Farm Bureau Work in New York State for 1914 2137 



more will follow. There were 201 persons registered in all the schools 

 and 164 visitors. 



As a climax to the club work an agricultural carnival and farmers' 

 week was planned to take place in November. A special feature of this 

 carnival was Club Day for the women. The Cortland County Potato 

 Growers' Association exhibited over 60 plates of potatoes, which comprised 

 one of the best exhibits ever held in Cortland County. Over $200 worth 

 of prizes furnished by the business men of Cortland were awarded to the 

 winners in the different clubs. In the farm exhibits, boys were allowed 

 to compete with men, and they carried off more than 50 per cent of the 

 ribbons. In the forty-ear seed com exhibit, the blue ribbon went to a 

 member of the boys' com club. 



On the evening of Grange Day, there was a "get-together" feast, and 

 over 400 persons, including farmers, business men, and their wives, were 

 present as guests of the Business Men's Association. 



cattle 



According to United States Census of 19 10, Cortland County stands 

 third among the counties of New York State in the value of cattle per 

 acre. The markets are highly developed, and a great many wide-awake 

 cattlemen are making a special business of handling dairy stock, both 

 pure-bred and grade, which goes to nearly every State in the Union. 



The farm bureau has been of service to purchasers outside the State 

 by directing them to where they can obtain the kind of cattle they desire 

 to buy. Previous to the campaign that started the dairy improvement 

 association and the cow testing, there was a great deal of prejudice against 

 testing cows for butter-fat. The manager succeeded, however, in starting 

 three cow-testing associations during the early part of the summer. 

 Every member of the associations delivering milk to the Borden plant 

 has secured a premium of from 10 to 15 cents per 100 pounds because of 

 the increased fat content of the milk. The number of cows being milked 

 has remained about constant. The milk from low-testing cows has been 

 fed to heifer calves reared froin the best cows. 



boys' stock-judging contest 



The management of the Cortland County Fair has been very liberal, 

 and has cooperated in arranging for the second annual boys' stock- judging 

 contest. The inclemency of the weather during the day that stock judg- 

 ing took place this year, kept a great many boys from attending. About 

 30 boys were on hand, and between showers the different classes of stock 

 were judged. 



swine 



. During farmers' week in March, Commissioner Huson gave the boys a 

 very interesting and educational talk on how to feed and care for pigs. 

 At that time he offered as a prize a pair of pure-bred pigs to the boy who 

 would make the best record in growing pigs. Accordingly, the Cortland 

 County Boys' Pig Club was organized with a membership of 22. Of 

 these, 8 met the requirements laid down by the farm bureau, which were 

 to keep and submit accurate records of feed purchased and labor -spent in 



