MERGE WITH Sonoma County Department of Agriculture, Weights & Measures records, 1978-1998 -- Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner records,
Scope and Contents
Official reports of the Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner.
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1928
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Materials stored offsite, but collection is open to research. In many cases, further details on individual volumes can be found by calling staff at the Sonoma County History and Genealogy Library. To view these materials, please call staff at link to request they be brought from the Archives to the Library
Conditions Governing Use
Collection does not circulate and may be photocopied or photographed by arrangement only.
Publication Rights
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Court History
An Act to protect and promote the horticultural interests of the state was passed by the legislature on March 14, 1881 and provided for a Board of three Horticultural Commissioners to be appointed by each county Board of Supervisors.
On November 12, 1881 the Board of State Horticultural Commissioners called a State convention of fruit growers, packers, nurserymen and all other interested in California Horticulture. One of the resolutions made at the “First Annual Horticulture Conference” was for all counties to appoint Commissioners.
First Horticultural Commission: On March 6, 1909 the Legislature approved a law replacing the County Boards of Horticultural Commissioners with a single Horticultural Commissioner.
In 1929, the title of Horticultural Commissioner was changed by a State act to Agricultural Commissioner.
Biographical / Historical
An Act to protect and promote the horticultural interests of the state was passed by the legislature on March 14, 1881 and provided for a Board of three Horticultural Commissioners to be appointed by each county Board of Supervisors.
On November 12, 1881 the Board of State Horticultural Commissioners called a State convention of fruit growers, packers, nurserymen and all other interested in California Horticulture. One of the resolutions made at the “First Annual Horticulture Conference” was for all counties to appoint Commissioners.
First Horticultural Commission: On March 6, 1909 the Legislature approved a law replacing the County Boards of Horticultural Commissioners with a single Horticultural Commissioner.
In 1929, the title of Horticultural Commissioner was changed by a State act to Agricultural Commissioner.
Extent
1 Boxes
Abstract
This collection contains reports of the Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner to the State of California on agricultural in the County.
Arrangement of Materials:
Chronological within a single series.
- Title
- Sonoma County Horticultural Commissioner records, 1889-1928
- Author
- Finding aid author: Mark Cooper.
- Date
- Published Feb 28, 2011
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Describing Archives: A Content Standard, Second Edition Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in:English
Repository Details
Part of the Sonoma County Archives Repository