North Carolina Holstein Association Field Day Exercises, 1954, photo 5

This image shows North Carolina Holstein Association Field Day Exercises on June 24, 1954. Seen are two unidentified men standing by an open field next to a tree. A mostly black Holstein can be seen sitting on the ground behind them. While Appalachian State Teachers College (1929-1967) did not maintain an official agriculture or livestock program as part of the curriculum, ASTC did maintain a farm with a working dairy as part of the College's food production, a program in place since Watauga Academy (1899-1903). The dairy housed by the 1960s approximately 200 Holsteins at the Edminsten Farm, until it ceased operation in 1964. In addition, a Future Farmers of America chapter existed at Appalachian High School (1938-1965).

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Pritchett Collection, 2003.080, Field Day Exercises--NC Holstein Association June 24, 1954, C14.1.4.1

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1954-06-24

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1950s

Appalachian State Teachers College (N.C.). North Carolina Holstein Association

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