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Revision as of 19:39, 28 October 2009
The Department of Agronomy was established under the College of Applied Science in 1922. Department chairmen included: Thomas L. Martin (1922-1951), Raymond B. Farnsworth (1952-1954), Merrill J. Hallam (1955-1957), R. Chase Allred (1958-1960), and Raymond B. Farnsworth (1961-1968).
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Description
Established: 1922
Abolished: 1968
Location: Provo, Utah (1922-1968)
Functions
The Department of Agronomy included courses on general agriculture, farm management, ceral crops, forage crops, root crops, soil physics and geology, soil fertility, soil management and survey, agricultural chemistry, and soil bacteriology.
Assets and Administrative Structure
The department was administered by a department chair, under direction of the college dean. The department was associated with the College of Applied Science (1922-1954) and the College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1954-1968).
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Applied Science (1922-1954)
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1954-1968)
Later unit: Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. Dept. of Agronomy and Horticulture (1968)
Associated Archival Materials
History of the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, 1895-1985. (UA 1067)
Sources
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1922-1923: p. 44-47 (course offerings)
Brigham Young University The First One Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 493 (Thomas L. Martin (1922-1951); Raymond B. Farnsworth (1952-1954),; Merrill J. Hallam (1955-1957); R. Chase Allred (1958-1960); and Raymond B. Farnsworth (1961-1968))
Maintenance Information
Record ID: EAC-2009-00293
Creator: RSP