The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th Century

The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th Century
Title The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th Century PDF eBook
Author Don Paarlberg
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 172
Release 2008-02-28
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 0470290064

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A book for a varied audience: college students of agriculture and sociology; high school students of vocation agriculture; members of the American Agricultural Economics Association; people with a long-standing background in agriculture; and other readers interested in 20th century agriculture. The book reads like a story and is supplemented with excellent photographs, contrasting past practices with modern technology.

The Purdue Agriculturist

The Purdue Agriculturist
Title The Purdue Agriculturist PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 880
Release 1919
Genre Agriculture
ISBN

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Scale Up Sourcebook

Scale Up Sourcebook
Title Scale Up Sourcebook PDF eBook
Author Larry Cooley
Publisher
Pages
Release 2019-04-15
Genre
ISBN 9781557539045

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Agriculture and the Confederacy

Agriculture and the Confederacy
Title Agriculture and the Confederacy PDF eBook
Author R. Douglas Hurt
Publisher UNC Press Books
Pages 364
Release 2015-03-02
Genre History
ISBN 1469620014

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In this comprehensive history, R. Douglas Hurt traces the decline and fall of agriculture in the Confederate States of America. The backbone of the southern economy, agriculture was a source of power that southerners believed would ensure their independence. But, season by season and year by year, Hurt convincingly shows how the disintegration of southern agriculture led to the decline of the Confederacy's military, economic, and political power. He examines regional variations in the Eastern and Western Confederacy, linking the fates of individual crops and different modes of farming and planting to the wider story. After a dismal harvest in late 1864, southerners--faced with hunger and privation throughout the region--ransacked farms in the Shenandoah Valley and pillaged plantations in the Carolinas and the Mississippi Delta, they finally realized that their agricultural power, and their government itself, had failed. Hurt shows how this ultimate lost harvest had repercussions that lasted well beyond the end of the Civil War. Assessing agriculture in its economic, political, social, and environmental contexts, Hurt sheds new light on the fate of the Confederacy from the optimism of secession to the reality of collapse.

The Grand Old Man of Purdue University and Indiana Agriculture

The Grand Old Man of Purdue University and Indiana Agriculture
Title The Grand Old Man of Purdue University and Indiana Agriculture PDF eBook
Author Fred Whitford
Publisher Purdue University Press
Pages 406
Release 2005
Genre Biography & Autobiography
ISBN 9781557533951

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"This book recounts William Latta's far-reaching influence on agriculture at the university, throughout Indiana, and on a national level. Recognized as the Father of the School of Agriculture and of Extension at Purdue, Latta was an early and tireless promoter of the university and what it could do for the people of the state. From developing the four-year agriculture program, to conducting practical agricultural research prior to the creation of Purdue's Agricultural Experiment Station, to leading Purdue's agricultural outreach efforts to bring the university to the people, Latta's contributions are still evident in Purdue's modern-day agricultural programs." "Latta's story traces the history of agriculture at Purdue, showing agriculturists, historians, and the Purdue community where we've been and the foundation upon which we continue to build today's teaching, research, and Extension programs."--BOOK JACKET.

Memories of Life on the Farm

Memories of Life on the Farm
Title Memories of Life on the Farm PDF eBook
Author Frederick Whitford
Publisher Purdue University Press
Pages 408
Release 2019-09-15
Genre Photography
ISBN 155753909X

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John Calvin Allen, professionally known as J. C., worked as a photographer for Purdue University from 1909-1952, and operated his own photography business until his death in 1976. The J. C. Allen photographs represent a historical account of the transition from pioneer practices to scientific methodologies in agriculture and rural communities. During this major transitional period for agriculture, tractors replaced horses, hybrid corn supplanted open-pollinated corn, and soybeans changed from a novelty crop to regular rotation on most farms. During this time, purebred animals with better genetic pedigrees replaced run-of-the-mill livestock, and systematic disease prevention in cattle, swine, and poultry took place. Allen's photographs also document clothing styles, home furnishings, and the items people thought important as they went about their daily lives. Looking closely at tractors, livestock, wagons, planters, sprayers, harvesting equipment, and crops gives one a sense of the changing and fast-paced world of agriculture at that time. This volume contains over 900 picturesque images, most never-before-seen, of men, women, and children working on the farm, which remain powerful reminders of life in rural America at the turn of the twentieth century. As old farmhouses and barns fall victim to age, Allen photographs are all that remain. While those people and times no longer exist today, they do remain "alive" because of the preservation of that history on film. A camera in his hands and an eye for photography allowed Allen to create indelible visual histories that continue to tell the story of agriculture and rural life from long ago.

Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and Community Contexts

Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and Community Contexts
Title Research Approaches in Urban Agriculture and Community Contexts PDF eBook
Author Levon T. Esters
Publisher Springer Nature
Pages 189
Release 2021-07-27
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 3030700305

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This book will fill a void in the literature around research and program design and the impact of such experiences on learning outcomes within urban agricultural contexts. In particular, this book will cover topics such as STEM integration, science learning, student engagement, learning gardens and curriculum design.