The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1910-11-05
BINeHAMTON'S
farm BUREAU
City Realizes vs|ss d hnprsy.
lag It's Surrounding.
INTELLIGENT COOPERATION.

Trade to Comm unity - state and
Government Departments Interested.
A farm bureau has been established
a. permanent department Of Its work
by the Binghamton chamber Of COM
merce. This resulted from several con-
ferences on the subject between Or.
w. ]. spillman, chief Of the office Of
farm management Of the department
of agriculture at Washington; r. A.
Pearson. commissioner Of agriculture
of the state Of New York; DR.. J. q.
Weber, director, and other members
of the faculty of the New York State
College of Agriculture at Cornell uni.
sversity. 'l.
Development work Of this nature has
for several years been an acknowl-
edged part Of the work Of commercial
organizations in the south, middle west
and western states. but the Bingham
ton chamber Of commerce has been the
first strictly eastern organization to d.
rect large part Of its attention to the
development of agricultural resources
adjacent to the city whose business In
terests 1t Is organized to serve.
Since Its organisation the Bingham
ton chamber Of commerce has been
content to look after the credits and
the interests of the retailers. whole
salerB and manufacturers within the
city limits. but It has recognized that
the farming industry il the largest
and employs the most people Of any
industry In the section and that 1t de-
serves attention accordingly.
The bureau will be practically rec
ognized by the government depart
ment at Washington, the state depart
ment at Albany and state college Of
agriculture and will be under the direc-
ton Of q graduate of one Of the lead
Ing agricultural colleges Of the coun-
try. who has had four years Of actual
farm experience In addition to his ed
ucation.
Under the direction Of the State Col
lege Of Agriculture 4 complete farm
survey Of the territory will Be made
which will lay bare the problems re-
quiring attention. when this report IL
presented the bureau win then direct
Its efforts along the lines suggested BY
the survey.
The bureau will operate for few
months. without cost to the farmers,
COW testing association for demon
stration purposes. 1t il expected that
through this work the average produc-
ton Of the cows 10 each dairy will be
raised. so that the farmers will see the
advantages of such an association and
organize and maintain these associa-
lions themselves.
Under the direction Of the United
States government ONCE Of farm man
agement the bureau will conduct an
experiment on lands in the section
known MS hill farms for demonstration
purposes. 1t being the claim of the
government department of agriculture
that the hill farms surrounding Bling
hnmtou are Ideally located for produc-
ton OF large crops. especially potatoes.
with proper crop rotation. good cult
walton and fertilization.
Agencies are being established In
Scotland. Holland and Sweden where
by the immigrants from those sections
desiring to settle on the farms will
be given either positions or furnished
with an opportunity to reach farm
land in the Binshamton territory.
Since 1865 the young men from the
farm sections of southern New York
have been leaving the farms for the
industry and business life of the city
or to 70 west and take up government
lands which they could get for moth
ing. These lands In the west are now
practically all occupied. BY reason OF
this the farm lands of southern New
York. especially the hill farms. have
greatly deprecated in value. and their
value at present is at low ebb and
cannot further decrease.
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