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For the Good of the Farmer
Frederick Whitford
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Description for For the Good of the Farmer
Hardcover. Num Pages: 636 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBND; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLW; JNM; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1179.
The key role that farming plays in the economy of Indiana today owes much to the work of John Harrison Skinner (1874–1942). 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. A focused, single-minded man, Skinner understood from his own background as a grain and stock farmer that ... Read more
The key role that farming plays in the economy of Indiana today owes much to the work of John Harrison Skinner (1874–1942). 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. A focused, single-minded man, Skinner understood from his own background as a grain and stock farmer that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Purdue University Press United States
Number of pages
636
Condition
New
Number of Pages
654
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557536433
SKU
V9781557536433
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99-10
About Frederick Whitford
Frederick Whitford works for the Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in the College of Agriculture. He 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. ... Read more
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