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Abraham Lincoln and Agriculture

Lincoln's Agricultural Legacy

USDA. ARS. National Agricultural Library.

Summarizes Abraham Lincoln's agricultural legacy.

Lincoln's Milwaukee Speech

USDA. ARS. National Agricultural Library.

Presents the text of Abraham Lincoln's only extended public address on agriculture.

Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Agriculture

USDA. ARS. National Agricultural Library.

Compiles past president's observations on agriculture collected for the 75th anniversary of the USDA.

Lincoln's Attitude Toward Farm Problems

USDA. ARS. National Agricultural Library.

Contextualizes Abraham Lincoln's legislation in terms of the problems he experienced as a child on a pioneer farm.

Lincoln and Agriculture (Radio Talk)

USDA. ARS. National Agricultural Library.

Illustrates how agricultural failures of Abraham Lincoln's father influenced his views on agriculture and the education of farmers.