New-York tribune., 1911-01-17
N. Y. AGRICULTURAL REPORT
Department Means Of Selling
256 Farms Last Year.

Albany, Jan. lt-Ine clRnteentn hhH""'
report of the State Department of Agri-
culture. the third by Commissioner Ray
mond 4. Pearson. was handed down by
Speaker Frisbie tonight The report
covers in much detail the various acuVl-
ties OF the department Including pure
foods. farmers Institutes. dairy products,
fertilizers and cattle feeding stulls. dis
eases Of animals, dangerous insect pests
agricultural statistics and farm labor be-
sides prosecutions for violations Of the aG-
ricultural law. There IS included as a part
Of the report the annual reports Of the
state Agricultural College at Cornell Uni
veISlty, the state experiment station al
Geneva and the state schools of agricult-
ure; also a report Of the New York state
fair and an extended reference TO the &C
complishments Of the ninety-two county
and town fairs throughout the state. \
brief discussion OF the various other forces
engaged In advancing the agricultural in
terests Of the state is also included. The
completion of the organization Of the work
OF tho department into bureaus has been
accomplished during the year BY this
arrangement and the adoption Of a system
Of daily reports from all field agents the
Commissioner believes that the efficiency
Of the department has been greatly in
creased.
1t is pointed out that farmers IN New
York State who are employing the latest
and best methods are producing profitable
crops. 1t IS believed that period Of per
manen; prosperity for Eastern farmers IS
now possible, and that II is n matter Of
only q fau TyGiCh time
teal instruction must be freely given, be-
fore New York State farms will have re-
gained their prosperous character Of fifty
years ago. which has been temporarily lost
during tho development OF the West.
II is reported that 2z5 farms. advertised
through the publications of tho department
have been sold during the last year. the
combined value amounting to more than
81, ,o0oON over 1000 letters Of inquiry from
persons in Western states and some from
Europe concerning possibilities Of New
York State farms have been received and
answered during the year. The depart
ment has record Of at least two hundred
families who are expecting 10 move into
this state this spring, options already hav-
ing been taken on seventy-four farms.
There is abundant evidence 10 show that
land seekers are turning their attention
10 New York State
The department has given special stten-
tion 10 the matter of placing on our cheap
farms foreign born people who have had
some agricultural experience and are COM
petent 10 undertake farming under our
conditions
Forty-nine hundred and forty-four farm
! 10 haa prpt-idfA n farmers ~
this state during the past year. These per-
sons represented twenty-six different ma
tionalities, the largest number, I7i5, being
Irish. and !. .4os Germans. Such efforts as
are possible are being made constantly 10
encourage these people TO become perman-
ent resident farmers and thus help TO save
to this country at least a part Of the large
amount Of money which is being sent 70
the old country. estimated at from S25o0o0,-
600 TO S3Oo,OoO000 annually.