02222nam a22003974a 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002800112040002100140035002000161043001200181050002900193082002100222100003100243245011100274260005400385300001900439490003000458504005500488504006400543505022400607520039800831533015201229600003801381610005101419650004001470650005901510650005201569655002901621710001701650830003101667856012601698ebr10097289CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||050110s2005    moua    sb    001 0beng    z  2005000618  z0826215815 (alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)64711734  an-us---14aHD1771.5.S65bC37 2005eb04a338.1/092aB2221 aCarlson, Laurie M.,d1952-10aWilliam J. Spillman and the birth of agricultural economicsh[electronic resource] /cLaurie Winn Carlson.  aColumbia :bUniversity of Missouri Press,cc2005.  a210 p. :bill.1 aMissouri biography series  a"Publications by William J. Spillman": p. 161-182.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-205) and index.0 aScientific breeding -- Taking scientific agriculture to the public -- Science, politics, and the USDA -- The law of diminishing returns -- Balancing the farm output -- Conclusion : farm evangelism and dollar efficiency.  a"Biography of William J. Spillman, scientist and educator for the United States Department of Agriculture. Explores Spillman's role in the development of the agricultural economics, the agricultural New Deal, genetics research, agricultural education and the Cooperative Extension Service, the post-World War I overproduction crisis, and the Law of Diminishing Returns"--Provided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2013.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aSpillman, W. J.q(William Jasper)10aUnited States.bDept. of AgriculturexHistory. 0aAgricultural economistsvBiography. 0aAgriculturexEconomic aspectszUnited StatesxHistory. 0aAgricultural educationzUnited StatesxHistory. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc. 0aMissouri biography series.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10097289zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view