension work in Iowa began earlier through the pioneering efforts of several people, including Mary B. Welch, James Wilson, and Perry Holden. Holden was appointed the first superintendent of Extension at Iowa State from 1906 to 1912. He focused on three branches of Extension work: demonstration farms, short courses, and education trains. In 1914, the U.S. Congress passed the Smith-Lever Act, creating a nationwide system of cooperative extension services that provide outreach activities through land-grand universities. The Act brought together funding at the national, state, and county levels to support the work of these cooperative extension services, and the program was administered through the United States Department of Agriculture. At ISU, the Department of Extension became Cooperative Extension Service in Agriculture and Home Economics. In 1966, University Extension was established by merging the short courses service group, farm demonstrations service group, engineering extension service group, and Center for Industrial Research and Service (CIRAS, established in 1962). In 2006, University Extension became Extension and Outreach.

Horticultural Extension work may have begun in the early 1920s with demonstration orchards developed in cooperation with local farmers and the provision of gardening information through pamphlets and letters.

Sources

Bliss, Ralph K. History of Cooperative Agriculture and Home Economics Extension in Iowa--The First Fifty Years. Ames, IA: Iowa State University of Science and Technology, 1960.

Schwieder, Dorothy. 75 Years of Service: Cooperative Extension in Iowa. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1993.

Collection description

This collection (1924-1960, undated) contains articles, correspondence, reports, maps, orchard plans, demonstration agreements, plans of work, and transcripts of radio talks, documenting Extension activities in horticulture. The bulk of the collection contains material documenting the demonstration orchards.

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Organization

Files are arranged alphabetically.

