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Author: |
True, Alfred Charles, 1853-1929. |
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Title Statement: |
A history of agricultural experimentation and research in the United States 1607-1925 : including a history of the United States Department of Agriculture / by Alfred Charles True, late specialist in States relations work, United States Department of Agriculture. |
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Published: |
Washington : United States Government Printing Office, 1937. |
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Description: |
vi, 321 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates frontispiece, illustrations, portraits 24 cm |
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(Miscellaneous publication / United States Department of Agriculture ; no. 251) |
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Other Title: |
Running title: Agricultural research in the United States |
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General Note: |
"This is the third and final monograph in a series intended to give a comprehensive summary of the history of agricultural education, extension, and research in the United States. Agricultural instruction in schools and colleges ... was dealt with in the monograph published in 1929 as Miscellaneous publication no. 36 of the United States Department of agriculture. The history of agricultural extension work was issued by this Department in 1928 as Miscellaneous publication no. 15"--Preface, page iii. |
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Bibliography Note: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 278-295) and indexes. |
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Contents Note: |
Contents: Agricultural research in the United States -- Beginnings in the American colonies and early States. pp. 1. |
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Contents: Early State geological and agricultural surveys. pp. 12. |
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Contents: Relations to the national government to agriculture, 1796-1835. pp. 18. |
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Contents: Agriculture promoted through the Patent Office, 1836-62. pp. 22. |
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Contents: Movement for a United States Department of Agriculture. pp. 34. |
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Contents: Movement of the States toward establishment of institutions for agricultural research, 1840-75. pp. 67. |
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Contents: State agricultural experiement stations without federal aid, 1875-88. pp. 82. |
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Contents: Agricultural experiments in States not having experiment stations, 1875-88. pp. 107. |
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Contents: History of the Hatch Experiment Station Act of 1887. pp. 118. |
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Contents: Agricultural experiment stations in the States and Territories under the Hatch Act, 1888-1905. pp. 130. |
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Contents: Movement for increased federal aid, culminating in the Adams Act, 1902-6. pp. 165. |
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Contents: Large development of research relating to agricultural production, 1897-1913. pp. 207. |
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Contents: Development of research in agricultural economics and sociology, 1913-21. pp. 212. |
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Contents: Agricultural researc during the agricultural depression, 1921-25. pp. 248. |
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Contents: Bibliography. pp. 290. |
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Contents: Subject index. pp. 297. |
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Contents: Name index. pp. 318. |
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Summary, Etc. Note: |
Abstract: This is the third and final monograph in the series intended to give a comprehensive summary of the history of agricultural education, extension, and research in the United States. |
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Action Note: |
committed to retain 20170930 20421231 HathiTrust https://www.hathitrust.org/shared_print_program PU |
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Local Note: |
NWRCCatalogISO20250428 |
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Additional Physical Forms: |
Online version: True, Alfred Charles, 1853-1929. History of agricultural experimentation and research in the United States 1607-1925. Washington, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1937 (OCoLC)885058797 |
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Subject: |
United States. Department of Agriculture. |
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United States. Department of Agriculture fast |
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Agriculture--Research--History. |
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Agriculture--Experimentation--History. |
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Agriculture--United States. |
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History. |
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Agriculture. |
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Research. |
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Agriculture--Expérimentation--Histoire. |
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Agriculture--Recherche--Histoire. |
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Agriculture fast |
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Agriculture--Experimentation fast |
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Agriculture--Research fast |
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United States fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq |
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Agriculture--Experimentation--History nli |
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Agriculture--Research--History nli |
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Agriculture--United States nli |
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Index - Uncontrolled: |
Experiments. |
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landbouw |
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agriculture |
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onderzoek |
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research |
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vs |
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usa |
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Agriculture in North America |
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Landbouw in Noord-Amerika |
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Index - Genre/Form: |
History fast |
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Series Added Entry: |
Miscellaneous publication (United States. Department of Agriculture) ; no. 251. |