Agricultural Libraries Information Notes, Vol. 17: May 1991 (Classic Reprint)

This book deeply examines how American agriculturalists and scientists employed social and technological transformations in their efforts to redefine agricultural practices and reshape United States farming systems. The author argues that beginning in the 1890s, agriculturalists sought to reshape American agriculture through the creation and elevation of new scientific professions, the founding of scientific societies, and the advancement of newly emerging scientific innovations. By the 1920s, these efforts resulted in a scientific revolution within various agricultural sectors that transformed the landscape of the United States forever.