In 1979 I ran low on funds as the GI Bill ran out and was concerned about properly supporting my young family, so skipped the PhD that would have been earned in the coming year and took a government job. That was a big mistake, and 30 years later, after retiring to Thailand, it seemed worthwhile to scan my notes and MS Thesis for academic nuggets. My MS thesis was a large randomized block plot at the agricultural experiment station in Bozeman, Montana, Montana State University. There were 25 treatments with four replications for each of sainfoin and alfalfa. Treatments were severa more...
