Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140
RS 9/9/3
Iowa Crop Improvement Association
Records, 1902-[ongoing]
Descriptive summary
creator: |
Iowa Crop Improvement Association |
title: |
Records |
dates: |
1902-[ongoing] |
extent: |
22.98 linear feet (48 document boxes, 2 oversized boxes, and 1 map case folder) |
collection number: |
RS 9/9/3 |
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 Crop Improvement Association Records, RS 9/9/3, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library. |
Historical note
In 1902, an organization called the Iowa Corn Growers Association came into existence with the purpose of organizing grain and livestock judging schools in an effort to improve the economic conditions for farmers through better agriculture. In addition, the organization sponsored an annual corn show to promote better corn production. In 1909, a similar group for small grains, the Iowa Small Grain Growers Association, was formed and hosted an annual small grain show similar to the corn show. The two associations merged in 1913 and became the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association. Over time the corn and grain shows were phased out, but in 1920 the Association started conducting corn yield tests which recognized farmers for high yielding corn crops. In 1912 the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association was organized at Iowa State College (University) for the purpose of promoting research in farm crops and assisting in the distribution of seeds, plants, and fertilizers for experimental use. The Association also worked closely with the Agricultural Experiment Station at Iowa State to conduct experiments on hybrid crops, crop varieties, and new crops of potential value. The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association first certified crops in 1921 and certified and registered seed in 1923. Standards for hybrid corn certification were established by the Association in 1931. In 1942, the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association was recognized as the official seed certifying agency for the State of Iowa. The Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association changed its name in February 1950 to become the Iowa Crop Improvement Association (ICIA). By June, 1951, the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association was absorbed by the Iowa Crop Improvement Association. The purpose of the new organization remained the same as the original associations: to conduct experiments in regards to seeds, plants, and fertilizers and to make known the sources of such good seed by means of certification. With over one hundred years of history, the ICIA continues to be a resource for Iowa's agriculturalists by providing quality seed production and crop performance testing services. The ICIA continues to work closely with the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University to conduct experiments on new crop hybrids and varieties. On top of conducting domestic and international seed certification and quality assurance programs, ICIA also helps influence public policy regarding crop improvement. |
Collection description
This collection (1902-[ongoing]) consists of records related to the Iowa Crop Improvement Association and all previous incarnations of the organization. The materials include annual reports of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association, certified seed directories, Iowa corn yield test records, news articles related to crop research, and programs and photographs of corn and grain shows. The collection also contains a collection of certified seed tags from seed producers primarily in the United States, though there are some tags from Canada and South American countries. Of particular note are the photographs which detail the corn and grain shows and include pictures of participants, judges, displays, and trophies. The photographs also document crop research, farm field days, and other activities sponsored by ICIA and its predecessors. Records related to the Iowa Master Corn and Soybean Growers' Contest are also included in the collection. The contest was started in 1938 and allows growers to fairly compete against one another for the highest corn and soybean yields. Records related to this contest include contestant information, results of the competition, contest manuals and handbooks, premium list books, and correspondence. The Library has also cataloged a number of ICIA publications. Additional information on the history of the ICIA can be found in The Story of the Crop Improvement Association and its Predecessors, by Joe L. Robinson and Oliver A. Knott (call no. SB21 Io8r). A complete set of the Iowa corn yield test reports are cataloged (call nos. SB191 C8 Io87i, SB191 C8 Io87i1, and SB191 C8 Io87i11) as is a set of the ICIA newsletter, Iowa Seed News (call nos. SB114.Io95 and SB114.Io951). Additional materials may also be found in MS 473, Iowa Corn Growers Association records. |
