104 EXPERIMENT STATION EECOED. 



" In the rapid movement of agricultural science in an unknown and 

 then but lowly place, to its present lofty place among the sciences of 

 the schools and of the national life, he thus bore his worthy and far 

 from inconspicuous part." 



The broad educational influence of an agTicultural teacher is not 

 to be measured merely by the hours spent in the class room or the 

 number of students which come directly under him. His contribu- 

 tions to the advancement of knowledge, his influence in the promo- 

 tion of worthy educational ideals, and his dissemination of useful 

 knowledge among mankind, must receive due weight of considera- 

 tion. 



This is notably true in the case of Doctor Voorhees. He rendered 

 a far broader service to higher education in agriculture than the 

 teaching of the students who attended his classes. One of the funda- 

 mental things in the development of the American system of agricul- 

 tural education has been the provision of textbooks and manuals for 

 different grades of instruction. As a thoroughly trained scientist, 

 devoting himself especially to studies in plant nutrition and the the- 

 ory and practice of manures and fertilizers, Doctor Voorhees brought 

 together the results of his studies and experience as a teacher in what 

 is the standard .\jnerican text-book on fertilizers, which has passed 

 through eleven editions. This has been used by a large number of 

 students in the college courses in agriculture. He was also the author 

 of an important manual on forage crops, an(J contributed to the Ency- 

 clopedia of American Agriculture standard articles on fertilizers, 

 green manures, and cover crops. 



In a lower range of educational effort his book entitled First Prin- 

 ciples of Agriculture has had an important part in helping on the 

 now widespread movement for secondary education in agriculture. 

 To this class Avould also belong the Book of Corn, in the prepara- 

 tion of which he was a collaborator. 



As a teacher of men actually engaged in agriculture throughout 

 New Jersey and in many other States, Doctor Voorhees was among 

 the foremost workers in the cause of what has come to be called 

 extension in agriculture. He had a rare combination of scientific 

 accuracy with sound practical judgment, and a method of presenta- 

 tion of the subject to practical minds which was very attractive and 

 convincing. He was trusted by practical men as a wise and safe 

 leader, and there were many evidences of the high appreciation in 

 which his aid was held. 



Doctor Demarest has well said of him : "A supreme characteristic 

 was his devotion to work, his incessantness in the affairs of his voca- 

 tion. His interests were many and wide ; his chosen calling brought 

 him into manifold relations, many communities of men, many places 



