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Title	Alwood Weather Journal
Subject	Climate and Weather Science and Technology Education Agriculture
Place	Wooster (Ohio) Wayne County (Ohio)
Description	William B. Alwood, superintendent of field experiments at the Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station in Wooster, kept this journal from 1883 to 1886. Alwood records the weather at the station along with brief notes about activities and experiments. The journal is approximately 110 pages and measures 7.77" x 13.24" (19.74 x 33.63 cm). In 1882, the Ohio State University established an experiment station to bolster its agriculture program, which critics charged was being shortchanged by a shift towards liberal arts education. Charles Thorne, who had led the campaign for a separate station, became its first director. The Hatch Act of 1887, a federal act that provided funding for experiment stations, was a response to the land-grant universities' abandonment of their agricultural and mechanical roots. In 1892, the experiment station moved from Columbus to Wooster in Wayne County. Researchers there worked with farmers around the state improve crop yields, animal nutrition, animal husbandry, and pest control. In 1965 the name was changed to the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. The OARDC and Ohio State University officially merged in 1981.
Creator	Alwood, William B.
Date of Original	1883 - 1886
Source	Unpublished material (archives/manuscripts)
Submitting Institution	Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
Type	Text
Format	manuscripts

Title	Om240_792585_001
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Image Height	4057
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Full Text	September, Monday 3. 1883. The day was pleasant. Stafford and I worked at the fair grounds all day, Hunter looked afer work and got stuff ready & brought out a load in P.M. Vance and veits finished shelling varieties of wheat. T.J. Scanlen [crossed out] Nelson Hall [written above] plowed wheat ground all day. The Station exhibit was taken to the fair ground to day. Tuesday 4. The day was fine. Hunter,Devol and I finished placing fair exhibit in A.M. Vance chored at odd jobs and helped Hunter clean & sack wheat. Viets took noted on corn and vegetables & picked beans. Scanlen [crossed out] Hall [written above] plowed all day. Our exhibit at the fair is very fine. Wednesday 5. The was very fine. Hunter did errands shipped wheat and helped to clean wheat. Vance worked on wheat most of day. Veits shelled and picked beans Hall plowed all day. Stafford, Devol and I were busy at the fair grounds.

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