Farmers' Bulletin was published by the
United States Department of Agriculture
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with the first issue appearing in June 1889. The farm bulletins could be obtained upon the written request to a
Member of Congress
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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 organi ...
. 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. Professio ...
,
agronomy
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,
plant diseases,
rural living,
soil conservation
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Slash-and-b ...
, and
sustainable agriculture
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.
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
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on May 15, 1862. In accordance with section three of the
federal statute
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, 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
Agricultural Bulletin Archives
Reading Bibliography
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Defunct agricultural magazines published in the United States
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