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(1) Morrill Act, 1862. This is the law which established in the 

 United States the so-called "Land Grant Colleges," or State Col- 

 leges of Agriculture. Thirty thousand acres of land for each Sena- 

 tor and each Representative in Congress was set aside as a 

 permanent fund for the endowment and maintenance of at least 

 one agricultural college in each State. 



FIG. 64. Government inspector examining potatoes rejected by buyer. 



(2) Hatch Act, 1887. This law established federal Experiment 

 Stations in connection with the Agricultural Colleges created by 

 the 1862 law. 



(3) Adams Act, 1906. This act makes an increase in the fed- 

 eral aid granted to Experiment Stations, under the Hatch Act. 



(4) Smith-Lever Act, 19 14. 1 This act provides in detail a 

 comprehensive scheme for federal supervision an'd control of 



1 For funds available to each State under this Act, see Appendix 1 of 

 next chapter. 



