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Wallace H. Jerome (22 March 1909 – 21 June 2006) was considered an innovator in the domestic turkey industry. When the idea of "mega" farms was seen as inefficient and not possible, Jerome saw it as a way and technology of the future. Jerome started off with very little as a child and a young man. In 1922, after placing 14 turkey eggs under two brood hens, which hatched only one tom turkey, he had the beginning of Jerome Foods, Incorporated, of Barron, Wisconsin. Jerome Foods became The Turkey Store Company. The brand became "The Turkey Store". The Turkey Store Company was sold to Hormel Foods and was merged with Jennie-O Foods, to form what we know today as the "Jennie-O Turkey Store" company and products.〔http://www.jennieo.com/content/our_history〕 ==Early life, education and family== Born in Spooner, Wisconsin, Jerome learned to work on the farm at an early age, and his belongings were few. Because farming was a full-time job, Jerome attended school intermittently, and graduated from Barron High School in 1928. He then entered the Wisconsin Agricultural Short Course in 1930 in Madison, and began to work for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture as a poultry and egg inspector. In 1935, he attended the University of Minnesota - St. Paul, where he joined Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity - Lambda Chapter. He continued his education at the University of Wisconsin - Madison because he wanted to receive his degree from his home state, and also continued his involvement in Alpha Gamma Rho at Iota Chapter. He received his degree in Poultry Husbandry. Marion Estenson was a bright, attractive, and independent-minded teacher who caught Jerome's eye. They were married in 1943.〔http://www.ansci.wisc.edu/Meat_HOF/1996/jerome.htm〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wallace Jerome」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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