Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 9/2/10
Iowa State University
Iowa Agricultural and Home Economics Experiment Station
Research and Demonstration Farms
Records, 1931-[ongoing]
Descriptive summary
creator: |
Iowa State University. Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station. Research and Demonstration Farms |
title: |
Records |
dates: |
1931-[ongoing] |
extent: |
15.98 linear feet (19 document boxes, 8 oversize boxes, and 2 map case folders) |
collection number: |
RS 9/2/10 |
repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
access: |
Open for research |
publication rights: |
Consult Head, Special Collections Department |
preferred citation: |
Iowa State University, Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Research and Demonstration Farms Records, RS 9/2/10, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Historical note
Iowa State University's Research and Demonstration Farms are administered by the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station of the ISU College of Agriculture. The farms are located across the state in order to engage in specific regional research needs. Most of the research farms are leased by the Experiment Station from local nonprofit associations of farmers and business people. The other farms are owned by the state and ISU affiliate organizations. The Experiment Station works closely with area farmers to address local research needs. Area producers make up the membership of local advisory committees, which meet with county area extension staff and ISU researchers to suggest problems that need to be studied. The committee members also act as liaisons between the university and other producers. Research performed at the farms is published by the Experiment Station in annual reports. Farmers are able to view experiments in person during field and demonstration days hosted by the farms. |
Collection description
This collection (1931-[ongoing]) contains material documenting the activities of Iowa State University’s Research and Demonstration Farms. The records include annual reports, newspaper clippings, informational publications, and photo scrapbooks. The contents of the photo scrapbooks are of specific interest as they document farming practices being researched in the 1930s. The scrapbooks contain photos of gully and erosion control practices, crops, scientific equipment, and machinery operations for harvesting, seeding, terracing, and tillage. Experiments conducted by the Northwest Iowa Research Center at the Moody Experimental Farm near Doon and the Galva-Primghar Experimental Farm near Sutherland are well documented. Additional annual progress reports for the various research centers are also available in the University Archives (archives call no. S61 M331111 - S61 W47112x). |
Organization
The collection is listed alphabetically. |
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
News clippings |
1947-2010 |
3 |
18 |
News clippings |
2011-2012 |
14 |
4 |
News releases |
1974, undated |
6 |
6 |
News releases: agricultural engineering |
undated |
1 |
2 |
Annual progress reports: Northeast Research Farm |
1991-1993 |
2 |
1-3 |
Annual progress reports: Northern Research Farm |
1955-1989 |
16 |
1-2 |
Annual progress reports: Northwest Iowa research farms |
1956-1974 |
16 |
3-5 |
Annual progress reports: Northwest Iowa research farms |
1961-1981 |
3 |
21 |
Annual report: Western Iowa Experimental Farm |
1948 |
19 |
1 |
Field notebook: Galva-Primghar Experimental Farm |
1960 |
19 |
2 |
Field notebook: Galva-Primghar Experimental Farm |
1961 |
19 |
3 |
Field notebook: daily assignment notebook |
1962-1965 |
19 |
4 |
Field notebook: daily assignment notebook |
1965-1966 |
|
|
Field notebook: Galva-Primghar Experimental Farm |
1977 |
3 |
22 |
Fiscal report for outlying farms |
1954 |
9 |
9 |
Galva-Primghar Farm and Moody Farm: long term averages |
1956-1997 |
13 |
7 |
Galva-Primghar Farm and Moody Farm: soil moisture data |
1956-1985 |
10 |
6 |
Galva-Primghar Farm and Moody Farm: soil records and maps |
1976-1977, undated |
9 |
1 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: annual reports |
1949-1952 |
9 |
2 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: corn hybrids areas |
1969-1984 |
9 |
3 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: crop history and planting maps |
1952-1976 |
9 |
4 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: delayed planting of soybeans |
1973-1982 |
6 |
12-13 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: farm reports |
1961 |
9 |
7 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: fertility requirements for oats |
1962-1978 |
6 |
14 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: fertility requirements of continuous corn |
