Soil Science/ King Hall

Soil Science and King Hall – (1535 Observatory Drive) – (b. 1894, 1898) first housed the Horticulture and Agricultural Physics Departments. Today it is home to the Soil Science Department. In 1904, Agricultural Physics was divided into Soils and Agricultural Engineering Departments. F. H. King was the first faculty member of the Soil Physics Department. King conducted research on windmills, silos, barn ventilation and mechanical soil analysis. In the early years there was a windmill mounted on top of King Hall. Soils web site - www.soils.wisc.edu