While at the USDA, Carleton continued his study of wheat rusts and noticed, inter alia, that the turkey red wheat grown in Kansas by the Mennonites[3] survived where other varieties succumbed to wheat rusts.[4] Turkey red wheat had been brought from Russia, so Carleton studied Russian agriculture and taught himself some of the Russian language. In 1898, the Department sent him to Russia, where he acquired a number of varieties of cereal grains to test in the United States.[5] In July 1900 he returned to Russia and acquired several more cereal grains, predominantly wheat.
When the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology became part of the Bureau of Plant Industry in 1901, Carleton was put in charge of the grain investigations section (head cerealist). Due to his belief that improvements in yield would be most likely from the introduction of new varieties, he concentrated on a program of experimental trials of various seed stocks.[6] That combined with the seed distribution through the state agricultural colleges program meant that by 1919, it may not have been an exaggeration to say that 98% of the wheat grown in Kansas came from Carleton's seed stock.[7]
Carleton become the first president of the American Society of Agronomy.[8] In 1916, he published a textbook entitled The Small Grains which has been called masterly.[9]
Carleton had married Amanda Elizabeth Faught, of Kingman, Kansas, in 1897 and they had four children. Finding it difficult to manage on a government salary, Carleton attempted to trade on his agricultural expertise with a wheat farm in Texas and a fruit farm in Florida. Unfortunately, neither one was a success. The family home was lost in a mortgage foreclosure. This was followed, in 1918, by his requested resignation from the Department of Agriculture for unethical behavior and conflicts of interest.
For the next several years Carleton worked for a number of agro-businesses including the United States Grain Corporation and the United Fruit Company. In 1925, while studying an infestation of pink boll weevils in the Peruvian cotton crop, he died of heart disease complicated by malaria.[10]
^Isern, Thomas (2000) “Wheat Explorer the World Over: Mark Carleton of Kansas” Kansas History 23(Spring–Summer): pp. 12–25,
^Hitchcock, A.S. and Carleton, M.A. (1893) "Preliminary Report on Rusts of Grain" Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 38: pp. 1–14; Hitchcock, A.S. and Carleton, M.A. (1894) "Rusts of Grain II" Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 46pp. 1–9; Carleton, M.A. (1893) “Studies in the Biology of the Uredineae” Botanical Gazette 18: pp. 447–457
^Moon, David (2008) "In the Russian Steppes: the Introduction of Russian Wheat on the Great Plains of the United States" Journal of Global History 3: pp. 203–225
^Carleton, M.A. (1900) "Successful Wheat Growing in Semiarid Districts" In United States. Department of Agriculture (1901) Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture 1900 pp. 529–542, page 531, OCLC 12112574
^He chose twenty-three varieties of cereal grains, one of buckwheat, two of forage plants, and many of garden plants. Isern, Thomas (2000) “Wheat Explorer the World Over: Mark Carleton of Kansas” Kansas History 23(Spring–Summer): pp. 12–25, page 18
^Hargreaves, Mary W. M. (1957) Dry Farming in the Northern Great Plains, 1900–1925 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, page 328, OCLC 557567
^Patrico, Jim (November 1999) "Mark Carleton: Wheat's Johnny Appleseed" Progressive Farmer page 20
^Staff (1910) “Mark Alfred Carleton” Proceedings of the American Society of Agronomy 2: p. 8–10
^Isern, Thomas (2000) “Wheat Explorer the World Over: Mark Carleton of Kansas” Kansas History 23(Spring–Summer): pp. 12–25, page 23
^Swanson, Arthur F. (1958) “Mark Alfred Carlton—The Trail's End” Agronomy Journal 50: p. 722
^"Mark A. Carleton" 2010-09-17 at the Wayback Machine National Agricultural Hall of Fame
^"Hall of Fame" 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine National Agricultural Hall of Fame
De Kruif, Paul (1928) The Hunger Fighters Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, OCLC 993448
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Mark Alfred Carleton Ohio United States 7 March 1866 Paita Peru 25 April 1925 was an American botanist and plant pathologist most notable for his introduction of hard red wheats and durum wheats from Russia into the American wheatbelt 1 Mark Alfred CarletonMark Carleton examining experimental wheat fieldat Garrett Park Maryland in 1899Born 1866 07 03 3 July 1866Jerusalem Ohio United StatesDied25 April 1925 1925 04 25 aged 58 Paita PeruNationalityAmericanAlma materKansas State UniversityScientific careerFieldsBotanyCarleton was born near Jerusalem Monroe County Ohio but the family moved to Cloud County Kansas in 1876 where he worked on his father s farm He attended Kansas State Agricultural College now Kansas State University graduating in 1887 with his bachelor s For the next two years he taught natural history at Garfield University in Wichita When funds ran out to pay him he returned to Kansas State