910 Department of Ageicultuee 



May 1, 1916 



A PIECE OF GOOD WORK FOR THE STATE BY THE SCHOOL 



CHILDREN 



This department lias cooperated with the Department of Agri- 

 culture in the making of the farm census. The work in the main 

 has been completed in the 10,500 schools, and it is hoped that the 

 second week in May will see it finished. I have been greatly 

 pleased that the boys and girls of the schools have tried to perform 

 tliis specific service for the state, and am grateful to the superin- 

 tendents, principals, and teachers for their part in it. It is par- 

 ticularly gratifying to hear from the Commissioner of Agriculture 

 that what has been done by them has been well done. 



June 1, 1916 

 THE FARM CENSUS 



Before the year closes I wish to report to the schools that the 

 Commissioner of Agriculture regards the census when completed 

 as the most valuable one of the kind ever taken in this state, cov- 

 ering as it does all the live stock of the state, crops raised during 

 the past year, number and capacity of silos, and names and 

 addresses of all owners of registered stock. 



It is gratifying to be able to add that a representative of the 

 United States Department of Agriculture recently examined the 

 reports and was enthusiastic in his praise of the excellent work 

 done by the public schools in this undertaking. 



John II. FiNLEY. 



