"In keeping with the great progress made in agriculture within recent years the methods employed in hop production have not remained unchanged. Nevertheless certain practical principles of great importance to successful hop growing merit a much wider consideration and use than they now enjoy. These will be discussed in the following pages in which is also presented a brief general outline of hop culture." -- p. 7. Hops culture is discussed with regard to climate and soil requirements, propagation, planting, trellises and training, picking, and curing.

Patent for a jack for lifting heavy loads on railroads, which has an automatic steady movement of the load up and down without adjusting the jack settings.

Patent for a gramophone needle that produces better sound due to allowing for vibrations and can be used longer by producing a a sharpened point on one side while playing that can be used the next time by turning over the needle.