124 STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Proe. E. S. GOFF. 



Emett Stull Goff, professor of horticulture in the University 

 of Wisconsin, died in Madison, Wis., June 6, 1902. He was 

 born in 1852 on a farm near Elmira, N. Y. His early training 

 was on the farm and in the common schools. In 1869 he grad- 

 uated from the Elmira Academy ; appointed horticulturist at the 

 agricultural station, Geneva, N. Y., in 1882; appointed professor 

 of horticulture in the University of Wisconsin and horticulturist 

 of the Wisconsin Experiment Station in 1889, which position he 

 held at the time of his death, with great credit to himself and the 

 institution. 



At the time of his appointment the department of horticulture 

 was well nigh its beginning, consisting of a limited plantation of 

 small fruit and office room in Agricultural Hall. There were 

 less than a dozen students in the horticultural department at this 

 time. During the past year over three hundred students received 

 instruction from Professor Goff in a splendid building devoted 

 to horticulture, with the added advantages of field work and 

 observation in several acres of nursery and fruit plantations, 

 containing thousands of specimens and hundreds of varieties. 

 This growth in a large measure is due to the enthusiasm of 

 Professor Goff and his popularity as an instructor in horticul- 

 ture. "Principles of Plant Culture" and "Lessons in Pomology" 

 were the outgrowth of his experience in the class-room, the study 

 and the field. The preparation of these volumes came in the 

 midst of his class and other duties, when there was need of rest 

 and recreation especially for a man of so little reserve force as 

 Professor Goff. 



As an investigator in horticulture he won the highest ranks. 

 His first important work was a study of the apple scab fungus, 

 and in connection with Professor Gallaway he conducted the 

 first successful series of experiments with fungicides for the 

 control of this disease. He was a pioneer in spraying, and 

 invented the kerosene attachment to spray pumps, the original 

 model of which is now in the horticultural building. 



His bulletins, sent out from the station, are among the most 

 valuable agricultural literature issued by any of the numerous 

 stations in the United States. His recent investigations in 



