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Database research record1903·United States

New Elementary Agriculture for Rural and Graded Schools

Charles E. Bessey, Lawrence Bruner, Goodwin D. Swezey

Lincoln (University of Nebraska)

Urban Farm DB summary

An 1903 essay on elementary agricultural education in Nebraska, United States, argues for teaching agriculture and nature study — including through school gardens — in connection with subjects such as geography, arithmetic, science, and literature, noting that Nebraska's school law required teachers to pass an examination on the elements of agriculture. The piece is an advocacy essay and contains no empirical data.