Library Research Guide for History of Science 193: History and Technology of Food Production in Modern America

Library of Congress Food History page

Agriculture: Dictionaries, Directories, Encyclopedias, Handbooks

Hurt, R. D. 1996. American Farms: Exploring their History. Malabar, FL: Krieger Pub. Co., 165 pp.

Guide to research and writing.

Schapsmeier, E. L. and F. H. Schapsmeier. 1975. Encyclopedia of American Agricultural History. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 467 pp.

Short (15-400 word) articles on persons, organizations, acts and laws, events. Subject indexes.

True, A. C. 1900. The Agricultural Experiment Stations in the United States. U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Office of Experiment Stations. Bulletin; no. 80, 636 pp.

Descriptions of stations, their history, staff, equipment, and activities. Also overview, statistics, and list of publications.