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The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440, enacted 1887-03-02, 7 U.S.C. § 361a et seq.) gave federal funds, initially $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, especially in the areas of soil minerals and plant growth.
In 1887 Congress passed the Hatch Act, which provided for necessary basic and applied agricultural research to be conducted by the state colleges of agriculture in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
The Hatch Act of 1887. The purpose of this funding is to conduct agricultural research programs at State Agricultural Experiment Stations in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. insular areas.
8. HATCH ACT OF 1887. [As Amended Through P.L. 110–246, Effective May 22, 2008] SECTION 1. ø7 U.S.C. 361a¿ It is the policy of Congress to con-tinue the agricultural research at State agricultural experiment stations which has been encouraged and supported by the Hatch Act of 1887, the Adams Act of 1906, the Purnell Act of 1925, the ...
In 1886, Rep. William H. Hatch of Missouri introduced a bill into Congress that would send federal money to each state for agricultural research at an experiment station. This bill became law in 1887 and is known as the Hatch Act.
HATCH ACT OF 1887. [Chapter 314 of the 49th Congress; Approved March 2, 1887; 24 Stat. 440] [As Amended Through P.L. 115–334, Enacted December 20, 2018] øCurrency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Chapter 314 of the 49th Congress.
The Act was signed into law by President Cleveland on March 2 , 1887, providing annual funding to support state agricultural experiment stations in each state in conjunction with the land-grant universities. Often confused with an unrelated piece of legislation bearing the same name, the Hatch Act of 1887 made possible the original research and ...
