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campus where "agriculture is to be practically taught by experimenting on different soils and location of the land..." In 1868 a School of
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for water use studies. In addition, he studied irrigation and drainage, and developed a practical method for determining moisture content in soils, establishing the general principles of soil physics." In 1901 King left the UW to become Chief of the
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in style - fairly restrained with the characteristic round arches. The stonework is multi-colored - "of white select brick with trimmings of pressed brick and
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