On June 8, the Department of Soil Science will host a celebration for the 175th birthday of FH King in room 270 of the Soils Building.

Franklin Hiram King was born on June 8th in 1848 on a farm near Whitewater, Wisconsin. He became the first professor of soil science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and he studied soil water, drainage, tillage, irrigation, swamps, nitrate movement, erosion by wind on sandy soils, the construction of silos, maintenance of country roads, making of silage, and the comparative value of warm and cold water for dairy cows.

Event information

Room 270, Soils Building, 1525 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI
Jun. 8, 2023, 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 pm
All are welcome, and attendance is free. Please RSVP to jgarvin2@wisc.edu

Agenda

3:00 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.: Welcome
3:05 p.m. – 3:25 p.m.: FH King in his early years, Peter Jacobs
3:25 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.: FH King and the Department of Soil Science, Alfred Hartemink
3:45 p.m. – 4:05 p.m.: FH King and soil chemistry, Phil Barak
4:05 p.m. – 4:25 p.m.: FH King and soil physics, Jingyi Huang
Discussion
Reception in Jackson-Tanner Commons