Organization
The collection is organized into six series:
|
Description of series
| Series 1 | Iowa Corn Growers Association |
1904-1913 |
| extent: | 11 folders |
|
| description: | This series contains the records of the Iowa Corn Growers Association and consists primarily of annual convention programs and a corn judges certificate for Miller S. Nelson. The series is listed chronologically. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
1 |
Program: First annual contest |
1904 |
1 |
2 |
Program: Second annual contest |
1905 |
1 |
3 |
Program: Third annual contest premium list |
1906 |
1 |
4 |
Program: Fourth annual contest premium list |
1907 |
1 |
5 |
Corn judges certificate for Miller S. Nelson |
1908 |
1 |
6 |
Program: Fifth annual contest premium list |
1908 |
1 |
7 |
Program: Sixth annual contest premium list and convention call |
1909 |
1 |
8 |
Program: Seventh annual convention premium list and convention call |
1909 |
1 |
9 |
Program: Eighth annual exhibition and contest |
1910 |
1 |
10 |
Program: Ninth annual convention and exhibition |
1912 |
1 |
11 |
Program: Tenth annual convention and exhibition |
1913 |
Description of series
| Series 2 | Iowa Small Grain Growers Association |
1910-1912 |
| extent: | 4 folders |
|
| description: | This series contains records of the Iowa Small Grain Growers Association and consists of a report and programs for the annual grain contests and a seed directory. The series is listed chronologically. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
12 |
Program: First annual contest premium list |
1910 |
1 |
13 |
Report: First annual contest |
1910 |
1 |
14 |
Program: Contest |
1911 |
1 |
15 |
Directory of Iowa seed grains |
1912 |
Description of series
| Series 3 | Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association |
1914-1951, undated |
| extent: | 8.13 linear feet (16 document boxes and 1 oversized box) |
|
| description: | This series contains records of the Iowa Corn and Small Grain Growers Association and includes annual convention programs, articles of incorporation, membership records, news clippings, and seed directories. The collection also contains the data collected for the Iowa corn yield tests performed from 1920 through 1951. Progress reports and final reports for most of these years are also included in this series. A complete set of reports have been cataloged and are available in the Library (call no. SB191 C8 Io87i). The series is listed alphabetically. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
1 |
16-18 |
Annual convention and exhibition: Programs (program includes premium list and seed directory) |
1914-1921 |
37 |
1-4 |
Annual convention and exhibition: Programs (program includes premium list and seed directory) |
1922-1933 |
1 |
19 |
Annual convention and exhibition: Souvenir booklet |
1922 |
2 |
1 |
Application for and legislation (copies) defining state appropriations available to help fund the association |
1917-1923 |
2 |
2 |
Articles of incorporation |
1914 |
2 |
3-5 |
Award winners at state corn and small grain shows |
1918-1942 |
30 |
OVR |
Bank ledgers |
1938-1945 |
2 |
6 |
Correspondence, meeting minutes, and financial audits |
1946-1951 |
2 |
7 |
Correspondence: Premium list |
1917-1918 |
17 |
9 |
Iowa corn yield test: Correspondence and related materials of S. B. Hudson family of Knoxville, Iowa |
1927-1939, undated |
Artifact collection
|
Iowa corn and small grain show: Judge's badge (Artifact 2007-R002.1) |
undated |
|
2 |
8-10 |
Iowa corn yield test: Data |
1920-1921 |
3 |
1-6 |
Iowa corn yield test: Data |
1922-1926 |
4 |
1-6 |
Iowa corn yield test: Data |
1927-1932 |
5 |
1-7 |
Iowa corn yield test: Data |
1933-1936 |
6 |
1-6 |
Iowa corn yield test: Data |
1937-1938 |
7 |
1-6 |
Iowa corn yield test: Data |
1938-1940 |
8 |
1-7 |
Iowa corn yield test: Data |
1941-1944 |
9 |
1-7 |
Iowa corn yield test: Data |
1945-1948 |
10 |
1-5 |
Iowa corn yield test: Data |
1949-1951 |
10 |
6-14 |
Iowa corn yield test: Results and reports |
1920-1928 |
11 |
1-14 |
Iowa corn yield test: Results and reports |
1929-1942 |
36 |
18-26 |
Iowa corn yield test: Results and reports |
1943-1951 |
12 |
1-7 |
Membership records: A-Due |
1918-1940 |
13 |
1-7 |
Membership records: Dug-I |
1918-1940 |
14 |
1-6 |
Membership records: J-M |
