Papers [manuscript]. 1894-1906.

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Papers [manuscript]. 1894-1906.

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1 letter book containing copies of 3 letters, one to the Under Secretary for Agriculture, concerning Farrer's experiments in soil-management. Also some MS notes of experimental data. Also includes 1 letter book - typescript copies of letters of William Farrer written from Lambrigg, Queanbeyan and Tharwa, N.S.W., to Dr B.T. Galloway and Mr. M.A. Carleton of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1894-1906.

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Farrer, William, 1845-1906

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William Farrer pioneered scientific wheat-breeding in Australia and regenerated the wheat industry. From the description of Papers [manuscript]. 1894-1906. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225818419 Epithet: solicitor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000981.0x000003 Working on his property Lambrigg, near Tharwa, Farrer built a small laboratory and experimented with wheat breeding f...

Carleton, Mark Alfred, 1866-1925

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Mark Alfred Carleton was an American botanist and plant pathologist best known for his plant explorations in Russia for the USDA and his introduction of hard red wheats and durum wheats from Russia into the American wheatbelt. Carleton collected botanical specimens in southwest Kansas, southeastern Colorado, Indian Territory (present Oklahoma), No Man’s Land (present Oklahoma Panhandle), and the Texas Panhandle in the summer of 1891. These field trips let to the publication of a descriptive bull...

Galloway, B. T.

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Beverly Thomas Galloway (1863-1938) was appointed as plant pathologist in 1887 for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The following year he became Chief of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology. In 1900, he became chief of the Division of Gardens and Grounds, was the leader in planning the consolidation of several divisions into what soon became the Bureau of Plant Industry, and moved into position of Chief of this new bureau. For two years (1913-1914), he served as Assistan...