2IOO Farm Bureau Circular No. 5 



Specific information has been sent out by letter to 405 farmers, and 

 4200 letters of general information have been mailed. 



In accordance with the suggestions of the farm bureau manager, crop 

 rotations have been planned on 24 farms; crops have been grown on 75 

 farms; orchards have been cared for to the number of 105; alfalfa has 

 been started on 12 farms; seeds have been treated on 300 farms; 100 

 tons of fertilizer have been applied ; 40 tons of fertilizer have been mixed 

 at home; 4000 tons of lime have been used. 



From the first the bureau has fostered the idea of cooperation among 

 the fruit growers of the county, and has been instrumental in the formation 

 of three cooperative associations. Growers at two other points have 

 expressed their desire to receive assistance in organizing for another 

 season. 



That the farm bureau is valued and is being used more and more by 

 the farmers of the county, is shown by the following: In the first nine 

 months, the agent visited 145 farmers on their farms; in the second nine 

 months, 275. In the first nine months, 50 personal calls on the agent 

 were made by farmers, and 25 calls were made by letters; in the second 

 nine months, 337 office calls were made, and 380 calls by letters. 



Dr. L. H. Bailey says: 



" There need be no conflict between the farm bureau and other exten- 

 sion agencies, and no disturbing duplication of effort. The farm bureau 

 will accept the situation as it exists, work with all other genuine and 

 useful enterprises for the public benefit. It will find work of its own, 

 for there is work enough to be done." 



REFERENCES TO PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE AGRICUL- 

 TURE OF NLA.GARA COUNTY 



Thirteenth census of the United States, taken in the year 19 10. 



Soil survey of Niagara County, New York. Field operations for 1906. 

 Bureau of Soils, United States Department of Agriculture. 



Apple orchard survey of Niagara County. Cornell University Agricul- 

 tural Experiment Station. Bulletin 262. 1909. 



History of Niagara County. 1S78. 



Souvenir history of Niagara County. The Pioneer Association of Niagara 

 County. 1902. 



Cyclopedia of Niagara County. By S. P. Wiley and W. S. Gamer. 1892. 



Dr. L. H. Bailey on the farm-bureau movement. Farm bureau circular 

 no. 3. New York State College of Agriculture. 



FIVE WAYS IN WHICH A FARM BUREAU HELPS A COUNTY 



1. It organizes local effort, individual and collective, for community 

 betterment. It stands for agricultural progress. 



2. It is a headquarters for local agricultural affairs, a place where 

 reliable information about local farming is available. 



3. It makes systematic reconnoissance and detailed surveys of the 

 agricultural resources of the county, and of the organization and the 

 conduct of its farms. 



