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ture is ex-officio a member of the Board of Trustees of the Massachu- 

 setts Agricultural College is of great assistance in co-ordinating its work 

 with that of the Department of Agriculture. I recommend for the same 

 reason, that the Commissioner of Agriculture be made ex-officio member 

 of the Trustees of the County Schools which teach agriculture. 



Recognition of Agricultural Achievement 



The Department of Agriculture has perfected a plan for giving six 

 gold medals each year to persons in the State who have achieved outstand- 

 ing leadership. The medals are awarded each year by a board of awards 

 made up as follows: 



Commissioner of Agriculture, Dr. Arthur W. Gilbert; Members of Ad- 

 visory Board, Peter I. Adams, John Bursley, Stuart L. Little, Evan F. 

 Richardson, Herbert N. Shepard, Leslie R. Smith; Director, Division of 

 Markets, Frederick V. Waugh; Director, Division of Animal Husbandry, 

 J. C. Cort; Representing the Massacfmsetts Agricultural College, Prof. 

 George L. Farley; Representing New England Homestead, Glenn C. 

 Sevey. 



The persons who received these medals for 1926 and a brief record of 

 their work follows: 



Horace A. Moses, Mittineague, Mass. 



Mr. Horace A. Moses was born on a farm near Ticonderoga, New York. 

 His early life was spent on the farm and his education was acquired in 

 the district school at South Ticonderoga. He later attended Troy Con- 

 ference Academy at Poultney, Vermont. 



At the age of thirty, Mr. Moses organized the Mittineague Paper Com- 

 pany and in 1910 purchased interest in the Woronoco Paper Company. 

 A consolidation of these two companies resulted in the formation of the 

 Strathmore Paper Company of which Mr. Moses is President and Treas- 

 urer. 



Mr. Moses has always been interested in farm life. He practically 

 formed the Hampden County Improvement League in 1912 and has served 

 continuously as its President. He was active in the creation of the East- 

 ern States Exposition and served as Chairman of the Executive Com- 

 mittee for a number of years. 



He served as an active member of the Executive Committee of the East- 

 ern States Farmers' Exchange and a Trustee of the Eastern States Agri- 

 cultural Trust and is now an officer in the Eastern States Agricultural 

 Credit Corporation. 



The Junior Achievement Hall, located on the grounds of the Eastern 

 States Exposition, is a gift from Mr. Moses. He also gave the new Hamp- 

 den County Improvement League Building situated on the Eastern States 

 Exposition grounds. 



Mr. Moses does not consider the making of money the only objective in 

 life. His deeds express a resistless energy and passion to use his re- 

 sources to the best advantage in the interest of his fellowmen. 



Wyman Brothers, Arlington, Mass. 



For over half a century the name of Wyman Brothers has stood for 

 quality vegetables. The farm now occupied by the Wymans has been in 

 the Wyman family for generations. 



The brothers, Daniel and Franklin, have made the farm what it is to- 

 day, almost a nationally known institution among market gardeners. Two 

 sons, Arthur P. and Charles F., and a son-in-law Stephen M. Richardson 

 now assist in the active management of the farm operations. 



Standard high quality vegetables have always been produced. Their 

 goods sell at top prices at the market. Their high quality is recognized 

 and sought after. 



