Fonds consists of records pertaining to Plant Scientist Dr. Arthur McCalla of the Faculty of Agriculture.

Souvenir photograph book containing images of Brandon, Manitoba ca. 1901. Published by W. A. Martel & Son Photographers.

Includes a brief history of Brandon and area, describing the geography, demographics, and facts about the commercial, social, religious, and recreational activity in Brandon [pp. 3-4].

Paragraphs providing additional context and descriptions regarding the included images, by page number, comprise the next section [pp. 4-20].

The remainder of the souvenir book consists of B&W images of Brandon and area, including: portraits of individuals, landscapes and scenery, cityscapes, farms and agricultural buildings, local industry, local businesses and retail stores, Brandon City Hall, personal residences, street views, Indigenous people, hospitals, schools, Brandon College and students, and churches [pp. 21-160].

A booklet provided by the Government of the Dominion of Canada containing photographs, maps, and predominantly agricultural information intending to encourage settlement in the western provinces. Published prior to 1905 and the present-day provincial configuration, the maps display boundaries for the territories of Assiniboia, Athabasca, Mackenzie, Franklin, Keewatin, and Ungava. The title reads "Homes for Millions in Western Canada's Vast Agricultural Domain of Virgin Opportunity and Infinite Resources."

An immigration enticement publication issued by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company that includes information on "farming, mining, lumbering, ranching, and fruit growing" in the province of British Columbia. A fold-out map is tipped in before the first page "showing the lines of the Canadian Pacific Railway" in southern B.C. and Alberta, and includes some of northern Washington and Montana. Another map printed on the inside of the front cover shows the C.P.R. across Canada, and another closer view of the area around Ottawa, Ontario showing "Eastern lines and connections," dated February 2, 1905. The name C. Green is handwritten on the top of both front and back covers, as well as on page 5 and dated September 4, 1908.

A large fold-out paper brochure, written in French, providing information on farming and homesteading in Manitoba and the territories of Assiniboia, Alberta, and Saskatchewan. The verso is a map of Canada, dated 1905 but prior to September and the formation of modern provincial borders, and includes the territories of Athabasca, Mackenzie, Franklin, Keewatin, and Ungava.

A small booklet titled “Opportunities for Investments in Sunny Alberta” published by L.R. Harris, a real estate broker in Irvine, Alberta. The booklet discusses options for safe farmland investments in Alberta and justifies land purchases with facts about the climate and soil. The booklet also includes examples of properties available for sale around Irvine, Alberta.

Informative promotional booklet issued by the Central Alberta Development League ca. 1912.

"The League has nothing to sell; its object is to provide accurate information that prospective settlers may know the advantages of Central Alberta, and yet not be disappointed on arrival by reason of having expected too much."

Contents:
Central Alberta, the Garden of Canada's Richest Province [Early Development; Geography of Central Alberta]; Climate [Light Snowfall; Pleasant Winters]; Rainfall [No Irrigation; No Dry Farming]; Rapidity of Vegetation [Long Days; Ample Moisture; Length of Season]; Crops [Average Yields; Spring Wheat; Winter Wheat; Oats; Barley; Peas; Flax; Rye; Beans; Roots; Potatoes; Vegetables; Timothy; Brome Grass; Clover; Alsike; Alfalfa; Green Feed; Fruit]; Mixed Farming [Cheap Feed; Cheap Cattle]; Dairying [Creameries; Splendid Markets; High Prices; Bigger Returns; Less Cost]; Hog Raising; Horse Raising; Sheep; Poultry; Other Natural Resources [Coal; Timber; Lumber]; General Conditions [Not a Wilderness; People Progressive; Modern Ideas in Alberta; Farm Telephones]; Educational Facilities; Roads; Taxes; Law and Order [Laws Observed; Laws Enforced]; Population; Markets; What Is Land Worth?; Homesteads [Free Land; No Pre-emptions; Partially Timbered; Cheaper to Buy]; and Further Information.

Includes double-sided fold-out map: "Map of Central Alberta" on recto and "Key Map Showing Locations of Central Alberta" on verso. "Key Map" also includes paragraphs "Synopsis of Homestead Regulations" and "Information for Settlers".

"Settlement of Dutch Families - Peers, Carrot Creek and Mackay Districts of Alberta" [pp. 1-11] is separated into 3 subsections [Mackay District, pp. 2-4; Carrot Creek District, pp. 5-7; Peers District, pp. 8-11] and includes photographs of, and general information about, the districts and areas [location; soil type and agricultural prospects; commercial and social services such as produce markets, schools, and hospitals; employment opportunities outside of the agricultural sector; and recreation]. Photographs show farms and farmland, agricultural crops, farm machinery, a school, the town of Peers, the Canadian National Railway Station, and a grain elevator.

"George Monsma - 1924 Arrival" [pp. 12-14]; "Thijs Stad - 1939 Arrival" [pp. 15-16]; "Nick Vriend - 1927 Arrival" [pp. 17-19]; "John Dotinga - 1948 Arrival" [pp. 20-21]; and "John Kuipers - 1948 Arrival" [pp. 22-23] each provide short personal histories and photographs of 5 Dutch families who have settled in the districts.

