xxxii Department of Farm Crops 



brief statement of results covers the cities and villages with a population 

 of over 5000 having leaders or supervisors; the larger cities may have 

 two or more: 



Number of cities 73 



Number visited having leaders 57 



Home garden leaders 38 



School garden leaders 42 



Leaders receiving federal aid 10 



Leaders receiving state aid ? 



Leaders receiving no recompense ? 



As an illustration of how well the cities are taking to the home garden 

 movement, surveys have been made in a few of the cities to determine 

 the acreage planted. White Plains has 223.37 acres, Rome approximately 

 400 acres, Yonkers between 500 and 600 acres, and Scarsdale 71.83 acres, 

 with other cities doing equally well. Planting has been doubled over 

 last year in practically every case. 



Surveys. — During the past year a bean survey of the State has been 

 made by W. C. Jensen, who spent a part of the winter of 191 7, and May 

 and June of 1918, in the field. He has, however, been called to the army, 

 and therefore will not be able to finish the work at the present time. 

 A pasture survey was started two years ago in cooperation with the 

 United States Bureau of Plant Industry. M. F. Abell, who had charge of 

 the details, expected to finish the sirrvey this siimmer and make a report. 

 But he also was called to the army, and has placed the data on file in 

 this office. It is probable that a report will not be made for some time. 



Investigation. — W. C. Etheridge has completed his study of oats, 

 and R. G. Wiggans is now in the third year of his study with the barleys. 

 It is expected that as these collections are made and classified the 

 Department will estabUsh a permanent economic garden. The beginning 

 will be made on such a garden this coming summer. 



Owing to the lack of uniformity in the Department's fields, it has 

 been found impossible to make careful tests. It has now been decided 

 to develop a series of small plats eight feet square inclosed by rims. 

 Artificial soil will be placed in these rims, which will be used for making 

 careful and accurate tests. The plan is to start developing the work 

 this year. The last Legislature appropriated $1000 for the purchase of 

 land to be used for outlying experimental fields, and it is expected that 

 these fields will be located during the sxmimer. 



Little work has been done with vegetable experiments, but at present 

 there seems to be a demand for investigations on the development of 

 muck lands, the packing of products for shipping, and the development 

 of local seed growing. 



