40 TwWENty-FIrTH ANNIVERSARY Report. 
county were surveyed. This included Ulysses, Enfield and the 
eastern two-thirds of Newfield. During the summer records of 
486 farms were made in these three townships, practically every 
farm being visited and a record secured if possible. In the sum- 
mer of 1907 Groton and Caroline townships were surveyed. In 
these two towns all the farms were visited and records of 474 
farms secured. This makes a total of 960 farms studied in the 
two years. The work will be continued until every farm in the 
county is visited. We were fortunate to have the advantage of 
the soil survey of the county, made by the United States Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. 
An attempt has been made to secure accurate tabulated infor- 
mation in the following lines: 
Name and age of owner of farm. 
Number of tenant farms. 
Amount of rent paid by tenants. 
Average acreage of farm. 
Value per acre of land. 
Amount of waste land. 
Amount of timber. 
Condition and extent of drainage. 
The most profitable farm products. 
Average yields of all farm crops. 
Amount and character of all live stock. 
The estimated value of farm cattle. 
Total expenditures of each farmer. 
Increase or decrease in soil fertility. 
Increase or decrease in farm values. 
Systems of rotation followed. . 
Condition of farm buildings and fences. 
Condition of public and private roads. 
And many other phases of the social and business side of farming. 
It is hoped that by a careful study of the records valuable infor- 
mation of the following kinds, and others, may be secured: 
Effect of system of farming on profits. 
Effect of soil type and climate on system of farming. 
To what extent are farms declining or abandoned. 
Effect of topography and transportation facilities on prosperity. 
