Broiling "^Porterhouse" over Individual Fires. 



Sketch of Prof. Walter Mulford. 



Professor Walter Mulford was 

 born at Millville, N. J., in 1877, 

 studied at Cornell, graduated with 

 the degree of B. S. in Agriculture, 

 then studied forestry, also at Cor- 

 nell, graduating as Bachelor of 

 Science in Forestry in 1901. Even 

 as a student he developed a fond- 

 ness for Adirondack "punkies" and 

 mushroom "smudges," delighted in 

 camp life, and had a perfect mania 

 for Heyer's formula. In the way 

 of diversion he "cruised" part of the 

 Appalachians with friend Ayres, and 

 was charmed with the hospitality of 

 the "cracker" who offered to test 

 his toothbrush and comb to prove 

 his good fellowship. 



After leaving Cornell he went to 

 Connecticut as forester for the 



Conn. Agr. Experiment Station at 

 New Haven, and also as State 

 Forester. There his college degree 

 of B. S. F. came in good stead, 

 for at the Grange (he was a member 

 in good standing) they had him 

 down for "Boss State Forester" in 

 their introductions. During part of 

 1902 and '03 he taught at Yale and 

 in 1904 entered the U. S. Forest 

 Service. His reports on the chase 

 after a meteor or lodestone to serve 

 as an infallible cure for "Butt-rot" 

 are part of the great archives which 

 he passes over lightly in his lectures 

 of Protection. However, he sur- 

 vived, and in 1905 was captured un- 

 injured, and brought into the good 

 fold of Michigan University to help 

 his old friend and teacher Roth. 



