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The mission of Smith-Lever was teaching and practical presentations in agriculture and home economics to rural residents. This included home economics, such as nutrition and money management; community development through economic development; and rural development, through community outreach with extension agents located in each county. The Station's new teaching role was important to farmers who could learn new practical cultivation techniques in a non-academic setting.  Smith-Lever's outreach mission ultimately led to the 1913 creation of Farmer's Short Courses, one-to-three-week courses on the best agricultural practices, which were held in Morgantown and around the state.","The WVU Agricultural Experiment Station was engaged in many other activities in the years leading up to World War I. The station sold brooding eggs to farmers to increase poultry production in the state. It promoted the Good Road Movement, a national effort to improve rural roads and improve rural life. The Station also played an important role in securing farm labor for the labor shortage caused by World War I and the millions of American men serving overseas.","John A. Myers served as the first WVU Agricultural Experiment Station director. Before he arrived at WVU, Myers, a chemist, had served at other universities and as the state chemist for Mississippi. He established the WVU Experiment Station in 1888 and oversaw the construction of the experiment station building, completed in 1893. He served as its director for nearly ten years. James H. Stewart replaced Myers in 1897, serving until 1911. Dwight E. Sanderson was the next director, serving from 1911 to 1915. John Lee Coulter was the last station director during this early period, serving from 1915 to 1921. The Agricultural Experiment Station, now the West Virginia University Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, is still in existence today in 2025.","Related names include T.C. Atkeson (1852-1935)-Dean of the College of Agriculture and State Grange master (see also A\u0026M 1126); John Lee Coulter (1881-1959)-Station Director (see also A\u0026M 0398); A.D. Hopkins (1851-1948)-Entomologist (see also A\u0026M 0904); William E. Rumsey (1865-1938)-Entomologist (see also A\u0026M 2935); E. Dwight Sanderson (1878-1944)-Station Director (see also A\u0026M 0398;James Henry Stewart (1851-1935)-Station Director (see also A\u0026M 0398).","Sources\nRobert A. Dailey. History of the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences: Synopsis and Analysis of Academic Programs. Bloomington, IN: Book Print, 2006.\nErnest J. Nesius. The First 100 Years: A History of the West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company, 1988.\nReport of Work of the Experiment Station for the Years 1901-1902. Parkersburg, W.Va.: Press of Parkersburg News, 1903.\nReport of West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station July 1, 1914 to June 30, 1916. n.p., nd.\nWikipedia, Hatch Act of 1887, AI Overview (accessed September 17, 2025)\nWikipedia, Smith-Lever Act of 1914. AI Overview (accessed September 17, 2025)","Includes records of the West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station.  Records include incoming and outgoing correspondence for and from Agricultural Experiment Station directors and staff, a minute book, Experiment Station Reports, photograph albums, papers, and glass plate negatives. The records document the Experiment Station's work researching injuries to crops, problems with poultry and livestock, soil and fertilizer, etc. Series include:","Series 1, Correspondence, 1885-1918; \n[no series 2]\nSeries 3, Experiment Station Reports and Other Records, 1895-1918, 1988; \nSeries 4, Addendum of 1955, Glass Plate Negatives, 1895-1918;\nSeries 5, Addendum of 1968, Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1895-circa 1915;\nSeries 6, Addendum of 1969, Glass Plate Negatives and Sheet and Roll Film Negatives and Contact Sheets, 1904-1955.","Series 1 consists of correspondence for the years 1885 to 1918. This series consists of both incoming and outgoing correspondence for and from Agricultural Experiment Station directors and staff, such as John A. Myers, William E. Rumsey, James H. Stewart, Dwight E. Sanderson, and others. However, this series is generally outgoing correspondence. This series is organized alphabetically and chronologically. \nIn general, the subjects in Series 1 include correspondence from fertilizer and chemical companies, nurseries, various pamphlets, inquiries regarding agricultural problems, such as seeds and weeds; and sample testing of non-agricultural materials such as alcohol, coal, and sand. Additional correspondence includes invoices, employment inquiries, the sale of hatching eggs, communications with other agricultural experiment stations and the United States Department of Agriculture, and personal mail. Additionally, there are four John A. Myers letter books containing incoming and outgoing letters for the years 1887-1897 (boxes 138-141).\nLater Series 1 correspondence specifically reflects the expanded role of experiment station in the years 1905-1918.  It includes the Good Roads Movement and crop pest control, and the effort of the experiment station to mobilize farm labor shortage caused by World War I (boxes 42-137).