25 of us visited Rothamsted's Research facility in Harpenden. Their work, which is a continuation of over 170 years is impressive as they strive and deliver improved yields in agricultural produce. We were treated to clear descriptions of their work.
tour the facility
our host in front of one of the newer buildings
the laboratories
rothamsted's archives - that is 1883-84
we were allowed to wander round >100 years of archived soild, grain, etc
1894 these ones
during WWII, tin was scarce and sample were stored in any available tins