1972-1987 |
7 |
1 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes |
1979 |
7 |
2 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes |
1980 |
7 |
3 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes |
1981 |
7 |
4 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes |
1982 |
17 |
8 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes |
1983 |
17 |
9 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes |
1984 |
18 |
1 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes |
1985 |
18 |
2 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes |
1986 |
7 |
5 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes |
1990 |
9 |
8 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: heavy fertility |
1961-1985 |
7 |
6 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: herbicides |
1970-1987 |
7 |
7 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: hybrid population research |
1977-1985 |
8 |
9-10 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: legume N vs. commercial N research |
1957-1987 |
7 |
8 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: nitrogen use study |
1975-1984 |
9 |
10 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: nitrogen-phosphate fertilizer experiment yearly records (1 of 4) |
1959-1986 |
10 |
1 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: nitrogen-phosphate fertilizer experiment yearly records (2 of 4) |
1959-1986 |
10 |
2 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: nitrogen-phosphate fertilizer experiment yearly records (3 of 4) |
1959-1986 |
10 |
3 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: nitrogen-phosphate fertilizer experiment yearly records (4 of 4) |
1959-1986 |
7 |
9 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: rainfall records |
1957-1965 |
9 |
5-6 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: research notes |
1959-1985 |
6 |
10 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: research notes |
1988 |
8 |
6 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: research notes |
1989 |
6 |
11 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: research notes |
1989-1990 |
8 |
7 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: research notes |
1990 |
7 |
10 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: rotations (1 of 4) |
1960-1988 |
7 |
11 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: rotations (2 of 4) |
1960-1988 |
8 |
1 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: rotations (3 of 4) |
1960-1988 |
8 |
2 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: rotations (4 of 4) |
1960-1988 |
10 |
4 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: row spacing |
1965-1983 |
8 |
3 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: soybean time of planting |
1968-1970 |
10 |
5 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: tillage demonstration |
1975-1987 |
8 |
4-5 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: time of planting research |
1961-1976 |
8 |
8 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: zinc and sulfur experiments |
1978-1985 |
23 |
6 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes on super phosphate experiment |
1957-1984 |
24 |
1-2 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes on crop rotation fertility experiment |
1957-1984 |
24 |
3 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes on long-term continuous oats experiment |
1963-1977 |
24 |
4 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes on long-term continuous corn experiment |
1963-1984 |
24 |
5 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes on zinc-sulfur experiment and weather data |
1957-1984 |
25 |
1 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes on legume nitrogen versus commercial experiment |
1957-1984 |
25 |
2-3 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes on nitrogen-phosphorus fertilizer experiment |
1957-1984 |
25 |
4 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes on insecticide, plant diseases, and herbicide experiments |
1963-1983 |
25 |
5 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes on rate of lime studies |
1967-1984 |
26 |
1 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes on tillage studies |
1961-1984 |
26 |
4 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes |
1964-1984 |
26 |
5 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes and weather data |
1985 |
27 |
1 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes and weather data |
1986 |
27 |
2 |
Galva-Primghar Farm: field notes and weather data |
1987 |
18 |
6 |
Howard County Experimental Farm: experiment plot locations |
1955-1966 |
18 |
7 |
Howard County Experimental Farm: soil sample tests |
