Biographical entry Howard, Amos William (1848 - 1930)

Summary

Amos William Howard recognised the value of subterranean clover for improving pastures and promoted its use. Two species have been named "Howard" and "Mt Barker" in his honour.

Details

Born 31 May 1848. Died 2 March 1930. Arrived in Australia 1876. Established a nursery in the Adelaide hills. Promoted the use of subterranean clover for improving pastures. When superphosphate was advocated for pastures as well as for crops clover sowings responded remarkably and the formula of 'sub and super' was widely followed. There is a memorial to Howard's work on clover on the Mount Barker road. The Howard memorial research fellowship of the Australian Institute of Agricultural Science was established in 1967. Two of the several cultivars of subterranean clover are named "Howard" and "Mr Barker".

Published resources

Book Sections

• Gilbert, L. A., 'Howard, Amos William (1848-1930)', in Bede Nairn and Geoffrey Serle (eds), Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 9, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1983, pp. 374-375. Also available at http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090375b.htm. Details

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Howard, Amos William', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1464497. Details

See also

• Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/scripts/tia-dynindex.php3?EID=P002398. Details