Agriculture Museum

The Agriculture Museum is located on the Central Experimental Farm. It consists of Museum exhibits, a working Dairy Barn, and the Barnyard which features sheep, beef cattle, pigs and chickens.

History

• the barn in which the exhibits are located was built in 1914 at a cost of $12,000
• it replaced the original dairy barn that was built in 1891 and burnt down in 1913
• the first floor housed the dairy herd, while the second floor housed the feedmill used by the Animal Research Institute for animal nutrition research until 1979
• it was converted into a museum in 1983 by the National Museum of Science and Technology Corporation
• as of 1995, the exhibits and the animals are managed by the National Museum of Science and Technology Corporation

Exhibits

• the museum has two displays:
  1. The Amazing Potato
  2. A Barn of the 1920's

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