Description: 1956 Malabar Farm calendar which includes small calendar pages and substantial essays on various themes in conservation agriculture, soil science and mid-century agriculture, written by Malabar Farm denizen and prominent farm writer Louis Bromfield. The Friends of the Land Collection (1930-1960) contains the papers of the Friends of the Land (1940-1959), a prominent national soil conservation education organization headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. FOTL produced an international literary arts quarterly, THE LAND (edited by New Deal agriculture writer Russell Lord) in addition to several members' only publications (LAND LETTER) and informational pamphlets. They also hosted annual conferences; ran conservation tours, teacher training labs, and workshops; and operated as a national clearinghouse for conservation information. Ohio farmer and novelist Louis Bromfield was active in the organization. Much of the collection reflects the career and interests of FOTL Executive Secretary Ollie Fink, who was a prominent conservation education pioneer in Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Page1
Subjects: Conservation education; Bromfield, Louis (1896-1956); Agriculture; Soil science; Malabar Farm
Places: Mansfield (Ohio); Richland County (Ohio)
 

Description: Harvested grain at the Ohio State University, College of Agriculture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F03_014_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Harvesting
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Farm land belonging to the Ohio State University, College of Agriculture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F03_015_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.
Places: Ohio
 

Description: This photograph shows farmers at the Pickaway Livestock Cooperative Association in Pickaway County, Ohio. A farmers cooperative represents the business interests of agriculture. They assist the farmers with processing and handling almost every type of commodity, furnishing farm supplies and provide credit and financial services. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F05_001_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Farmers' cooperatives
Places: Pickaway County (Ohio)
 

Description: Frontispiece portrait of A.J. Downing from "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; Adapted to North America; with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, with Remarks on Rural Architecture" by A.J. Downing. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04842
Subjects: Landscape architects; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Authors, American--Ohio
Places: New York
 

Description: "View in the Grounds at Blithewood, Dutchess County, New York," an illustration opposite the title page of "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; Adapted to North America; with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, with Remarks on Rural Architecture" by A. J. Downing, 1853. Blithewood was the residence of Robert Donaldson, Esquire. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04843
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers; Landscape design; Other--Non Ohio
Places: Dutchess County (New York)
 

Description: "Fig. 14. The Geometric style, from an old print," an illustration from "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; Adapted to North America; with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, with Remarks on Rural Architecture." by A.J. Downing. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04844
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers
Places: New York
 

Description: "Fig. 15. Example of the beautiful in Landscape Gardening," an illustration from "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; Adapted to North America; with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, with Remarks on Rural Architecture," by A.J. Downing. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04845
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers
Places: New York
 

Description: "Fig. 16. Example of the Picturesque in Landscape Gardening," an illustration from "A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening; Adapted to North America; with a View to the Improvement of Country Residences, with Remarks on Rural Architecture," by A.J. Downing. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04846
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers
Places: New York
 

Description: This is a photograph of a farm belonging to the Ohio State University, College of Agriculture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F03_029_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Dairy cattle grazing on a farm belonging to the Ohio State University, College of Agriculture. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B06F03_030_1
Subjects: Agriculture--Ohio--History--20th century.; Dairy cattle
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Figure 8, a landscape design published in "Cottage Residences; or, A series of designs for rural cottages and cottage villas, and their gardens and grounds. Adapted to North America," by A. J. Downing. Andrew Jackson Downing (1815 - 1852) was one of the most important pre-Civil War designers and writers in America. He began his career as a landscaper and founded the magazine "The Horticulturist," which he used to promote scientific agriculture. As an architect, he designed buildings that mixed romantic architecture with the pastoral, picturesque architecture of the English countryside. He collaborated with Alexander Jackson Davis on "Cottage Residences." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04856
Subjects: Landscape design; Ohio Economy--Agriculture; Gardens; Gardening; Flowers; Landscape design
Places: New York; London (England)