CONTENTS 



Introduction 1 



Chapter I. 



Childhood and Education in America ... 6 



Chapter II. 

 Life and Study in Europe 38 



Chapter III. 



New York State Agricultural Society: The 

 University of Albany : Yale Scientific School 80 



Chapter IV. 



Connecticut State Agricultural Society . . 104 



Chapter V. 



Sheffield Scientific School : ' ' How Crops Grow " 132 



Chapter VI. 



Connecticut State Board of Agriculture . . 162 



Chapter VII. 



The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion 192 



Chapter VIII. 



Emeritus 257 



Appendices 269 



