Early American Agricultural Societies and Organizations: Educational Activities and Numerical Growth at Key Periods Until 1900

This paper examines early agricultural societies in the United States. A literature review of pre-1900 agricultural societies was conducted, focusing on federal and secondary sources. The earliest societies and reasons for their formation are discussed; the different types of early agricultural soci...

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Published in:Journal of agricultural & food information 2007-07, Vol.8 (3), p.17-31
Main Author: ALLEN, Robert S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
agricultural history
Agronomy. Soil science and plant productions
associations
Biological and medical sciences
clubs
educational history
Exact sciences and technology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
General aspects
Generalities. Biometrics, experimentation. Remote sensing
Generalities. Information. Documentation. Research
Information and communication sciences
Information science. Documentation
organizations
Sciences and techniques of general use
Societies
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Summary:This paper examines early agricultural societies in the United States. A literature review of pre-1900 agricultural societies was conducted, focusing on federal and secondary sources. The earliest societies and reasons for their formation are discussed; the different types of early agricultural societies and organizations are characterized and described; and the numerous educational activities of agricultural societies are explored, with particular emphasis on library development, adult education, publishing, research, and experimentation. The effect of the American Civil War on agricultural societies is discussed and the growth of agricultural societies throughout key periods of development is shown numerically in tabular form.
ISSN:1049-6505
1540-4722
DOI:10.1300/J108v08n03_03