Agricultural Experiment Station at Penn State
The Agricultural Experiment Station at Penn State opened on June 30, 1887. Funded by the Hatch Act of 1887, the experiment station performed soil tests and analyzed fertilizers. It also identified plants, insects and fungi and reported on samples of various agricultural products. Reports and bulletins from the experiment station were mailed regularly to any Pennsylvania citizen who requested them free of charge.
Agricultural Experiment Station at Penn State
Archival Collections
- Pennsylvania State University, Agricultural Experiment Station records (00043)This collection consists of research publications, project outlines, bulletins, research reports, correspondence, and legislation.
- Pennsylvania State University, Department of Animal Nutrition records (00044)The collection contains central farm reports, barn books, farm account books, record book of crops and plots, tobacco experiments, financial records and account books, faculty notebooks, glass plate slides, blueprints and drawings for labs and equipment, fruit charts and articles (1861-1871), correspondence (1887-1889), and Harvey Thomas's diary (1859-1860).
- Henry P. Armsby article reprints (00075)This collection of Henry P. Armsby consists of booklets and reprints of his articles on calorie needs of livestock.
- Ralph L. Watts papers (00714)The Ralph L. Watts papers document his activities, speeches, and correspondence. Items include diaries, one scrapbook of his 25th wedding anniversary, photographs, personal and professional correspondence, and speaking engagement notes and outlines.
Published Materials
- The legacy : a centennial history of the state agricultural experiment stations, 1887-1987 byCall Number: S541.K47 1987Publication Date: 1987
- Impacts of Pennsylvania agricultural research in food science byCall Number: S451.P4I52 1979Publication Date: 1979
- The respiration calorimeter : a description of the construction and operation of the respiration calorimeter for the larger farm animals at the Pennsylvania State College byCall Number: QP177.B73 1974Publication Date: 1974Facsimile reproduction. Originally published: State College, Pa. : Pennsylvania State College, School of Agriculture and Experiment Station, 1933.
- Report of Committee of the Pennsylvania State Grange : to investigate the conditions at the State Experiment Station to see how this institution can be made more helpful to the farmers. byCall Number: S541.5.P42P46 1906Publication Date: 1906