Notebook

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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: 1888–1903
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2110.001

MANUFACTURER: SAUNDERS, WILLIAM
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PAPER; LEATHER BINDING

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 34.0 cm
Width: 23.4 cm
Height: 5.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Agriculture
Category: Archives
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: SAUNDERS
Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
City: Ottawa

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1888-1903
Canada: The notebook was kept by William Saunders, first director of the Dominion Experimental Farms system (1886-1911). Saunders recorded crop plantings and yields, mainly for crops planted on the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. Some pages compare yields for the Central, Brandon, Indian Head & Agassizl farms. The notebook also contains drafts of William Saunders' reports for the departmental annual report.
Function: The notebook served as a record of field crop information, notes, and other information.
Technical: Crop yields for different varieties of oats, barley, carrots, peas, mangels, turnips, and wheat are recorded in the notebook. The majority of the pages, which are indexed alphabetically, are blank.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: HANDWRITTEN ON SPINE: 'Records of/ averages of/ Grain/ and other plots/ Work [ILLEGIBLE] Exposition/ and/ Notes/ for/ Papers and/ addresses.'
Missing: NONE
Finish: BLACK COATED PAPER FRONT & BACK COVERS; BROWN LEATHER SPINE & CORNERS
Decoration: N/A

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SAUNDERS, WILLIAM, Notebook, between 1888–1903, Artifact no. 1987.2110, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2110.001/

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