Institute News Acknowledgment. We appreciate the technical assistance of Mark Barnes, Guillermo Ramirez, and Deborah Steely. References 1. Badaruddin, M , and D.W. Meyer. 1990. Green-manure legume effects on soil nitrogen, grain yield and nitrogen nutri- tion of wheat. Crop Sci. 30:819-835. 2. Crozier, C.R. 1992. Tracing nitrogen movement in North Carolina Pied- mont corn production systems using N pool size analysis and N tracing. Ph.D. dissertation. Dept. of Soil Science, North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh. 3. Doyle, A.D., K.J. Moore, and D.F. Her- ridge. 1988. The narrow leafed lupine (Lupinus angustifolius) as a nitrogen fix- ing rotation crop for cereals production, III. Residual effects of lupines on sub- sequent cereal crops. Australian J. Agric. Res. 39:1029-1037. 4. Harris, G.H., and O.B. Hesterman. 1990. Quantifying the nitrogen contri- INSTITUTE NEWS Henry A Wallace Honored with Festivities at Birthplace Henry A. Wallace was recognized last October in Iowa with a dinner in honor of the extended family of Henry A. and Ilo Browne Wallace, the dedication of his birth- place, and an all-day country life folk festi- val. The dinner program, which was hosted by Pioneer Hi-Bred International and Iowa State University, gave tribute to the "Wal- lace family legacy," which continues today with his daughter, Wallace Institute Honor- ary President Jean Wallace Douglas, and his sons, Robert B. Wallace, and H.B. Wallace. The tribute particularly praised Henry A. Wallace, who represented "'good farm- ing, clear thinking, and right living,' and planted the seeds that grew such Iowa State programs as agronomy and applied statistics into international powers." Wallace's birthplace in Greenfield, Iowa, was dedicated as the Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center, and celebrated with a country life festival which featured theater, puppetry, music, poetry, and the works of Iowa artists. bution from alfalfa to soil and two suc- ceeding crops using nitrogen-15. Agron- omy J. 82:129-134. 5. King, L.D., and M. Buchanan. 1993. Reduced chemical input cropping sys- tems in the southeastern United States. I. Effect of rotations, green manure crops and nitrogen fertilizer on crop yields. Amer. J. Alternative Agric. 8:58-77. 6. Lachat Instruments. 1990a. QuikChem method NO. 10-107-04-1-A. Nitrate + Nitrite. Lachat Instruments, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 7. Lachat Instruments. 1990b. QuikChem method NO. 12-107-06-2-B. Ammonia in soils. Lachat Instruments, Milwau- kee, Wisconsin. 8. Ladd, J.N., and M. Amato. 1986. The fate of nitrogen from legume and fertil- izer sources in soils successively cropped with wheat under field conditions. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 18:417-425. 9. Ladd, J.N., J.M. Oades, and M. Amato. 1981. Distribution and recovery of ni- trogen from legume residues decompos- The birthplace dedication address was given by former Iowa Senator John C. Cul- ver who said that Wallace "would have en- joyed this scene. Much of what he held dear is represented here today. The joy and satis- faction of rural life. The honor and duty of family. The importance of cooperative ef- fort, the beauty of nature, the value of con- servation. These were essential elements of Henry Wallace, the private man and the public figure....We know he believed the land and the people who tend it are the foundation upon which all civilization rests. Like Thomas Jefferson, he believed the farmer was performing God's work." Culver described Wallace as a man who "lived in cities large and small; travelled the world and knew its leaders; edited an influ- ential farm journal and a famous magazine; blazed new trails in economics, statistics, and plant genetics; founded a great business, served in the Cabinet, became vice presi- dent of the United States and ran for the presidency—but his guiding principle was grounded here, in the soil of Adair County." Wallace's birthplace, according to Culver, is "an unusually fitting memorial to his life ing in soils sown to wheat in the field. Soil Biology and Biochemistry 13:251-256. 10. Perkin-Elmer. 1987. Instruction manual 0993-7147. Norwal, Connecticut. 11. Reeves, T. G., A. Ellington, and H.D. Brooke. 1984. Effect of lupine-wheat rotations on soil fertility, crop disease, and crop yields. Australian J. Experi- mental Animal Husbandry 24:595-600. 12. SAS Institute. 1985. SAS User's Guide: Statistics. Cary, North Carolina. 13. Strong, WM, J. Harbison, R.G.H. Niel- sen, B.D. Hall, and E.K. Best. 1986. Ni- trogen availability on a Darling Downs soil following cereal, oilseed and grain legume crops. 2. Effects of residual soil nitrogen and fertilizer nitrogen on sub- sequent wheat crops. Australian J. Ex- perimental Agric. 26:353-359. 14. Zentner, R.P, E.D. Spratt, H. Reisdorf, and C.A. Campbell. 1987. Effect of crop rotations and N & P fertilizer on yields of spring wheat grown on a Black Cher- nozemic Clay. Canadian J. Plant Sci. 67:965-982. and work. Here on this farm, and in this modest farmhouse, we can see expressed the values that informed his life: The great drama of sowing and reaping; the satisfaction of hard work; our responsibility to the land and to our fellow man; the dignity of common people, the beauty of nature, the glory of God. 'And, of course, family. The great impor- tance of family to the Wallaces, and the peerless contribution the Wallace family made to American life and agriculture are symbolized by this site." Wallace's heart and soul never left the land of his birth, Culver said. "His was a lifetime of unprecedented service to the cause of agricul- ture and scientific work that revolutionized world food production to the benefit of all mankind. The efforts made to preserve land were among his proudest accomplishments." Culver ended his address by quoting Wallace himself, who said, "The improved quality and increased abundance of life is a progressive matter and has to do not only with human life but with all plants and animals as well...the highest joy of life is complete dedication to something outside yourself." continued on page 192 Volume 11, Number 4,1996 189 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0889189300007062 Downloaded from https://www.cambridge.org/core. 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