New-York tribune., 1907-08-02
CALL TO THE FARMS.
MORE TTLLERS NEEDED.
Agricultural Department Pleads for
Workers of Soil.

Following the publication OF the story in The
Tribune that President Roosevelt had taken per
sonal interest in the abandoned farm situation In
this state, Il became known yesterday that Charles
A Wfeting Of the State Department Of Agri-
culture. would present report to the abandoned
farms convention in Syracuse. 10 be held on Oc-
tober Is. Is and y.
This report explains the present situation and the
need OF farmers and farm laborers TO take ad-
vantage the fertile soil lands for small sum
The report says THAI New York ranks among the
foremost states OF the Union for the volume, value
and variety its agricultural products Its broad
valleys rolling uplands and extensive plains are
famous the world for their fertility. Its di-
versity Of soil permits greatest in prod
ucts The is noted for the unsurpassed beauty
Of ts mountains. forests. and of its lakes. rivers
and springs of pure water. The report continues
New York is acknowledged to be one OF the most
healthful sections OF the United States. Great
cities fiourshing villages and manufacturing CEN
scattered thickly throughout the state.
joined by perfect network OF railroads, 'roIIey
lines and good roads. These afford unsurpassed
facilities for communication bringing ready mar
kets TO the very door OF the producer.
These lines of communication, with the system
OF rural delivery and telephone lines. have
practically banished isolation of the farm and have
put agrcuturfst in better and closer touch with
the affairs Of the state and nation than was en-
joyed by the inhabitants OF large villages quar-
Of a century
The conditions OF farm life have undergone as
great change the better thnt which has
taken place in all other lines Of industry. Farm
machinery and implements OF every KIND have
reached a degree Of perfection that enables the
farmer 10 multiply his individual power and ac-
Complish larger results at less cost and hard labor
than before.
"A total potential saving IN the United States
from the figures Of the last census in the cost or
production OF the seven crops most ebundantiy
grown IN New York State-CoTn wheat, oats rye,
barley, white potatoes and hay-through the pos
sibe utilization Of the implements nnacl'nes @ I u
methods OF the present time in place of the Old
time manner of production, IS SAf'1-S2' for the
single year 1893.
THE United States census Of 1900 gives the fol
lowing facts New York State has an area Of tIe-o
square miles Se476 SO acres OF which 2-e4o4p5
acres are included farms numbering rs 20 with
a total valuation including buildings. fences and
improvements Of s. o59, 1885 The value OF farm
products OF the state for the year 1889 s2i5.-
270eA Dairy products. milk butter and cheese
amounted S5+70.I55 and that OF poutrF dlld
eggs while the bees added 34zi i'' POUNDS
of honey to their owners income
.-Orchsrd fruits in 1ss9 had valuation Of &lo5i2
"; hay and forage Of $5 237446 cereals. viz, bar
ley buckwheat. corn. oats. rye, wheat gave Field
was % ooop bushels The value Of small fruits
$3.50 pounds. while hops flowers ana o3l-.i,. - "a,
plants sugar beets. vegetables and nursery STOCK
each held strong and lucrative place III '"e P'o
e.Sav York needs farmers and farm laborers
The advantages she offers ere probably uneHctIiel
by any other section Of the country To-Day SfooI
farms can be purchased for from SO 70 80 an
acre with a very small first payment in casn ana
balance on long time. with low rates OF ih'eItsN-
These low prices will not be maintained for VoIy
long time The large number OF inquiries tor Ne"
York State lands which are coming from al sec
tiOns the country lndlCaIs uulLNStdHo''' ~-''N
large number Of people are avaing themselves OF
The ADVANTAGES which have been afforded oy lhe
recrIar conditions that have brought about theSe
low prtces and that within the near future these
lands now so easily obtained, VIII 90 very ma
terially advanced in prices.
.'The conditions have been brought about by the
great expansion Of business during the last oe1tue
mercantile manufacturing. transportation and IN
ternal improvements state, national ana inu'cl'e
which have in a large measure drawn the young
e - women from farms, while many of the
Western States Canada. railway and land com
NAMES have advertised throughout the world lree
or cheap farms and by organized effort with tile
asais-arce OF steamship and railway COMPANIES
nc turned westward alien and native aHke WHO
would naturally have come 10 'l'e asii0'--41
tions Of New York.
.a7rt,e .bera has been a depletion OF the agri-
o,,I--aI roDulatlon of the state IN low priced ana
productive farm homes ready FOR occupancy W W
markets. al their very doors and swift and easy
roads has been either overlooked d!sre6NFoeH 0'
unknown. -,
when these great enterprises. public and pTi-
,-a-a -ha. are being carried in our state are
completed. should a time OF i1dcstrla4 =.
sion come upon the country similar 10 many II
rs Undergone hardship and pTtvaton must en-
sue unless Il large body Of these people VINO nave
been attracted by the alluring prospects OF "ofk
on these great enterprises can be induced |" 20
he land and become Self-sEstalnlIe
Tho soil OF this state is particularly adapted %
rrass and the leading agricultural induSITy -
dairying and stock raising. The prices TOT mix
bu.ter and cheese are all r-munerative fruits ana
VEGETABLES Of ali kinds command good prices ''s
arso DO meats eggs and poultry. Corn, oats, rye
wheat and buckwheat are the principal cere}iiS
raised Apples in large quantities are raised IN
oil parts Of the state; peaches ana grapes iio-I-
the lower Hudson River and through the central
ad western parts of the State potatoes, or WhlcA
fortv million bushels annually produced IN the
state grow everywhere IN abundance