\nPlease note that Series 2 (boxes 135-144) has been combined with Series 1 and is displayed chronologically within Series 1. As of 2025, we are unsure why original processors separated the material into two series.","Series 3 consists of four record types: a minute book, reports, albums, and papers. The minute book is a WVU Agricultural Experiment Station minute book (box 153). The entries begin in 1888 with the construction of the Agricultural Experiment Station building, with the last entry in 1892. Additionally, there are pages of data and calculations related to crop yields dating to the early 1900s.  \nThe second record type includes reports for tree pests, crop pest reports, fruit orchard inspection reports, seed testing, soil analysis, fertilizer reports, miscellaneous reports, and inspection tag reports. These reports encompass the years 1895 to 1911 (boxes 145-150). \nThe last set of records are bound Horticultural and Agricultural Blueprint photographic albums (Books 1, 2, 3 and 6, in boxes 151-152). Each bound volume has one or two cyanotype photographic prints per page. Generally, each photograph has an enumerated negative number, view information and negative condition information (as applicable). Images include the Agricultural Experiment Station Farm, injuries to fruits and orchards, problems with poultry and livestock as well as other subjects. These albums cover the years from circa 1892 to circa 1900. \nOne of the highlights of this series is the West Virginia Agricultural Hall of Fame Certificate awarded to John A. Myers posthumously on July 22, 1988, as well as the Hall of Fame program for the event. These items can be found in Box 153.","Series 4 consists of glass plate negatives. The photographic subjects are Diseases \u0026 Injuries, Fruits \u0026 Orchards, Grains, Livestock, Machinery, Miscellaneous, Other Crops, and Poultry. These subjects were presumably assigned by the WVU Library at the time of accessioning, but may have been assigned previously if used by the originating office for reference. The materials span the years 1895 to 1917.","Series 5 consists of glass plate negatives. The images cover a broad range of subjects including crops, animals, orchards, Farmers Short Courses, farms, schools, among other subjects. This series also includes celluloid negatives (box 181) and negatives from an undated European tour (boxes 182-183). The years included are circa 1890 to circa 1915.","Series consists of Agricultural Experiment Station glass plate negatives (boxes 184-190) and sheet film and roll film negatives and black \u0026 white contact prints (boxes 191-196).","The glass plate negatives cover a broad range of subject matter which reflects the Agricultural Experiment Station's project work of the time. These subjects include agronomy, animal husbandry, dairy, entomology, 4-H, forestry, horticulture, home economics, and others. These negatives span the years 1904 to 1942.","The sheet film and roll film negatives and black \u0026 white contact prints also cover a broad range of subjects which again reflect the Agricultural Experiment Station's project work of the time. These subjects include administration, agronomy, agricultural economics, animal husbandry, animal pathology, dairy, editorial, 4-H, and forestry, among other subjects. These images cover the period from 1937 to 1957.","Information sourced from West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletins, 1950-1967 (WVC 630.72 W52)","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center","West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University. Agricultural Experiment Station","West Virginia University. 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For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Transfer from West Virginia University (WVU) Agriculture Experiment Station, 1937.","Transfer from WVU College of Agriculture, 1955 May 11.","Transfer from WVU Department of Psychology through Dr. Quin Curtis, 1968 June 24.","Gift from Bob Maxwell, WVU College of Agriculture and Forestry, 1988 August 17.","Transfer from WVU Office of Public Relations, 1969 July 19."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Agriculture   -- Study and teaching"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Agriculture   -- Study and teaching"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["81.71 Linear Feet 195 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 drop front box, 3 in."],"extent_tesim":["81.71 Linear Feet 195 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 drop front box, 3 in."],"date_range_isim":[1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Hatch Act of 1887 established federally mandated and funded agricultural experiment stations at land grant universities, such as West Virginia University. The mission of the WVU Agricultural Experiment Station was to be a research institution focusing on original research and experiments to develop and improve agriculture and rural life. Specifically, the Experiment Station was engaged in research for soil improvement through improved fertilizers and fertilizer testing. To this end, the West Virginia state legislature passed a fertilizer act in 1891 requiring that samples of fertilizer be sent to the Experiment Station for testing and a Certificate of Inspection tag to be issued specifying the manufacturer, brand name and ingredients. Additionally, there was research for improvements in plant growth and in livestock breeding. The results of the Station's research were made public in the form of bulletins. These early bulletins were met with mixed feelings by farmers, in that they felt  they were too technical and not very practical. