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of Doctor Cook he was appointed professor of agTiciiltiire in Rutgers 

 College, in 1890, a jDosition which he held for twenty years, develop- 

 ing agricultural instruction in that institution almost from the be- 

 ginning, his eti'orts being crowned with a good measure of success 

 and leading the State to the establishment of the short courses in 

 agriculture. 



In 1893 Doctor Voorhees was made director of the New Jersey 

 State Station, and three years later the directorship of the College 

 Station was combined with this. Under his hand the inspection 

 work of the stations was put upon a high plane of efficiency and use- 

 fulness, and the research and experimental work were developed 

 in accordance with definite plans and an intelligent understanding 

 of the needs of the State. He inspired and assisted his coworkers 

 in the station, providing for them opportunity and suitable condi- 

 tions for their studies, and securing recognition for what the}' ac- 

 complished. He was director in a true sense, maintaining sympa- 

 thetic and helpful relations with the men of his staff, and a vital 

 connection with the principal lines of investigation. 



As an independent investigator he was versatile, resourceful, clear 

 in aim and purjDose, and quick to see the j^ractical applications of 

 his experiments. Indeed, these were conceived for the most part 

 with the jjrimary object of throwing light on practical every-day 

 questions, for however deep his interest in the science of agriculture, 

 the art and the problems of the men engaged in it were never lost 

 to his sight. 



He carried on an ehiborate series of studies on nitrogenous fertili- 

 zers, the first ten years' results of which were summarized in Bulletin 

 No. 221 of the New Jerse}^ Stations. A review of this work was 

 also presented at the International Congress of Applied Chemistry 

 in London in 1909. 



More recently, in collaboration with Doctor Lipman, he had given 

 special attention to investigations in soil chemistry and bacteriology. 

 The New Jersey Station was a pioneer in the latter branch, and 

 although its example has been followed by other stations it has re- 

 mained a leader in that line. The department sprang from Doctor 

 Voorhees's initiative and his ability to perceive the important bear- 

 ings of the subject. Its establishment and development on so high a 

 plane is one of his most conspicuous accomplishments. In 1902 he 

 was awarded the Nichols medal by the New York Section of the 

 American Chemical Society, for the best paper embodying the results 

 of original chemical research submitted during the year. The con- 

 tribution on which this award was made was based on work conducted 

 in the new department, and was entitled Studies in Denitrification. 



Doctor Voorhees was a pioneer in teaching the farmers the practice 

 of home mixing of fertilizers, to economize cost and secure suitable 



