The eldest son of “Uncle” Henry Wallace, Henry C. Wallace was from Rock Island, Illinois. As he was growing up the family moved to Winterset, Iowa so his father could go after his journalism endeavors. Henry became his father’s apprentice during this time. In 1885 he entered what is now Iowa State University and met his future wife. He quit school and moved to Orient, Iowa with his new wife. However, in 1892 he decided to move back to Ames and finished school with a degree as a Professor of Dairy Science.
The following year Henry teamed up with his brother John and a professor they knew by the name Professor Curtiss to publish Farm and Dairy, which is now known as Wallace’s Farm. As an interesting note, the Wallace family actually became very close with the great African American scientist, George Washington Carver. Carver and Wallace had little expeditions around Ames. Later, Wallace gave credit to Carver for his interest in botany. When his father died in 1919, Henry C. Wallace took over as the editor of Wallace’s Farm.
Another huge accomplishment made by Wallace was his leadership in the formation of several Des Moines groups such as: 4-H, YMCA and The Red Cross. In 1921 he was appointed Secretary of Agriculture under President Harding. During this time Wallace did all he could to help struggling farmers after the First World War. After his death in 1924, another of his books were published, Our Debt and Duty to the Farmer.
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