H. C. ADAMS. HENRY CULLEN ADAMS, whose death has brought sorrow to so many farm homes, was born in Verona, Oneida county, New York, November 28, 1850, and came to Wisconsin with.his parents in 1851; was educated in the common schools, Albion Academy and the University of Wisconsin, after which he engaged in farming along dairy and horticultural lines. Was elected to the Assembly in 1883 and re elected in 1885. During the winters of 1887, 1888 and 1889 he took an active part in the Farmers' Institutes throughout the state, conducting one series of the meetings; was Secretary of the State Horticultural Society two years, 18861887, and was president of the State Dairymen's Association three years, 1887-1890. He was appointed by Gov. Hoard Superintendent of Public Property in 1888. In 1895 Mr. Adams was appointed Dairy and Food Commissioner by Gov. W. H. Upham and served until May 1, 1902, when he resigned to become a candidate for Congress; was elected to the 58th Congress and re-elected in 1904. He died July 9, 1906. H. C. Adams in his public career always stood out as an active, vigorous, fair and aggressive exponent of the best interests of the farmer. Hon. C. E. Estabrook introduced the bill for the establishment of Farmers' Institutes into the Legislature of 1885 and says that Mr. Adams had an Agricultural College bill in at the same session. Mr. Adams was advised by some of his political friends that if the Institute bill became a law it was doubtful if his Agricultural College bill could pass at the same session and that it would be best for his political success to defeat the Institute bill, but Mr. Adams said "No, the establishment of Farmers' Institutes is right and I will support the bill, even if it is to the detriment of my own measure," and thus in fairness he became a champion of the Farmers' Institute measure, which we believe he never had reason to regret. He stood for everything that was meant for the education and advancement of the farmer. To show his great interest in and opinion of the work of the practical education of the farmer we quote from his annual address as President of the Wisconsin Dairymen's Association at Augusta, February 20, 1889: "The most common precepts of good dairy practice cannot be repeated too often. The a, b, c's of the dairy business have yet to be learned by the great majority of Wisconsin farmers. "The Farmers' Institutes have gone closer to the people in this respect than any other educational influence. In every county the short practical papers and breezy discussions have brought about immediate and evident results. One prominent breeder of dairy cattle told me that he could tell where the Institutes were last winter by the letters of inquiry he received about breeding stock. Not only this, but purchasers of butter in towns where these meetings have been held, nearly all testify to the marked improvement of the article they buy. The Institutes have been the means of making the Wisconsin farmers intimately acquainted with the business methods of successful dairymen." While not a strong man physically, Mr. Adams had an active, vigorous mind, backed by a will that held him up to his work when most men would have given up the fight. In Congress he soon found his place as the leader in agricultural legislation and was so recognized by his colleagues. President Roosevelt and Secretary of Agriculture Wilson both looked upon him in this light and called him to personal conference on the most important matters relating to the agriculture of the country. In the death of "Cully" Adams American agriculture has lost one of its foremost friends. Who will arise to take his place? 177794 LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. HON. M. C. MEAD, President of the Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin: SIR: I have the honor of herewith presenting to you Bulletin No. 20, of Wisconsin Farmers' Institutes. Most respectfully yours, GEORGE MCKERROW, Madison, Wis., Nov. 22, 1906. Board of Regents. The President of the University, ex-officio. The State Superintendent of Public Instruction, ex-officio. The University presents a wide range of study, embracing more than three hundred subjects. Something of the extent and variety of these may be indicated by the following synopsis: Eleven languages are taught, viz.: Greek, Latin, Sanscrit, Hebrew, German, Norse. French, Italian, Spanish, Anglo-Saxon and English. In Mathematics there are twenty-nine special courses. Under the Sciences there are a large number of courses in each of the following: Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Mineralogy, Zoology, Botany, Anatomy, Bacteriology, Pharmacy. In History there are forty-seven courses; in Political E onomy, fifty five; in Political Science, twenty-nine; in Mental Sciences there are twentynine, embracing Philosophy, Psychology, Ethics. Aesthetics, Logic and Education. There are twelve courses in Pedagogics and ten courses in Music, and two courses each in Military Drill, and Gymnastics. |