. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. therein 1782, NahumJ. being his descendant in the fourth generation, the sonof William A. and Adeline E. (Shaw) Bachelder. Hewas educated in the common schools, at Franklin Acad-emy, and at New Hampton Institution. After a short experience in teaching he applied him-self energetically to practical agriculture. He was for atime quite extensively engaged in market he gave his attention to choice dairyingwith much success, supplying some of the leading hotelsin the state with gilt-edged butter. Mr. Bachelder identifi
. New Hampshire agriculture : personal and farm sketches. therein 1782, NahumJ. being his descendant in the fourth generation, the sonof William A. and Adeline E. (Shaw) Bachelder. Hewas educated in the common schools, at Franklin Acad-emy, and at New Hampton Institution. After a short experience in teaching he applied him-self energetically to practical agriculture. He was for atime quite extensively engaged in market he gave his attention to choice dairyingwith much success, supplying some of the leading hotelsin the state with gilt-edged butter. Mr. Bachelder identified himself with the order. Patronsof Husbandry, early in its history in this state, havingbecome a member of Highland Lake Grange, East Ando-ver, twenty years ago. He was four years master ofthis grange, and secretary of the state grange fromDecember, 1883, until his election as master in secretary he accomplished much for the progress ofthe order in the state, and under his administration asmaster its work has been carried forward with unprece-. > o Q< < cq < PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES. 53 dented success. He was the charter lecturer of Merri-mack County Pomona Grange, and secretary of the NewHampshire Grange State Fair Association from its organ-ization in 1886, with the exception of a single year, untilJanuary, 1896, when he declined a reelection, and tohis systematic and indefatigable labors the remarkablesuccess of the Association has been largely due. Among the members of the National Grange holds high rank and his influence is stronglyfelt. He was chiefly instrumental in securing the ses-sion of that body in 1892 for this state, and tor New Eng-land again at Worcester in November, 1895, where hisability and influence were duly recognized by his selec-tion as a member of the executive committee of that greatorganization. As commissioner of immigration, to which oflice hewas appointed by Governor Goodell, and whose dutieshave since been merg
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