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy the turn of twentieth century the Agriculture Experiment Station began taking on a larger statewide footprint. The 1901 West Virginia Crop Pest Law empowered the Experiment Station to take control of eradicating agricultural pests within the state, such as San Jose Scale, through inspection and destruction of infested orchards and crops and the inspection of trees and plants, and other agricultural products entering West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMoreover, the role of WVU Agricultural Experiment Station had evolved over time from research to teaching and outreach as well. Consequently, the Station became the foundation for new cooperative extension work created by the Smith-Lever Act of 1914. Smith-Lever established cooperative extension work at land grant institutions through a partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture. The mission of Smith-Lever was teaching and practical presentations in agriculture and home economics to rural residents. This included home economics, such as nutrition and money management; community development through economic development; and rural development, through community outreach with extension agents located in each county. The Station's new teaching role was important to farmers who could learn new practical cultivation techniques in a non-academic setting.  Smith-Lever's outreach mission ultimately led to the 1913 creation of Farmer's Short Courses, one-to-three-week courses on the best agricultural practices, which were held in Morgantown and around the state. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe WVU Agricultural Experiment Station was engaged in many other activities in the years leading up to World War I. The station sold brooding eggs to farmers to increase poultry production in the state. It promoted the Good Road Movement, a national effort to improve rural roads and improve rural life. The Station also played an important role in securing farm labor for the labor shortage caused by World War I and the millions of American men serving overseas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn A. Myers served as the first WVU Agricultural Experiment Station director. Before he arrived at WVU, Myers, a chemist, had served at other universities and as the state chemist for Mississippi. He established the WVU Experiment Station in 1888 and oversaw the construction of the experiment station building, completed in 1893. He served as its director for nearly ten years. James H. Stewart replaced Myers in 1897, serving until 1911. Dwight E. Sanderson was the next director, serving from 1911 to 1915. John Lee Coulter was the last station director during this early period, serving from 1915 to 1921. 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Additionally, there was research for improvements in plant growth and in livestock breeding. The results of the Station's research were made public in the form of bulletins. These early bulletins were met with mixed feelings by farmers, in that they felt  they were too technical and not very practical.","By the turn of twentieth century the Agriculture Experiment Station began taking on a larger statewide footprint. The 1901 West Virginia Crop Pest Law empowered the Experiment Station to take control of eradicating agricultural pests within the state, such as San Jose Scale, through inspection and destruction of infested orchards and crops and the inspection of trees and plants, and other agricultural products entering West Virginia.","Moreover, the role of WVU Agricultural Experiment Station had evolved over time from research to teaching and outreach as well. Consequently, the Station became the foundation for new cooperative extension work created by the Smith-Lever Act of 1914. Smith-Lever established cooperative extension work at land grant institutions through a partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture. The mission of Smith-Lever was teaching and practical presentations in agriculture and home economics to rural residents. This included home economics, such as nutrition and money management; community development through economic development; and rural development, through community outreach with extension agents located in each county. The Station's new teaching role was important to farmers who could learn new practical cultivation techniques in a non-academic setting.  Smith-Lever's outreach mission ultimately led to the 1913 creation of Farmer's Short Courses, one-to-three-week courses on the best agricultural practices, which were held in Morgantown and around the state.","The WVU Agricultural Experiment Station was engaged in many other activities in the years leading up to World War I. The station sold brooding eggs to farmers to increase poultry production in the state. It promoted the Good Road Movement, a national effort to improve rural roads and improve rural life. The Station also played an important role in securing farm labor for the labor shortage caused by World War I and the millions of American men serving overseas.","John A. Myers served as the first WVU Agricultural Experiment Station director. Before he arrived at WVU, Myers, a chemist, had served at other universities and as the state chemist for Mississippi. He established the WVU Experiment Station