Container list

Box	Folder	Title	Dates
1	1	Articles: cherries	undated
1	2	Articles: currants	1927, undated
1	3	Articles: fruits and orchards, general	undated
1	4	Articles: gooseberries	1924, undated
1	5	Articles: grapes	1924, undated
1	6	Articles: peaches	undated
1	7	Articles: pears	undated
1	8	Articles: plums	undated
1	9	Articles: potatoes and small fruit	undated
1	10	Articles: raspberries	undated
1	11	Articles: strawberries	undated
1	12	Articles: various	1932, undated
1	13	Correspondence: new home orchard demonstrations	1947-1951
1	14	Correspondence: demonstration orchard, men's reformatory	1933-1936
1	15	Demonstration orchards dropped	1943-1946
1	16	Demonstration orchards, Adair Co.	1947-1952
1	17	Demonstration orchards, Adams Co.	1939-1952
1	18	Demonstration orchards, Allamakee Co.	1940-1952
1	19	Demonstration orchards, Appanoose Co.	1951-1952
1	20	Demonstration orchards, Audubon Co.	1943-1950
1	21	Demonstration orchards, Benton Co.	1949-1951
1	22	Demonstration orchards, Black Hawk Co.	1939-1948
1	23	Demonstration orchards, Boone Co.	1940-1950
1	24	Demonstration orchards, Buchanan Co.	1926
1	25	Demonstration orchards, Butler Co.	1951-1954
1	26	Demonstration orchards, Calhoun Co.	1947-1954
2	1	Demonstration orchards, Carroll Co.	1940-1951
2	2	Demonstration orchards, Cass Co.	1938-1952
2	3	Demonstration orchards, Cedar Co.	1942-1952
2	4	Demonstration orchards, Cerro Gordo Co.	1943-1944
2	5	Demonstration orchards, Cherokee Co.	1940-1952
2	6	Demonstration orchards, Chickasaw Co.	1943-1950
2	7	Demonstration orchards, Clarke Co.	1947-1955
2	8	Demonstration orchards, Clayton Co.	1940-1954
2	9	Demonstration orchards, Crawford Co.	1941-1951
2	10	Demonstration orchards, Dallas Co.	1939-1952
2	11	Demonstration orchards, Davis Co.	1941-1950
2	12	Demonstration orchards, Decatur Co.	1948-1953
2	13	Demonstration orchards, Dickinson Co.	1945-1957
2	14	Demonstration orchards, Dubuque Co.	1941-1953
2	15	Demonstration orchards, Emmet Co.	1948-1953
2	16	Demonstration orchards, Fayette Co.	1940-1950
2	17	Demonstration orchards, Floyd Co.	1946-1950
2	18	Demonstration orchards, Franklin Co.	1940-1950
2	19	Demonstration orchards, Greene Co.	1940-1952
2	20	Demonstration orchards, Grundy Co.	1938-1952
2	21	Demonstration orchards, Guthrie Co.	1946-1952
2	22	Demonstration orchards, Hamilton Co.	1943-1944
2	23	Demonstration orchards, Hardin Co.	1938-1957
2	24	Demonstration orchards, Harrison Co.	1941-1950
2	25	Demonstration orchards, Hancock Co.	1943-1955
2	26	Demonstration orchards, Henry Co.	1944-1951
2	27	Demonstration orchards, Howard Co.	1948-1954
2	28	Demonstration orchards, Humboldt Co.	1940-1949
2	29	Demonstration orchards, Ida Co.	1946-1957
2	30	Demonstration orchards, Iowa Co.	1940-1952
3	1	Demonstration orchards, Jackson Co.	1948
3	2	Demonstration orchards, Jasper Co.	1939-1946
3	3	Demonstration orchards, Johnson Co.	1945-1946
3	4	Demonstration orchards, Keokuk Co.	1940-1945
3	5	Demonstration orchards, Kossuth Co.	1953
3	6	Demonstration orchards, Lee Co.	1938
3	7	Demonstration orchards, Linn Co.	1940-1947
3	8	Demonstration orchards, Louisa Co.	1942-1945
3	9	Demonstration orchards, Lucas Co.	1942-1950
3	10	Demonstration orchards, Madison Co.	1946-1951
3	11	Demonstration orchards, Mahaska Co.	1940-1944
3	12	Demonstration orchards, Marion Co.	1946-1953
3	13	Demonstration orchards, Marshall Co.	1940-1950
3	14	Demonstration orchards, Mills Co.	1938-1947
3	15	Demonstration orchards, Mitchell Co.	1941-1954
3	16	Demonstration orchards, Monona Co.	1941-1949
3	17	Demonstration orchards, Monroe Co.	1943-1955
3	18	Demonstration orchards, Muscatine Co.	1954
3	19	Demonstration orchards, O'Brien Co.	1948-1954
3	20	Demonstration orchards, Osceola Co.	1938-1952
3	21	Demonstration orchards, Pottawattamie Co. (East)	1938-1953
3	22	Demonstration orchards, Pottawattamie Co. (West)	1939-1945
3	23	Demonstration orchards, Poweshiek Co.	1939-1954
3	24	Demonstration orchards, Ringgold Co.	1950-1955
3	25	Demonstration orchards, Sac Co.	1938-1952
3	26	Demonstration orchards, Scott Co.	1945-1951
3	27	Demonstration orchards, Shelby Co.	1939-1955
3	28	Demonstration orchards, Sioux Co.	1940-1952
3	29	Demonstration orchards, Story Co.	1940-1949
3	30	Demonstration orchards, Tama Co.	1940-1954
3	31	Demonstration orchards, Taylor Co.	1938-1951
3	32	Demonstration orchards, Van Buren	1952-1955
4	1	Demonstration orchards, Warren Co.	1937, undated
4	2	Demonstration orchards, Wayne Co.	1946-1955
4	3	Demonstration orchards, Webster Co.	1946-1951
4	4	Demonstration orchards, Winneshiek Co.	1941-1946
4	5	Demonstration orchards, Woodbury Co.	1939-1954
4	6	Demonstration orchards, Wright Co.	1940-1951
4	7	Home demonstration orchards master chart	1948-1951 circa
5	4	Horticulture refresher course outlines	1951
4	8	Plan of work	1938-1939
4	9-10	Plans of work	1942-1943
4	11	Plan of work	1947-1948
5	1-3	Radio talks	1939-1944
5	7	Report: Muck Land Experimental Work at Clear Lake, Iowa	1949
5	8	Report: Peat Land Experiments by Vegetable Crops Subsection	1948
4	31	Report: A Peat Land Vegetable Farm for Education, Action, and Experiment	1936
5	9	Report: Some Experiences and Problems in Establishing a Television Station at Iowa State College	1950 circa
5	6	Slide narration: "Garden Varieties for 1974"	1974
4	12	Small fruit demonstrations	1950-1952
4	13	Small fruit demonstrations, Buchanan Co.	1951-1955
4	14	Small fruit demonstrations, Butler Co.	1954-1955
4	15	Small fruit demonstrations, Cerro Gordo Co.	1952-1954
4	16	Small fruit demonstrations, Chickasaw Co.	1950-1954
4	17	Small fruit demonstrations, Davis Co.	1950-1955
4	18	Small fruit demonstrations, Emmet Co.	1952-1954
4	19	Small fruit demonstrations, Howard Co.	1948-1960
4	20	Small fruit demonstrations, Jefferson Co.	1952
4	21	Small fruit demonstrations, Kossuth Co.	1950-1952
4	22	Small fruit demonstrations, Mitchell Co.	1960
4	23	Small fruit demonstrations, O'Brien Co.	1950-1954
4	24	Small fruit demonstrations, Page Co.	1950-1955
4	25	Small fruit demonstrations, Plymouth Co.	1952-1954
4	26	Small fruit demonstrations, Sac Co.	1950-1952
4	27	Small fruit demonstrations, Tama Co.	1953-1956
4	28	Small fruit demonstrations, Van Buren Co.	1953
4	29	Small fruit demonstrations, Wapello Co. (2 b/w photographs)	1950-1951
4	30	Small fruit demonstrations, Wright Co.	1950-1953
5	5	Summer spraying demonstrations	1920
5	10	Television program	1973