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Bankhead–Jones Act Of 1935
The Bankhead–Jones Act was enacted on June 29, 1935 during the Depression, to provide increased federal funding to land grant college A land-grant university (also called land-grant college or land-grant institution) is an institution of higher education in the United States designated by a state to receive the benefits of the Morrill Acts of 1862 and 1890. Signed by Abraha ...s. Under the law as was last increased in 1972, $8,100,000 per year is divided equally between all states, and another $4,360,000 is divided between the states based upon each state's population.7 U.S.C. §427 These federal funds are subject to matching by the states. References External links Text of statute* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bankhead-Jones Act of 1935 1935 in law Acts of the 74th United States Congress * History of universities and colleges in the United States United States federal agriculture legislation United States federal public land legislation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to live in cities. While humans started gathering grains at least 105,000 years ago, nascent farmers only began planting them around 11,500 years ago. Sheep, goats, pigs and cattle were domesticated around 10,000 years ago. Plants were independently cultivated in at least 11 regions of the world. In the twentieth century, industrial agriculture based on large-scale monocultures came to dominate agricultural output. Today, small farms produce about a third of the world’s food, but large farms are prevalent. The largest one percent of farms in the world are greater than 50 hectares and operate more than 70 percent of the world's farmland. Nearly 40 percent of agricultural land is found on farms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
