For the Gulf States, perhaps no forage crop of which the available seed supply is relatively abundant exceeds the velvet bean in potential value. This legume possesses also the ability to make a crop when planted relatively late.

In 1905 he returned to UT to become that institution's president serving until 1908. He puDavid F. Houstond for easier credit for farmers and urged them to produce less. Under President William McKinley he was on the board of visitors of the United States Military Academy at West Point.

David Franklin Houston (February 17 1866 – September 2 1940) was an American academic businessman and politician.