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(A complete report of the work of the Bureau of Farmers' In- 

 stitutes, with the Proceedings of the Farmers' Days Meeting at 

 Albion was published as Bulletin 74, Parts I and IT. These 

 appear in volume 3 of this report.) 



PUBLICATIONS 



While realizing the importance of the spoken word and of per- 

 sonal contact of man with man to be of greatest efficiency, this 

 must be accompanied or supplemented by the printed page. The 

 former, though inspiring, may be misunderstood ; the presentation 

 may be faulty — at best it is transitory — and the number it can 

 reach are comparatively few. The latter, although lacking the 

 vivifying effect of the individual personality and the human voice, 

 are the carefully prepared thoughts of specialists set down in 

 black and white. They are definite, enduring, and may be pre- 

 served for study. They are for the many, and travel far afield. 

 Hence, under the supervision of Edward van Alstyne, Director of 

 Farmers' Institutes, who himself has written many valuable 

 articles, this phase of the work is being magnified, both from the 

 standpoint of instruction, and with a desire to add to the helpful 

 agricultural literature of the State. 



With this end in view, there was issued in October, 1914, Bulle- 

 tin 64, " The Swine Industry of ISTew York State," a volume of 

 200 pages, containing thirty articles by twenty-three different 

 writers, with fifty-six illustrations. In November, 1914, Bulletin 

 65 was issued, " The Poultry Industry of ISTew York State," with 

 twenty-four articles by sixteen writers, and 156 illustrations. 

 Bulletin 70, " The Vegetable Industry of New York State." was 

 issued in April, 1015. It contains 368 pages with forty-one ar- 

 ticles by thirty-one contributors. 



At the request of the Education Department, Circular 113 was 

 prepared for distribution among the schools of the State. It con- 

 sists of two parts: one by Edward van Alstyne, Director of Farm- 

 ers' Institutes, on "Essentials to Successful Plant Life;" the 

 other by Dr. G. G. At wood, Chief, Bureau of Horticulture, on 

 " Trees and Plants for Ornament and Utility." 



The following is a complete list of publications printed during 

 the vear : 



