DEPARTMENT OF FARM MANAGEMENT 



TEACHING 



There was a total of i68 registrations in different courses during 

 the first term of the past year, and 112 registrations during the second 

 term. A total of 682 hours of instruction was given by the depart- 

 ment. Fourteen graduate students were registered. In addition there 

 was a registration of 2)7 "^ the Summer School 



INVESTIGATION AND EXTENSION 



There are three chief lines of investigation and extension work, as 

 follows: (i) Agricultural surveys; (2) studies of successful farms 

 found by survey work; (3) cost accounting. In addition, some work 

 is being done on farm layout and on other minor problems. 



The agricultural survey of 671 farms, in five townships in the 

 northern part of Livingston county, will soon be ready for publication. 

 The tabulation of the survey of 755 farms in Jefferson county will be 

 completed sometime during the coming year. The work on both of 

 these had to be discontinued during the summer because of lack of 

 funds. 



During the past summer the survey method has been tested in ob- 

 taining data on cost of production. Mr. Thompson obtained records 

 for 223 farms in Delaware county, on the cost of producing milk. 



The Department is continuing to study the most successful farms 

 that are found by survey methods. The study includes not only those 

 that are the most successful of all, but also those that are the most 

 successful under special conditions, such as small farms, successful farms 

 with small capital, and successful farms on unfavorable soil types. Suc- 

 cessful tenants are studied as they change to new farms and the records of 

 the old farms are obtained under different management. We hope to 

 continue this work permanently. The work is being done by Professor 

 Livermore. 



The writer spent six years in keeping cost accounts and each year 

 simplified the methods, until we now have a system that can be used by 

 some farmers. In 1910-1911 five farmers cooperated in this work. This 

 year a complete set of cost accounts is being kept by these methods on 

 26 farms. Mr. Ladd is in charge of this work, which is now being done 

 in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. 



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