in 1888 and oversaw the construction of the experiment station building, completed in 1893. He served as its director for nearly ten years. James H. Stewart replaced Myers in 1897, serving until 1911. Dwight E. Sanderson was the next director, serving from 1911 to 1915. John Lee Coulter was the last station director during this early period, serving from 1915 to 1921. The Agricultural Experiment Station, now the West Virginia University Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, is still in existence today in 2025.","Related names include T.C. Atkeson (1852-1935)-Dean of the College of Agriculture and State Grange master (see also A\u0026M 1126); John Lee Coulter (1881-1959)-Station Director (see also A\u0026M 0398); A.D. Hopkins (1851-1948)-Entomologist (see also A\u0026M 0904); William E. Rumsey (1865-1938)-Entomologist (see also A\u0026M 2935); E. Dwight Sanderson (1878-1944)-Station Director (see also A\u0026M 0398;James Henry Stewart (1851-1935)-Station Director (see also A\u0026M 0398).","Sources\nRobert A. Dailey. History of the Davis College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Consumer Sciences: Synopsis and Analysis of Academic Programs. Bloomington, IN: Book Print, 2006.\nErnest J. Nesius. The First 100 Years: A History of the West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station. Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company, 1988.\nReport of Work of the Experiment Station for the Years 1901-1902. Parkersburg, W.Va.: Press of Parkersburg News, 1903.\nReport of West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station July 1, 1914 to June 30, 1916. n.p., nd.\nWikipedia, Hatch Act of 1887, AI Overview (accessed September 17, 2025)\nWikipedia, Smith-Lever Act of 1914. 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The records document the Experiment Station's work researching injuries to crops, problems with poultry and livestock, soil and fertilizer, etc. Series include:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1, Correspondence, 1885-1918; \n[no series 2]\nSeries 3, Experiment Station Reports and Other Records, 1895-1918, 1988; \nSeries 4, Addendum of 1955, Glass Plate Negatives, 1895-1918;\nSeries 5, Addendum of 1968, Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1895-circa 1915;\nSeries 6, Addendum of 1969, Glass Plate Negatives and Sheet and Roll Film Negatives and Contact Sheets, 1904-1955.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1 consists of correspondence for the years 1885 to 1918. This series consists of both incoming and outgoing correspondence for and from Agricultural Experiment Station directors and staff, such as John A. Myers, William E. Rumsey, James H. Stewart, Dwight E. Sanderson, and others. However, this series is generally outgoing correspondence. This series is organized alphabetically and chronologically. \u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nIn general, the subjects in Series 1 include correspondence from fertilizer and chemical companies, nurseries, various pamphlets, inquiries regarding agricultural problems, such as seeds and weeds; and sample testing of non-agricultural materials such as alcohol, coal, and sand. Additional correspondence includes invoices, employment inquiries, the sale of hatching eggs, communications with other agricultural experiment stations and the United States Department of Agriculture, and personal mail. Additionally, there are four John A. Myers letter books containing incoming and outgoing letters for the years 1887-1897 (boxes 138-141).\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLater Series 1 correspondence specifically reflects the expanded role of experiment station in the years 1905-1918.  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The images cover a broad range of subjects including crops, animals, orchards, Farmers Short Courses, farms, schools, among other subjects. This series also includes celluloid negatives (box 181) and negatives from an undated European tour (boxes 182-183). The years included are circa 1890 to circa 1915.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries consists of Agricultural Experiment Station glass plate negatives (boxes 184-190) and sheet film and roll film negatives and black \u0026amp; white contact prints (boxes 191-196).  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe glass plate negatives cover a broad range of subject matter which reflects the Agricultural Experiment Station's project work of the time. These subjects include agronomy, animal husbandry, dairy, entomology, 4-H, forestry, horticulture, home economics, and others. These negatives span the years 1904 to 1942.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe sheet film and roll film negatives and black \u0026amp; white contact prints also cover a broad range of subjects which again reflect the Agricultural Experiment Station's project work of the time. These subjects include administration, agronomy, agricultural economics, animal husbandry, animal pathology, dairy, editorial, 4-H, and forestry, among other subjects. These images cover the period from 1937 to 1957. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInformation sourced from West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletins, 1950-1967 (WVC 630.72 W52)\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Includes records of the West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station.  