Cornbelt Experiment Field, 1912-1998

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Summary

Physical description:
Fourteen (14) boxes: Two (2)- 5" Flip top boxes, and Twelve (12)- Cubic foot boxes

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Box 1, A83412042569 – Contains 22 Annual Report of Cornbelt Experiment Field- Kansas State University books from 1955-1983. Additionally, there are papers that are preliminary reports from the Cornbelt Experiment Field, and a notebook that has lists of crops and the years they were planted.
Box 2, A83412161397- Contains file folders labeled: Extension Publications from the Cornbelt Experiment Station, Field Day Material 1972-1988, Purchase Requests 1962-1991, Charles F. Bredahl 1972-1985, Grain Sales 1997-1998, Cornbelt Field Committee 1954-1984, Field Days Correspondence Material 1974-1991, and Annual Progress Report.
Box 3, A83412043298 – Contains a binder of Field Day Programs from 1975-1990, A binder with the Doane Agricultural Digest reports from 1912-1953, and Temperature reports 1983-1991. There is also a page that says what is in the box, however there are a few discrepancies with the list and box’s contents.
Box 4, A83412043379 – Contains files labeled: Soybean Performance-1989, Valent-1989, G.S. Performance- 1990, Performance Tests- 1990, Corn Hybrid Trial- 1990, Soy Population Study-1990, Wheat Performance- 1990, Soybean Performance- 1990, DuPont- 1989, DOW Chem-1989, Jardine-G’s Soy- 1989, Don Devlin Soybean EPP- 1989, Corn Hybrid Performance- 1989, Performance Tests- 1989, Spring Grains- 1989, Herbicide Trials- 1989, American Cyanmid- 1989, Grain Sorghum Performance- 1989, Forage Sorghum Performance- 1989, Wheat Performance- 1989, Reduced Herbicide Rates- 1989, Corn-N Sources- 1986-1988, Sorghum N Sources- 1986-1988, Corn Hybrid Performance- 1968-1988, Doug Jardine Soybean 1986-1988, Soybean Performance- 1986-1988, Wheat and Winter Barley Performance- 1985-1988, Performance Testing- 1986-1988, BASF- 1986-1989, ELANCO- 1986-1988, Corn Hybrids-1986-1988, Soy Herbicide- 1986-1988, Corn Herbicide-1986-1988, Grain Sorghum Herbicides- 1988-1986, Narrow Row Soybeans, Wheat Fungus Study- 1986, Corn Top Ten-1986, Shell and Oat Varity- 1986.
Box 5, A83412043280 – Contains eleven folders with files. The first folder is labeled Date- Variety, the file within is Sorghum Variety + Date of Planting (1961-1966). Second: Variety Perf. - G.S. Perf Test. Third: Perf. Test- Soghrum Performance Test (1974-1977). Fourth: Top Ten- Top Ten Grain Sorghums (1968-1970 and 1984). Fifth: Weed Control- Grain Sorghum Herbicide Performance (1984), Weed Control/ Sorghum (1962-1968), and Oil + Water +Wettable Powders (1967). Sixth: Soybeans- Soybean Seed Quality (1984), Harvest efficiency- Semi dwarf (1977-1978), and Soybean Fertility (1965-1968). Seventh: Variety Perf- Oat Date of Planting (1983) and Oat Variety Tests- Spring Oat (1970’s-1980’s). Eighth: Kin Nursery- Kin Oat Nursery (1962-1975) and Wheat Kin and Varieties (1970-1980). Ninth: Variety Demo- Oat Variety (1961-1967). Tenth: G. Sorghum- Milo Top Ten (1970-1985), No-till Milo after SC, Sorghum Performance (1978-1985), Sorghum/CHINCH Bog (1980’s), Sorghum Weed Control (1970-1980), Super Thick Sorghum, Sorghum/ Nematode Control (1979), Foliar Fert, Yield Test- Greenburg Control in Sorghum (1970’s), Grain Sorghum Fertility/Starter Fertilizer (1960’s), Greenbugs Test (1975-1978), Sorghum Till Effect Herb (1980), Whitney’s Fertilizer/ Study on Sorghum (1975-1977), Sorghum Seed Protect (1977-1980), and Chem Fallow Fert- G.S. Eleventh: Fertility- N- Demo Grain (1984) and Ammonium Nitrate Rate Comparison (1984). Then at the back of the box there are magazines on farming, weather and weed control.
