Abstract:In November 1946,Hubei Provincial Agricultural College issued the first issue of theJournal of Agricultural Sciences, including nine articles mainly focused on four aspects,namely analysis of the main drawback of Chinese traditional agriculture——separation of knowledge and action,expounding the goal of modern agricultural education in China——the combination of knowledge and action,and the use of hands and brain,introduction to the research of agricultural science and technology (soil improvement in Hubei Province) and the frontier achievements (mainly the research results of American agronomy circles),farmer problem (the concept analysis of farmer and the elaboration on agricultural labor forces).The contents of the first issue reflect the tenet and plans of the teachers of Hubei Agricultural College to agricultural education,agricultural science and technology,and rural and agricultural development,through which many problems in modern Chinese agricultural education,agricultural science and technology,agriculture and rural society could be found.The evolution of Agricultural Journal to Journal of Huazhong Agricultural University(Natural Science Edition) and Journal of Huazhong Agricultural University(Social Science Edition),featured by constantly enriched contents and ample forms,demonstrates our efforts in developing Chinese agricultural science,agricultural education,agricultural economy and rural society.