William J. Spillman and the birth of agricultural economics / Laurie Winn Carlson.
"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,...
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| Superior document: | Missouri biography series |
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| Year of Publication: | 2005 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Missouri biography series.
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| Physical Description: | 210 p. :; ill. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.