Grand Old Man of Purdue University and Indiana Agriculture: A Biography of William Carol Latta

By Frederick Whitford and A.G. Martin

Book Overview

William Carol Latta was the 13th member of the Purdue faculty. He became the driving force behind Purdue's world-famous School of Agriculture and initiated extension services that have lasted for more than a century. In 1890, he laid out the first permanent soil fertility field experiments, inaugurating a system of research considered one of the best in the country at that time. He administered Purdue's School of Agriculture until 1907.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557533954
• ISBN13: 9781557533951
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.4"