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

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"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...

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Autor principal: Whitford, Fred, 1955-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lafayette, Indiana : Purdue University Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Skinner, J. H. > (John Harrison), > 1874-1942.
Purdue University. > School of Agriculture.
College administrators.
Agricultural education.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Science & Technology.
HISTORY > Modern > 20th Century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Enseignement agricole > Indiana.
Administrateurs d'universite > Indiana > Biographies.
Agricultural education > Indiana.
College administrators > Indiana > Biography.
Indiana.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Purdue University and John Harrison Skinner: The Institution and the Individual
  • Chapter 1: The Evolution of Indianaâ€?s Cow College
  • Chapter 2: The Farmer Earns an Agricultural Degree
  • Chapter 3: The Transition from Farmer to Livestock Professor
  • Photographs and Illustrations
  • Part Two: Building a Livestock Program from the Ground Up: Only the Best Will Do (1902â€?1907)
  • Chapter 4: An Eye for Livestock
  • Chapter 5: Astute Judge and Fiery Competitor
  • Chapter 6: The Teacher, Advisor, and RecruiterChapter 7: Using Scientific Studies for Profit
  • Chapter 8: The Newspaper Writer, Public Speaker, and Farm Advisor
  • Photographs and Illustrations
  • Part Three: The Age of Agricultural Expansion at Purdue University: Building the Agricultural Programs (1907â€?1928)
  • Chapter 9: The Challenge to Grow
  • Chapter 10: Bringing Expertise to Classrooms and Departments
  • Chapter 11: The Builder of Barns, Buildings, and Pavilions
  • Photographs and Illustrations
  • Chapter 12: The Undergraduate Experience
  • Chapter 13: Farm Boys and Their Necessity for Workchapter 14: Staff and Students Drafted for World War I
  • Chapter 15: Enrollment Bubble Bursts during the Agricultural Depression
  • Photographs and Illustrations
  • Chapter 16: Footsteps around the Farm
  • Chapter 17: All Roads Lead to the International Live Stock Exposition
  • Chapter 18: A Research Reputation Built on Livestock Feeding Experiments
  • Chapter 19: A Fledgling Graduate Program
  • Chapter 20: Expanding Purdueâ€?s Teaching and Research Farms
  • Chapter 21: Extension Gives Voice to Research
  • Photographs and IllustrationsChapter 22: The Dean of Politics
  • Chapter 23: Two Old Rams Butting Heads
  • Chapter 24: Offers to Leave for Greener Pastures
  • Photographs and Illustrations
  • Part Four: The Agricultural Executive for Purdue University: Leading the Teaching, Research, and Extension Programs (1928â€?1939)
  • Chapter 25: The Wizard of Depression-Era Budgets
  • Chapter 26: Maintaining the Status Quo of the Teaching Programs
  • Chapter 27: A Commitment to Land for Research and Demonstrations
  • Chapter 28: Riding the Extension Wagon across Indiana
  • Chapter 29: The Trip to Europe and Accolades for AchievementsPart Five: A Career Ends Like It Startedâ€?On the Farm
  • Chapter 30: Put Out to Pasture
  • Chapter 31: The Last Farm Visit
  • Epilogue: Hoosier by Birth, Farmer by Choice, Researcher by Passion
  • Photographs and Illustrations
  • Notes
  • Sources
  • Index

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