Box 6, A83412043311 – Contains books and a sheet detailing the contents of the box. The books within are: Composting- A study of the process and it’s principles, The New Food Chain- an organic link between farm and city, Organically Grown Foods- what they are and why you need them, Organic Farming: Methods and Markets- an introduction to ecological architecture, Getting the Bugs out of Gardening, Yearbook of Agriculture-1937, Water- The Yearbook of Agriculture-1955, Climate and Man- Yearbook of Agriculture-1941, Field Bindweed- Getting to the root of the problem, K-State Agricultural Experiment Station-Kansas Fertilizer Research with dates ranging from 1986-1997, and 5 copies of Organic Gardening and Farming magazine 1975-1976.
Box 7, A83412042161- Contains 3 binders, and 10 spiral bound notebooks. The first binder has field day bulletins from 1962-1974, second binder holds the “Physical Land Conditions Affecting Use, Conservations, and Management of Land Resources,” and the third one contains photo slides of farm machinery, buildings and barns, and crops. The spiral bound notebooks contain notes on the Cornbelt Experiment Field, and are dated from 1976- 1981 and 1983-1985 and the last one is dated 1987.
Box 9, A83412161389- Contains file folders labeled: Weather Station Data 1985-1986, Field Book Data 1988-1989, Cropping Plan 1970-1985, Bredahl Building Maintenance Record 1969-1989, Cornbelt Experiment Field Plot Plans 1982-1983.
Box 10, A83412042200 – Contains books with meeting minutes from the station conferences from the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and are dated 1958-1964, 1972-1975, and 1977. There are also copies of the “Fall Cereal Conference Reports,” from 1961-1968- 1980, 1983- 1984, 1989, and 1990. Then there are several file folders labeled Field Day, Field Plans-1980, Weather Computer- 1984, Current Plot Maps- 1977, Chemical Weed Control: Corn- Milo- Soybeans- 1971, There are also spiral bound notebooks containing notes on the Cornbelt Experiment Field, and are dated from 1964-1975, and a book labeled: Mission Orientated Research: Planning for it- 1976.
Box 11, A83412042399 – Daily Touchtone Weather Reports 1982-1983, Fertilizer 1962-1966, Zinc, Publication info 1986, Hypocotyl Growth and Seedling Emergence of White Lupine Under Compacted Soil Conditions- 1982, Hybrid Wheat 1960-1972, Barley 1959-1968, Sorghum, Soybean Information, Soil Temperature 1959, Oats, Solar Radiation 1982-1984, Air Temperature Charts 1960-1994, Brush and Tree Spraying In Pastures, Liming Rate- Depth of Flowing Study 1967-1976, Alfalfa Cuttings- 1959, Rainfall Records 1960-1999, Touchtone Weather Data and State Summaries- 1980, Barley Variety (Winter) 1962, White Corn- 1979, Corn Insecticides and Nematicide Study 1975-1978, Insect Control 1964, Phosphorus Fertilizer, Time of Fertilizer Application on Corn 1967-1968, Fertility Starter Placement 1967-1968, Murphy’s Corn and Milo Fertility 1974-1976, Seedbeds for Corn-Plow-Chisel-Disk- No Till, Corn Date of Planting/ Fertility Level, Date of Planting Nitrogen Level, Corn Variety- Date of Planting 1963-1965, Corn Population- Variety- Fertility, Corn Row Spacing, Corn Maturity Groups and Population Studies, Corn Population 1960-1961, Top Ten Corn, Top Ten Corn Hybrids, Corn Performance, 1979 Powhattan “Top Ten” Corn Test, Velvetleaf Control, Corn Tillage, Corn Res- Essect On Herb, Corn- Weed Control, Oil- Water and Wettable Powders, and Regional Sweetclover Nursery/ Flame Cultivation.
