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cooperative work with columbia university, new york city 



ISTo work of the Bureau had such enthusiastic support as that 

 carried on with Professor O. S. Morgan, head of the Agricultural 

 Department of Columbia University. Beginning January 15, 

 1915, and continuing to April 23, 1915, every Friday, there was 

 present at Professor Morgan's office either a representative of the 

 Agricultural Department of Columbia University or of the De- 

 partment of Agriculture at Albany, for the purpose of meeting 

 those from the city or elsewhere who were interested in agri- 

 culture. The scope of the inquiries is indicated by the following 

 from the report of Professor Morgan : 



Information concerning State schools of agriculture, and winter courses, 

 short courses, college courses, graduate and correspondence courses of State 

 colleges of agriculture. 



How to prepare for extension and county agent positions. How to prepare 

 for farm superintendency, and milk inspector. How to get practice in actual 

 farming of various sorts, especially truck, fruit, poultry, hog and dairy. 



School gardening problems. 



How much income to be expected from various amounts invested in farm- 

 ing of various types. 



List of reliable agricultural books, bulletins, and periodicals. 



Positions wanted on typically good farms — Many willing to work for board ; 

 others wanting managership. 



Places for sale, rent or partnership. 



Crop rotation and fertilizer plans for definite farms in various sections of 

 the east. 



Dairy farming on Atlantic Coast as compared with dairying in California. 



Liming, phosphate carriers, substitutes for potash, radium " fertilizers," 

 fertilizers for legumes and for a mixtures of grasses and legumes. 



The culture of alfalfa, soy bean, vetches, etc., in eastern farming. 



Catch crops, cover crops, green manuring. 



Orchard problems, including advice on culture of quince, pecan, walnut 

 and fig. 



Special information on fruit packages, and where to get training in fruit 

 and vegetable packing. 



Farm building, silo, dairy barns, farm machinery, especially gas engines 

 and tractor. 



Analyses of rock, shale, soil, muck, fertilizers, feeds, seeds and spring water. 



How to control a balky horse. How to treat diseases of chickens, hogs 

 and cattle. How to raise veal on skim milk. How to make butter. 



Where to apply for family provision baskets of garden, poultry and dairy 

 products. 



Wood-lot problems. 



Where to go to become a forester; a landscape architect. 



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