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[Harrington, J.B. - Interview]

Item number (ISN):

441192

Series title:

National Research Council Oral History Project

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1975-09-23

Item number (ISN):

441192

Type of material:

Sound recordings

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Fonds/collection:

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA / CONSEIL NATIONAL DE RECHERCHES DU CANADA

Accession:

1975-0157

Media:

Sound

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1975-09-23

Production company:

National Research Council

Production credit:

interviewer, Don Phillipson

Language:

English

Notes:

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1. Subject description taken from partial transcript in binder, National Research Council Oral History Project, Index H-L.~2. Part of track 1 of PAC tape 563 (a).~3. Poor quality - low recording level and noisy.~4. James Bishop Harrington became assistant professor in the Field Husbandry at the University of Saskatchewan in 1924, then full professor, and in 1950 head of the Department. He continued in that position until 1958.
During his regime, much of the attention of the Field Husbandry Department was focused on the breeding of new varieties of cereals and oilseeds better adapted to Prairie conditions than those in common use at the time. J. B. Harrington and his team of plant breeders was credited with the development of ten new varieties of grain species, including Apex wheat, Husky barley, Royal flax and Antelope rye. Each variety made a substantial contribution to Prairie agriculture in terms of faster maturity, or disease resistance, or higher yield, or in some cases all of these. As a result of his wide experience, J. B. Harrington is the author of an imposing number of publications dealing with plant breeding and crop production. (Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame)

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Vault ISN:

305592

Format:

SOUND

Location number:

C00563

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

R/R

Technical description:

POLY

Duration:

130:00

Made from:

FROM LOANED MATERIAL

Status:

MASTER
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GENCAT identity number:

GAD 0FD645

Restrictions on consultation:

open

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Under copyright.

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