1918-1940 |
15 |
1-8 |
Membership records: N-Sm |
1918-1940 |
16 |
1-6 |
Membership records: Sn-Z |
1918-1940 |
16 |
7 |
News clippings: Corn husking contests |
1925-1932 |
16 |
8 |
News clippings: Corn shows |
1924-1938, undated |
16 |
9 |
News clippings: Crops and livestock |
1922-1951, undated |
16 |
10 |
News clippings: Individuals |
1920-1945, undated |
17 |
1 |
News clippings: International grain and hay shows |
1920-1934 |
17 |
2 |
News clippings: Iowa State University |
1923-1947 |
17 |
3 |
News clippings: Soil fertility |
1932 |
17 |
4-5 |
News clippings: State corn and grain shows |
1922-1947 |
Map |
Case |
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915): Award certificates |
1915 |
1 |
20 |
Panama-Pacific International Exposition (1915): Correspondence regarding award certificates |
1917 |
17 |
6 |
Premium lists for state corn and small grain shows |
1934-1942 |
17 |
7-8 |
Seed directories |
1917-1940, undated |
Description of series
| Series 4 | Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association |
1912-1956, undated |
| extent: | 3.82 linear feet (6 document boxes and 1 oversized box) |
|
| description: | This series contains records of the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Association and consists of annual reports, seed directories, seed certification handbooks, and news clippings on crop research. This series also includes a collection of national and international certified seed tags and the first issues of the association's newsletter, Iowa Certified Seed News. The series is listed alphabetically. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
17 |
10 |
Announcements of certified seed for sale |
1912-1943 |
17 |
11 |
Annual meeting programs |
1914-1917 |
17 |
12 |
Annual report for 1912-1916 |
ca. 1916 |
17 |
13-14 |
Annual reports |
1916-1917 |
18 |
1-11 |
Annual reports |
1918-1928 |
19 |
1-11 |
Annual reports |
1929-1939 |
19 |
12 |
Articles of incorporation and bylaws |
1936-1946, undated |
31 |
OVR |
Bank ledgers |
1938-1945 |
20 |
1 |
"Description of Certain Inbred Lines of Corn Used in Commercial Hybrid Seed Production in Iowa" |
undated |
20 |
2 |
Directories of Iowa certified seed growers: "Know Your Hybrid Corn" booklets |
1938-1940 |
20 |
3 |
Directories of Iowa certified seed growers: "Know the Seed You Plant" booklets |
1941-1949 |
20 |
4 |
Experiment station reports on small grain trials |
1931-1939 |
20 |
5 |
Experiment station reports on small grain trials |
1940-1948 |
20 |
6 |
Letters to exhibitors |
1915, 1917 |
20 |
7 |
Listings of Iowa certified seed growers |
1935-1949 |
20 |
8 |
"New Crop Varieties on Iowa Farms" by Joe L. Robinson (typescript) |
ca. 1929 |
20 |
9 |
News clippings: Agronomy research farm |
undated |
20 |
10 |
News clippings: Alfalfa |
1923-1931, undated |
20 |
11 |
News clippings: Barley |
1922-1929 |
20 |
12 |
News clippings: Buckwheat |
1922-1927 |
20 |
13 |
News clippings: Clover, hubam |
1922-1926 |
20 |
14 |
News clippings: Clover, red |
1921-1950, undated |
20 |
15 |
News clippings: Clover, sweet |
1922-1928, undated |
21 |
1 |
News clippings: Conferences, crop improvement day, better seed day |
undated |
21 |
2 |
News clippings: Cooperative experiments |
1920-1938, undated |
21 |
3 |
News clippings: Corn |
1922-1955, undated |
21 |
4-5 |
News clippings: Corn grain production |
1917-1931, undated |
21 |
6 |
News clippings: Corn insects and diseases |
1922-1950 |
21 |
7-8 |
News clippings: Corn yield tests |
1921-1956, undated |
21 |
9 |
News clippings: Corn, hybrid |
1938-1950, undated |
22 |
1 |
News clippings: Dalea |
1923-1928 |
22 |
2 |
News clippings: Flax |
1922-1935, undated |
22 |
3 |
News clippings: Grasses |
1922, 1929 |
22 |
4 |
News clippings: Hay |
1925-1935 |
22 |
5 |
News clippings: Master corn and soybean growers |
1933-1956, undated |
22 |
6 |
News clippings: Oats |
1917-1956, undated |
22 |
7 |
News clippings: Other insects and diseases |
1922 |
22 |
8 |
News clippings: Pasture |
1922-1928 |
22 |
9 |
News clippings: Popcorn |
1921-1947, undated |
22 |
10 |
News clippings: Seed certification |
1921-1954, undated |
22 |
11 |
News clippings: Seed directory |
1923-1935, undated |
22 |
12 |
News clippings: Short courses at Ames (Iowa State) |
1922-1930, undated |
22 |
13 |
News clippings: Silage |
1921-1928, undated |
22 |
14 |
News clippings: Small grain insects and diseases |
1921-1929 |
22 |
15 |
News clippings: Sorghum |
1927-1930, undated |
22 |
16 |
News clippings: Soybeans |
1922-1956, undated |
22 |
17 |
News clippings: Sudan grass |
1922-1927, undated |
22 |
18 |
News clippings: Timothy |
1922, 1927 |
22 |
19 |
News clippings: Weeds and grasses |
1922-1929 |
22 |
