Agrcultural Extension Work in United States

This book presents history of agricultural extension work in the United States of America in the period from 1785 - 1923. That form of popular education of farming people in the United States now known as agricultural extension work has passed through several stages of development covering nearly a century and a half. It had its beginning in early agricultural societies from the time of the organization of the Philadelphia Society in 1785.

These societies were formed to acquaint their members with what was being done to improve agriculture. But they also had among their objects to bring about local agricultural organizations and to disseminate agricultural information through their publications, newspaper articles, and lectures.