...Agricultural research at land grant institutions such as Clemson University is designed to "aid in acquiring and diffusing among the people of the United States...Information on subjects connected with agriculture ," according to the Hatch Act of 1887. Small farmers, those with gross farm sales of less than $20,000...

...experiment stations. ^An 7887 law had set aside money to "aid in acquiring and diffusing [spreading] among the people of the United States useful and practical...principles and applications of agricultural science. " ^Each station was instructed to release bulletins that would help farmers learn about the research...