Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-01
FRED RASMUSSEN BECOMES SEC
RErARv OF AGRICULTURE
IN PENNSYLVANIA.
WAS FORMER BRIDGE
WORKER AND oAiRyMAN
Spent Four Years on Special Missions
to Europe After Completing Course
in Agriculture at Amss-'n Gov
eminent and Red Cross Work Dur.
ing War.

Ames. Feb. l.-iowuns and many
others will be interested to know that
! Fred Rasmussen, a graduate OF Ames'
has been made secretary Of agricul
| ture of Pennsylvania. A Dane by birth
| and reared on dairy farm, he came 20
| America in 1899 and later entered
! Ames and took UP dairying. He first
worked for the Chicago K Northwest
ern railroad as n bridge carpenter. Al
| ter a year Of railroad experience he
| turned his efforts to farming, which
| had always been his occupation and
his hearts desire, and worked for ons
! year. taking care of twenty cows and
running milk route. For two win
tiers he attended country school
| In the winter Of 1909 MIR. Rasmussen
entered the four-year course in agri-
culture at the Iowa State College. After
| graduating he accepted a position AT
Purdue University. having charge for
one year of the university creamery
and acting as instructor in creamery
| butter making. In the fall of 1906 Mr..
| Rasmussen Joined the teaching staff
of the Iowa State College and was for
| ing at that institution. In the fall OF
| 1907 he accepted the position of pro-
! lessor of dairying at New Hampshire
, College. After nine years OF service
at the New Hampshire College, MIR.
Rasmussen, in the fall of 1916 took III
! his work as professor of dairy nus
l)andry at the Pennsylvania State Cot
flcge. His work at this institution has
been mighty successful, notwitnstand-
| ing the fact that the war has inter
fered seriously with all lines of col
| legiate work.
| Unique Experience.
| Mr.. Rasmussen has had "A varied and
| unique experience in dairy work. Born
and reared on S00-acre dairy farm
in Denmark. he brought with him to
! this country an advanced idea of dairy
! development and a vision OF what the
great dairy industry of the United
| States will mean to its agriculture and
people. His experience in the middle
west in the great butter producing
center coupled with his nine years eX-
perience and study in the production
and marketing of milk in New Eng
land. especially fits him for the respon
I
the state Of Pennsylvania.
! In addition to his experience in this
| country. Mr.. Rasmussen has spent four
summers in Europe studying the dairy
! conditions in Switzerland. Holland and
Denmark One summer was spent
working for the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. The result of the
work is published by the bureau o.
animal industry. In recent years Mr.
Rasmussen has paid special attention
to the economic factors influencing tho
cost Of milk production. on which sub
ject ne published several bulletins
while in New Hampshire.
Work in Penn.
| Early last January Mr.. Rasmussen
! took up work with the United States
| food administration of Pennsylva mia
| having charge of the division dealing
with feed regulations. Recently he was
asked by the American Red Cross to
go on committee to France to es-
tablish dairies at the base hospital for
| tn" American expeditionary forces.
| Since accepting this work he has also
been asked by the national war coun-
| Gil of the Y NJ. G. a. to outline and
| supervise courses in dairying to &c
| taught to our soldiers in France under
| the supervision OF the educational com =
mission. And finally he has been APP
| pointed secretary Of agriculture In
| PENNSYLVANIA.