Farmers Helping Farmers: The Rise of the Farm and Home Bureaus, 1914-1935
- ISBN-10
- 0807163317
- ISBN-13
- 9780807163313
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-07-11
- Publisher
- LSU Press
- Author
- Nancy K. Berlage
Description
Introduction -- Organizational structure: the rise of the local farm bureau -- Organizational strategy: economic, political, and social functions -- Science, cultural authority, and the farm bureau: bovine tuberculosis -- Home bureaus and the sciences of separate spheres -- Women and the agricultural occupation -- Reproducing the farm family: youth clubs, gender, and science -- Conclusion
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