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100 1 _aCarlson, Laurie M.,
_d1952-
245 1 0 _aWilliam J. Spillman and the birth of agricultural economics
_h[electronic resource] /
_cLaurie Winn Carlson.
260 _aColumbia :
_bUniversity of Missouri Press,
_cc2005.
300 _a210 p. :
_bill.
490 1 _aMissouri biography series
504 _a"Publications by William J. Spillman": p. 161-182.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-205) and index.
505 0 _aScientific 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.
520 _a"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, the post-World War I overproduction crisis, and the Law of Diminishing Returns"--Provided by publisher.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
600 1 0 _aSpillman, W. J.
_q(William Jasper)
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
_bDept. of Agriculture
_xHistory.
650 0 _aAgricultural economists
_vBiography.
650 0 _aAgriculture
_xEconomic aspects
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
650 0 _aAgricultural education
_zUnited States
_xHistory.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
830 0 _aMissouri biography series.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/kliuc/Doc?id=10097289
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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