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This bureau has issued newspaper articles bearing upon various phases 

 of the emergency food problems. It has issued also magazine articles 

 and special Sunday feature articles, urging or explaining some phase 

 of conservation. It has directed the regular publicity of the county 

 and city agents, helping with special campaigns in such ways as 

 planning exhibits and preparing press material and slogans for motion 

 picture theatres. In cooperation with the conservation bureau of the 

 New York State Food Commission, the publicity bureau has taken 

 over the work of issuing to the press of New York State outside of 

 New York City the news material sent from the United States Food 

 Administration for redistribution. The material has been issued in 

 weekly or biweekly bulletins to home demonstration agents, federal 

 food deputies, and county agents. 



The keynote of demonstrations, lectures, and exhibits during Farmers' 

 Week was conservation. Special attention was given to substitutes for 

 wheat, sugar, and meat, to the remodeling of old clothing, and to the fireless 

 cooker, and a conservation kitchen was illustrated by a full-sized model with 

 all necessary equipment. Outside speakers discussed health conservation, 

 the welfare of children, and the food supply in relation to world politics. 



The Department arranged an extensive exhibit for the New York State 

 Food Supply Commission at the State Fair at Syracuse. 



Recommendations. — It is recommended that continued provision be 

 made for increasing the number of extension workers in the Department. 

 It is believed that a staff of from thirty to forty trained women should 

 be constantly in the field representing the various subject-matter divisions. 



meteorology 

 Wilford M. Wilson, Professor of Meteorology 



Teaching. — In view of the increased interest, throughout the country, 

 in meteorology in its relations to agriculture, the Department of Meteor- 

 ology plans to offer several new courses. Graduate work toward advanced 

 degrees, acceptable to the Graduate School, has been given in the Depart- 

 ment this year for the first- time. 



Investigation. — The Department is now working on the climate of New 

 York State and its relation to the agricultural industries of the State. 

 Also, work is being done on evaporation, and on the effect of low temper- 

 atures on fruit buds. It is hoped that when this work is completed definite 

 information will be available regarding the various climates in different 

 parts of the State and the climatic limitations of some of the staple crops, 

 and also detailed information on evaporation and its influence on vegeta- 

 tion. The results of these investigations should be of value to the farmers 

 of the State. 



