Excerpt from Profiles: Careers in the U. S. Department of Agriculture For over 100 years, the us. Department of Agriculture has protected, served, and represented the public interest. Engaging in more activities which are of benefit or service to the farmer and to the consumer than any other department or agency of the Federal Government, the us. Department of Agriculture has contributed greatly to one of the world's most important accomplishments - the conquest of famine. The Department has played a vital and continuous role in the economic growth of America, creating a technological revolution in agriculture. However, while the Department's history of accomplishments gives cause for pride, there are still problems of vital concern. Some of these are underconsumption, overproduction, conserva tion and use of resources, and the need for greater opportunities for rural people in nonfarm occupa tions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.