02613nam 22006134a 450 991044986320332120200520144314.00-8262-6470-0(CKB)1000000000246917(OCoLC)64711734(CaPaEBR)ebrary10097289(SSID)ssj0000272122(PQKBManifestationID)11238846(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000272122(PQKBWorkID)10304688(PQKB)10261268(MiAaPQ)EBC3570852(Au-PeEL)EBL3570852(CaPaEBR)ebr10097289(EXLCZ)99100000000024691720050110d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrWilliam J. Spillman and the birth of agricultural economics[electronic resource] /Laurie Winn CarlsonColumbia University of Missouri Pressc20051 online resource (220 p.) Missouri biography seriesBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8262-1581-5 "Publications by William J. Spillman": p. 161-182.Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-205) and index.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."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.Missouri biography series.Agricultural economistsBiographyAgricultureEconomic aspectsUnited StatesHistoryAgricultural educationUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.Agricultural economistsAgricultureEconomic aspectsHistory.Agricultural educationHistory.338.1/092BCarlson Laurie M.1952-939231MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910449863203321William J. Spillman and the birth of agricultural economics2117168UNINA