William J. Spillman and the birth of agricultural economics
Scientific breeding -- Taking scientific agriculture to the public -- Science, politics, and the USDA -- The law of diminishing returns -- Balancing the farm output -- Conclusion : farm evangelism and dollar efficiency
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Columbia, Mo. u.a.
Univ. of Missouri Press
c 2005
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| Schriftenreihe: | Missouri biography series
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Scientific breeding -- Taking scientific agriculture to the public -- Science, politics, and the USDA -- The law of diminishing returns -- Balancing the farm output -- Conclusion : farm evangelism and dollar efficiency "Biography of William J. Spillman, scientist and educator for the United States Department of Agriculture. Explores Spillman's role in the development of the agricultural economics, the agricultural New Deal, genetics research, agricultural education and the Cooperative Extension Service, the post-World War I overproduction crisis, and the Law of Diminishing Returns"--Provided by publisher "Biography of William J. Spillman, scientist and educator for the United States Department of Agriculture. Explores Spillman's role in the development of the agricultural economics, the agricultural New Deal, genetics research, agricultural education and the Cooperative Extension Service, the post-World War I overproduction crisis, and the Law of Diminishing Returns"--Provided by publisher |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-205) and index |
| Beschreibung: | 210 S Ill 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 0826215815 0-8262-1581-5 |