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A kind of fate : agricultural change in Virginia, 1861-1920
- Title
- A kind of fate : agricultural change in Virginia, 1861-1920 / G. Terry Sharrer.
- Author
- Sharrer, G. Terry.
- Publication
- Ames : Iowa State University, 2000.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | S451.V8 S52 2000 | Off-site |
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- Description
- xxiv, 256 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "A Kind of Fate: Agricultural Change in Virginia, 1861-1920 addresses how modern agriculture in Virginia developed as a result of widening social acceptance of government intervention in agricultural affairs; an infusion of capital from increasing commodity prices, land values, and credit; and biological research to combat diseases. In addition to descriptive quotes from the period, poignant photographs capture the essence of these farmers' daily trials and triumphs."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-242) and index.
- Contents
- Disease: Epidemics and Epizootics -- A New Order of Things -- Untenable Country -- The Dogma of "Soil Fertility" -- Crops and Crises -- Life in the Country -- Debt, Taxes, and Despair -- Growing Knowledge: The Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station -- Reaching the Farmers -- Drive for Production -- Dairying: Progressive Exemplar -- Capital and Credit -- Farmers and Tenants -- The Rural Life Movement in Virginia -- End of an Era.
- ISBN
- 0813825695 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 99056005
- OCLC
- ocm42726313
- SCSB-5117415
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries