University of California Cooperative Extension Records, Ventura County UCCE.VEN

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1 Online items available Ventura County UCCE.VEN Lisa Vallen Carolina Villa, Merced Library 5200 North Lake Road Merced URL: UCCE.VEN 1

2 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution:, Merced Library Title: Ventura County creator: (System). Cooperative Extension. Ventura County Identifier/Call Number: UCCE.VEN Physical Description: 45.5 Linear FeetProcessed Records. Located at UC Cooperative Extension Ventura Office Physical Description: 30 Linear FeetUnprocessed Records. Located at UC Cooperative Extension Ventura Office Date (inclusive): Organizational History At the turn of the previous century, growing concern over the quality of life for rural Americans prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to appoint a Commission on Country Life in One of the direct outcomes of the Commission's recommendations was the passage of the Smith-Lever Act in 1914, which established a national extension service to place the knowledge generated at land-grant universities into the hands of farmers and rural citizens. The Agricultural Extension Service formalized and built upon existing efforts of land-grant universities to enhance the knowledge of farmers and apply scientific discoveries for improved agricultural practices. Beginning in 1913, the Agriculture Extension Service, later known as UC Cooperative Extension, placed farm advisors employed by the in every county that formed a farm bureau and agreed to sponsor Extension Service work. While arrangements have evolved, advisors continue to work in all California counties today and address problems ranging from soil conditions and land reclamation to irrigation; from livestock breeding to improved varietals; and from mechanization to disease and pest management, to enable farms to increase efficiency and productivity. Cooperative Extension was established in Ventura County in 1914 with 300 members and with William B. Parker as its first farm advisor. Early focus for Ventura Cooperative Extension was to provide demonstrations on the use of cover crops, pruning methods, soil work, and crop variety selection. The farm advisors also worked with local farmers on eradicating squirrels, treating and preventing hog cholera, forming storm districts, and establishing the Lima Bean Association. Farm Advisors work focused on livestock: cattle, horses and goats; field crops: wheat, hay, barley, oats, corn, beets, lima beans, other beans, and grapes; and trees: apricots, cherries, olives, peaches, pears, prunes, lemons, oranges, almonds, and walnuts. As the county office staff grew in size, the farm advisors started to specialize in different commodities, with a focus on avocados, citrus, cherimoyas, litchis, longans, caneberries, strawberries, celery, tomatoes, and bell peppers, as well as home gardens, water, irrigation, and youth development and nutrition. Scope and Contents The Cooperative Extension Records for Ventura County span the years of Records include reports and information on storm districts, irrigation and water management, farm management including information on farm labor and migrant workers, integrated pest management including information on pesticides and fertilizers, floriculture including information on gardens and landscaping, nutrition including information on food preservation, and youth developing including information on 4-H projects Agua Pura, Green Net Project, Youth Experiences in Science, and From Snails to Alpha Males. A large portion of the records are related to agriculture in Ventura County, the Coastal Plain, and the Intermountain Valleys of the Transverse Ranges in California and include trial reports and reference material on crops, domesticated animals, wildlife, water, soil, and climate. The collection includes a wide variety of formats: typed reports, project proposals, data sets, local newsletters and press releases, maps, audiovisual material, photographs, slides, scrapbooks, and a variety of publications from the county, state, and national level. This collection is currently being processed. Arrangement The arrangement reflects the intellectual order rather than the physical arrangement of the records. Series 2, Series 4 Subseries 1, and Series 10 Subseries 1 reflect and name of the farm advisor who was the last custodian of the records in that series or subseries. The records in these series reflect the custodian's research focus and tenure and can also include records inherited from previous farm advisors. Series 1 Administrative Files Subseries 1 Annual Reports Subseries 2 General Information Historical Records Series 2 Ben Faber Records Subseries 1 Avocados Subseries 2 Integrated Pest Management UCCE.VEN 2

3 Subseries 3 Water Subseries 4 Citrus Series 3 Health and Pathology Subseries 1 Integrated Pest Management Subseries 2 Diseases Subseries 3 Pesticides Series 4 Climate, Water, and Soil Subseries 1 Climate Subseries 2 Water Subseries 3 Soil Series 5 Gardens/Landscaping Subseries 1 Julie P. Newman Records Subseries 2 Ornamentals Series 6 Farm Management Series 7 Livestock Series 9 Crops Subseries 1 Fruit Subseries 2 Nuts Subseries 3 Vegetables Subseries 4 Grains Series 9 4-H Subseries 1 Records for A. Michael Marzolla Subseries 2 Scrapbooks and Newspaper Clippings Subseries 3 Newspaper clippings Subseries 4 Nutrition Education Subseries 5 Newsletters and Meeting Minutes Series 10 Photographs and A/V Material Subseries 1 Photographs Subseries 2 Video Subseries 3 Born Digital Material Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. A portion of the records have been digitized and are freely available online. The material is located at Ventura Cooperative Extension Office. For help locating material please contact library@ucmerced.edu. Conditions Governing Use This collection is intended to support teaching, research, and private study. Copyright belongs to the Regents of the. Use of the materials beyond that allowed by fair use or by any Creative Commons licenses assigned requires the written permission of the copyright owner(s). For further information, please contact the University of California, Merced Library at library@ucmerced.edu. Preferred Citation Ventura County, UCCE VEN, UC Cooperative Extension Archive,, Merced Library, 5200 North Lake Road, Merced, CA Administrative Files Annual Reports UCCE.VEN 3

4 Administrative Files General Information General Information Ben Faber Records Avocados Integrated Pest Management Water Citrus Health and Pathology Integrated Pest Management Diseases Pesticides Climate, Water, and Soil Climate Water Soil Gardens and Landscaping Julie P. Newman Records Ornamentals Farm Management Livestock Crops UCCE.VEN 4

5 Crops Fruit Fruit Nuts Vegetables Grains 4-H Records A. Michael Marzolla Records Scrapbooks and Newspaper Clippings Nutrition Education Newsletters and Meeting Minutes Photographs and Audio Visual Material Photographs Videos Born Digital Material UCCE.VEN 5