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Madera County, UC Cooperative Extension Records
UCCE.MAD
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Contributing Institution:
University of California, Merced Library
Title: University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Madera County
Identifier/Call Number: UCCE.MAD
Physical Description:
67 Linear Feet
Date (bulk): 1914-2000
Language of Material:
English
This collection is open for research. A portion of the records have been digitized and are freely available online.
This collection is intended to support teaching, research, and private study. Copyright belongs to the Regents of the University
of California. Use of the materials beyond that allowed by fair use or by any Creative Commons licenses assigned requires
the written permission of the copyright owner(s). For further information, please contact the University of California, Merced
Library at library@ucmerced.edu.
At the turn of the previous century, growing concern over the quality of life for rural Americans prompted President Theodore
Roosevelt to appoint a Commission on Country Life in 1908. One of the direct outcomes of the Commission's recommendations
was the passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914, which established a national extension service to place the knowledge generated
at land-grant universities into the hands of farmers and rural citizens. The Agricultural Extension Service formalized and
built upon existing efforts of land-grant universities to enhance the knowledge of farmers and apply scientific discoveries
for improved agricultural practices. Beginning in 1913, the Agriculture Extension Service, later known as UC Cooperative Extension,
placed farm advisors employed by the University of California in every county that formed a farm bureau and agreed to sponsor
Extension Service work. While arrangements have evolved, advisors continue to work in all California counties today and address
problems ranging from soil conditions and land reclamation to irrigation; from livestock breeding to improved varietals; and
from mechanization to disease and pest management, to enable farms to increase efficiency and productivity.
The phsyical order of this collection is based on its original order at the time of accession. Intellectually, the collection
is arranged into 7 series and 22 subseries. The series and subseries are arranged alphabetically with the exception of the
Plant Science subseries. The arrangement of this subseries is based on the numerical order of the folders and boxes in which
the materials reside.
Series 1. 4-H
Subseries 1. Activities and Administrative Files
Subseries 2. Leadership
Series 2. Administrative Records
Subseries 1. Departments and Organizations
Subseries 2. Reports, Correspondence, Administrative Records
Series 3. Audiovisual Material
Subseries 1. Audiotapes
Subseries 2. Born-Digital Material
Subseries 3. CD-Rs
Subseries 4. Photographic Slides
Series 4. Master Gardener Program
Series 5. Phoebe Gordon Records
Series 6. Subject File
Subseries 1. Alfalfa
Subseries 2. Animals, Birds, Fish
Subseries 3. Cotton
Subseries 4. Farm Management
Subseries 5. Farm Safety and Regulations
Subseries 6. Insects and Pests
Subseries 7. Livestock Management
Subseries 8. Miscellaneous Crops and Subjects
Subseries 9. Plant Science
Subseries 10. Soil
Subseries 11. Weather, Climate, and Pollution
Subseries 12. Viticulture
Subseries 13. Weeds
Series 7. San Joaquin Experimental Range
Subseries 1. Photographic Material