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The State Agricultural Society was organized in 1853. Records in the State Archives begin in 1862. The Agricultural Society promoted Iowa agriculture and managed the State Fair until the legislature created the Iowa Department of Agriculture in 1900. In 1923, the departments responsibilities were substantially increased when an act was passed creating the office of Secretary of Agriculture and transferring the functions of several smaller state divisions relating to agriculture to the department. A separate State Fair Board was established in 1924. The following is a partial list of the records in this record group in our holdings. A complete list of record series is available at the Research Center in Des Moines.
Some or all of these records are available to search in the Iowa History Collections Catalog
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| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Applications for State Certificates of Registration for Stallions | 1906-1911 |
| Century Farms Applications | 1975 |
| Correspondence, County and District Agricultural Societies | 1883-1909 |
| Correspondence, Crop Conditions | 1883-1902 |
| Correspondence, Farmers Institutes | 1904-1909 |
| Correspondence, Miscellaneous | 1871-1889, 1905-1910 |
| Correspondence, Registration of Stallions | 1905-1910 |
| County Auditors Reports of Crop and Farm Statistics | 1910-1912 |
| County Auditors Reports of Owners of Stallions | 1906 |
| Fertilizer Tonnage and Analysis Sheets | 1945-1975 |
| Grange Quarterly Reports | 1873-1878 |
| Import Registers of Animals Brought into State | 1912-1916 |
| Index to Correspondence Received | 1883-1884 |
| Iowa State Grange Business Agency, Day Book | 1875-1877 |
| Journals | 1884-1894, 1905-1906 |
| Ledgers | 1878-1879, 1884-1894 |
| Pesticides Performance Grants | 2001-2004 |
| Record of Grange Delegates by County | 1873-1874 |
| Records of County and District Agricultural Societies | 1906-1918 |
| Records of Fairs Held by County and District Agricultural Societies | 1883-1913 |
| Reports of Crop Conditions | 1885-1913 |
| Reports of District and County Agricultural Societies | 1883-1913 |
| Speeches | 1986-1998 |
| Yearbooks: Iowa Yearbooks of Agriculture | 1901-1949 |
| Yearbooks: Reports of Iowa Books of Agriculture | 1952-1953 |
| Yearbooks: Yearbooks of the U.S. Department of Agriculture | 1896-1917 |
Horticulture Division
| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Garden Clubs | 1979-1980 |
| Iowa Fruit Growers, Correspondence | 1975-1980 |
| Iowa Nut Growers | 1974-1980 |
| Iowa State Horticulture Society, Awards, Board Meetings and Correspondence | 1968-1981 |
| Newsletters, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Gladiolus, Lily and Rose Societies | 1969-1981 |
| Newsletters, Iowa Florists | 1979-1980 |
| Newsletters, Iowa Nurserymen Association | 1977-1981 |
Iowa Agricultural Development Authority
| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Minutes | 1984-1994 |
Iowa State Agricultural Society
| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Correspondence | 1862-1865 |
| Letter Books | 1865-1904 |
| Minutes | 1864-1907 |
Secretary of Agriculture
| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Executive Correspondence | 1975-1983 |
| Speeches | 1986-1998 |
State Dairy Commission
| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Annual Reports | 1901-1948 |
State Fair
| Title | Date Span |
|---|---|
| Reports of Miscellaneous Committees | 1884-1890 |
| Reports of Premium Awards Committee | 1873-1886 |
| Reports of Superintendent of Fine Art Hall | 1884 |
| Reports of Superintendent of Fruit and Flowers | 1884 |
| Reports of Superintendent of Horses and Cattle | 1884, 1889 |
| Reports of Superintendent of Machinery Department | 1901-1903 |
| Reports of Superintendent of Sheep and Poultry | 1884 |
| Reports of Superintendent of Speed | |
| Reports of Superintendent of Vegetable Hall | 1884 |
| State Fair, Accounts | 1876-1878, 1889, 1905-1907 |
| State Fair, Applications for Space | 1884 |
| State Fair, Bids, Contracts and Proposals | 1884-1996 |
| State Fair, Correspondence, Advertising and Printing | 1882-1911 |
| State Fair, Correspondence, Attractions and Privileges | 1883-1912 |
| State Fair, Correspondence, Entries and Premiums | 1883-1916 |
| State Fair, Correspondence, Miscellaneous | 1883-1909 |
| State Fair, Correspondence, Passes | 1883-1912 |
| State Fair, Entry Registers | 1894-1913 |
| State Fair, Memorandum of Bill Poster | 1884 |
| State Fair, Premium Books | 1914, 1917, 1920 |
| State Fair, Premium Registers | 1876-1893 |
| State Fair, Premium Warrant Registers | 1889-1925 |
| State Fair, Race Registers | 1882-1918 |
| State Fair, Ticket Registers | 1884-1913 |