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State Representatives "Bud" Philbrook and Rod Searle at Southern Experiement StationEntry/Object ID
78.08.14Description
State Representatives "Bud" Philbrook and Rod Searle at the Southern Experiement Station. 5" W. x 4" L. black and white photo. Mr. Searle explains how wild bees pollinate alfalfa by flying into the alfalfa from the side forcing the seeds to fall out; domestic bees come at the blossom head on forcing the seeds into the bee's head; domestic bees have not yet learned what the wild bees already know.Context
In August 1912, the University of Minnesota’s Board of Regents purchased 246 acres of land half a mile to the south and west of Waseca on the edge of the city limits. The Southeast Demonstration Farm and Experiment Station began operations in 1913. In 1925, the Southeast Demonstration and Experiment Station became the Southeast Experiment Station. In 1941, with an additional land purchase, the station totaled 598 acres. Land was set aside for the Southern School of Agriculture (SSA) which admitted its first students in 1953. In 1969, the Southern School of Agriculture evolved into the University of Minnesota Technical College-Waseca then it was renamed as the University of Minnesota-Waseca (UMW), sharing land with the newly named Southern Experiment Station (SES). In 1992, UMW graduated its final class and then the UMW campus buildings were sold to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. In 1999, the Southern Experiment Station became the Southern Research and Outreach Center (SROC).Cataloged By
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsCreate Date
September 4, 2008Update Date
May 12, 2026