20 |
News clippings: Wheat |
1917-1942, undated |
23 |
1 |
Newsletter: The Iowa Certified Seed News |
1947-1949 |
23 |
2 |
Release and distribution of hybrid field corn stocks: Reports from states |
1935-1938, undated |
23 |
3-7 |
Seed certification handbooks |
1945-1949 |
23 |
8 |
Seed certification requirements |
1932-1944 |
24 |
1-3 |
Seed tag collection: Tags from seed corn producers in Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Minnesota, and Wisconsin |
undated |
23 |
9-12 |
Seed tag collection: Tags from seed corn producers in the United States, Canada, and South America |
undated |
Description of series
| Series 5 | Iowa Crop Improvement Association |
1950-[ongoing] |
| extent: | 1.26 linear feet (3 document boxes) |
|
| description: | This series contains the records of the Iowa Crop Improvement Association and consists of annual reports, Iowa corn yield test reports, Seed News newsletters, certification handbooks, and seed growers directories. The series also contains two essays on the history of ICIA which can be found in box 27, folder 12. The series is in chronological order. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
27 |
3 |
Annual report for extension service |
1950-1954 |
27 |
4 |
Certification requirements handbooks |
1950-1954 |
27 |
5 |
Iowa certified seed growers directories |
1950-1954 |
27 |
6 |
Newsletter: Seed News |
1950-1973 |
27 |
7 |
Annual report |
1951 |
27 |
8 |
Annual report |
1952 |
27 |
9-10 |
Iowa corn yield test: Data |
1952 |
27 |
11 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1952 |
27 |
12 |
History of ICIA |
1952, undated |
27 |
13 |
Annual report |
1953 |
27 |
14 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1953 |
| 36 | 17 | Iowa Master Corn Growers Contest: Contest guide | 1953 |
28 |
1 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1954 |
28 |
2 |
Annual report |
1954-1955 |
28 |
3 |
News clippings: Legislature |
1954-1955 |
28 |
4 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1955 |
28 |
5 |
Certification requirements handbooks |
1955-1959 |
28 |
6 |
Iowa certified seed growers directories |
1955-1959 |
28 |
7 |
Newsletter: Seed News |
1955-1959 |
28 |
8 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1956 |
28 |
9 |
Annual report |
1956-1957 |
28 |
10 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1957 |
28 |
11 |
Annual report |
1958 |
28 |
12 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1958 |
28 |
13 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1959 |
28 |
14 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1960 |
28 |
15 |
Certification requirements handbooks |
1960-1962 |
28 |
16 |
Iowa certified seed growers directories |
1960-1964 |
28 |
17 |
Newsletter: Seed News |
1960-1964 |
28 |
18 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1961 |
28 |
19 |
Annual report |
1962 |
28 |
20 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1962 |
29 |
1 |
Annual report |
1963 |
29 |
2 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1963 |
29 |
3 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1964 |
29 |
4 |
Annual report |
1965 |
29 |
5 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1965 |
29 |
6 |
Iowa certified seed growers directories |
1965-1966 |
29 |
7 |
Newsletter: Seed News |
1965-1969 |
29 |
8 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1966 |
29 |
9 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1967 |
29 |
10 |
Annual report |
1968 |
29 |
11 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1968 |
29 |
12 |
Experiment station corn research programs and projects |
1969 |
29 |
13 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1969 |
29 |
14 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1970 |
29 |
15 |
Newsletter: Seed News |
1970-1973 |
29 |
16 |
Iowa crop improvement day and annual meeting: Programs |
1970-1974 |
29 |
17 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1971 |
29 |
18 |
Iowa corn yield test: Report |
1972 |
29 |
19 |
Corn and soybean contest notes |
1972-1973 |
29 |
20 |
Committee reports |
1974 |
29 |
21 |
Committee reports |
1977 |
29 |
22 |
Committee roster |
1977 |
29 |
23 |
Small grain and forage summer seed directory |
1978 |
29 |
24 |
Master grower's contests: Entry forms and handbooks |
1978-1979 |
29 |
25 |
Annual meeting materials |
1980 |
29 |
26 |
Annual meeting materials |
1981 |
29 |
27 |
News clippings: General |
2004-2009 |
29 |
30 |
Annual meeting registration |
2008 |
29 |
28 |
Brochures |
undated |
29 |
29 |
Presentation: "A Seed Is a Seed" by L. E. Everson (15- 5x7 b/w and 1- 8x10 b/w photographs) |
undated |
| 34 | 2 | Seed certification requirements | 1955, 1962 |
