Horace Bowker Explained

Horace Bowker (May 13, 1877 in Boston[1] –1954) was a farm economist[2] and businessman, born in Massachusetts and attended Harvard University. He led the American Agricultural Chemical Company from 1918[3] - 1937 during the Great Depression and was one of the business leaders of 1920s.[4] In 1931, Bowker advocated a 19-year farm relief government-sponsored program to help alleviate over-cultivation and agriculture.[5] Despite the bleak economic conditions, Bowker's tenure saw a doubling in profitability through diversification into chemical products besides fertilizers.[6]

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.org/details/whoswho141926/page/315/mode/2up BOWKER, Horace
  2. News: Bermuda, Thin Soiled, Gives Farmers Lessons. June 24, 1932. Reading Eagle. August 25, 2015.
  3. Book: Farm Chemicals . 1918. 26 . August 25, 2015.
  4. Book: Anthony J. Mayo, Nitin Nohria . 2005 . In Their Time: The Greatest Business Leaders of the Twentieth Century . . 100 . 1591393450 . August 25, 2015.
  5. News: Farmers Urged To Cut Acreage. December 6, 1931. The Pittsburgh Press. August 25, 2015.
  6. http://www.hbs.edu/leadership/database/leaders/88/ Harvard Business School leadership database

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