12 Facts About Orange Judd

Orange Judd was an American agricultural chemist, editor, and publisher.

Orange Judd's grandfather, named Orange Judd, came from Tyringham, Massachusetts and served as a private in the Berkshire Militia in the Northern Campaigns.

Orange Judd's mother was Rheuama Wright, daughter of David Wright who was a private in the New York Militia during the Revolution.

In 1856 Orange Judd moved to Flushing, New York where he lived until 1871.

Orange Judd championed the idea of clear and concise writing in journals, and was able to turn a paper of scientific jargon into something any literate farmer was able to understand.

Orange Judd's success helped make American Agriculturist into one of the leading agricultural journals in the nation, going from a circulation 1,000 in 1856, to over 100,000 in 1864.

Orange Judd would stay there until 1881, alongside being the agricultural editor of the New York Times from 1855 to 1863.

Orange Judd again traveled to Europe in 1871 with his family through numerous countries.

Orange Judd edited their first edition of the "Alumni Record".

In September 1888, The Orange Judd Publishing Company bought another agricultural journal, James Hill's The Farmer, which was in financial trouble.

However, by 1891 Orange Judd still owed Hill $15,000, and all correspondence between them would later cease.

Orange Judd became a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.