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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.
Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887; Long title: An Act to establish agricultural experiment stations in connection with the colleges established in the several States under the provisions of an act approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, and of the acts supplementary thereto. Nicknames: Hatch Act of 1887: Enacted by: the ...
The Hatch Act of 1887 authorized the establishment of agricultural experiment stations, to be affiliated with the land grant college of agriculture, in each state (7 U.S.C. 361a et seq.). The mission of the agricultural experiment stations as set out in the Hatch Act is to conduct original research, investigation, and experiments which ...
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What Is the Hatch Act? Why Kellyanne Conway Is Accused of Violations
Democrats are seeking an investigation into what they call repeated violations of the Hatch Act by members of the Trump administration during the RNC.
William Henry Hatch (September 11, 1833 – December 23, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. He was the namesake of the Hatch Act of 1887 , which established state agricultural experiment stations for the land-grant colleges .
The Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station was established on May 18, 1887, when the Connecticut General Assembly voted to divide Hatch Act of 1887 funds 50/50 between the Storrs Agricultural School and the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven, which had been established in 1875. Hatch Act revenue amounting to $7,500 per ...