The origins of peasant-friendly research in Germany -- The movement for peasant-friendly plant-breeding, 1880-1905 -- Research, development and extension at the South German stations -- Success breeds trouble: the controversy over public-sector breeding, 1902-1933 -- The fate of peasant-friendly...

"Examines Charles Brannan's agricultural plan, the farm policy debate, and Harry S. Truman's quest for a long-range agricultural program. Assesses Truman's relationships with farmers and with politicians and the search for a workable peacetime program, especially as it related to the parity...