ests of the State, and its bulletins have been sought 

 throughout the country. 



While attending the recent annual convention of ex- 

 periment stations and agricultural colleges at Washington, 

 the delegation from the New Jersey Stations were greatly 

 impressed with the remarkable foresight shown by Doctor 

 Cook in the many lines of work and policy not adopted 

 elsewhere, w T hich were there considered, in the light of 

 events, wise for the future, but which he had already 

 inaugurated in the college and Station here, in numerous- 

 instances, since many years. Although the stations of 

 Connecticut and North Carolina were established a short 

 time before the one in New Jersey (the first in 1875, the 

 second in 1877, and the last in 1880), Doctor Cook 

 already in 1870 had thoroughly investigated the sub- 

 ject in Europe and had planned the work to be done.. 

 The passage by Congress of the Act of 1887, creating 

 the system of stations in every State, was largely due 

 to his efforts. 



His duties as Professor of Agriculture and Director of 

 the Experiment Station led to the delivery of lectures on 

 agriculture in every part of the State. In this way his 

 personality impressed itself in every direction. Some one 

 said, while sadly referring to his death, " Who now will 

 tell us what we want to know?" He devoted much re- 

 search to ascertain the best methods of water supply for 

 cities, and early pointed out the danger of supply from 

 wells and polluted streams. He induced the boring of 

 artesian wells to supply the sea-coast resorts, and exe- 

 cuted surveys and maps of the watershed of Northern 

 New r Jersey. 



He took an active interest in the introduction of water 

 into New Brunswick and served for more than fifteen 

 years as a member of its Water Board. He was among 

 the first if not the first to analyze the well waters, and to 



