412 Twenty-Second Annual, Report of the 



VanHouten, Morris Orangeburg 



Williams, Cleo Rushford 



Windus, Herbert Belmont 



Winship, Harry Salamanca 



Wolfe, Archie Forestville 



BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS 



As no special, appropriation for buildings was made by the last 

 Legislature, only minor changes and improvements have been 

 made. Among these may be mentioned the painting of the house 

 occupied by the farm superintendent and the building of a fruit 

 and vegetable storage cellar. An addition to the poultry plant is 

 now under construction. 



EXTENSION WORK 



In my report for last year I outlined a proposed scheme of co- 

 operation with the State College of Agriculture for carrying on 

 extension work. This has been accomplished with excellent re- 

 sults, and it is proposed to continue the arrangement for the com- 

 ing year. The principal activities of the Extension Department 

 have been along the line of Junior Project Work, and for the most 

 part have been in connection with the rural schools in district No. 

 5 of Steuben county. This extension work has occupied the time 

 of the Assistant Director on Fridays and Saturdays during the 

 school year, in addition to full time during the months of July 

 and August, and September. The following is a summary of the 

 Junior Project Work: 



1. Pruning demonstrations 15 



2. Fruit-spraying demonstrations 15 



3. Potato-spraying demonstrations 9 



4. Personal visits to boys' potato plats and 



orchards 66 



5. Address on Project Work, etc 11 



In addition to the above, the Annual Farmers' Week was held 

 on March 9, 10, 11, and 12. This was probably more largely 

 attended than any previously held. A Farmers' Picnic, in co- 



