Brookwater Farm of Webster Township - 184 Years of Agricultural Leadership James Baldwin Parker; James B. Parker

Brookwater Farm of Webster Township - 184 Years of Agricultural Leadership

Author: James Baldwin Parker and James B. Parker

Publisher: James B. Parker

Publication Date: 31 July, 2010

ISBN: 9780615387833

Pages: 384

Subjects: Biographies, History, Reference, Social science

Available as: Trade Cloth, 978-0-615-38783-3

Description:

Brookwater Farm of Webster Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan, a nationally renowned farm since 1826, has been owned by the Boyden, Mumford and Zeeb families. The book includes a history of these families, the neighboring Alexander farms, and features the Biography of Professor Herbert W. Mumford, Dean of Agriculture, University of Illinois, an internationally renowned leader in agriculture until his death in 1938, written by his granddaughter, Jeannette Mumford Straub.