Preliminary Guide to the Verle G. Kaiser Papers, 1932-1987

Verle G. Kaiser was born in 1911. In 1922 his family traveled west from North Dakota and settled on a dairy farm near Cheney, Washington. After graduating from high school, Mr. Kaiser attended Cheney State Normal School and the Washington State College at Pullman. In 1933 he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in agriculture, and in 1934 completed an engineering degree. Before and after his engineering studies he worked for the Soil Erosion Service. Subsequently, he worked as an agronomist, a district conservationist, and an area conservationist in western Washington and northern Idaho. In 1955 he became the Agronomy specialist for Washington, Idaho, and Oregon.

Kaiser was best known for his expertise in conservation problems in the Palouse. His articles have appeared in Northwest Science and in Journal of Soil and Water Conservation; he also contributed to technical bulletins of the agricultural experiment stations in the Pacific Northwest. Mr. Kaiser's work for the soil conservation service has added to the technical guides and conservation handbooks for the Palouse area. Before and after his retirement in 1972, Mr. Kaiser undertook consulting assignments for the Development and Resources Corporation in Iran, Nicaragua and Columbia. Kaiser also campaigned to have the United States Department of Agriculture adjust its programs to meet the conservation needs of the Columbia Plateau region. Kaiser died in Spokane County, Washington, in 1982.