Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1919-01-10

| its third year of competition. The
dairy department Loot a valuable man
when G. ID. Turnbow, professor of
dairy manufacture, resigned his posi-
ton to accept that of professor of
dairy extension for the state OF Wye
ming, with headquarters at the Uni
yersity OF Wyoming, Laramie.
Vice Dean Severance states that
the college cattle in the beef classes,
notably the Shorthorns, now are the
| best that have been on The state
farm in the history Oh the institution,
to which fact is attributable the
heavy winnings of this herd at the
recent International Stock Show at
| Portland, Ore. The farm, to be used
as the basis OF peace-time instruction
and investigation in agriculture, com
prises $50 acres of rich Palouse land
Prof Severance states that the odd
er part of the state farm has been
cropped continuously for over 20
| years, and that, according to the
| records that have geen kept, the pro
| ductiyity Of the land in its twentieth
successive crop has, in many cases
| practically doubled. To the rotatiye
use Of clover, alfalfa, peas, corn and
other crops introduced in diversified
| succession is attributed this mere IS
ing productive capacity Of the land.
Dean johnson Strong
Edward c. Johnson, who will soon
| take up his new duties as dean of the
| college of agriculture and director
of the Washington Experiment Sta
ton, has been identified with the
| Kansas State Agricultural College
since the fall of 1912. Prior to his
acceptance OF the agricultural dean
ship at the State College he was, at
Kansas, dean of the division of col
lege extension and superintendent OF
farmers Institutes and state leader Of
county agent work.
Dean Johnson is an expert in sew
eral departments affecting the broad
science of agriculture. His author
ship of many bulletins and mono
graphs proves this. His work has not
been confined to laboratory, how
ever, but has reached out to the large
cooperative movement between the
agricultural school and the practical
| farmer.
Dean Johnson is a Minnesota man
by birth, and was born in Waseca
county April is, 1880. His parents,
August and Josephine (Peterson)
Johnson, were born in Sweden, but
were married in the United States, af-
terward locating on farm in Waseca
county. On this farm Edward c.
spent his youth, and during this per-
od gained something Of that practical
knowledge which is at the basis of all
successful farming and successful ag-
ricultural teaching and investigation.
He entered the University of Min
nesota in the liberal arts department
and was graduated in 1906. During
his senior year in the university he
was assistant instructor in botany a
subject in which he specialized, and
| which became the basis Tor his later
work. During 1867 he was in
structor in botany at the University
Of Minnesota, and during the same
year continued his postgraduate
| work. In the spring of 1907 he re-
ceived his Master of Arts degree.
From the University OIL Minnesota
he went direct to Washington, d. c.,
and there became assistant plant pa
biologist in the Department of Agri-
culture. In 1908 he was made plant
pathologist in charge of cereal dis
| ease work of the department. This
was the field of his study and re-
search until he went to the Kansas
State Agricultural College six years
ago.
During the winter of 1901 Dean
| Johnson took graduate work in the
George Washington University at
Washington, District of Columbia. He
is a Fellow of the American Asocia-
ton for the Advancement of Science,
member of the American Association
Of Farmers Institute Workers, a
member of the Botanical Society Of
America, of the American Phyto-
Pathological Society, and of the Ma
tional Geographic Society.
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