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2. The Hatch Agricultural Research Act of 

 1887. 



3. The Adams Agricultural Research Act of 

 1906. 



4. The Purnell Agricultural Research Act of 

 1925. 



5. The Agricultural Extension Act of 1914. 



6. The Smith-Hughes Act of 1917. 



III. The Agricultural Regulatory Activities: 



1. The United States Department of Agri- 

 culture. 2 



2. The State Departments of Agriculture. 



IV. Financial Legislation: 



1. The Bland- Allison Act of 1878. 



2. The Sherman Silver Purchase Act of 1890. 



3. The Federal Reserve Act of 1913. 



4. The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916. 



5. The Agricultural Credit Act of 1921. 



6. The Agricultural or Intermediate Credit 

 Act of 1923. 



V. Economic Effects of Farm Movements: 



1. Cooperative Commodity Marketing. 



2. Cooperative Ownership of grain elevators 

 and other agricultural manufacturing enter- 

 prises. 



3. Cooperative buying agencies, particularly 

 of farm supplies and equipment. 



a The United States Department of Agriculture also does much 

 educational and research work. This is also true of some of the 

 state departments of agriculture. 



