Allin, Bushrod W. (Bushrod Warren), 1889-1968

Born on a farm near Harrodsburg, Kentucky, Bushrod Warren Allin lived near Cleburne, Texas, from early youth until he was eighteen years old. He received a B.S. (1921) and a Ph. D. (1927) in agricultural economics from the University of Wisconsin.

He was an instructor (1926-1928) at Wisconsin. Since that time, except for a brief period (1934-1935) at the Wharton School of Finance, Allin served in various capacities in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He was a taxation economist (1928-1930) for the Forest Taxation Inquiry and then served as an agricultural economist (1930-1934) with the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. After working for the Bureau of Agricultural Economics (1938-1942), he served as special assistant (1942-1946) to the chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. He then became chairman (1946-1965) of the Outlook and Situation Board with responsibility for reviewing all situation and outlook reports published by the USDA, and remained in this position until his retirement.

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