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 English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1993-10-20 human McCarthy, G.J. updated 2025-11-05 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P000087b.htm person Custance John Daniel AACR2 1842 14 December 1923 Place of Birth Norfolk, England Place of Death Black Forest, South Australia, Australia Agricultural scientist Agricultural educator In 1881 Professor Custance was appointed as South Australian Government Professor of Agriculture, a newspaper article in the Express and Telegraph on 18 May 1881 explained that 'his duties were represented as being to superintend the experimental farm, to study the-climate of South Australia and its various soils, and to advise the Government on all points bearing on the well-being of the agricultural community of the colony'. Custance built collaborative relationships with the South Australian farming community and went on to lobby for and eventually found the first Agricultural College in Australia, the Roseworthy Agricultural College in 1883. Today the Roseworthy Agricultural College has been incorporated into the Faculty of Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences at the University of Adelaide and is a world renowned centre for excellence in dryland agriculture and animal production. In addition to his contribution to agricultural education Custance made significant contributions to agricultural science conducting a series of fertiliser trials on cereals, which were extended by Professor William Lowrie from 1887 onwards. They reported on the beneficial residual effects of superphosphate on the clover pastures which followed the cereal crop and encouraged a diversification of crops to be grown in South Australia. Roseworthy Agricultural College, The University of Adelaide (1883 - 1991) 1883

John Custance was the first Professor appointed to Roseworthy Agricultural College, he also established the College.

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 'Custance, John Daniel', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Custance, John Daniel Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Report: Department of Agriculture: Annual Progress Report: December 31st, 1886. Custance, John D Department of Agriculture: Annual Progress Report: December 31st, 1886. 1886 Newspaper Article: Rotation of Crops Rotation of Crops 1885 South Australian Weekly Chronicle 13 Newspaper Article: Our Professor of Agriculture Our Professor of Agriculture 1881 Southern Argus 2 Newspaper Article: General News General News 1881 The Express and Telegraph 2 Newspaper Article: The Roseworthy Experimental Farm The Roseworthy Experimental Farm 1882 Burra Record 3 Newspaper Article: Establishment of an Agricultural College Establishment of an Agricultural College 1882 Adelaide Observer 24 Newspaper Article: Professor Custance's Annual Report Professor Custance's Annual Report 1883 The South Australian Advertiser 6 Newspaper Article: Professor Custance and His Critics Professor Custance and His Critics 1884 Adelaide Observer 10 Newspaper Article: The Experimental Farm and Agricultural College The Experimental Farm and Agricultural College 1884 The South Australian Advertiser 10 Book Section: Custance, John Daniel (1842-1923), professor of agriculture Custance, John Daniel (1842-1923), professor of agriculture Melbourne Melbourne University Press 1969 Australian dictionary of biography, volume 3: 1851 - 1890 A-C Douglas Pike 511-513 Resource: Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering Technology in Australia 1788-1988 Online Melbourne Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre 2000 Press cuttings compiled and annotated by Professor J.D. Custance - Agricultural College, Roseworthy State Records of South Australia Press cuttings compiled and annotated by Professor J.D. Custance - Agricultural College, Roseworthy GRG61/16 1879 - 1887 This series comprises three volumes of mainly press cuttings from Australian newspapers, compiled and annotated by John Daniel Custance, first Professor of Agriculture at Roseworthy Agricultural College, near Gawler, South Australia. Volume 1 (1881-1883, 1923) contains handwritten journal entries, excerpts from meeting minutes and draft letters, including several he wrote to the Commissioner of Crown Lands (1881-1882) along with a related letter dated 1923 (loose, inserted at page 41). Professor Custance commences Volume 1 with a quote from the S.A. Blue Book Volume 1, 1879 which refers to the debate in South Australian Parliament over the establishment of the College of Agriculture. The second half of the volume contains transcriptions of Adelaide newspaper articles and press cuttings relating to this matter. Volume 2 (1885-1887) and Volume 3, labelled "College" (1885-1887), continue with annotated cuttings. 1 Boxes Biographical cuttings on John Daniel Custance, former first Professor of Agriculture in SA, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals National Library of Australia Biographical cuttings on John Daniel Custance, former first Professor of Agriculture in SA, containing one or more cuttings from newspapers or journals Bib Id: 255144 Biographical cuttings files contain cuttings, e.g. articles, obituaries, from Australian newspapers and journals from the early 20th century to 2000.