BEESON, MALCOLM ALFRED, 1879-1971

Biography:

Educator, agronomist, Ford dealer.  Born– June 20, 1879, Gadsden. Parents– W. B. and Mary Ann Sibert Beeson. Married– Effie Harrison, July 14, 1904. Children–three. Education– Alabama Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1900;  further study at Johns Hopkins University.  Taught at East Mississippi Female College, 1900-01; president of Meridian Male College, 1903-1914. Professor of Agronomy  at Oklahoma A & M, 1915-23. Bulletin writer for the Oklahoma A & M College Extension and Experiment Station Bulletin.  Owner of three Ford agencies . Died September 1, 1971.

Source:

Who Was Who Among North American Authors, 1921-1939.

Publication(s):

Alfalfa Experiment. Stillwater; Agricultural Experiment Station, 1921.

Effect of Lime and Organic Matter on So Called Hard-Pan Soils. Stillwater; Agricultural Experiment Station, 1921.

Grain Sorghum, for Club Borge in Oklahoma. Stillwater; Agricultural Experiment Station, 1918.

Livestock Judging Handbook.  Danville, IL: Interstate, 1947.

Sweet Clover. Stillwater; Agricultural Experiment Station, 1915.

Wheat, Continuous, With and Without Manure. Stillwater; Agricultural Experiment Station, 1921.