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For the good of the farmer : a biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue agriculture / / Frederick Whitford
| For the good of the farmer : a biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue agriculture / / Frederick Whitford |
| Autore | Whitford Fred <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (654 p.) |
| Disciplina | 630.71 |
| Collana | Founders series |
| Soggetto topico |
College administrators - Indiana
Agricultural education - Indiana |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61249-265-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part One: Purdue University and John Harrison Skinner: The Institution and the Individual""; ""Chapter 1: The Evolution of Indiana�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 (1902�1907)""; ""Chapter 4: An Eye for Livestock""; ""Chapter 5: Astute Judge and Fiery Competitor""
""Chapter 6: The Teacher, Advisor, and Recruiter""""Chapter 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 (1907�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 Work""""chapter 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 Purdue�s Teaching and Research Farms""; ""Chapter 21: Extension Gives Voice to Research"" ""Photographs and Illustrations""""Chapter 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 (1928�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 Achievements""""Part Five: A Career Ends Like It Started�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"" |
| Altri titoli varianti | Biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue agriculture |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464885703321 |
Whitford Fred <1955->
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| West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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For the good of the farmer : a biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue agriculture / / Frederick Whitford
| For the good of the farmer : a biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue agriculture / / Frederick Whitford |
| Autore | Whitford Fred <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (654 p.) |
| Disciplina | 630.71 |
| Collana | Founders series |
| Soggetto topico |
College administrators - Indiana
Agricultural education - Indiana |
| ISBN | 1-61249-265-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part One: Purdue University and John Harrison Skinner: The Institution and the Individual""; ""Chapter 1: The Evolution of Indiana�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 (1902�1907)""; ""Chapter 4: An Eye for Livestock""; ""Chapter 5: Astute Judge and Fiery Competitor""
""Chapter 6: The Teacher, Advisor, and Recruiter""""Chapter 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 (1907�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 Work""""chapter 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 Purdue�s Teaching and Research Farms""; ""Chapter 21: Extension Gives Voice to Research"" ""Photographs and Illustrations""""Chapter 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 (1928�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 Achievements""""Part Five: A Career Ends Like It Started�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"" |
| Altri titoli varianti | Biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue agriculture |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789057703321 |
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Whitford Fred <1955->
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| West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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For the good of the farmer : a biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue agriculture / / Frederick Whitford
| For the good of the farmer : a biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue agriculture / / Frederick Whitford |
| Autore | Whitford Fred <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2013] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (654 p.) |
| Disciplina | 630.71 |
| Collana | Founders series |
| Soggetto topico |
College administrators - Indiana
Agricultural education - Indiana |
| ISBN | 1-61249-265-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""Part One: Purdue University and John Harrison Skinner: The Institution and the Individual""; ""Chapter 1: The Evolution of Indiana�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 (1902�1907)""; ""Chapter 4: An Eye for Livestock""; ""Chapter 5: Astute Judge and Fiery Competitor""
""Chapter 6: The Teacher, Advisor, and Recruiter""""Chapter 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 (1907�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 Work""""chapter 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 Purdue�s Teaching and Research Farms""; ""Chapter 21: Extension Gives Voice to Research"" ""Photographs and Illustrations""""Chapter 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 (1928�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 Achievements""""Part Five: A Career Ends Like It Started�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"" |
| Altri titoli varianti | Biography of John Harrison Skinner, Dean of Purdue agriculture |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910829023703321 |
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Whitford Fred <1955->
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| West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2013] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Queen of American Agriculture : A Biography of Virginia Claypool Meredith / / Frederick Whitford, Andrew G. Martin, Phyllis Mattheis
| Queen of American Agriculture : A Biography of Virginia Claypool Meredith / / Frederick Whitford, Andrew G. Martin, Phyllis Mattheis |
| Autore | Whitford Fred <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Lafayette, Ind. : , : Purdue University Press, , 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xii, 434 pages) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 630.92 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
MattheisPhyllis
MartinAndrew G |
| Collana | The Founders series |
| Soggetto topico |
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
Women in agriculture Women in agriculture - Indiana |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Biographies. |
| ISBN |
1-55753-928-6
1-55753-927-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A Hoosier family's rise to prominence -- An independent woman emerges -- The woman farmer from Cambridge City -- A voice for rural people -- Empowering women through club work -- The lady manager from Indiana at the Chicago World's Fair -- Advancing the science of home life -- Purdue University's first woman trustee -- A landmark for veterans and a home for women -- Farewell to the grand lady of agriculture. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910641197503321 |
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Whitford Fred <1955->
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| West Lafayette, Ind. : , : Purdue University Press, , 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Scattering the Seeds of Knowledge : The Words and Works of Indiana's Pioneer County Extension Agents / / Frederick Whitford
| Scattering the Seeds of Knowledge : The Words and Works of Indiana's Pioneer County Extension Agents / / Frederick Whitford |
| Autore | Whitford Fred <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (800 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Disciplina | 630.709772 |
| Collana | Purdue University Press founders series |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural extension work - Indiana
County agricultural agents - Indiana |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-61249-507-9
1-61249-506-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466251503321 |
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Whitford Fred <1955->
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| West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2017] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Scattering the Seeds of Knowledge : The Words and Works of Indiana's Pioneer County Extension Agents / / Frederick Whitford
| Scattering the Seeds of Knowledge : The Words and Works of Indiana's Pioneer County Extension Agents / / Frederick Whitford |
| Autore | Whitford Fred <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (800 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Disciplina | 630.709772 |
| Collana | Purdue University Press founders series |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural extension work - Indiana
County agricultural agents - Indiana |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-61249-507-9
1-61249-506-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792944703321 |
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Whitford Fred <1955->
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| West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2017] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Scattering the Seeds of Knowledge : The Words and Works of Indiana's Pioneer County Extension Agents / / Frederick Whitford
| Scattering the Seeds of Knowledge : The Words and Works of Indiana's Pioneer County Extension Agents / / Frederick Whitford |
| Autore | Whitford Fred <1955-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2017] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (800 pages) : illustrations, photographs |
| Disciplina | 630.709772 |
| Collana | Purdue University Press founders series |
| Soggetto topico |
Agricultural extension work - Indiana
County agricultural agents - Indiana |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-61249-507-9
1-61249-506-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817067203321 |
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Whitford Fred <1955->
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| West Lafayette, Indiana : , : Purdue University Press, , [2017] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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