Brewster, John M. (John Monroe), 1904-1965

John Monroe Brewster (1904-1965) an agricultural economist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began his service in 1936 in the Agricultural Adjusment Administration. Land Use Planning Division. Throughout his career he continued to serve as an agricultural economist within many different USDA divisions including the Farm Security Administration, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Farm Security Administration, Bureau of Agriculture Economics, Production and Marketing Service, and the Production Economics Research Branch. Brewster's last position at the USDA was as the leader of the Farm Size and Resource Requirements Investigators, Agricultural Adjustments Branch of the Farm Economics Division of the Economic Research Service. Some of the notable studies focused on oilseed processing, the relation of resources to income in family farming, the classification and structure of family and non-family farms. the effect of technological advance on American farming and cultural attitudes as a factor in the economic growth of under-developed countries. In 1954 Dr. Brewster received the USDA Superior Service Award and the Agricultural Marketing Service Meritorious Award for his work with cottonseed oil mills.

From the description of John Monroe Brewster papers 1950-1970. (National Agricultural Library). WorldCat record id: 519654055