Knowledge: history
See Also:
- science → social sciences → economics → economic history
- society → history
- society → history → by topic → science
- society → history → by topic → social history
Links
- History of Farming and Cities
http://www.historylink101.com/history_of_farm.htm - Links to pages which give research on the development of farming and cities by culture.
- Agropolis-Museum
http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/default.htm - A Science Center dealing with topics such as food, nutrition, agriculture, with a historical approach on a worldwide scale. Website has virtual exhibitions on the history of food and agriculture, farmers of the world, and the "Banquet de l'Humanité" (the dining table of the world).
- ARS Timeline: 138 Years of Ag Research
http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/timeline/index.htm - A brief history of agricultural research from 1862 to the present, organized by decade. Highlights of research carried out in the U.S. Department of Agriculture are featured.
- History of Horticulture
http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/history.html - Course outline that was distributed to students in Ohio State University Professor Freeman S. Howlett's course titled "The History and Literature of Horticulture: From Earliest Times to the Present," taught in 1968.
- British Agricultural History Society
http://www.bahs.org.uk/ - Promotes the study of agricultural history and the history of the rural economy and society. Organization information, upcoming conferences, and links to related websites.
- History of Farming
http://www.historylink101.com/lessons/farm-city/story-of-farming.htm - Illustrated overview of the origins and development of agriculture, with bibiliography, notes from early cultures, and pictures of early farm implements and tractors.
- Chronology of Horticulture
http://hcs.osu.edu/hort/history.html - Chronology of the development of horticulture in Europe and North America, with a set of articles on associated topics.
- Ferguson Society
http://www.fergusonsociety.co.uk - An history of the development of the Ferguson tractor.
- Seeds of Trade
http://internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/seeds/ - Introduction to the history of cultivation and spread of some common crops.
- Agricultural History Society
http://agriculturalhistory.ualr.edu/ - Organization and conference information.
- Module Truck Systems Inc.
http://www.moduletruck.com/ - History and pictures of cotton modules and cotton module trucks. (Lubbock, Texas, USA)
- Tumbledown Farm
http://www.tumbledownfarm.com/ - Features published original sources for 19th and early 20th century rural culture, farming methods, and gardening skills.
- Fruit Fly History Hawaii
http://www.fruitflyhistoryhawaii.com/ - Contains a history of the USDA Agricultural Research Service's fruit fly research in Hawaii. Presented in layperson's terms. Illustrated.
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