PIONEER IN AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION 



gooseberries and strawberries, the needs of the family 

 were always considered and supplied as far as climatic 

 conditions for the culture of the fruits would permit. 



At the present time (191 7) there are commercial 

 orchards on the Gold farm, ranging in age from forty 

 to less than six years. Not more than ten years prior to 

 Mr. Gold's death he was interested with his son in 

 planting an orchard of the latest commercial varieties. 



Mr. Gold, no doubt, inherited a great love for fruits. 

 Nearly one hundred and fifty years before his death his 

 ancestors planted an orchard on Cream Hill, the story 

 of which he tells in his ''Reminiscences," published in 

 1901 : 



"As for fruits, there were few grafted or budded 

 trees at the beginning of the century. I have a single 

 tree, a Seeknofurther, grafted near the ground, the last 

 survivor of an orchard which, according to tradition, 

 was planted by my great-grandmother, Sarah (Doug- 

 las) Wadsworth, in her early married life, about 1760. 



"It has battled with the storms of more than a cen- 

 tury, but in its decadence shows much vigor and bears 

 choice fruit, which the sixth generation enjoys. 



"Who would not plant a tree with such possibilities?" 



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