Roswell Garst (1898-1977), Iowa agriculturist, innovator, Iowa State alumnus (1916-1918), was the founder of Garst and Thomas Hybrid Corn Company (1930), located in Coon Rapids (Iowa). Garst aggressively promoted hybridization, mechanization, fertilization, utilization of cellulose as fodder for cattle, as well as the use of herbicides, pesticides and irrigation in the U.S. and abroad to achieve dramatic increases in agricultural productivity. He also contributed toward improving East-West relations through his exchanges and transfer of American agricultural technology to the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Roswell Garst married Elizabeth Henak in 1922, and they resided in Coon Rapids (Iowa). They had five children, Jane, Stephen, David, Antonia, and Mary.
From the description of Papers, 1880-1997. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 51721066