Description of series
| Series 6 | Photographs |
1904-1981, undated |
| extent: | 2.52 linear feet (6 document boxes and 1 map case folder) |
|
| description: | This series contains photographs of activities sponsored by ICIA and its predecessors. Events include corn show exhibits and displays, farm field days, and awards ceremonies. The photographs also include individuals associated with ICIA, some of which are unidentified. Many of the images used in the book The Story of the Iowa Crop Improvement Association and Its Predecessors, by Joe L. Robinson and Oliver A. Knott, are included with these photographs. The series is arranged alphabetically. |
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Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
24 |
4 |
Photographs: Banquets, facilities, farm shows, and staff (34 b/w) |
1963-1981, undated |
24 |
5 |
Photographs: Conferences and awards ceremonies (41 b/w) |
1970s, undated |
24 |
6 |
Photographs: Corn (28 b/w) |
undated |
24 |
7 |
Photographs: Corn research and state yield tests (42 b/w) |
1918 circa-1957, undated |
24 |
8 |
Photographs: Corn short course (2 b/w) |
1910 |
25 |
1 |
Photographs: Corn show award winners (8 b/w) |
1928-1942, undated |
25 |
2 |
Photographs: Corn show entries (39 b/w) |
1911-1930, undated |
25 |
3 |
Photographs: Corn show exhibits and displays (30 b/w) |
1909-1932, undated |
Map |
Case |
Photographs: Corn show exhibits and displays (9 oversize b/w) |
undated |
25 |
4 |
Photographs: Corn show judges and staff (24 b/w) |
1912-1957, undated |
25 |
5 |
Photographs: Corn show trophies; most are identified with date first awarded (16 b/w) |
1904-1930, undated |
25 |
6 |
Photographs: Crop research (17 b/w) |
1922-1949 |
25 |
7 |
Photographs: Crop research (13 b/w) |
1927-1958, undated |
25 |
8 |
Photographs: Crop research and field trials for alfalfa, sorghum, wheat, etc. (30 b/w) |
1913-1931, undated |
26 |
1 |
Photographs: Crop shows and machinery (73 b/w) |
1935-1981, undated |
26 |
2 |
Photographs: Facilities and fields (34 b/w) |
1945-1975, undated |
26 |
3 |
Photographs: Facilities, machinery, and people (21 color photographs) |
1954-1969, undated |
26 |
4 |
Photographs: Field demonstrations and miscellaneous people (30 b/w) |
undated |
26 |
5 |
Photographs: Groups of people (unidentified), field days, and banquets (112 b/w) |
1974, undated |
26 |
6 |
Photographs: Groups of people (unidentified), field days, researchers, and staff (24 b/w) |
undated |
26 |
7 |
Photographs: Individuals and staff (46 b/w) |
1926-1975, undated |
26 |
8 |
Photographs: Oat research (20 b/w) |
1923, undated |
26 |
9 |
Photographs: Professors, staff, and other individuals (identified) (22 b/w) |
undated |
27 |
1 |
Photographs: Professors, staff, and other individuals (unidentified) (94 b/w) |
undated |
27 |
2 |
Photographs: Staff (24 b/w and 2 color photographs) |
1927-1976, undated |
32 |
1 |
Photographs: Packaging (3 b/w) |
undated |
32 |
2 |
Photographs: Material (Publicity) (15 b/w) |
1952-1954, undated |
32 |
3 |
Photographs: Seed News (7 b/w) |
undated |
32 |
4 |
Photographs: Field Days (7 b/w) |
1957, undated |
32 |
5 |
Photographs: Mechanics (4 b/w) |
1957, undated |
32 |
6 |
Photographs: ISDA (30 b/w) |
1958, undated |
32 |
7 |
Photographs: Plots (22 b/w) |
1954, undated |
32 |
8 |
Photographs: Crop Improvement Day (8 b/w) |
1959, undated |
32 |
9 |
Photographs: Master Growers Contest, Mechanics (2 b/w) |
undated |
32 |
10 |
Photographs: Research (5 b/w) |
1957, undated |
32 |
11 |
Photographs: Tag Copy (2 b/w) |
undated |
32 |
12 |
Photographs: Notification (2 b/w) |
undated |
32 |
13 |
Photographs: Varietal Purity (2 b/w) |
undated |
32 |
14 |
Photographs: Germination (1 b/w) |
undated |
32 |
15 |
Photographs: Purity (1 b/w) |
1957 |
32 |
16 |
Photographs: Dividing (2 b/w) |
undated |
32 |
17 |
Photographs: Sampling (3 b/w) |
undated |
32 |
18 |
Photographs: Corn Yield Test (1 of 2) (20 b/w and 3 color) |
1954-1957, undated |
32 |
19 |
Photographs: Corn Yield Test (2 of 2) (10 b/w) |
1954-1957, undated |
32 |
20 |
Photographs: Foundation Seed (1 b/w) |
1954 |
32 |
21 |
Photographs: Other States (14 b/w) |
undated |
33 |
1 |
Photographs: Buildings (20 b/w) |
1957, undated |
33 |
2 |
Photographs: Irrigation (4 b/w)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â |
undated |
33 |
3 |
Photographs: Foreign Visitors (15 b/w) |
undated |
33 |
4 |
Photographs: Producers (1 of 2) (29 b/w) |
1953-1955, undated |
33 |
5 |
Photographs: Producers (2 of 2) (22 b/w) |
1953-1955, undated |
33 |
6 |
Photographs: Treating (3 b/w) |
1955, undated |
33 |
7 |
Photographs: Bagging (16 b/w) |
1954, undated |
33 |
8 |
