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MSS 00134 Guide to Garnet Wolsey Forster, Outline of Agricultural Economics, undated
This book contains 40 typed pages related to agricultural economics and agricultural production. The first 19 pages consist
of 18 lecture outlines on such topics as the fundamental principles of organization, the economic characteristics of agricultural
production, and the wages of agricultural labor. The next three pages discuss the theory of the least cost combination. The
final 28 pages consist of an essay entitled
"Production in Agriculture."
G. W. (Garnet Wolsey) Forster (1887 - 1961) founded the Department of Agricultural Economics at North Carolina State College
of Agriculture and Engineering (later North Carolina State University) in 1923 and served as its head until 1950. He earned
his bachelor's degree from Cornell University in 1914, his master's degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1917, and his
Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin in 1923. Before coming to N.C. State, Forster was a professor of Agriculture and Economics
at the University of Kentucky from 1919 to 1920, assistant chief of Farm Management and Farm Economics, United States Department
of Agriculture from 1920 until 1921, and acting chief of the same department from 1922 to 1923. In 1957, he received the "Distinguished
Fellow" award from the American Farm Economics Association for being one of the ten outstanding farm economists in the United
States.
Restrictions to AccessThis collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice. Acquisitions InformationTransferred from C. B. King (D. H. Hill Library Collection Development and Organization), 1981 February 20 Preferred CitationGarnet Wolsey Forster, Outline of Agricultural Economics, MSS 134, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC Copyright NoticeThe nature of the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NCSU Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials. The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source. ProcessingProcessed by: Special Collections Staff;machine-readable finding aid created by: Dawne E. Howard
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Scope and Content NoteThis book contains 40 typed pages related to agricultural economics and agricultural production. The first 19 pages consist of 18 lecture outlines on such topics as the fundamental principles of organization, the economic characteristics of agricultural production, and the wages of agricultural labor. The next three pages discuss the theory of the least cost combination. The final 28 pages consist of an essay entitled "Production in Agriculture." IdentificationMSS 00134 CreatorForster, G. W., (Garnet Wolsey), 1887-1961 Quantity40.0 pages General Physical Description noteLocationFor current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff LanguageEnglish Related Material
[Box
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Folder
MSS 134]
Outline of Agricultural Economics,
undated
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