PIONEER IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION 



in 1893, was one of the most complete shown at Chi- 

 cago. Many of the specimens came from his own farm. 

 Mr. Gold knew every variety of tree that was native to 

 the State, and so knew where to direct the collecting if 

 he did not have the tree on his own farm. He was in- 

 strumental in getting the present forest laws of Con- 

 necticut passed, and was interested in promoting the 

 forestry work of the State Forestry Association and 

 the forestry investigations of the State Experiment Sta- 

 tion. 



During his life of over four-score years he was al- 

 ways interested in developing a farm that would pay a 

 profit and at the same time leave, for the use of the suc- 

 ceeding generations, a soil that was not depleted in 

 fertility. All of his improvements were made with a 

 view to permanency. More than fifty years ago many 

 stone drains were laid that are still doing good work. 



Mr. Gold did not hesitate to diverge from the usual 

 system of farming if he felt he had a plan that better 

 fitted his farm. I well remember the incredulity shown 

 by some of the audience when he stated at one of the 

 Board of Agriculture meetings that he had fields on his 

 farm that had not been plowed for over one hundred 

 years, but had been mowed annually during that entire 

 time. On visiting his farm and observing the con- 

 ditions and the methods used, I was at once struck with 

 the wisdom of the system. The fields in question were 



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