Model farms, institutions for practical agricultural education, were spread all over Brazil and, in Minas Gerais, in the capital and other country towns. They were instituted as part as a national public policy in the first years of the 20th century. In Minas Gerais, were created between the years 1906 and 1915. In this text we propose to understand how the model farms came to be education institutions, in the aspects of her materiality and the subject of learning and knowledge. Then, there will be a dialogue and a questioning of the historical sources of many roots, such as legislation, the proceedings of the Congress Legislature, annual reports and records of the Board of Agriculture and the annual reports of the Secretary of Agriculture.
model farms; agricultural education; demonstration fields
