The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-04
ORANGE JUDD - DEAD.
His Name Honored by Every Farmer In
the United States.

in the broad neid OF agricultural journal.
ism, died at Chicago December g. He
made, gave away and lost fortunes. and in
spite Of obstacles and reverses retained his
ambition and his nergy to the last. For
the last few years he had resided in Chi
cago, where he was the senior editor of the
Orange Judd Farmer. Death resulted from
hemorrhagic complication known IS
WerthotTs disease. Orange Judd was
born near the village of Niagara Falls, n.
Y, July %. 1922. He spen: his earlier
boyhood days on farm, but availed him
self eagerly of all the opportunities that
the neighboring schools afforded of OBJ
tanning an education. His parents sent
him to the Wesleyan university in Middle
town, Conn, and he was graduated from
that institution in the class of AZ. He
taught school in various places for three
years and earned sufficient money to en-
able him to take three-years' course of
analytical and agricultural chemis-
try at Yale. He went to New York
in 1853 and was soon known as
the editor OF the american Agriculturist.
In 1855 he became the editor of the
agricultural department of the New York
Times. post which he held for seven or
eight years. In 1856 Mr.. Judd bought the
american Agricuhurist and continued as its
publisher and editor for more than twenty
i've years. His name. associated with the
name OF that journal, was household
word IN rural localities throughout this
country, and the great success OF his paper
stimulated species Of competition which
eventually oUtran his conservative meth
DDS. He could not be induced TO lower
the standard and reduce the price of his
journal 10 meet the bustling riyalries of
the numerous cheap agricultural papers
that sprang into existence. Consequently,
when financial reverses came, invited
partly by Mr.. Judd's ventures in agricul-
tural patents. he found himself unable to
stem the tide. The publishing house of
Orange Judd & Co., which he organized
when in the prime of his prosperity, was
reorganized in 1883. and its control passed
out of his hands into the hands of credi-
tors, who selected Orange Judd's brother,
David W.-then a quarantine commits
sloner at this porto wind up its af-
fairs. This concern was for many years
on Broadway, just below Eighth street.
Mr.. Orange Judd went to Chicago soon
afterward, and speedily established an ag-
ricultural journal, which in course of time
became the Orange Judd Farmer. Mr..
Judd's entire time, however, was not
given up to the publication of agricultural
works and papers. In 1868 he served with
the United States sanitary commission at
Gettysburg, and subsequently he was with
the Army of the Potomac from the Rapi-
dan to Petersburg. He became a large
stakeholder III Long Island railroads, and
In 1869 he was elected president of the
New York. Flushing & North Side rail-
road. He retained through life a warm
interest IN his alma mater, and the hand
some Orange Judd hall Of natural science,
which now forms an important depart
ment of Wesleyan university, was his
gift. The death of beloved son impelled
him to erect this hall as a memorial. 1t
cost about 100000, and was formally
opened in 1871. The mental activity and
restless ambition OF Mr.. Judd led him into
various kinds of agricultural and mechan-
ical experiments. In 1857 he sent to Eu-
rope and imported quantity OF sorghum
seed and distributed it free This seed was
the foundation of the sorghum INDUS
try OF the present day. He was the origi-
nator of the crop reporting percentage
system now used by the government and
state bureaus. A short time before his
financial troubles in this city he became
interested in patent for pillow which he
enthusiastically declared would revolu-
tonne farm labor. He invested a goodly
sum OF money in this piow. Mr.. Judd
compiled in 1852 a series of Sunday school
lessons for every Sunday in the year, upon
which the later Berean and International
lessons have been modelled. In his per-
sonal characteristics he was kindly, con-
siderate, and generous to fault Abou, a
year ago visitor in Seattle, interviewed
by observation-disclosures reporter, was in
adVertently made to speak of the late
Orange Judd" This called forth a pro-
test from the old gentleman, who said that
he believed 1t would be great many years
before he could properly he thus spoken OF.