of the department library, in the collection of material for this work. Miss C. L. Feldkamp, of the library of the Office of Experiment Stations, put the bibliography in proper form. D. J. Crosby, late of the faculty of the New York College of Agriculture at Cornell University, but also associated for many years with the author in the educational work of the Office of Experiment Stations and States Relations Service, carefully read the manuscript and made many helpful suggestions for its improvement.

CONTENTS

Illustrations.

Part 1. The foundations of the American system of agricultural education..

Introduction..........

Development of natural sciences related to agriculture_

Early scientists in North America.

Early agricultural publications in Europe.

Agricultural societies in Europe.

British Board of Agriculture..

Early agricultural societies in North America

The Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture.

South Carolina agricultural societies.

The Kennebec (Me.) Agricultural Society

Early societies in New Jersey.

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Columbia College and the New York Society for the Promotion of

Agriculture, Arts, and Manufactures..

The Massachusetts Society for Promoting Agriculture.

Elkanah Watson and the cattle show.

Berkshire Agricultural Society.

Agricultural societies in Connecticut..

Early societies in New Hampshire.

Virginia's great agricultural leaders and early agricultural

societies.

Early agricultural societies in the District of Columbia.

Early agricultural fairs in North America -

Governmental relations to education in the American Colonies and

early States.

Washington's proposal for a national university.

Part 2. Development of a definite movement for agricultural education in

the United States, and some of the agencies contributing to this

movement, 1820-1860..

Growth of agricultural societies.

Early State boards of agriculture.

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Part 2. Development of a definite movement for agricultural education in

the United States, etc.-Continued.

The Movement toward public support of agricultural colleges.

The national movement for education relating to agriculture and other

industries

The United States Agricultural Society-

Illinois memorial to Congress for land grant for industrial un-

versities....

Part 3. The Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 and the early work of the

land-grant colleges, 1860-1887.

The origin of the Morrill land grant bill

Morrill's account of the congressional proceedings relating to his land

grant bill.

The first college land grant bill.

The second college land grant bill.

The intent of the college land grant act.

Acceptance of the college land grant by the States

Use of the college land scrip by the States..

The first decade of the land-grant colleges, 1862-1872-

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Conditions affecting the progress of these colleges

Organization and early work of the land-grant colleges.

The experiment station and extension movements in the land-grant

colleges, 1873-1887...

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Development of the United States Department of Agriculture__

Early State experiment stations..

Typical land-grant institutions and their relations to agricultural

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education..

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University of Mississippi and the Agricultural and Mechanical
College of Mississippi.

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (Polytechnic

Institute)

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Part 4. Preparation for large undertakings in agricultural education,

The early agricultural experiment stations and meetings of agricul-

tural teachers.

Part 4. Preparation for large undertakings in agricultural education,

1871-1900-Continued.

The organization of the Association of American Agricultural Col-

leges and Experiment Stations.

Early work of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and

Experiment Stations relating to agricultural education...

Report of the committee on entrance requirements..

Organization and work of the committee on instruction in agri-

culture_.

Part 5. Expansion and development of agricultural colleges, 1900-1914--

General conditions favoring growth of agricultural colleges-

Development of college organization.......

College buildings for agriculture..

Special buildings___

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Part 6. Enlarged scope of work of agricultural colleges, 1915–1925-

Teacher-training under the Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act_

The crisis in higher education in 1917.

Efforts of the agricultural colleges to improve their curricula..

General status of the agricultural colleges-

Change in name and organization of the Association of American

Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations...

The improvement of college teaching--.

Progress in teaching rural economics and sociology

Recent research work of agricultural colleges--

Short courses..

Part 7. Secondary education in agriculture, 1862-1925-

Disappearance of agriculture from secondary schools, 1862-1880___

Beginning of a new movement for agriculture in secondary schools,

1881-1900__.

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The Storrs Agricultural School in Connecticut_

The Rhode Island Agricultural School

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The Agricultural School at the University of Minnesota_

The Alabama agricultural schools..

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Part 7. Secondary education in agriculture, 1862-1925 Continued.

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Early work of the Office of Experiment Stations relating to

secondary education in agriculture..

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Development of secondary education in agriculture without Federal

endowment, 1900-1916_..

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National agencies for the promotion of secondary education in

agriculture

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Development of secondary education in agriculture with Federal aid,

1917-1925...

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Rise of the movement for industrial education__

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The Massachusetts Commission on Industrial and Technical Edu-

cation__

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The National Society for the Promotion of Industrial Education_

The bills in Congress for Federal aid to vocational education

prior to 1914_.

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The commission on national aid to vocational education.

The Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act...

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Secondary agricultural education under the Smith-Hughes Act,

1917-1925..

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Federal Board for Vocational Education_

Agricultural work of the Federal Board

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Relation of vocational education in agricultural to ex-

tension work

Report of committee on instruction in agriculture of the agri-

cultural college association..

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Office of Experiment Stations syllabus on nature study and

elementary agriculture...