Records include incoming and outgoing correspondence for and from Agricultural Experiment Station directors and staff, a minute book, Experiment Station Reports, photograph albums, papers, and glass plate negatives. The records document the Experiment Station's work researching injuries to crops, problems with poultry and livestock, soil and fertilizer, etc. Series include:","Series 1, Correspondence, 1885-1918; \n[no series 2]\nSeries 3, Experiment Station Reports and Other Records, 1895-1918, 1988; \nSeries 4, Addendum of 1955, Glass Plate Negatives, 1895-1918;\nSeries 5, Addendum of 1968, Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1895-circa 1915;\nSeries 6, Addendum of 1969, Glass Plate Negatives and Sheet and Roll Film Negatives and Contact Sheets, 1904-1955.","Series 1 consists of correspondence for the years 1885 to 1918. This series consists of both incoming and outgoing correspondence for and from Agricultural Experiment Station directors and staff, such as John A. Myers, William E. Rumsey, James H. Stewart, Dwight E. Sanderson, and others. However, this series is generally outgoing correspondence. This series is organized alphabetically and chronologically. \nIn general, the subjects in Series 1 include correspondence from fertilizer and chemical companies, nurseries, various pamphlets, inquiries regarding agricultural problems, such as seeds and weeds; and sample testing of non-agricultural materials such as alcohol, coal, and sand. Additional correspondence includes invoices, employment inquiries, the sale of hatching eggs, communications with other agricultural experiment stations and the United States Department of Agriculture, and personal mail. Additionally, there are four John A. Myers letter books containing incoming and outgoing letters for the years 1887-1897 (boxes 138-141).\nLater Series 1 correspondence specifically reflects the expanded role of experiment station in the years 1905-1918.  It includes the Good Roads Movement and crop pest control, and the effort of the experiment station to mobilize farm labor shortage caused by World War I (boxes 42-137).\nPlease note that Series 2 (boxes 135-144) has been combined with Series 1 and is displayed chronologically within Series 1. As of 2025, we are unsure why original processors separated the material into two series.","Series 3 consists of four record types: a minute book, reports, albums, and papers. The minute book is a WVU Agricultural Experiment Station minute book (box 153). The entries begin in 1888 with the construction of the Agricultural Experiment Station building, with the last entry in 1892. Additionally, there are pages of data and calculations related to crop yields dating to the early 1900s.  \nThe second record type includes reports for tree pests, crop pest reports, fruit orchard inspection reports, seed testing, soil analysis, fertilizer reports, miscellaneous reports, and inspection tag reports. These reports encompass the years 1895 to 1911 (boxes 145-150). \nThe last set of records are bound Horticultural and Agricultural Blueprint photographic albums (Books 1, 2, 3 and 6, in boxes 151-152). Each bound volume has one or two cyanotype photographic prints per page. Generally, each photograph has an enumerated negative number, view information and negative condition information (as applicable). Images include the Agricultural Experiment Station Farm, injuries to fruits and orchards, problems with poultry and livestock as well as other subjects. These albums cover the years from circa 1892 to circa 1900. \nOne of the highlights of this series is the West Virginia Agricultural Hall of Fame Certificate awarded to John A. Myers posthumously on July 22, 1988, as well as the Hall of Fame program for the event. These items can be found in Box 153.","Series 4 consists of glass plate negatives. The photographic subjects are Diseases \u0026 Injuries, Fruits \u0026 Orchards, Grains, Livestock, Machinery, Miscellaneous, Other Crops, and Poultry. These subjects were presumably assigned by the WVU Library at the time of accessioning, but may have been assigned previously if used by the originating office for reference. The materials span the years 1895 to 1917.","Series 5 consists of glass plate negatives. The images cover a broad range of subjects including crops, animals, orchards, Farmers Short Courses, farms, schools, among other subjects. This series also includes celluloid negatives (box 181) and negatives from an undated European tour (boxes 182-183). The years included are circa 1890 to circa 1915.","Series consists of Agricultural Experiment Station glass plate negatives (boxes 184-190) and sheet film and roll film negatives and black \u0026 white contact prints (boxes 191-196).","The glass plate negatives cover a broad range of subject matter which reflects the Agricultural Experiment Station's project work of the time. These subjects include agronomy, animal husbandry, dairy, entomology, 4-H, forestry, horticulture, home economics, and others. These negatives span the years 1904 to 1942.","The sheet film and roll film negatives and black \u0026 white contact prints also cover a broad range of subjects which again reflect the Agricultural Experiment Station's project work of the time. These subjects include administration, agronomy, agricultural economics, animal husbandry, animal pathology, dairy, editorial, 4-H, and forestry, among other subjects. These images cover the period from 1937 to 1957.","Information sourced