Interview with Dana G. Card, May 30, 1985

Interview Summary

Dana George Card, a Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University of Kentucky from 1947 until 1968, was born in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1898. His father was a professor of horticulture who attended Cornell. Card followed in his father's footsteps and received his Bachelor's degree in Agriculture from Cornell. He then attended the University of Kentucky where he received his Master's and Doctorate degrees. Card describes his father's career as a teacher and as a textbook writer.

Card discusses his 48 years of service in the UK College of Agriculture and the Cooperative Extension Service. He was an extension specialist in agricultural marketing and describes what his job entailed and how he worked with the Cooperative. Card also talks about the Tobacco Cooperative and his lack of knowledge about tobacco before coming to Kentucky. He was also a research assistant at UK and describes the work. Card coauthored several publications including Burley: the Adaptable Leaf and What Role Should Government play in our Free Private Enterprise System?

Card then discusses the role for statistics in agriculture and explains how he has helped people using statistics. He talks about the understanding of agricultural forestry as an economic enterprise. He also describes his wife, lists some of the honors and titles he has won, and then discusses his retirement.

Interview Keyword

Kentucky's Cooperative Extension Service

Interview LC Subject

Card, Dana G. Card, Dana G.--Interviews University of Kentucky University of Kentucky--History University of Kentucky. Cooperative Extension Service Agriculture

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