Note by T.H. Kneen 13 May 1992, "One of many displays set up in the College Hall on the occasion of Public Fruit Tree Pruning Demonstrations."Black and white photograph. Display of leaflets providing information on fruit and vegetable growing available from the Victorian Department of Agriculture at a Pruning Day at Burnley.On reverse, "Photograph by Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. D.144.E."fruits, vegetables, pruning, fruit tree pruning demonstration, department of agriculture victoria, publicity, burnley college, leaflets, pruning day

A Department of Agriculture bulletin on preserving fruits and vegetables. Various methods of preservation are covered.Part of a collection of recipe books from Laurence N. Lewis104 p., illus. non-fictioncookbooks, recipe books, preserving (cookery)

Dr Harry Jenkins owned Churchill Island from 1936 to 1963 and bequeathed it to Margaret Campbell on his death. Sister Campbell had been nurse to his disabled son and wife and she lived on the island from the time of World War Two. The item was given to Arthur Evans, a family friend, on the day of the auction sale of artifacts when she sold the island, approximately 1973. The document demonstrates Harry Jenkins interest and committment to farming and provides information on farming of the era.Typed letter on Department of Agriculture, Victoria letterhead, addressed to Mr. E.H. Jenkins, regarding improvement of pasture land at Churchill Island, signed 'R.L. Twentyman,' Agrostologist, dated 9th April, 1941R.L. Twentyman [bottom right hand corner]department of agriculture, mr. e.h. jenkins, harry jenkins, churchill island, farm

Department of Agriculture invitations.Scanneddepartment of agriculture, pruning, trees

35 pages, illustrated.

165 pages.

Dark green cover, embossed on front 'Department of Agriculture Victoria' enclosed in circular design. Report to the Minister of Lands and Agriculture, 1874 on the proceedings of the Department, 363 pages. Written on front page in black ink "Mr H.P. Smith, Strathfieldsaye' Includes information on agricultural education, Australian grasses, diseases among stock, orange cuture, wood boring beetles, apples meteorologyof Victoria, worm diseased in sheep, sericulture, white eyebrowed woodswallow, flax, vines and wine industry, fencing and impounding. Contains information about Strathfieldsaye vigneron Messrs Bruhn and T Strachan of Axedale. Extensive metereological data for 1873 included; Sandhurst data described in depth.Variousgovernment, state, department of agriculture

Note by E.B. Littlejohn 11 December 1991, "Jessie M. Scott (Pixie) ploughing in orchard, winter 1941. 'Pixie' Scott scarifiying orchard, winter 1941."2 black and white photographs: (1) female student using horse drawn plough in the Orchard (2) 2 copies: female student using horse drawn scarifier in the Orchard. Pixie Scott is the student in both photographs(1): "Ploughing in Orchard," (2): "A student using a scarifier in the apple block, School of Horticulture Burnley June 1940."students, ploughing, orchard, female students, horse drawn plough, jessie m. scott, pixie scott, apple block, horse drawn scarifier, students working outside, scarifier, plough

1 copy made by A.P. Winzenried as a possible inclusion in, "Green Grows Our Garden." Note by T.H. Kneen 16 March, 1992, The "Administration Building" referred to frequently in these photographs was the building erected to replace the old Pavilion which housed the School of Primary Agriculture & Horticulture and also the Pasture & Fruit Preserving Branches of the Department of Agriculture. The new building also provided for a future Plant Breeding Branch and some additional facilities such as the Assembly Hall, Library, two additional class rooms." Another comment on 8 April 1992, "The willow, a basket willow, was heavily pollarded annually."3 copies black and white photographs, different sizes. Photograph taken about 1960 showing Administration Building, pond, lawns and garden bed in foreground, student mowing in background. On reverse of 2 copies, "Photograph by Information Branch Victorian Department of Agriculture Ref. No. D1099C." On reverse of 1 copy, "from box the Garden/Land." On reverse, "The Main Building at Burnley photo taken winter approx 1960. This building replaced the original building - The Pavilion."administration building, pond, lawns, garden beds, students, mowing, a.p. winzenried, green grows our garden, school of primary agriculture & horticulture, pasture & fruit preserving branches, department of agriculture, plant breeding branch, assembly hall, library, basket willow, student working outside

Note by T.H. Kneen 18 December 1991 "Students L-R: Lex Hodge (1962),Oliver Frost (1962), Peter Trudgeon (1963). The location of the photo is the student individual plot ground."2 copies black and white photograph. Students dusting, watering and digging in their vegetable plots.On reverse stamp, "Photograph by Publicity Branch Victorian Department Of Agriculture Ref. No. c.1695N."watering, digging, lex hodge, oliver frost, peter trudgeon, department of agriculture, students, dusting vegetables, vegetable plots, students working outside, orchard

The Kiewa Valley has been a farming district from early settlement of white people. This has continued until the present although the nature of farming has varied over the years. Access to information has improved with transport and technology. The journals kept the farmers informed and up to date.These booklets and journals were one of the few sources of information during the 1950s for the isolated farmers of the Kiewa Valley. The Kiewa Hydro Electric Scheme improved both transport and technology during the scheme's construction from the 1940s. It provided the township of Mt Beauty at the upper end of the valley where shops and schools were constructed, roads were improved out of the valley and the supply of electricity for milking etc. became available. 1. 14 articles each bounded by 2 staples, and each reprinted from Dept. of Agriculture Journal on a particular topic relating to Agriculture. All black & white and c1950s. 2. 4 Journals with colored covers 3 from Victoria Dept. of Agriculture (1932, 1974 & 1975) and 1 from Sth. Australia.1. "J.H.Wallace" hand written top right corner of covers of pamphlets titled 'Diseases Affecting /Young Cattle' and 'Mastitis'. "AHW" hand written top right corner of cover of pamphlet titled ' Grading Land for Irrigation' 2. Nonefarming, agriculture, cattle, pasture, kiewa valley, department of agriculture in victoria, kiewa hydro electric scheme,

Photographs in an envelope marked O.H.M.S. Department of Agriculture, Burnley gardens, E.1. All stamped,"Photograph by Publicity Branch Victorian Department of Agriculture." (1)-(2) B1687A-B Heavily pruned fruit tree. (3) B1688 Grafting tools. (4)-(8) B1689A-E Cutting techniques. (9)-(15) B1690A-G Joining graft techniques. (16)-(21)A-F Camellia graft. (22)-(26) B1692A-E Magnolia air-layering. (27)-(31) B1693A-E Plum root cuttings and scions and materials. (32)-(36) C668A-E Removing and planting rooted magnolia graft.department of agriculture, burnley gardens, pruning, fruit trees, grafting, tools, cutting, techniques, camellia, magnolia, plum, air-layering, approach grafting, whip and tongue grafting

Letter from the President of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria providing the outline of modules to be included in the Agricultural Apprenticeship courses at the Bendigo Technical College during 1982 Letter dated 2nd October 1981 Four modules: A70 Poultry Housing, 3 pages A71 Poultry Nutrition and Feeding, 3 pages A72 Poultry Flock Husbandry and Disease Control, 3 pages A73 Breeding Poultry, 3 pages

Each journal has eg January 50 pages and February 100 pages with advertisements, articles, etc updating farmers on current issues and the latest inventions.Farmers in the Kiewa Valley subscribed to these journals enabling them to keep up with the changes in farming in Victoria, Australia.Large, thick book box with monthly journals in 1949 enclosed. Each journal is held by string. Spine is black and cover is beige.department of agriculture in victoria, farmers of the kiewa valley, 1949 journals