Agricultural College and acquired his master s degree in botany and plant cultivation While there he worked with A S Hitchcock on the study of plant rusts and published a number of papers 2 which with Hitchcock s endorsement got Carleton a job as an assistant pathologist in the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology of the United States Department of Agriculture USDA While at the USDA Carleton continued his study of wheat rusts and noticed inter alia that the turkey red wheat grown in Kansas by the Mennonites 3 survived where other varieties succumbed to wheat rusts 4 Turkey red wheat had been brought from Russia so Carleton studied Russian agriculture and taught himself some of the Russian language In 1898 the Department sent him to Russia where he acquired a number of varieties of cereal grains to test in the United States 5 In July 1900 he returned to Russia and acquired several more cereal grains predominantly wheat When the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology became part of the Bureau of Plant Industry in 1901 Carleton was put in charge of the grain investigations section head cerealist Due to his belief that improvements in yield would be most likely from the introduction of new varieties he concentrated on a program of experimental trials of various seed stocks 6 That combined with the seed distribution through the state agricultural colleges program meant that by 1919 it may not have been an exaggeration to say that 98 of the wheat grown in Kansas came from Carleton s seed stock 7 Carleton become the first president of the American Society of Agronomy 8 In 1916 he published a textbook entitled The Small Grains which has been called masterly 9 Carleton had married Amanda Elizabeth Faught of Kingman Kansas in 1897 and they had four children Finding it difficult to manage on a government salary Carleton attempted to trade on his agricultural expertise with a wheat farm in Texas and a fruit farm in Florida Unfortunately neither one was a success The family home was lost in a mortgage foreclosure This was followed in 1918 by his requested resignation from the Department of Agriculture for unethical behavior and conflicts of interest For the next several years Carleton worked for a number of agro businesses including the United States Grain Corporation and the United Fruit Company In 1925 while studying an infestation of pink boll weevils in the Peruvian cotton crop he died of heart disease complicated by malaria 10 Carleton was a member of the Botanical Society of America the American Phytopathological Society the American Genetic Association the Kansas Academy of Science and the Botanical and Biological Societies of Washington He was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and received the distinguished French Ordre National du Merite Agricole 11 He was inducted into the U S National Agricultural Hall of Fame on 27 April 1984 12 The standard author abbreviation Carleton is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 13 Notes Edit Isern Thomas 2000 Wheat Explorer the World Over Mark Carleton of Kansas Kansas History 23 Spring Summer pp 12 25 Hitchcock A S and Carleton M A 1893 Preliminary Report on Rusts of Grain Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 38 pp 1 14 Hitchcock A S and Carleton M A 1894 Rusts of Grain II Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin 46pp 1 9 Carleton M A 1893 Studies in the Biology of the Uredineae Botanical Gazette 18 pp 447 457 Moon David 2008 In the Russian Steppes the Introduction of Russian Wheat on the Great Plains of the United States Journal of Global History 3 pp 203 225 Carleton M A 1900 Successful Wheat Growing in Semiarid Districts In United States Department of Agriculture 1901 Yearbook of the United States Department of Agriculture 1900 pp 529 542 page 531 OCLC 12112574 He chose twenty three varieties of cereal grains one of buckwheat two of forage plants and many of garden plants Isern Thomas 2000 Wheat Explorer the World Over Mark Carleton of Kansas Kansas History 23 Spring Summer pp 12 25 page 18 Hargreaves Mary W M 1957 Dry Farming in the Northern Great Plains 1900 1925 Harvard University Press Cambridge Massachusetts page 328 OCLC 557567 Patrico Jim November 1999 Mark Carleton Wheat s Johnny Appleseed Progressive Farmer page 20 Staff 1910 Mark Alfred Carleton Proceedings of the American Society of Agronomy 2 p 8 10 Isern Thomas 2000 Wheat Explorer the World Over Mark Carleton of Kansas Kansas History 23 Spring Summer pp 12 25 page 23 Swanson Arthur F 1958 Mark Alfred Carlton The Trail s End Agronomy Journal 50 p 722 Mark A Carleton Archived 2010 09 17 at the Wayback Machine National Agricultural Hall of Fame Hall of Fame Archived 2011 07 07 at the Wayback Machine National Agricultural Hall of Fame International Plant Names Index Carleton Further reading EditDe Kruif Paul 1928 The Hunger Fighters Harcourt Brace and Company New York OCLC 993448External links Edit Mark Alfred Carleton photograph at Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive Retrieved from https en 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