Perry Greeley Holden
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Perry Greeley Holden (October 13, 1865 โ October 8, 1959) was the first professor of agronomy in the United States.
Biography
Holden was born in
Career
Subsequently, Holden went to the
In 1902, Holden joined the Iowa State University, first as vice dean of agriculture and then, as of 1906, as head of the ISU Extension Service.[3] Through his various outreach programs to promote the better selection and management of corn seeds he soon became known as the "corn evangelist". In 1912, he ran for governor of Iowa in the Republican primary.
After his defeat, Holden moved to Michigan again where he became director of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension department. He was especially interested in the boll weevil infestation in the South and in encouraging farmers to diversify to try to prevent such disasters. He retired in 1932 and helped his wife with her egg business on their Michigan farm.
Death
Holden died on October 8, 1959. Personal and business papers were donated to the
References
- ^ "Perry Greeley Holden". Ancestry. com. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ "Perry Greeley Holden" (PDF). Archives. Michigan State University. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
- ^ "Perry Greeley Holden". Iowa State University. Archived from the original on August 12, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2012.
External links
- History of the Iowa State University Extension Service.
- Brief biographical data.
- 1948 Radio transcript of a show on P. G. Holden.
- Iowa State University