Farm Bureau Work in New York State for 1914 2109 



councilmcn by means of personal letters, circular letters, and a mimeo- 

 graphed publication known as the Farm Bureau Monthly, travel to the 

 counties and hold personal conferences with managers, officers, and 

 comjuittecmen, and attend and address farmers' meetings. 



The report of work for the year 19 14 will be given under the preceding 

 outline s« as to show how these functions have Vjeen exercised during 

 the past year. 



Administration 



The staff of the central office consists of a director and an assistant 

 director, a clerk and stenographer, and a second stenographer. The 

 office is supported financially by the Federal Department of Agriculture, 

 the State College of Agriculture, and the State Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



The following table shows the activities of the central office during 

 the past year: 



Total niunber of visits made to bureaus in the State 115 



Total niunber of individual conferences held with the 



managers 136 



Trips made to counties not having bureaus in order to 



furnish information 23 



Attendance at meetings at which the director spoke on 



farm bureau work 6 , 582 



Total miles traveled by railroad by the director 23 ,300 



Total miles traveled by automobile and horse and buggy. i ,651 



Total number of days in office 151 



Total number of days in field 147 



Total number of official letters written 3 ^067 



Total number of circular letters sent out 28 



Total number of days' leave io| 



Further reference will be made to these activities under the heads 

 that follow: 



Finances. — Reports on receipts and expenses during the past year, and 

 estimated resources and expenses during the coming year have been 

 furnished l)y each of the farm bureaus of the State. A summarized 

 table of these follows: 



Financial Statement of Twenty-seven Farm Bureaus in New York State 



County 



Allegany 



Broome 



Cattaraugus 



Cayuga (8 months) 



Chautauqua 



Chemung 



Clinton 



Cortland 



Amount 



received, 



1914 



$2,435 

 4.707 

 3.376 

 2.244 



3.159 

 4,204 



3.813 



83 

 20 

 00 

 00 



63 

 72 

 87 



5,627.78 



Amount 



expended, 



1914 



?2,435 

 3.541 

 3.376 

 2,254 

 3,081 

 4.204 

 3.063 

 4.173 



83 

 60 



00 

 93 

 44 

 72 



87 

 39 



Estimated 



resources, 



1915 



^2 , 880 . 00 

 4.34500 

 3.750.00 

 3. 615 07 



3.658.19 

 4 , 200 . 00 

 3,265.00 

 5.229.39 



Estimated 



expenditures, 



1915 



$2 , 749 . 00 

 3,830.00 

 3.650.00 

 3 , 670 . 00 

 3.580.00 

 4 , 200 . 00 

 2,995.00 

 4,610.00 



