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Records of the Bureau of Dairy Industry

(Record Group 152)
1907-56
112 cu. ft.

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Table of Contents

• 152.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
  
• 152.2 RECORDS OF THE DAIRY DIVISION 1907-24 22 lin. ft.
  
• 152.3 RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF DAIRY INDUSTRY 1917-46, 1952-56 113 lin. ft.
  

152.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

Established: In the Department of Agriculture by the Agricultural Appropriation Act of 1927 (44 Stat. 507), May 11, 1926.

Predecessor Agencies:

In the Department of Agriculture:

• Dairy Division, Bureau of Animal Industry (1895-1924)
  
• Bureau of Dairying (1924-26)
  

Transfers: To the Agricultural Research Administration by EO 9069, February 23, 1942.

Functions: Conducted research in dairy products and byproducts, dairy industry market practices, and the breeding, nutrition, and management of dairy cattle.

Abolished: By Secretary of Agriculture's Memorandum 1320, supplement 4, November 2, 1953.

Successor Agencies: Agricultural Research Service.

Finding Aids: Preliminary inventory in National Archives microfiche edition of preliminary inventories.

Related Records: Record copies of publications of the Bureau of Dairy Industry and its predecessors in RG 287, Publications of the U.S. Government.

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152.2 RECORDS OF THE DAIRY DIVISION
1907-24
22 lin. ft.

History: Established in the Department of Agriculture, July 1, 1895. Became Bureau of Dairying, 1924. SEE 152.3.

Textual Records: General files, documenting such subjects as international dairy congresses, intra-agency and special projects, cattle purchase assistance, and experiments, 1907-22. General files relating to the 1923 World Dairy Congress, patents on employees' findings, experiment stations, breeding experiments, regulations on milk, milk surveys and inspections, and administrative matters, 1922-24.

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152.3 RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF DAIRY INDUSTRY
1917-46, 1952-56
113 lin. ft.

History: Bureau of Dairying established in the Department of Agriculture by act of May 29, 1924 (43 Stat. 243), superseding the Dairy Division, Bureau of Animal Industry. Renamed Bureau of Dairy Industry, 1926. SEE 152.1.

Textual Records: General correspondence and reports documenting experiments in dairy management, breeding, and product improvement; dairy conferences; and bureau organization and administration, 1925-46, 1952-56. Sample research reports, Woodward, OK, experiment station, 1917-41. Bureau organization and policy precedent file cross-reference sheets, 1917-41. Reading file, 1930-34, with an index.

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Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
3 volumes, 2428 pages.

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This Web version is updated from time to time to include records processed since 1995.

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