Excerpt from Principles of Plant Culture: An Elementary Treatise Designed as a d104-Book for Beginners in Agriculture and Horiculture At the University of Wisconsin his work was success ful and well appreciated. For this preface, Dr. W. A. Henry, formerly Dean of the College of Agriculture there and now Professor Emeritus, makes the following appreciative statement: Professor Goff held no college diploma, but he was a trained scientist nevertheless, and a gentleman of the highest type. He combined the qualities of a real investigator with those of a delightful teacher. He was loved by all. He grew into his strength under the guidance of Sturtevant at the New York geneva] Experiment Station in inti mate association with Babcock, Ladd, Plumb, and other worthy associates. Following Babcock to Wisconsin. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.