Alva Agee

Alva Agee was an American agricultural writer and educator of the early twentieth century, known for practical advice on keeping farmland fertile. He headed the department of agricultural extension at the Pennsylvania State College, where he also served as acting dean of the School of Agriculture. His Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement, published by Macmillan in 1912, explained the use of lime, legumes, manure, crop rotation and commercial fertilizers to farmers in plain language, drawing on experiment station results.