from West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletins, 1950-1967 (WVC 630.72 W52)"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_7076bcbf9f40c5381e3af2d600fb9349\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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The mission of the WVU Agricultural Experiment Station was to be a research institution focusing on original research and experiments to develop and improve agriculture and rural life. Specifically, the Experiment Station was engaged in research for soil improvement through improved fertilizers and fertilizer testing. To this end, the West Virginia state legislature passed a fertilizer act in 1891 requiring that samples of fertilizer be sent to the Experiment Station for testing and a Certificate of Inspection tag to be issued specifying the manufacturer, brand name and ingredients. Additionally, there was research for improvements in plant growth and in livestock breeding. The results of the Station's research were made public in the form of bulletins. These early bulletins were met with mixed feelings by farmers, in that they felt  they were too technical and not very practical.","By the turn of twentieth century the Agriculture Experiment Station began taking on a larger statewide footprint. The 1901 West Virginia Crop Pest Law empowered the Experiment Station to take control of eradicating agricultural pests within the state, such as San Jose Scale, through inspection and destruction of infested orchards and crops and the inspection of trees and plants, and other agricultural products entering West Virginia.","Moreover, the role of WVU Agricultural Experiment Station had evolved over time from research to teaching and outreach as well. Consequently, the Station became the foundation for new cooperative extension work created by the Smith-Lever Act of 1914. Smith-Lever established cooperative extension work at land grant institutions through a partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture. The mission of Smith-Lever was teaching and practical presentations in agriculture and home economics to rural residents. This included home economics, such as nutrition and money management; community development through economic development; and rural development, through community outreach with extension agents located in each county. The Station's new teaching role was important to farmers who could learn new practical cultivation techniques in a non-academic setting.  Smith-Lever's outreach mission ultimately led to the 1913 creation of Farmer's Short Courses, one-to-three-week courses on the best agricultural practices, which were held in Morgantown and around the state.","The WVU Agricultural Experiment Station was engaged in many other activities in the years leading up to World War I. The station sold brooding eggs to farmers to increase poultry production in the state. It promoted the Good Road Movement, a national effort to improve rural roads and improve rural life. The Station also played an important role in securing farm labor for the labor shortage caused by World War I and the millions of American men serving overseas.","John A. Myers served as the first WVU Agricultural Experiment Station director. Before he arrived at WVU, Myers, a chemist, had served at other universities and as the state chemist for Mississippi. He established the WVU Experiment Station in 1888 and oversaw the construction of the experiment station building, completed in 1893. He served as its director for nearly ten years. James H. Stewart replaced Myers in 1897, serving until 1911. Dwight E. Sanderson was the next director, serving from 1911 to 1915. John Lee Coulter was the last station director during this early period, serving from 1915 to 1921. The Agricultural Experiment Station, now the West Virginia University Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, is still in existence today in 2025.","Related names include T.C. 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Parkersburg, W.Va.: Press of Parkersburg News, 1903.\nReport of West Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station July 1, 1914 to June 30, 1916. n.p., nd.\nWikipedia, Hatch Act of 1887, AI Overview (accessed September 17, 2025)\nWikipedia, Smith-Lever Act of 1914. AI Overview (accessed September 17, 2025)","Includes records of the West Virginia University Agricultural Experiment Station.  Records include incoming and outgoing correspondence for and from Agricultural Experiment Station directors and staff, a minute book, Experiment Station Reports, photograph albums, papers, and glass plate negatives. The records document the Experiment Station's work researching injuries to crops, problems with poultry and livestock, soil and fertilizer, etc. Series include:","Series 1, Correspondence, 1885-1918; \n[no series 2]\nSeries 3, Experiment Station Reports and Other Records, 1895-1918, 1988; \nSeries 4, Addendum of 1955, Glass Plate Negatives, 1895-1918;\nSeries 5, Addendum of 1968, Glass Plate Negatives, circa 1895-circa 1915;\nSeries 6, Addendum of 1969, Glass Plate Negatives and Sheet and Roll Film Negatives and Contact Sheets, 1904-1955.","Series 1 consists of correspondence for the years 1885 to 1918. This series consists of both incoming and outgoing correspondence for and from Agricultural Experiment Station directors and staff, such as John A. Myers, William E. Rumsey, James H. Stewart, Dwight E. Sanderson, and others. However, this series is generally outgoing correspondence. This series is organized alphabetically and chronologically. \nIn general, the subjects in Series 1 include correspondence from fertilizer and chemical companies, nurseries, various pamphlets, inquiries regarding agricultural problems, such as seeds and weeds; and sample testing of non-agricultural materials such as alcohol, coal, and sand. Additional correspondence includes invoices, employment inquiries, the sale of hatching eggs, communications with other agricultural experiment stations and the United States Department of Agriculture, and personal mail. Additionally, there are four John A. Myers letter books containing incoming and outgoing letters for the years 1887-1897 (boxes 138-141).