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post graduate course at Illinois, Wesleyan and Harvard Universities. Spent the 

 growing season of the year during his childhood and youth at vi^ork upon a Penn- 

 sylvania farm ; was made assistant chemist to the United States Department of 

 Agriculture, 1883-5, and was engaged in sugar beet products and cereals. In 1885 

 he was elected professor of agricultural chemistry in the Pennsylvania State Col- 

 lege, and in 1887 was made vice-director and chemist to the Pennsylvania State 

 College Experiment Station. In 1888 he was elected chemist to the Pennsylvania 

 Board of Agriculture, aud in 1895 chemist to the Pennsylvania Department of 

 Agriculture. He was also president of National Association of Agricultural 

 Chemists. 



H. M. GOODERHAM was born and reared on the farm where he now resides and 

 cultivates in Cambria county, Pa. Was educated in common schools. Academy, 

 CarroUtown, Pa., and Ohio Normal University, Ada, Ohio. After teaching in 

 the common schools for four terms, he took up farming and experimental work 

 which he has followed successfully ever since. He has throughout his life been 

 very much interested in the education and uplifting of his brother farmer and his 

 family. He has held several public offices of trust and is at present Treasurer 

 of Cambria county Horticultural Society and member of the Pennsylvania State 

 Board of Agriculture, holding the distinction of being the youngest member on the 

 Board in the State. 



JOHN D. HERR was born on a farm near Millersville, Lancaster county, Pa., in 

 1870 and spent his boyhood and youth there. In 1886-87 attending Millersville 

 State Normal School, from 1887 to 1891, taught in the public schools of the 

 county, 1891 to 1895, attended Franklin and Marshall College, 1896 to 1898 a 

 student at Columbia University School of Medicine, 1898 to 1905 engaged in 

 commercial pursuits and farming, 1905 to 1909 employed by the State Division of 

 Zoology as Nursery Inspector. Owns and superintends 200 acres of farm lands 

 including 5,000 frait trees. 



JOEL A. HERR was born in Clinton county. Pa., and educated in the public 

 schools aud at Dickinson Seminary. He served in the Civil War and has been a 

 student, teacher and farmer all his life. He lives on his farm and gives 

 special attention to fruit culture and stock raising. He is a member of the State 

 Board of Agriculture. 



B. S. HOOVER was born in Lancaster county, Pa., in 1839; was educated in the 

 public schools. White Hill Academy and the State Normal School at Millers- 

 ville, taught school four tenns, owns and control a farm. Is engaged in general 

 farming, at one time gave special attention to growing and feeding of live stock, 

 especially in raising and training horses, and, later, devoted himself to the horti- 

 cultural branch of agriculture, acquiring knowledge of agriculture by study, 

 actual experience and experimenting. Is at present time a member of the board 

 of trustees of Millersville State Normal School ; was a member of the Legislature, 

 1883-1884. 



GEORGE E. HULL, the subject of this sketch, a number of years ago moved upon 

 a worn-out farm without buildings in Mercer county. By industry, perserverance 

 and intelligent effort he has succeeded in restoring it to the highest state of fer- 

 tillity ; has placed thereon substaatial and convenient farm buildings, and educated 

 his children, without other income than that derived from the farm. His silos, 

 stock scales, farm implements and improved live stock are the admiration of all 

 progressive farmers. 



