Leaving the New York State Experiment Station in Geneva, Edwin Fremont Ladd came to the newly founded North Dakota Agricultural College (NDAC) in 1890 to become its second faculty member and the founding father of the chemical sciences in North Dakota. In his first ten years at NDAC, Ladd published papers on topics of soil chemistry, protein isolation, analysis of dairy and beef products, maize storage practices, and chemical composition of feed. This early work advanced the standards and practices that were used in this very agriculturally centered state and started Ladd on the path to become a major crusader of the pure-food movement. This presentation will present Ladd's early time at NDAC and demonstrate its impact had on the state of North Dakota and the shaping of the North Dakota Agricultural College.

Edwin Fremont Ladd: Early research and the establishment of North Dakota Agricultural College

245th National Meeting (2013)

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