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Books
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Ferdie Deering
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| USDA: Manager of
American Agriculture - Look At Oklahoma -
Work Can Be Fun - From The
Grass Roots Up - Random Rhymes |
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Newspaper clippings used with this
page are Copyright by the Oklahoma Publishing Company |
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USDA: Manager of American Agriculture (1945)
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This important book
evolved from a series of articles published in the Farmer-Stockman. It
is a look at the internal organization and structure of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture, and makes some important recommendations for change to get the organization
closer to the farmers it is there to support. The idea of a
service center to consolidate various offices and agencies for 'one stop
shopping' was a result of listening to the farming community on what
would help them the most when dealing with the USDA.
In 1953, the
Agricultural Information Advisory Committee was formed to review these
recommendations, among others, and make
recommendations. However, it fell on deaf ears and nothing was
done.
But in 1973 it got the
attention it deserved from the Secretary of Agriculture and Congress,
and the
USDA Service Center was born as a direct result of this book and the
recommendations it made. If you pass through a rural community and
see a USDA Service Center, such as the one in the photo below, you will know that Ferdie Deering was
responsible.
The book was also published in German by the Allied
Occupation Forces in
1947, and distributed in Germany to help with the recovery efforts
following World War II (USDA - Das Landwirtschaftsministerium der
Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika. Der Manager der
Amerikanischen Landwirtschaft). |
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Look At Oklahoma (1975)
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'Look at Oklahoma' is an album portraying the colorful variety of the
46th state through photographs taken by staff members of The Daily
Oklahoman and Oklahoma City Times, as well as free-lance and armature
photographers who visited the many beauty spots of the state. |
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Work Can Be Fun (1978)
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'Work Can Be Fun' is a look at the professional and personal life of
Ferdie Deering. It was a limited edition of 100 copies that was
distributed to family and friends. A few copies went to libraries that
would have an interest, such as the Ada, Oklahoma Public Library. |
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From The Grass Roots Up (1980)
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The story of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau. |
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Random Rhymes (1993)
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Rhymes composed by Ferdie Deering and
Compiled by Mildred Deering |
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