In 1908 Franklin Hiram King self-published “Ventilation for Dwellings, Rural Schools and Stables”. King was the professor of Agricultural Physics at the University of Wisconsin (1888 – 1901) until he took a job as Chief of the Division of Soil Management at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (1901 – 1904). After a dispute with the Chief of the Bureau, Milton Whitney, King left and returned to Wisconsin where he continued to publish many additional books (this being one of them). The introduction of this book begins with the requirements of the human body for the amount of air required. The next two sections cover Principles of Ventilation and Practice of Ventilation, which covers the ventilation of Dwellings, Rural School Houses and Churches and Stable Ventilation for Dairy cows, Swine and Sheep and Poultry. Includes many diagrams, tables and black & white photographs. 

Franklin Hiram King (1848 – 1911) is best remembered for his first-hand account of traditional agricultural practices in Asia, now regarded as an organic farming classic text. Maybe lesser known is that he was also the designer of the cylindrical storage silo, which reduces the occurrence of spoilage in the silage. Born on a farm in Wisconsin he attended country schools and received his professional training at Whitewater State Normal School (graduating in 1872) and then at Cornell University. Starting in 1895 he was a prolific author of numerous books and papers on soil and the physics of agriculture.