54 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN STUDIES 



When Dr. Russell entered upon his duties as bacteriologist 

 to the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station in 1893 

 practically all of these problems were unsolved. During the 

 succeeding quarter of a century, the rapid growth of the 

 cities has demanded a growing milk supply and the problems 

 have arisen in rapid succession. This Pioneer Bacteriologist 

 in person and through his students has taken an honorable 

 part in the solution of these problems. 



