It was on this date in 1862, that President Lincoln created the Department of Agriculture. The head of this department was not a cabinet member, and he referred to it as the people’s department. I was surprised to discover that Lincoln was doing something like this during the Civil War.
For info:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Agriculture
http://www.nal.usda.gov/lincolns-agricultural-legacy
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