Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs
Making a Difference in Rural Illinois
A Foundation for Sustainable Rural Community Development
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics was established in the United States Department of Agriculture on July 1, 1922. Until 1939, it conducted studies and disseminated information relating to agricultural production, crop estimates, marketing, finance, labor, and other agricultural problems, and administered several regulatory statutes. In 1939, marketing functions were transferred to the Agricultural Marketing Service, and most land-use work was transferred to the Soil Conservation Service. In 1953, it was abolished; its functions were transferred to the Agricultural Research Service and the Agricultural Marketing Service.
Rural Life Studies: Culture of a Contemporary Rural Community, 1941-1943
Recommended Resources
- Larson, Olaf F.; Zimmerman, Julie N. 2003. Sociology in Government: The Galpin-Taylor Years in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1919-1953. University Park: The Pennsylvania State University Press.
- United States. National Archives. Guide to Federal Records. Records of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. (Accessed: July 31, 2008).
