| Interviewee | ATKINS, Irvin M. (b. 1904) |
| Professions | Agronomist |
| Employers | U.S. Department of Agriculture |
| Interview ID # | OHB 0104 |
| Date(s) of interview | |
| Description | Agronomist, U.S. Department of Agriculture and professor and small grains research leader, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, College Station, Texas. Family background; employment with U. S. Department of Agriculture experiment stations, San Antonio and Denton, Texas; history of Denton station; development of varieties of small grains resistant to pests, disease, and adverse climate; discussion of wheat varieties; description of special equipment used at stations; experiences during Depression in Denton; refinements in equipment and methods at stations, 1950s; organization of stations; discussion of science of plant breeding; description of Texas A&M station’s activities; efforts to produce hybrid wheat; comments on future of American farmer. |
| Interviewer(s) | Floyd Jenkins |
| Physical Description | 50 pp. plus documents (14 pp.) |
| Terms of Use | Open |
