In America, the Hatch Act of 1887 provided funding for what it was the first to call "agricultural science", driven by farmers' interest in fertilizers.
ɪn ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ðə hˈætʃ ˈækt ʌv wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd fˈʌndɪŋ fɔːɹ wʌt ɪt wʌzðə fˈɜːst tə kˈɔːl "ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl sˈaɪəns", dɹˈɪvən baɪ fˈɑːɹmɚz ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn fˈɜːɾəlˌaɪzɚz.