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A History Of The Utah Extension Service, 1888-1950, Karen Juchau
A History Of The Utah Extension Service, 1888-1950, Karen Juchau
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A Utah State Agriculture Extension Department was created by the Utah State Agricultural College in 1907 to be supported by state appropriations. Its purpose was to bring the information being gained by the College Experiment Station, and other knowledge applicable to agriculture, to the rural population of the State in order to improve the quality of Utah agriculture and the conditions of the farm population. The program began with college instructors holding Farmers' Institutes and schools and expanded into a state-wide system of agricultural and home extension work carried on by specially appointed county agents in each county. The purpose …