\nLater Series 1 correspondence specifically reflects the expanded role of experiment station in the years 1905-1918.  It includes the Good Roads Movement and crop pest control, and the effort of the experiment station to mobilize farm labor shortage caused by World War I (boxes 42-137).\nPlease note that Series 2 (boxes 135-144) has been combined with Series 1 and is displayed chronologically within Series 1. As of 2025, we are unsure why original processors separated the material into two series.","Series 3 consists of four record types: a minute book, reports, albums, and papers. The minute book is a WVU Agricultural Experiment Station minute book (box 153). The entries begin in 1888 with the construction of the Agricultural Experiment Station building, with the last entry in 1892. Additionally, there are pages of data and calculations related to crop yields dating to the early 1900s.  \nThe second record type includes reports for tree pests, crop pest reports, fruit orchard inspection reports, seed testing, soil analysis, fertilizer reports, miscellaneous reports, and inspection tag reports. These reports encompass the years 1895 to 1911 (boxes 145-150). \nThe last set of records are bound Horticultural and Agricultural Blueprint photographic albums (Books 1, 2, 3 and 6, in boxes 151-152). Each bound volume has one or two cyanotype photographic prints per page. Generally, each photograph has an enumerated negative number, view information and negative condition information (as applicable). Images include the Agricultural Experiment Station Farm, injuries to fruits and orchards, problems with poultry and livestock as well as other subjects. These albums cover the years from circa 1892 to circa 1900. \nOne of the highlights of this series is the West Virginia Agricultural Hall of Fame Certificate awarded to John A. Myers posthumously on July 22, 1988, as well as the Hall of Fame program for the event. These items can be found in Box 153.","Series 4 consists of glass plate negatives. The photographic subjects are Diseases \u0026 Injuries, Fruits \u0026 Orchards, Grains, Livestock, Machinery, Miscellaneous, Other Crops, and Poultry. These subjects were presumably assigned by the WVU Library at the time of accessioning, but may have been assigned previously if used by the originating office for reference. The materials span the years 1895 to 1917.","Series 5 consists of glass plate negatives. The images cover a broad range of subjects including crops, animals, orchards, Farmers Short Courses, farms, schools, among other subjects. This series also includes celluloid negatives (box 181) and negatives from an undated European tour (boxes 182-183). 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Additionally, there was research for improvements in plant growth and in livestock breeding. The results of the Station's research were made public in the form of bulletins. These early bulletins were met with mixed feelings by farmers, in that they felt  they were too technical and not very practical.","By the turn of twentieth century the Agriculture Experiment Station began taking on a larger statewide footprint. The 1901 West Virginia Crop Pest Law empowered the Experiment Station to take control of eradicating agricultural pests within the state, such as San Jose Scale, through inspection and destruction of infested orchards and crops and the inspection of trees and plants, and other agricultural products entering West Virginia.","Moreover, the role of WVU Agricultural Experiment Station had evolved over time from research to teaching and outreach as well. Consequently, the Station became the foundation for new cooperative extension work created by the Smith-Lever Act of 1914. Smith-Lever established cooperative extension work at land grant institutions through a partnership with the United States Department of Agriculture. The mission of Smith-Lever was teaching and practical presentations in agriculture and home economics to rural residents. This included home economics, such as nutrition and money management; community development through economic development; and rural development, through community outreach with extension agents located in each county. The Station's new teaching role was important to farmers who could learn new practical cultivation techniques in a non-academic setting.  Smith-Lever's outreach mission ultimately led to the 1913 creation of Farmer's Short Courses, one-to-three-week courses on the best agricultural practices, which were held in Morgantown and around the state.","The WVU Agricultural Experiment Station was engaged in many other activities in the years leading up to World War I. 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