- A-8454
- Item
- 1960
William B. Baker, University of Saskatchewan Director of School of Agriculture, seated at his desk.
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William B. Baker, University of Saskatchewan Director of School of Agriculture, seated at his desk.
Head and shoulders image of S.H. Nelson, professor and head, Department of Horticulture.
"out of an egg" - "Orkan Agro"
An Agricultural student stretches after apparently having just emerged from a giant egg.
Part of H. M. Austenson fonds
Material in this series relates primarily to anniversaries, alumni and reunions, and fundraising for the agriculture building.
Four Clydesdale mares hitched to a wagon, pulling 8300 pounds of Sweet Clover seed in bags. Engineering and Field Husbandry buildings in background.
Bio/Historical Note: By 1910, 19 horses had been purchased by the College of Agriculture that were good work horses or suitable for student class work. Two were purebred Clydesdales. Three light horses were also purchased. One named Barney was used in the morning to deliver milk to faculty in Nutana and in the afternoon on the buggy as Dean Rutherford made his farm rounds. In 1920 the Province asked the Animal Husbandry Department to establish a Clydesdale breeding stud. This led to development of an outstanding collection of prize winning horses that became a focus of the Department. In the 1920s the Percheron and Belgian breeders also demanded support for their breeds and so they were included in the university stud and some cross breeding was undertaken. The campus horses were used for field work for all Departments, general hauling and site work for new buildings. An unofficial use was for the Lady Godiva ride across campus each fall. By the 1940s it was clear that the era of horses as a main source of farm power was over. The final stallion used in the breeding program was the imported "Windlaw Proprietor," grand champion stallion at the 1946 Royal Winter Fair.
Agriculture - Gas Engineering Course - Group Photo
Posed indoor image of students of Class B, Gas Engineering Course.
Agriculture - Class in Session
Elevated view of group of students with instructor gathered around a jet type carburetor on a tractor engine; in tractor laboratory.
Agriculture - Class in Session
Class underway in a farm machinery lab; view of back of class towards instructor.
Agriculture - Class in Session
Lecture is being given to the first year class. Classroom has double windows and a painting of wild cattle on the background wall.
Administration Building - Exterior
Looking northeast at the Administration Building; winter scene.