William Carol Latta was the 13th member of the Purdue faculty. He became the driving force behind Purdue's world-famous School of Agriculture and initiated extension services that have lasted for more than a century. In 1890, he laid out the first permanent soil fertility field experiments, inaugurating a system of research considered one of the best in the country at that time. He administered Purdue's School of Agriculture until 1907.
- ISBN13 9781557533951
- Publish Date 30 September 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Purdue University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 400
- Language English