Agricultural History : United States

The MPC holds federal, state, and local documents, oral histories, and photographs that relate to agricultural history, such as legislation and correspondences, mostly 20th century. Search the digitized items or view the search finding aids.

The NIFA is an agency of the USDA. Here you'll find research and technical reports on a variety of subjects, from sustainability and forestry, to pest management and nutrient management.

Access agency reports, farm bills, and productivity documents, and request information directly from the National Agricultural Library

See the agricultural census data from 1840 through 2012

Find US and international agriculture and related topics

Access rich corpora of survey data

See the US economic census for 2012

Read information on federal agencies and their statistical data

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Find statistical, demographic, economic, and other data from the United Nations

Find statistics on farms and farm operators; land use; farm income, expenditures, and debt; farm output, productivity, and marketing; foreign trade in agricultural products; specific crops; and livestock, poultry, and their products

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The National Agricultural Library is one of four national libraries of the United States and houses one of the world's largest collections devoted to agriculture and its related sciences.