Farms recently purchased by Dutch immigrants [pp. 24-28] contains brief description and photographs of farms purchased in the Peers, Carrot Creek and Mackay districts by 6 recent Dutch immigrants.

"... three representative listings in the district which show the type of farms available" [pp. 29-33] includes information and photographs regarding three farms for sale in the Mackay and Carrot Creek districts. Listings are subject to prior sale.

A pamphlet titled “Household Insects and Their Control” by A.V. Mitchener, a professor of Entomology at the University of Manitoba. The pamphlet is listed as Publication No. 213 and was published in November 1947 by the Manitoba Department of Agriculture and Immigration in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The pamphlet consists of two large information tables. Each line contains information about a different household insect. The columns are labelled “Injurious Stages,” “Season When Injury Occurs,” “How Insect Introduced Into Home,” “Description of Injurious Stages and Type of Injury,” “Summary of Life History,” and “Control.” The pamphlet was printed by C.E. Leech, the King's Printer for the Province of Manitoba. The name “D. J. McFadden” is handwritten in the top left corner of the title page.

A pamphlet titled “Dividing over-Wintered Colonies for Increased Honey Production” by Ed. Braun from the Dominion Experimental Farm in Brandon, Manitoba. The pamphlet was published by the Dominion of Canada Department of Agriculture and issued in December 1945. The pamphlet is marked as Publication No. 774 and Farmers’ Bulletin 130. The pamphlet includes several information tables about various divisions of colonies. There are also several charts depicting colony production of honey, average colony strength, and average number of colonies for each strength group. The pamphlet also provides information about queen bees, preparation of hives for division, and making the divisions.

A pamphlet titled “War-Time Production Series: Package Bees” by C.B. Gooderham from the Bee Division and Experimental Farms Service of the Dominion Department of Agriculture. The War-Time Production Series was issued by the Agricultural Supplies Board in Ottawa, Ontario. The pamphlet is marked No. 3 and was published in 1943 by the Dominion Department of Agriculture in Ottawa, Ontario. The pamphlet provides information about package bees from the Southern States “for the purpose of establishing new apiaries, strengthening weak colonies in the spring and for replacing losses that may occur through poor wintering or from disease.” The packages contain approximately 5000 bees per pound. The pamphlet covers ways to place an order, time of arrival, care packages upon arrival, and regulations governing the importation of bees.

A bulletin titled “Bees And How To Keep Them” by C. B. Gooderham, a Dominion Apiarist. The pamphlet was published by the Bee Division of the Experimental Farms Service and issued in May 1945. The pamphlet is listed as publication number 578 and Farmers’ Bulletin 37. The bulletin covers topics related to bees such as locations for apiaries, races of bees, hives and movable frames, spring management, swarming, pollen, requeening and many others. The bulletin includes numerous B&W photograph prints depicting caring for apiaries, various plants, and different hives. The name “D. J. McFadden” is handwritten in the top right corner of the cover page.

Promotional material from SeCan, "Canada's Seed Partner," providing information on soybean varieties. Includes a list of retailers across Manitoba and Saskatchewan.

The (first) November 2020 edition of the Fence Post, a newsletter published by the Manitoba Crop Alliance. contains articles mycotoxins, wheat midge, sustainability, a report from the CEO, etc.

"List No. 87-92." Price lists for Pioneer brand livestock feed products for the months of May-October, 1954. Offered in "Mash," "Pellets," and "Crumbles," and further sectioned into "Jute, 100" and "Paper, 50."

Subtitled "50 Years of Firsts." Financial and statistical data on the canola industry. Includes information regarding sustainability, trade relationships, a timeline of rapeseed/canola production in Canada, etc.

Subtitled "The Power of Partnership." Financial and statistical data on the canola industry. Includes information regarding sustainability, trade relationships, crop management, etc.

A booklet of statistical data on the canola oil industry from the year 2016. Includes messages from the company's chairman and president, a list of the board of directors, and information on sustainability, financial values, trade agreements.

Subtitled "Moving Forward, From Adversity to Opportunity." Financial and statistical data on the canola industry. Includes information regarding sustainability, trade relationships, policy, etc.

"Settlement by Dutch families - Rocky Mountain House District" [pp. 1-7] includes general information about the town and district [location; soil type and agricultural prospects; commercial and social services such as produce markets, schools, and hospitals; employment opportunities outside of the agricultural sector; and recreation]. Contains photographs of farms and farmland, machinery, a planing mill, school buildings [Rocky Mountain House and Arbutus School], Rocky Mountain House main street, rivers and lakes, and groups of people ["Some of the farmers at the Dutch Field Day, Lacombe, June 21st, 1951"].

"Short histories of some of the Dutch settlers in the Rocky Mountain House district" [pp. 8-31] includes personal histories and photographs of 14 Dutch families who have settled in the district.

"... four representative listings in the district which show the type of farms available" [pp. 32-37] includes information and photographs regarding four farms for sale in the Rocky Mountain House district. Listings are subject to prior sale.