1945-1953 |
Map |
Case |
Maps, Soil and Topographical: Northwest Research Farm, Galva-Primghar |
undated |
Map |
Case |
Maps, Soil: Grundy-Shelby Experimental Farm, Ringgold County |
1949, undated |
Map |
Case |
Maps, Soil: Seymour-Shelby Farm, Wayne County |
1950 |
Map |
Case |
Maps, Topographical: Northwest Research Farm, Moody Farm, Doon, Iowa |
1955 |
Map |
Case |
Maps, Topographical: Treynor Farm, Pottawattamie County |
1965 |
6 |
4 |
Moody Farm: experiment notes |
1989-1991 |
6 |
3 |
Moody Farm: experiment notes |
1990 |
10 |
11 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1956 |
11 |
2 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1956-1960 |
11 |
1 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1957-1958 |
11 |
3 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1957-1960 |
11 |
5 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1960-1961 |
12 |
1 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1961-1967 |
11 |
4 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1962-1963 |
11 |
6 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1964-1965 |
11 |
7 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1966-1967 |
11 |
8 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1968-1969 |
12 |
2 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1970-1971 |
12 |
3 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1972-1974 |
12 |
4 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1974-1975 |
12 |
7 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1974-1981 |
12 |
5 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1976-1977 |
12 |
6 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1978-1979 |
13 |
1 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1980-1981 |
13 |
2 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1982-1983 |
13 |
6 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1982-1988 |
13 |
3 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1984-1985 |
13 |
4 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1986-1987 |
13 |
5 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1988-1989 |
14 |
1-3 |
Moody Farm: nitrogen-phosphate fertilizer research |
1956-1990 |
10 |
10 |
Moody Farm: research notes |
1974-1991 |
6 |
5 |
Moody Farm: zinc-sulfur experiment |
1989-1990 |
20 |
1 |
Moody Farm: field notes on pre-emergence herbicides for corn and soybeans |
1960-1989 |
20 |
2 |
Moody Farm: field notes on chiseling trials for corn and soybeans |
1975-1985 |
20 |
3 |
Moody Farm: field notes on nitrogen rates on continuous corn experiments |
1974-1989 |
20 |
4 |
Moody Farm: field notes on moisture legume experiment |
1957-1986 |
20 |
5 |
Moody Farm: field notes on time and rate of phosphorus experiment |
1956-1989 |
21 |
1 |
Moody Farm: field notes on rate of lime experiment |
1966-1989 |
21 |
2 |
Moody Farm: field notes on watershed experiment |
1957-1989 |
21 |
3 |
Moody Farm: field notes on zinc-sulfur experiment |
1966-1989 |
21 |
4-5 |
Moody Farm: field notes on nitrogen-phosphate fertility experiment |
1956-1989 |
22 |
1-2 |
Moody Farm: field notes on rate of planting experiment |
1956-1989 |
22 |
3 |
Moody Farm: field notes on nitrogen use, population, and planting date studies |
1962-1984 |
22 |
4 |
Moody Farm: field notes on row spacing and short term experiments |
1961-1983 |
23 |
1 |
Moody Farm: field notes on soybean fungicide trials, reduced herbicide input, and nitrogen placement experiments and weather data |
1956-1989 |
23 |
2 |
Moody Farm: field notes on tillage experiment |
1956-1989 |
23 |
3 |
Moody Farm: field notes on placement of P2O5 on listed corn and corn versus sorghum experiments |
1960-1986 |
23 |
4 |
Moody Farm: field notes on popup versus starter and no starter, switch grass versus brome grass, row spacing of corn and soybeans, and anhydrous versus dry experiments |
1967-1978 |
23 |
5 |
Moody Farm: field notes on ladino clover, insecticides on corn, listed soybeans for observation, drilled corn versus power checker, effect of starter on listed corn, Duncan's calendarizations, and flame cultivation experiments |
1958-1973 |
26 |
3 |
Moody Farm: field notes |
1989 |
17 |
7 |
Northwest Iowa Research Center: soil and grain tests |
1982-1985 |
26 |
2 |
Photographs: aerial images of research farms (10 color) |
1990-2000 |
4 |
10 |
Photographs: aerial images of research farms (19 color) |
1991 |
Map |
Case |
Photographs: aerial images of research farms (22 b/w) |
undated |
18 |
10 |
Photographs: agricultural research (23 b/w, 3 color) |
1985-1990, undated |
18 |
11 |
Photographs: agricultural research at Northeast Research Farm, Nashua (38 color) |
1998 circa |
4 |
5 |
Photographs: computer equipment (8 b/w) |
undated |
4 |
7 |
