Duane Howard Doane (July 30, 1883 – February 19, 1984) was the founder and long-time

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Doane Agricultural Services
which is the oldest, and for decades was the largest, farm management, appraisal and agricultural research organization in the United States. Doane served on an agriculture task force appointed by President

Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover (August 10, 1874 – October 20, 1964) was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 and a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Gr ...

that was charged with reorganizing the

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. He wrote four books and numerous articles for the leading agricultural journals and magazines. He provided leadership to dozens of civic and professional organizations throughout his lifetime. He received three Honorary doctorates.

Biography

He was born on July 30, 1883. He received a B.S. in Agriculture in 1908 and M.S. in Agriculture in 1909 at the

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where he was also the founding father of

FarmHouse FarmHouse (FH) is a social Fraternities and sororities in North America, fraternity founded at the University of Missouri on April 15, 1905. It became a national organization in 1921. Today FarmHouse has 33 active chapters and four associate ch ...

fraternity. In 1948 he was appointed to a committee headed by

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, and

Harvey Hollister Bundy Harvey Hollister Bundy Sr. (March 30, 1888 – October 7, 1963) was an American attorney who served as a special assistant to the Secretary of War during World War II. He was the father of William Bundy and McGeorge Bundy, who both served at high ...

and

James Grafton Rogers James Grafton Rogers (January 13, 1883 - April 23, 1971) was the Assistant Secretary of State for the United States. Biography Rogers was born on January 13, 1883 in Denver, Colorado to Edmund James Armstrong Rogers (1852-1922) and Maria Georgina ...

to study the foreign affairs activities of the Federal Government. He died on February 19, 1984.

Bibliography

*''Sheep Feeding and Farm Management'' (1912) *''County Farm Adviser Plan'' (1913) *''Vertical Farm Diversification'' (1950)

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