History

Agricultural History Society - Organization and conference information.
agriculturalhistory.ualr.edu/

Agropolis-Museum - A Science Center dealing with topics such as food, nutrition, agriculture, with a historical approach on a worldwide scale. Website has virtual exhibitions on the history of food and agriculture, farmers of the world, and the "Banquet de l'Humanité" (the dining table of the world).
museum.agropolis.fr/english/default.htm

ARS Timeline: 138 Years of Ag Research - A brief history of agricultural research from 1862 to the present, organized by decade. Highlights of research carried out in the U.S. Department of Agriculture are featured.
www.ars.usda.gov/is/timeline/index.htm

British Agricultural History Society - Promotes the study of agricultural history and the history of the rural economy and society. Organization information, upcoming conferences, and links to related websites.
www.bahs.org.uk/

Chronology of Horticulture - Chronology of the development of horticulture in Europe and North America, with a set of articles on associated topics.
hcs.osu.edu/hort/history.html

Ferguson Society - An history of the development of the Ferguson tractor.
www.fergusonsociety.co.uk

Fruit Fly History Hawaii - Contains a history of the USDA Agricultural Research Service's fruit fly research in Hawaii. Presented in layperson's terms. Illustrated.
www.fruitflyhistoryhawaii.com/

History of Farming - Illustrated overview of the origins and development of agriculture, with bibiliography, notes from early cultures, and pictures of early farm implements and tractors.
www.historylink101.com/lessons/farm-city/story-of-farming.htm

History of Farming and Cities - Links to pages which give research on the development of farming and cities by culture.
www.historylink101.com/history_of_farm.htm

History of Horticulture - Course outline that was distributed to students in Ohio State University Professor Freeman S. Howlett's course titled "The History and Literature of Horticulture: From Earliest Times to the Present," taught in 1968.
www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hort/history.html

Module Truck Systems Inc. - History and pictures of cotton modules and cotton module trucks. (Lubbock, Texas, USA)
www.moduletruck.com/

Seeds of Trade - Introduction to the history of cultivation and spread of some common crops.
internt.nhm.ac.uk/jdsml/seeds/

Tumbledown Farm - Features published original sources for 19th and early 20th century rural culture, farming methods, and gardening skills.
www.tumbledownfarm.com/