American Agriculture History Minute: Vision for Rural Electrification - Southeast AgNET

American Agriculture History Minute: Vision for Rural Electrification - AgNet West

Mark Oppold presents an American Agriculture History Minute, explains that the story of rural electrification began during the 1932 presidential campaign when Democratic nominee Franklin Roosevelt toured the South. During ... Read More The post American Agriculture History Minute: Vision for Rural Electrification appeared first on AgNet West.

American Agriculture History Minute: Vision for Rural Electrification - Southeast AgNET

Harmony Community, Putnam County, Georgia. This housewife is enthusiastic about REA, and with good reason. Her home has just been electrified. See the two ice-boxes in this kitchen – the old vs. the new (between 28 May 1941 and 1 June 1941).Irving Rusinow, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Mark Oppold presents an American Agriculture History Minute, explains that the story of rural electrification began during the 1932 presidential campaign w…