William J. Spillman and the birth of agricultural economics / Laurie Winn Carlson.
William J. Spillman and the birth of agricultural economics / Laurie Winn Carlson.
William J. Spillman and the birth of agricultural economics / Laurie Winn Carlson.
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Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.
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N338.1092/ 1
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
1. Scientific breeding -- 2. Taking scientific agriculture to the public -- 3. Science, politics, and the USDA -- 4. The law of diminishing returns -- 5. Balancing the farm output -- 6. Conclusion : farm evangelism and dollar efficiency -- App. A. Publications by William J. Spillman -- App. B. "Emer...
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Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2005.
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Missouri
Date Published
c2005.
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"By placing Spillman's story within the larger context of American agricultural history, Carlson takes readers inside the USDA during the years our nation's agricultural policy took shape. She studies the development of the field of genetics, the conflicts regarding agricultural education and the creation of the Cooperative Extension Service, the o...
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William J. Spillman and the birth of agricultural economics / Laurie Winn Carlson.
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Missouri biography series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N338.1092/ 1
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74VKdeOqVoJX
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKdeOqVoJX
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0826215815 (hbk.) :
9780826215819 (alk. paper)
0826215815 (alk. paper)
9780826215819 (hbk.) :
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338.1092
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991020102929702626