Photographs: Cleaning (14 b/w) |
undated |
33 |
9 |
Photographs: Storing (4 b/w) |
1954, undated |
33 |
10 |
Photographs: Field Preparation (11 b/w) |
undated |
33 |
11 |
Photographs: Open Shots (7 b/w) |
undated |
33 |
12 |
Photographs: Harvesting (16 b/w) |
1956, undated |
33 |
13 |
Photographs: Agronomy Farm (18 b/w) |
1957, undated |
34 |
1 |
Photographs: Soybeans (11 b/w) |
undated |
34 |
3 |
Photographs: Sorghum (1 of 2) (27 b/w) |
1957, undated |
34 |
4 |
Photographs: Sorghum (2 of 2) (20 b/w) |
1957, undated |
34 |
5 |
Photographs: Corn (1 of 2) (28 b/w) |
1957, undated |
34 |
6 |
Photographs: Corn (2 of 2) (28 b/w) |
1957, undated |
34 |
7 |
Photographs: Small Grains (1 of 2) (40 b/w) |
1953-1963, undated |
34 |
8 |
Photographs: Small Grains (1 of 2) (14 b/w) |
1953-1963, undated |
34 |
9 |
Photographs: Crop Masters and Champions (6 b/w) |
1980 |
34 |
10 |
Photographs: Farm and Machinery (6 color photographs) |
1998 |
34 |
11 |
Photographs: Personalities (1 of 2) (34 b/w) |
1950-1979 |
34 |
12 |
Photographs: Personalities (2 of 2) (23 b/w) |
1950-1979 |
35 |
1 |
Slides: Harvesting, Field Shots of Oats (18 slides) |
undated |
35 |
2 |
Slides: Birdsfoot Trefoil (13 slides) |
undated |
35 |
3 |
Slides: Grindeland Oats, Thinning Corn, Hoeden Oats, Atrazine Damage, Hand-pollinating Oats, Soybeans, Peas (16 slides) |
1968 |
35 |
4 |
Slides: Oliver Knott Agronomy (19 slides) |
1962 |
35 |
5 |
Slides: Knott Seed Tags (29 slides) |
1973 |
35 |
6 |
Slides: Beech - Harvesting Trefoil; Person, Grays (2 slides) |
undated |
35 |
7 |
Slides: Sorghum Seed Production (12 slides) |
undated |
35 |
8 |
Slides: Visit Other States and Labwork (16 slides) |
undated |
35 |
9 |
Slides: Soybeans, Oats, and Corn (5 slides) |
undated |
35 |
10 |
Slides: Harvesting (6 slides) |
1958 |
35 |
11 |
Slides: Corn Presentations, Pictures of Fields (34 slides) |
1971-1972 |
35 |
12 |
Slides: C.D. Hutchcroft - Corn Fair (11 slides) |
1958 |
35 |
13 |
Slides: Soybeans - Morrow Plots (9 slides) |
1959 |
35 |
14 |
Slides: Soybean Diseases Presentation (35 slides, 1 audio tape) |
undated |
35 |
15 |
Large Slides: Machinery (3 slides) |
undated |
35 |
16 |
Large Slides: Men in Fields (3 slides) |
undated |
35 |
17 |
Slides: People - with corn, in fields, on a farm, in a living room (29 slides) |
1958, undated |
35 |
18 |
Slides: Plant Labwork (Indoors) (10 slides) |
undated |
35 |
19 |
Slides: Fields (28 slides) |
1958-1962, undated |
35 |
20 |
Slides: People with Farm Equipment; Farm Equipment in Fields (14 slides) |
1962, undated |
35 |
21 |
Slides: Harvesting Losses Presentation (4 slides) |
undated |
35 |
22 |
Slides: Harvesting (7 slides) |
undated |
35 |
23 |
Slides: Plants in Fields, including Canadian Thistle (12 slides) |
1959, 1961 |
35 |
24 |
Slides: Man with Snow-Covered Farm Equipment (2 slides) |
undated |
35 |
25 |
Slides: Seed Temperature and Planting Depth Data (3 slides) |
undated |
35 |
26 |
Slides: Soybean Fields (9 slides) |
1968 |
35 |
27 |
Slides: Outreach (9 slides) |
undated |
35 |
28 |
Slides: Oats: Tillage to Harvest (4 slides) |
1962 |
35 |
29 |
Slides: Certification (4 slides) |
1961 |
35 |
30 |
Slides: Master Winners (12 slides) |
1954 |
35 |
31 |
Slides: Oats, Soybeans, Corn Blight (10 slides) |
1970 |
35 |
32 |
Slides: Greenhouse Material (11 slides) |
undated |
35 |
33 |
Slides: Ultra-Violet Light (8 slides) |
undated |
35 |
34 |
Slides: Certified Corn, Stored Corn (7 slides) |
undated |
36 |
1 |
Slides: Destroying Weeds; Oats; Combines; Fields (17 slides) |
1958, 1960 |
36 |
2 |
Slides: Fields, Trefoil, Unusual Corn Ear (9 slides) |
1962 |
36 |
3 |
Slides: Ramrod, Lorox, Alarap (8 slides) |
1968 |
36 |
4 |
Slides: Advertising, Publications (5 slides) |
undated |
36 |
5 |
Slides: Nodaway, Seed Beds, Nitrogen Needs, Mustard in Oats, High Germ, Low Germ (21 slides) |
1962 |
36 |
6 |
Slides: Ramrod, Lorox, Treflan, Other Fields (7 slides) |
1966 |
36 |
7 |
Slides: Crop Fair (17 slides) |
1958 |
36 |
8 |
Slides: Isolation (4 slides) |
undated |
36 |
9 |
Slides: Oat Production (11 slides) |
undated |
36 |
10 |
Slides: Iowa Corn Yield Test - Lab (10 slides) |
undated |
36 |
11 |
Slides: Field Shots (14 slides) |
undated |
36 |
12 |
Slides: Peterson Seed Farms (11 slides) |
undated |
36 |
13 |
Slides: Seed Tag Presentation (22 slides) |
1974 |
36 |
14 |
Slides: Soybeans (17 slides) |
undated |
36 |
15 |
Slides: Field Inspections (10 slides) |
undated |
36 |
16 |
Slides: Trip (15 slides) |
undated |
Description of series
| Series 7 | Iowa Master Corn and Soybean Growers' Contest |
1938-2001, undated |
| extent: | 5.88 linear feet (14 document boxes) |
|