Photographs: farm equipment and land |
1975 |
4 |
1 |
Photographs: farm equipment, land, and group activities (13 b/w photos) |
undated |
4 |
3 |
Photographs: farm scenes (34 b/w) |
undated |
4 |
4 |
Photographs: meeting (8 color and 1 b/w) |
undated |
14 |
5-6 |
Plans and summaries of long-term soil fertility experiments, project 1148 |
1949-1965 |
15 |
1-2 |
Plans and summaries of long-term soil fertility experiments, project 1148 |
1950-1965 |
18 |
8-9 |
Plans and summaries of long-term soil fertility experiments, project 1148 |
1963-1965, undated |
15 |
3 |
Planter calibrations |
1979-1993 |
Map |
Case |
Poster: Grundy-Shelby Experiment Farm Land Sale |
1988 |
5 |
5 |
Powerpoint slides |
undated |
1 |
3 |
Publications and brochures |
1975-2011, undated |
3 |
19 |
Publications: Borlaug Learning Center Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm booklet |
2009 |
15 |
4-6 |
Purchase order vouchers |
1960 |
15 |
8 |
Report on new crops |
1962 |
15 |
7 |
Report: general conditions of soybeans in Iowa |
1967 |
15 |
9 |
Report: variety test of sudan grasses and sorghum x sudan grass hybrids |
undated |
3 |
20 |
Reports: Northwest Iowa on-farm research |
2007-2009 |
2 |
4 |
Research data: Clarion-Webster Research Center experiments on soil fertility, continuous corn, and continuous oats |
1964-1986 |
2 |
7 |
Research data: Galva-Primghar Research Center experiments on long-term continuous corn |
1963-1979 |
2 |
5-6 |
Research data: Galva-Primghar Research Center experiments on soil fertility, continuous corn, and continuous oats |
1964-1986 |
3 |
1 |
Research data: Shelby-Grundy Research Center experiments on soil fertility and continuous corn |
1964-1984 |
16 |
6 |
Research farms: field notes |
1988-1991, undated |
18 |
4 |
Research notes |
undated |
3 |
2-7 |
Research notes: Berkey Farm experiments |
1979-1984 |
3 |
8 |
Research notes: Bruner Farm, Ames, experiments on corn fertilization |
1980 circa |
3 |
9-15 |
Research notes: Bruner Farm, Ames, experiments on soil fertility strips |
1982-1984 |
3 |
16 |
Research notes: Bruner Farm, Ames, experiments on soybean fertilization |
1982 |
17 |
6 |
Research notes: corn yield studies |
1950-1963 |
6 |
8 |
Research notes: experiment plans |
1956-1987, undated |
6 |
7 |
Research notes: field notes and data |
1990-1991 |
6 |
9 |
Research notes: field observations |
1970-1989 |
10 |
9 |
Research notes: insect and weed control |
1961-1989 |
10 |
7-8 |
Research notes: insecticide evaluation |
1981-1985, undated |
3 |
17 |
Research notes: Kanawha Farm calcium experiments |
1981 |
16 |
7 |
Research notes: rock phosphate vs. super phosphate: records and statistical analysis (1 of 3) |
1957-1985 |
17 |
1 |
Research notes: rock phosphate vs. super phosphate: records and statistical analysis (2 of 3) |
1957-1985 |
17 |
2 |
Research notes: rock phosphate vs. super phosphate: records and statistical analysis (3 of 3) |
1957-1985 |
17 |
5 |
Research notes: soil data |
1958-1960, undated |
18 |
3 |
Research notes: soil tillage and compaction reports |
undated |
18 |
5 |
Research notes: weather and climate data |
1974-1978 |
6 |
1 |
Research project: continuous soybeans |
1979-1980 |
6 |
2 |
Research project: demonstration garden |
1977-1988 |
1 |
4 |
Scrapbook: erosion control and gullies (1 of 3) (24 5x7 b/w photos) |
1932-1940 |
1 |
5 |
Scrapbook: erosion control and gullies (2 of 3) (42 5x7 b/w photos) |
1932-1940 |
1 |
6 |
Scrapbook: erosion control and gullies (3 of 3) (11 5x7 b/w photos) |
1932-1940 |
1 |
7 |
Scrapbook: scientific instruments and machinery operation (1 of 3) (32 3x5 b/w photos) |
1931-1940 |
1 |
8 |
Scrapbook: scientific instruments and machinery operation (2 of 3) (31 5x7 b/w photos) |
1931-1940 |
1 |
9 |
Scrapbook: scientific instruments and machinery operation (3 of 3) (19 5x7 b/w photos) |
1931-1940 |
4 |
6 |
Slides: Mohaska and Powshiek County farm (160 slides) |
1974, undated |
17 |
3 |
Slides: Northwest Iowa Research Center (57 slides) |
1983-1984, undated |
17 |
4 |
Slides: Northwest Iowa Research Center (64 slides) |
undated |
5 |
4 |
Slides: Poweshiek and Crawford County farms (175 slides) |
1974-1976, undated |
5 |
1 |
Slides: Poweshiek and Crawford County Farms (200 slides) |
1974-1978 |
4 |
9 |
Slides: Poweshiek County and activities on the farm (200 slides) |
1974-1976, undated |
5 |
2 |
Slides: Poweshiek County farm (240 slides) |
1974-1976 |
4 |
8 |
Slides: research farms (140 slides) |
1974-1976 |
5 |
3 |
Slides: Taylor and Poweshiek County farms (200 slides) |
1974, undated |
4 |
2 |
Slides: unidentified research farm scenes (100 slides) |
undated |
5 |
6-7 |
Soil Conservation Service Experiment Station, Clarinda, Iowa: terrace-outs, watersheds, rotation plots (55 b/w photographs) |
1931-1940, undated |