John Judson Brown Papers, . 1912-1927

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John Judson Brown Papers, . 1912-1927

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John Judson Brown (1865-1953) was the Georgia state commissioner of agriculture, 1917-1927. The collection includes papers of Brown and of his son, Walter J. Brown, relating chiefly to the duties and activities of John Judson Brown as commissioner of agriculture. Topics include state regulation of dairying; inspection and analysis of foodstuffs, cotton seed meal, oil, fertilizer, and peanuts; statistics on acreage of flax, tobacco, cotton, and peanuts; food production and crop reports; labor shortage; diversification; combatting the boll weevil; work of county agricultural agents; corn and canning clubs; cotton ginners' cooperative associations; use of fertilizer in the southern states; and the campaign for the economic development of middle Georgia, 1923. The collection also includes papers of Brown's predecessor, James D. Price, and papers pertaining to the election campaign of 1926 in which Brown was defeated by Eugene Talmadge.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection

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Brown, John Judson, 1865-1953

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John Judson Brown (1865-1953) was the Georgia state commissioner of agriculture, 1917-1927. From the guide to the John Judson Brown Papers, ., 1912-1927, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) Georgia state commissioner of agriculture, 1917-1927. From the description of John Judson Brown papers, 1912-1927 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23117753 ...