| description: | This series contains the records of the Iowa Master Corn and Soybean Growers Contest which was established in 1938. Records include contest summaries, contestant and sponsor information, yield results, listings of winners, contest manuals and handbooks, and correspondence. By 1984, the contest results are recorded by district and seed variety. In the 1990s several divisions are added to the contest, including no-till, irrigated, non-irrigated, and contour. This series is organized chronologically. |
|
Container list
Box |
Folder |
Title |
Dates |
37 |
1-4 |
Premium List Books |
1907-1933 |
37 |
5-6 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1938-1939 |
37 |
7-13 |
Contest Summary: Corn and Soybean |
1940-1946 |
37 |
14 |
Contest Guides |
1946-1949 |
37 |
15-17 |
Contest Summary: Corn and Soybean |
1947-1949 |
37 |
18 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1950 |
37 |
19 |
Contest Guides |
1950-1959 |
37 |
20 |
Contest Summary: Corn and Soybean |
1951 |
37 |
21 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1952 |
37 |
22 |
Contest Summary: Corn and Soybean |
1953 |
37 |
23-29 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1954-1960 |
38 |
1 |
Seed Processing and Technology Course Handbook |
1960-1962 |
38 |
2 |
Contest Guides |
1960-1968 |
38 |
3-7 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1961-1965 |
38 |
8 |
Contest Summary: Soybeans |
1966 |
38 |
9-10 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1967-1968 |
38 |
11 |
Iowa Crop Improvement Day Correspondence |
1968-1983 |
38 |
12 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1969 |
38 |
13 |
Contest Summary: Corn and Soybean |
1970 |
38 |
14 |
Requirements Handbook |
1970-1979 |
38 |
15-16 |
Contest Summary: Corn and Soybean |
1971-1972 |
39 |
1-5 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1973-1977 |
39 |
6 |
Contest Correspondence |
1978 |
39 |
7 |
Contest Winners' Information |
1978 |
39 |
8 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1978 |
39 |
9 |
Soybean Growers' Contest Results |
1978 |
39 |
10 |
1978 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1979 |
39 |
11 |
Contest Correspondence |
1979 |
39 |
12 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1979 |
39 |
13 |
Contest Summary: Soybeans |
1979 |
39 |
14 |
1979 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1980 |
39 |
15 |
1979 Contest Winners' Information |
1980 |
39 |
16 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1980 |
39 |
17 |
Contest Summary: Soybeans |
1980 |
39 |
18 |
Sponsor and Contestant Information |
1980-1981 |
39 |
19 |
1980 Contest Winners' Information |
1980-1981 |
39 |
20 |
Requirements Handbooks |
1980-1989 |
40 |
1 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1981 |
40 |
2 |
Contest Summary: Soybeans |
1981 |
40 |
3 |
1981 Contest Winners' Information |
1982 |
40 |
4 |
1981 Contest and Awards Day Correspondence |
1982 |
40 |
5 |
Contest Winners' Information |
1982 |
40 |
6 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1982 |
40 |
7 |
Slides: Seed Varieties (18 color slides) |
1982 |
40 |
8 |
Soybean Growers Contest Summary |
1982 |
40 |
9 |
Contest and Contestant Information |
1983 |
40 |
10 |
Contest Winners' Information |
1983 |
40 |
11 |
Contest Summary: Corn |
1983 |
40 |
12 |
Iowa Map with 1983 Sponsors' Locations |
1983 |
40 |
13 |
Sponsor Information |
1983 |
40 |
14 |
Contest Summary: Soybeans |
1983 |
40 |
15 |
1983 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1984 |
40 |
16 |
Contest Winners' Information |
1984 |
40 |
17-18 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1984 |
40 |
19 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1984 |
41 |
1 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1984 |
41 |
2 |
Sponsor and Contestant Information |
1984 |
41 |
3 |
1984 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1985 |
41 |
4 |
Contest Sponsor Information |
1985 |
41 |
5-6 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1985 |
41 |
7-8 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1985 |
41 |
9 |
1985 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1986 |
41 |
10 |
1985 Contest Winners' Information |
1986 |
41 |
11 |
Contest Sponsor Information |
1986 |
41 |
12-13 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1986 |
41 |
14-15 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1986 |
42 |
1 |
1986 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1987 |
42 |
2 |
1986 Contest Winners' Information |
1987 |
42 |
3 |
Contest Correspondence |
1987 |
42 |
4-5 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1987 |
42 |
6-7 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1987 |
42 |
8 |
