USDA marks 70th anniversary of landmark rural legislation.

From: Rural Cooperatives | Date: July 1, 2005 | Copyright information

Seventy years ago, much of rural America existed in a world of candle and lantern light after the sun went down. Long after most urban citizens had electric lights and power, the nation's rural quality of life and productivity were severely hampered by the lack of widely available electricity. Only about 10 percent of America's farms had electricity in the early 1930s and progress at expanding service was very slow.

The country was also in the midst of a terrible economi...

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