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State agricultural experiment stations : a history of research policy and procedure

The first part of this publication presents important background information that relates to origin of the concept of a tax-supported experiment station. Included are brief reviews of the historical development of the experiment station idea in Europe and the experiences of American agricultural leaders promoting the establishment of experiment stations in the United States
Print Book, English, 1962
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., 1962
History
vi, 262 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Agricultural science emerges
European background for the station idea
The Hatch movement
Association and the administration of research
Toward basic research : The Adams Act
The state stations and the Department of Agriculture
Publishing results of research
Organized self-appraisal
Federal-Grant programs in marketing research
Broadening the scope of investigation
Moving forward
The first part of this publication presents important background information that relates to origin of the concept of a tax-supported experiment station. Included are brief reviews of the historical development of the experiment station idea in Europe and the experiences of American agricultural leaders promoting the establishment of experiment stations in the United States
Maps on lining papers