Prominent men I have met / by L. H. Pammel.

  • Pammel, L. H.
Date:
1926
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    Prof. Budd, after his return from Europe, became very en¬ thusiastic about the Russian apples, perhaps sometimes a little over-enthusiastic, but there is no question in my mind that the Russian contribution to the apples and fruits of this country has been large and valuable. When I came to Ames in 1889, there was still considerable discussion. There were two ani¬ mated horticultural camps, one Russian and one anti-Russian, but considerable of the earlier somewhat animated disputes had very much subsided. The horticultural and agricultural press took part in these discussions and an agricultural paper of Chi¬ cago, I think either the Prairie Farmer or the Orange Judd Farmer, published a cartoon depicting the czar of Russia and Uncle Sam with Uncle Sam looking down on Russia. In other words, the argument was in favor of the American type of apple. This was the outcome of a lengthy discussion of the sub¬ ject in this agricultural paper. Time has only proved that our fruits, as Prof. Budd, before he died, realized, would come from the hybrids of our American stock and the European types. Prof. Budd was not so conservative but what he could see the changing conditions of the time and he was quick to take up the things of importance in connection with horticulture and plant breeding, and I recall that he was one of the strongest advocates of plant breeding in the later years of his life as shown by the encouragement he gave to this work at Iowa State college and in connection with his papers before the State Hor¬ ticultural society. Prof. Budd was a popular instructor; few men have equalled him in the happy faculty of creating an enthusiasm for his subject. One of his students once told me that “when we started in Freshman horticulture all decided to go into the hor¬ ticultural business.” Many a young man has received his in¬ spiration from Prof. Budd; several of the most prominent hor¬ ticulturists owe their inspiration and guidance to their early training under his tutelage. His influence on the horticulture in this country was great. Dr. L. H. Bailey, who ranks as one of the great horticulturists of the country, in an address, I heard him deliver at Ames, spoke of the inspiration he received from Prof. Budd. Prof. Erwin has given this so well, I will quote from him: In this address L. H. Bailey “remarked that his first love for this subject was directly due to Professor Budd. It was the interest and enthusiasm of this man more than that of any other one person which caused him to take up horticulture as his life’s work. In checking over the list of horticultural workers at the various state experiment stations it is surprising to note what a large number of them have received their early training under Professor Budd. His students are widely rep¬ resented, both in the professional and industrial fields of hor¬ ticulture.” He had the one great essential to make a success as a teacher—enthusiasm, and coupled with it, implicit faith in