DEPARTMENT OF FARM MANAGEMENT AND FARM CROPS. 



TEACHING. 



During the past year, 98 students have been registered in Farm Crops 

 courses and yj in Farm Management courses. There were 11 graduate 

 students. A total of 828 hours of instruction were given (hours of credit 

 multipHed by number of students). 



The greatest need of the teaching work is land for growing crops for 

 teaching purposes. A farm is also needed for the teaching of Farm 

 Management. Such a farm would need to be free from all unnecessary 

 restrictions in order that it might be most useful. 



INVESTIGATION. 



The chief line of research work is the agricultural survey. Research 

 is also being conducted on hay production, on pasture management, and on 

 corn and potato production. 



EXTENSION. 



A large part of the funds of this department, aside from salaries of 

 the faculty, were used in extension work, divided about equally between 

 survey work and other forms of extension work, answering farmers' 

 letters, conducting cooperative experiments, and the like. 



All of the research work in this department is of such a nature that 

 it is also extension work. The agricultural survey of Tompkins county 

 is completed and is nearly ready for publication. It is hoped that the 

 work in Livingston county may be prepared for publication this year. 

 This sort of work is of great value in the study of farm management. 

 It shows very strikingly why some farmers make money and why some 

 do not. Contrary to popular opinion, a large number of the factors that 

 control success are beyond the power of the individual to remedy. It is 

 hoped that this work may be greatly extended so as to study conditions in 

 other parts of the State. One city has indicated its willingness to pay 

 half of the expense of such a study in its region whenever we have funds 

 available to pay the other half. The value of such work can be judged 

 by examining the bulletin that is soon to be issued on the subject. 



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