Writers, editors and reformers who taught farmers and the public through books, journals and example, from eighteenth century agricultural writers to modern essayists on rural life. A person belongs here when the cited article describes them as a writer, journalist, publisher or reformer on agriculture and rural affairs. The group covers the long tradition of improvement writing that spread new crops, tools and methods, as well as the later essayists and reformers who argued about land, labor and the future of the countryside.
All Agrarian Writers and Reformers
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Encyclopedia.com: Oliver Hudson Kelley
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founded the Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry and was devoted to improving conditions for farmers
Johann Friedrich Mayer (agriculturist) - Wikipedia
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Johann Friedrich Georg Hartmann Mayer (September 21, 1719, March 17, 1798) was a German Reformed pastor and agricultural reformer, who is considered one of the most important writers on agriculture of his time.
Solon Robinson, Wikipedia
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Solon Robinson (October 21, 1803, November 3, 1880) was a writer, journalist, agriculturist, and pioneer.
John Mills (encyclopaedist), Wikipedia
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John Mills (c. 1717, c. 1794) was an English writer on agriculture, translator and editor.
Charles Vancouver (Wikipedia)
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Charles Vancouver (c. 1756, c. 1815) was an Anglo-American agricultural writer.
Wikipedia: Alan Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart
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Alan Frederick Cathcart, 3rd Earl Cathcart (1828-1905) was a wealthy landowner and writer on agriculture.
Wendell Berry (Wikipedia)
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Wendell Erdman Berry (August 5, 1934, August 31, 2026) was an American novelist, poet, essayist, environmental activist, cultural critic and farmer.
Wikipedia: John Green (agriculturalist)
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Sir John Little Green (6 September 1862-15 January 1953) was a British agriculturalist described in his Times obituary as a "champion of rural workers, both on the farm and in rural industries".
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