This series comprises 3 volumes - 1 account ledger and 2 receipt books - which together document the process by which seed cultivated at Knockaloe Experimental Farm was sold.
Records of Knockaloe Experimental Farm: Seed Potato Sales Records
This material is held atIsle of Man Public Record Office
- Reference
- IM 1586 S72
- Dates of Creation
- 1956 - 1981
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 3 volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The Experimental Farm at Knockaloe can trace its origins to provisions set out in the Agriculture and Rural Industries Act, 1914. In the early 1920s, the Board of Agriculture purchased the site of the old Knockaloe internment camp - which had been vacated by the last internees in Oct 1919 - with monies released by the Noble's Trustees.
The Board proceeded to spend the remainder of the Noble's monies on a clean-up project with a view to readying the site for a return to agricultural usage. A number of arable and pastoral experiments were later based on the site. The Experimental Farm was closed in 2010 by the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture , a successor of the Board of Agriculture.
Arrangement
S73: Records of Knockaloe Experimental Farm: Seed Potato Sales Records
- S73/1 - Records of Knockaloe Experimental Farm: Seed Potato Sales Records: Account ledger;
- S73/2 - Records of Knockaloe Experimental Farm: Seed Potato Sales Records: Receipt Books.
Access Information
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Archivist's Note
Series level description created by Gavin Rowan, IOMPRO, 23 Jun 2017.
Conditions Governing Use
Crown copyright (duration - 125 years from the end of the calendar year of production).
Appraisal Information
Selected for permanent preservation in Nov 2015, Angela Skitt, IOMPRO.
Custodial History
The records which comprise this series were originally consigned to the Public Record Office under section 3(8) of the Public Records Act, 1999 by the Agriculture directorate of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture on the 21 Mar 2011. The records were fully transferred to Public Record Office under section 3(4) of the Public Records Act, 1999 on the 15 Jan 2016 by the Agriculture directorate of the Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture.
Accruals
No accruals are expected.