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Colonial Office: Imperial Department of Agriculture
Catalogue reference: CO 617
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CO 617
This series contains records of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies. Comprises the reports of agriculture departments and research stations in the separate colonies, which were submitted to the Imperial Commissioner of...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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CO 617
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Title (The name of the record)
- Colonial Office: Imperial Department of Agriculture
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Date (When the record was created)
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1899-1923
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains records of the Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies. Comprises the reports of agriculture departments and research stations in the separate colonies, which were submitted to the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture and forwarded by him to the heads of government of the appropriate colonies.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies, 1898-1922
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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18 volume(s)
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- Topics
- International
- Caribbean
- Research
- Farming
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Imperial Department of Agriculture for the West Indies was established in 1898 with headquarters in Barbados to supervise agricultural and horticultural research and development in the West Indies. In 1922 it was amalgamated with the Imperial College of Agriculture in Trinidad.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C4807/
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