Box 12, A83412042381 – Has folders labeled: Alfalfa Diseases, Sudangrass in Kansas, Solar, Soil Test Blank Sheets, Herbicide plot Data Forms, Horizontal Red Lined Data, Weed Control Summary Sheets, White Paper Ruled Lengthwise, Paper- Horizontal Data Tables, Soil Fertility Investigation Papers, Variety Summary Sheets, Developmental Business, Standard Data Sheets, Graph Paper- Tracing, Vertical Data Paper, Misc. Forms, Study of Lateral Rooting in Lupines, and there are more with extra office supplies such as extra paper and sheet protectors. There are a couple of books called “A Personal Guide to Professional Business Graphics,” and “HP ColorPro Graphics Plotter- Operating Manual.” There are some large Manila Style Envelopes. The first envelope contains titles and dates of some of the Cornbelt Experiments, dated 1915-1960. Two large envelopes with papers on corn production and sales, as well as more papers on using the HP ColorPro. Last envelope is labeled: Mr. Robert F. Sloan- Cornbelt Experiment Field- Powhattan KS 66527, and contains papers on crop planting dates. There are also folders that contain Receipts and Quarterly Statements from 1976- 1991.
Box 13, A83412042179 – Contains three small books labeled “Brown- Chinch Bug- GS Test- Powhattan- 1979,”” Brown- Greenbug- GS Test- Powhattan- 1979,” and “Winter Wheat- Performance Tests- Powhattan- 1976,” and a book with the Cornbelt Experiment Field Annual Report for 1983. There are also file folders labeled: ALF Proposed+ Fert on G.S.-Study 1984, Prelim Report- 1979, Field Day Bulletin- 1978, Crop Equipment Plan- 1978, Prelim Report- 1977, Corn Weed Control, Sorghum Weed Control, Soybean Weed Control, Corn Top Ten, Greenbug Control, Conservation Tillage, Statistical Analysis- 1963-1975, Yield Data- 1977, Experiment Field Research Plans, Cornbelt Data 1962 Season, and Test Data- 1976.
Box 14, A83412042420- Contains file folders labeled Soil Test Results Pre-1980, Soil Tests and Rec, Soybean Weed Control, Soil Map and Land Use of Farm, Soybean Inoculation Studies, Tillage, Alfalfa Rotation- 1964, Wheat Rotation- 1959-1962, Wheat/ Alfalfa Rotation- 1958, Corn Rotation Study 1958-1964, Conservation Tillage, 1984- Red T, Wheat Varieties, Weed Control- Wheat, Wheat Variety Print Oats, Wheat Variety Test, Wheat Rate of Planting, Wheat Date of Planting 1958-1960, Dual N-P on Wheat, Wheat Fertility, Wheat Top Dress, Spring Wheat, Sunflowers, Weed Control- Soybeans, Herb-83, Velvet Leaf, Soybean Herb, Rydex Soy, Soybean Performance Test, No Fill Planting in Wheat Stubble and Soybean Fertility, Soybeans in Wheat, Soybean Date of Planting and Row Spacing, Tiba on Soybeans, Soybean Clipping- Growth Regulations- and Plant T-4, Regim 8, Sol- Ez, H- Plus, Plen-T-4, and Plen- T-4 on Corn and Beans.
Box 8, A83412043468- Has 6 books of meeting minutes from the “Station Conference- Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station,” for years 1965-1969 and 1971. There are also folders labeled: Soil Tests- 1985, Annual Lespedeza- Paul Buselinck, Paper- 2 Copy, Grass Varieties- Frank Barnett, Small Grains- 1985, Soybean Performance- 1985, Grain Sorghum Performance Test- 1985, Brown Co Data- 1984, BASF, Corn- N Balance, Conservation Tillage Study, 1985 Soybean, Corn- 1985, Rohm & HAAS- 1985-1986, Take All KCI- Info, Wheat Herbicide Study- 1985, Grain- Sorg- 1985, N Balance- F3, Data Sheets- Soil tests- 1983, Herbicide- 1983, N- Demo, Annual Report- Cornbelt- 1983, Reduced Tillage, Prelim Report- 1981, Fert Progress, Residual N, Sunflowers, and Soybeans- PT. There are also 2 small booklets, the first has phone numbers and business cards and the other contains “Wheat Performance Tests- 1984.”

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