Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- California. Horticultural Commissioner (Sonoma County)
- Abstract:
- This collection contains reports of the Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner to the State of California on agricultural in the County.
- Extent:
- 1 box
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
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Official reports of the Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner.
Arrangement of Materials:Chronological within a single series.
- Biographical / historical:
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An Act to protect and promote the horticultural interests of the state was passed by the legislature on March 14, 1881 and provided for a Board of three Horticultural Commissioners to be appointed by each county Board of Supervisors.
On November 12, 1881 the Board of State Horticultural Commissioners called a State convention of fruit growers, packers, nurserymen and all other interested in California Horticulture. One of the resolutions made at the “First Annual Horticulture Conference” was for all counties to appoint Commissioners.
First Horticultural Commission: On March 6, 1909 the Legislature approved a law replacing the County Boards of Horticultural Commissioners with a single Horticultural Commissioner.
In 1929, the title of Horticultural Commissioner was changed by a State act to Agricultural Commissioner.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition DACS
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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6135 State Farm DriveRohnert Park, CA 94928, US
- Contact:
- (707) 545-0831