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and the anti-option bills. He died December 23, 1896, near 

 Hannibal, Mo., two years after leaving Congress. 



The Massachusetts experiment station was first established as 

 the Hatch experiment station, being named in his honor. His 

 life was characterized by integrity, firm conviction and a gen- 

 erous lovable disposition, and his contribution to agricultural 

 progress under the HATCH act is immeasurable in its worth. 



