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CREAMERIES, CHEESE FACTORIES, MILK CONDENSERIES AND 



CANNERIES 



To meet a demand for information relative to creameries, clieese 

 factories, milk condenseries and canneries, this Bureau made dili- 

 gent inquiry in every county in the State. We have collected what 

 is generally considered fairly correct lists, which show 666 cream- 

 eries, 8G cheese factories, 26 milk condenseries and 55 canneries. 

 This data was published in bulletin form under the supervision of 

 the Dairy and Food Commissioner. 



PENNSYLVANIA FARMS FOR SALE 



To supply a demand for information relative to farms for sale 

 in this State and as suggested in our report one year ago, this Bu- 

 reau has placed in the newspapers throughout the State, a news item 

 making known the fact that we contemplate compiling and publish- 

 ing a bulletin of this character. We have received the descriptions 

 of over three hundred farms located in fifty-six counties. These 

 farms range in price from two dollars and fifty cents per acre to over 

 one hundred dollars per acre. This bulletin was nearly completed 

 at the close of the year and will be given to the public early in 1916. 

 We believe the publishing of this bulletin will be time and money 

 well spent and will improve the efficiency of the farmers of the State, 

 and result in the occupation of many farms by persons who will turn 

 their energy toward helping to meet the demand of our people for 

 food supplies in a more substantial way than is being done by the 

 present occuiiants. 



CONCLUSION 



In the execution of the Vv'ork of this Bureau during the year about 

 twenty-six hundred letters were written. Many of these letters were 

 i'.nswers to inquiries for infornmtion of a statistical character along 

 agricultural lines. 



This Bureau is yet young and our office force is small, but we feel 

 that we are on a substantial basis; and with honest effort, we hope 

 to see it become a valuable adjunct to the Department of Agricul- 

 ture and of value and interest to the people of the entire Common- 

 wealth. 



Respectfullv submitted, 



L. H. WIBLE, 

 Statistician. 



REPORT OF FERTILIZER CONTROL. 



During the year thirteen agents were emploj^ed to take samples 

 in the following districts, namely: 



W. L. Dougless, Enon Valley: Beaver, Lawrence, Mercer, Craw- 

 ford, Erie and Venango counties. 



Walter A. Weaver, Johnstown, R. D. No. 4: Somerset, Westmore- 

 land, Fayette and Greene counties. 



H. M. Gooderham, Patton : Blair, Cambria, Indiana, Armstrong and 

 Clearfield counties. 



