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3. Quantity and nature of fertilizers and spraying materials to 

 be used ; 



4. Quantities and varieties of seed to be sown. 



In addition to the above may be mentioned numerous stable, 

 dairy, garden, and poultry supplies. 



While occasionally the estimates are so revised as to require the 

 expenditure of a greater amount of money in order to take advant- 

 age of reduced rates on quantities or to purchase a more desirable 

 machine or implement, on the other hand, the purchases suggested 

 during the past year have effected a saving to the State amounting 

 to over nine thousand dollars. 



COUNTY ALMSHOUSE FARMS 



A law was enacted in 1913 authorizing the Department of Agri- 

 culture to investigate and make recommendations for the improve- 

 ment of the county almshouse farms. During the past two years 

 there have been no direct appropriations for this work, and on ac- 

 count of the great shortage in funds only a limited number of in- 

 spections were made. Special requests for inspections of these 

 farms were taken care of by our regular force. Especially good 

 work has been done in connection with the almshouse farm at East 

 View, Westchester County. 



Inspections were made and recommendations submitted to the 

 Boards of Supervisors of the following counties : 



Wayne 

 Westchester 

 Wyoming 

 Yates 



These recommendations included suggested improvements as 

 follows : 



DAIBT 



The use of a pure-bred sire; keeping of daily milk records; weed- 

 ing out unprofitable cows; replenishing the dairv bv raising the 

 choicest calves ; feeding of a practical grain and roughage ration :. 