Photographs: 1987 Contest Awards Day Correspondence (10 b/w) |
1988 |
42 |
9 |
1987 Contest Winners' Information |
1988 |
42 |
10 |
Contest Correspondence |
1988 |
42 |
11-12 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1988 |
42 |
13-14 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1988 |
42 |
15 |
Photographs:1988 Contest Winners' Info (3 b/w) |
1988-1988 |
42 |
16 |
1988 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1989 |
42 |
17 |
Contest Correspondence |
1989 |
43 |
1-2 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1989 |
43 |
3-4 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1989 |
43 |
5 |
1989 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1990 |
43 |
6 |
1989 Contest Winners' Information |
1990 |
43 |
7 |
Contest Correspondence |
1990 |
43 |
8-9 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1990 |
43 |
10-11 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1990 |
43 |
12 |
Committee Meeting Minutes |
1990-1991 |
44 |
1 |
Requirements Handbook |
1990-2000 |
44 |
2 |
1990 Contest Awards Day Program |
1991 |
44 |
3 |
1990 Contest Winners' Information |
1991 |
44 |
4 |
Contest Winners' Information |
1991 |
44 |
5-6 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1991 |
44 |
7-8 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1991 |
44 |
9 |
1991 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1992 |
44 |
10 |
1991 Contest Correspondence |
1992 |
44 |
11 |
Contest Result Graphs |
1992 |
44 |
12-13 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1992 |
45 |
1-2 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1992 |
45 |
3 |
1992 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1993 |
45 |
4 |
1992 Contest Winners' Information |
1993 |
45 |
5 |
Contest Data Graphs |
1993 |
45 |
6-7 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1993 |
45 |
8-9 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1993 |
45 |
10 |
1993 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1994 |
45 |
11 |
1993 Contest Winners Information |
1994 |
45 |
12-13 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1994 |
45 |
14-15 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1994 |
46 |
1 |
1994 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1995 |
46 |
2 |
1994 Contest Winners' Information |
1995 |
46 |
3 |
Contestant Information |
1995 |
46 |
4-5 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1995 |
46 |
6-7 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1995 |
46 |
8 |
Slides: Fields and Agronomy Field Day (20 color slides) |
1995 |
46 |
9 |
1995 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1996 |
46 |
10 |
1995 Contest Winners' Information |
1996 |
46 |
11 |
Contest Correspondence |
1996 |
46 |
12-18 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1996 |
46 |
19 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1996 |
47 |
1-4 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1996 |
47 |
5 |
Slides: Fields, Awards Day, and Roundup Ready Crops (40 color) |
1996 |
47 |
6 |
1996 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1997 |
47 |
7 |
1996 Contest Winners' Information |
1997 |
47 |
8 |
Contest Correspondence |
1997 |
47 |
9-16 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1997 |
47 |
17-19 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1997 |
48 |
1-2 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1997 |
48 |
3 |
Slides: Lab Work (20 color) |
1997 |
48 |
4 |
1997 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1998 |
48 |
5 |
Contest Correspondence |
1998 |
48 |
6 |
1997 Contest Winners' Information |
1998 |
48 |
7-14 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1998 |
48 |
15-18 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1998 |
49 |
1 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1998 |
49 |
2 |
1998 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
1999 |
49 |
3 |
1998 Contest Winners' Information |
1999 |
49 |
4 |
Contest Correspondence |
1999 |
49 |
5-12 |
Contest Results: Corn |
1999 |
49 |
13-18 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
1999 |
50 |
1 |
1999 Contest Awards Day Correspondence |
2000 |
50 |
2 |
1999 Contest Winners' Information |
2000 |
50 |
3 |
Contestant and Sponsor Information |
2000 |
50 |
4-6 |
Contest Results: Corn |
2000 |
50 |
7-9 |
Contest Results: Soybeans |
2000 |
50 |
10 |
Slides: Field Work and Hybrid Seeds (9 color) |
2000-2003 |
50 |
11 |
2000 Contest Winners' Information |
2001 |
50 |
12 |
Contest Data Entry |
undated |
50 |
13 |
Contest Harvest Entry |
undated |
50 |
14 |
Master Corn Growers' Contest Information |
undated |
50 |
15 |
Master Corn Growers' Contest Procedures |
undated |