William Jasper Spillman

1863 – 1931

• A theory of gravitation and related phenomena
• Farming as an occupation for city-bred men
• A picture of the grain industry
• A successful Alabama diversification farm
• An example of model farming
• Application of some of the principles of heredity to plant breeding
• Balancing the farm output
• Human food from an acre of staple farm products
• Renovation of worn-out soils
• Soil conservation
• The law of diminishing returns