Quiz 1 (Lectures 1-2) Flashcards
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morrill act year
1862
The morrill act was signed into law by
abraham lincoln
purpose of the morrill act
grant federal land money to each state to establish colleges - make college education available to general public
hatch act year
1887
hatch act purpose
establish agricultural experiment stations at each land grant college to improve scientific research in agriculture and engineering
context of the hatch act
civil war- wanted to rebuild the country
smith-lever act year
1914
purpose of smith-lever act
established cooperative extension service with offices in every county
purpose of extension offices
educational programs depending on needs of the county
second morrill act year
1890
second morrill act purpose
conferred land grant status to 20 HBCUS
elementary and secondary education reauthorization act year
1994
elementary and secondary education reauthorization act purpose
confer land grant status to 30 native american colleges that make up the american indian higher education consortium
what distinguishes land grant universities?
continuing education extension programs, experiment stations and research centers
who lobbied to make sure rutgers was a land grant university
george hammel cook
what was gh cook a professor of
NOT ANIMAL SCIENCE chemistry and natural sciences
animal products include:
clothing, food, service, and work
In the US, animal products provide:
33% of cals, 67% of protein
in world, animal products provide:
16% of cals, 35% of proteins
three food animal products
eggs, meat, milk, and dairy products
why did egg production dip in 2015
avian flu
what breed of chicken produces most eggs
leghorn - 300 eggs per year, very consistent
top states for egg production
OPIIC
where do most eggs go?
56% to table consumption, 32% for processing, rest for institutions and export
