Hatch Act of 1887

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The Hatch Act of 1887 is a U.S. federal law that established agricultural experiment stations in connection with land-grant colleges to advance scientific research and improve farming practices.

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instanceOf United States federal law
agricultural law
administeredBy USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture NERFINISHED
United States Department of Agriculture
amendedBy Adams Act of 1906 NERFINISHED
Bankhead-Jones Act of 1935 NERFINISHED
Purnell Act of 1925 NERFINISHED
appliesTo U.S. states
U.S. territories
associatedWith land-grant colleges
beneficiary land-grant universities
state agricultural experiment stations
buildsOn Morrill Act of 1862 NERFINISHED
codifiedIn 7 U.S.C. §§ 361a–361i
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateEnacted 1887-03-02
distinctFrom Hatch Act of 1939 NERFINISHED
enactedBy United States Congress
establishes a system of agricultural experiment stations
field agricultural education
agricultural research
focusesOn agricultural economics and rural life
dairy, livestock, and poultry research
experiments in the physiology of plants and animals
improvement and dissemination of crop varieties
plant diseases and insect pests
soil and water management research
fullTitle An act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an act approved July 2, 1862, and of the acts supplementary thereto NERFINISHED
fundingMechanism formula-based allocations to states and territories
fundingType federal appropriations to states
historicalSignificance foundation of the U.S. agricultural experiment station system
strengthened the land-grant college system
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
language English
presidentAtEnactment Grover Cleveland NERFINISHED
providesFor creation of agricultural experiment stations in each state
publicLawNumber 24 Stat. 440
purpose to establish agricultural experiment stations
to improve farming practices in the United States
to promote scientific agricultural research
relatedTo Adams Act of 1906 NERFINISHED
Morrill Act of 1862 NERFINISHED
Smith-Lever Act of 1914 NERFINISHED
shortTitle Hatch Act of 1887 NERFINISHED
signedBy Grover Cleveland NERFINISHED
subjectMatter agricultural experiment stations
cooperative agricultural research
yearEnacted 1887

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Morrill Act of 1862 relatedAct Hatch Act of 1887
Smith–Lever Act of 1914 relatedTo Hatch Act of 1887