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These files relate to such matters as the establishment of the Department and the appointment of the first Secretary; the establishment and administration of agricultural colleges, experiment farms and agricultural research stations; agricultural legislation; land settlement for ex-servicemen; emergency food control; surveys and experiments; use of aircraft in agriculture; eradication/control of pests and diseases; drought relief and flood mitigation; wheat stabilization; dairy and other agricultural research.
The files are numerical with an "ASF" prefix. Many files were formerly part of NRS-53 Miscellaneous ('M") correspondence and include "M" numbers but had been renumbered by the Department of Agriculture.
Created: 1889-01-01 to 1981-12-31
Data time period: 1889-01-01 to 1981-12-31
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