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John Thomas Parker Farmers' Bulletin Pamphlets

1 folder (0.01 linear feet)

(1915)

Edward H. Nabb Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury, University, Salisbury, Maryland

Identifier 2006.162
Creator(s) Burritt, M. C.; Cox, H. R.; Lamon, Harry M.; Thompson, H. C.; United States Department of Agriculture
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Donated by Emily Russell.
Language(s) English
Use Records are open for research. Copyright, including literary rights, belongs to the author(s) or their legal heirs. Permission to publish or reproduce must be obtained from the Nabb Research Center which extends beyond "fair use."
Preferred Citation "Item, collection title and identifier, box # and folder # (if applicable), Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture, Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland."
Attribution Finding aid written by A. Tuttle-Smith, March 2014.
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Abstract

This collection contains multiple Farmers' Bulletin pamphlets from the US Department of Agriculture from Jan.-May 1915. Topics include growing strawberries, weed control, raising poultry, and management of apple orchards.

Biographical History

John Thomas Parker d. 1916, a graduate of Washington College in 1856, med school in NY. Born outside of Snow Hill in 1838. Practiced medicine in Stockton, MD. During the Civil War he served as a doctor in the Confederate Army. Captured and taken prisoner at Johnstown, OH. Medical kit is at the Museum of Civil War History in Frederick, MD. Served in MD legislature in 1871 to 1872. The Farmers' Bulletins were from his personal collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Topical Terms
    • Agriculture
    • Farm Life
    • Horticulture
    • Poultry

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