Hugh Bennett papers 1921-1959 [manuscript].

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Hugh Bennett papers 1921-1959 [manuscript].

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Includes articles and speeches by Bennett, publications, radio addresses, and articles about soil conservation issues and improvement of American farmlands.

7 linear ft. (7 boxes)

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7596036

Denver Public Library, Central Library

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United States. Department of Agriculture

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The United States Department of Agriculture was established in 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln and was elevated to a Cabinet level organization by President Grover Cleveland in 1889. The Department of Agriculture assists farmers and producers of food as well as creating policies and programs related to food distribution and nutrition information. The United States Department of Agriculture controls a number of regional offices through out the continential United States and its territories....

Bennett, Hugh H. (Hugh Hammond), 1881-1960

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Hugh Hammond Bennett (1881-1960) was born on April 15, 1881, near Wadesboro, North Carolina. He graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1903, with a degree in chemistry. He began his career as a soil surveyor for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). As he conducted soil surveys and investigated declining crop yields, he became convinced that soil erosion was a problem not just for farmers but also for rural economies. By 1909, he was supervising soil surveys in the southern Unit...