Background
Hays, Willet Martin was born on October 19, 1859 in in Hardin Company, Iowa, United States. Son of Silas and Christena (Lepley) Hays.
Hays, Willet Martin was born on October 19, 1859 in in Hardin Company, Iowa, United States. Son of Silas and Christena (Lepley) Hays.
Student Oskaloosa (Iowa) College, 1878-1881. Freshman Drake University, 1882-1883. Bachelor of Agriculture, Iowa Agricultural College, 1885.
Master of Agriculture, 1896.
2d, Ellen Beach, of Cortland, New York, April 22, 1897. Assistant in agriculture, Iowa Agricultural College, 1886. Associate editor Prairie Farmer, Chicago, 1887.
Assistant, 1888-1889, professor agriculture, 1890-1891.
Agricultural College, and agriculturist, Experiment Station, University of Minnesota. Professor agriculture and agriculturist, Experiment Station North Dakota Agricultural College, 1892-1893.
Professor agriculture, Agricultural College, and agriculturist, Experiment Station, University of Minnesota, 1893-1804. Assistant secretary of agriculture, United States, January 1, 1905-March 4, 1913.
Consulting agriculturist, Washington, since 1913.
Member Minnesota Education Association fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Association Advisory Agricultural Science, American Association Advisory Horticultural Science, National Education Association, American Society Agronomistes. Clubs: Commercial (Minneapolis), Cosmos (Washington).
Member Christian (Disciples) Church.
Married Clara Shepperd, of Chariton, Iowa, July 25, 1885 (died 1892).