For the Good of the Farmer - A Biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue Agriculture

Informationen zum Autor Frederick Whitford received a BS in wildlife management from Louisiana Tech University, and an MS and PhD in entomology from Iowa State University. He has authored more than 250 research, extension, and regulatory publications, and has delivered at least 4,000 presentations to a wide array of audiences. He has written several other books about the history of Indiana agriculture, all published by Purdue University Press. Klappentext The key role that farming plays in the economy of Indiana today owes much to the work of John Harrison Skinner. Skinner was a pioneering educator and administrator who transformed the study of agriculture at Purdue University during the first decades of the twentieth century. From humble origins, occupying one building and 150 acres at the start of his career, the agriculture program grew to spread over ten buildings and 1,000 acres by the end of his tenure as its first dean. Zusammenfassung The key role that farming plays in the economy of Indiana today owes much to the work of John Harrison Skinner. Skinner was a pioneering educator and administrator who transformed the study of agriculture at Purdue University during the first decades of the twentieth century. From humble origins! occupying one building and 150 acres at the start of his career! the agriculture program grew to spread over ten buildings and 1!000 acres by the end of his tenure as its first dean.

Product details

• Authors: Frederick Whitford
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2013
• EAN: 9781557536433
• ISBN: 978-1-55753-643-3
• No. of pages: 654
• Series: Founders (Purdue University); The Founders Series; The Founders; Founders (Purdue University)
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous