Georgia Experiment Station, Griffin

Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Title:: Georgia Experiment Station, Griffin
Creator:: Omahen, Sharon
Date of Original:: 2005-12-10
Subject:: Research institutes--Georgia--Griffin
Biological stations--Georgia--Griffin
University of Georgia. Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations
Georgia Experiment Station
Agriculture--Georgia
Location:: United States, Georgia, Spalding County, Griffin, 33.24678, -84.26409
Medium:: articles
Type:: Text
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Description:: Encyclopedia article about the Georgia Experiment Station in Griffin. Since 1888 the Georgia Experiment Station in Griffin has played an important role in the development of modern agriculture in the South. Located forty miles south of Atlanta, in Spalding County, the station was established as a result of the federal Hatch Act of 1887, which established a national network of agricultural experiment stations. Spalding County citizens lobbied for the experiment station to be located in their county on land formerly known as the Bates Farm. Early research focused on fertilizers and soil erosion, but eventually a complete program of agricultural and environmental science research developed. The first director of the station was William Louis Jones, a scientist and journalist.
Metadata URL:: https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/georgia-experiment-station-griffin/
Language:: eng
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