Farmers' Bulletin was published by the
United States Department of Agriculture
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is the federal executive department responsible for developing and executing federal laws related to farming, forestry, rural economic development, and food. It aims to meet the needs of com ...
with the first issue appearing in June 1889. The farm bulletins could be obtained upon the written request to a
Member of Congress
A Member of Congress (MOC) is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature. The term member of parliament (MP) is an equivale ...
or to the
United States Secretary of Agriculture
The United States secretary of agriculture is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture. The position carries similar responsibilities to those of agriculture ministers in other governments.
The department includes several organ ...
. The agricultural circular would be sent complimentary to any address within the United States. The agricultural publication covered an extensive range of rural topics as related to
agricultural science
Agricultural science (or agriscience for short) is a broad multidisciplinary field of biology that encompasses the parts of exact, natural, economic and social sciences that are used in the practice and understanding of agriculture. Profession ...
,
agronomy
Agronomy is the science and technology of producing and using plants by agriculture for food, fuel, fiber, chemicals, recreation, or land conservation. Agronomy has come to include research of plant genetics, plant physiology, meteorology, and s ...
,
plant diseases,
rural living,
soil conservation
Soil conservation is the prevention of loss of the topmost layer of the soil from erosion or prevention of reduced fertility caused by over usage, acidification, salinization or other chemical soil contamination.
Slash-and-burn and other un ...
, and
sustainable agriculture
Sustainable agriculture is farming in sustainable ways meeting society's present food and textile needs, without compromising the ability for current or future generations to meet their needs. It can be based on an understanding of ecosystem ser ...
.
Predecessor of Farmers' Bulletin
The Department of Agriculture was established upon the passage of H.R. 269
bill as enacted into law by
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln ( ; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the nation thro ...
on May 15, 1862. In accordance with section three of the
federal statute
In the law of the United States, the Code of Laws of the United States of America (variously abbreviated to Code of Laws of the United States, United States Code, U.S. Code, U.S.C., or USC) is the official compilation and codification of th ...
, the agriculture agency acquired the United States Patent office chemistry bureau. The Division of Chemistry was authorized as a federal supplemental organization of the Department of Agriculture upon the enactment of the United States agricultural H.R. 269 legislation.
The Department of Agriculture Chemistry Division authored an agricultural bulletin first appearing in 1883. The agricultural chemistry publication sustained three decades of print production before being discontinued in 1913.
See also
References
Reading Bibliography
*
*
*
External links
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
*
{{Portal bar, Agriculture, Earth sciences, Gardening, Science
Agricultural magazines