the close of the first season's work that it is impossi- 

 ble, in practice, to cover all or even a large part of the 

 rural situation in any region by going over it once; 

 and the Tompkins County work was narrowed to a 

 farm-management survey, — that is, ^'to find the 

 profits for the year on each farm, and to find what 

 conditions and types of farming result in the largest 

 profit or labor income; in other words, to find why 

 certain farms pay better than others." The results 

 of this survey, published in 1911 as Bulletin 295, un- 

 der the leadership of Professor Warren, make a dis- 

 tinct contribution to the country-life movement ; and 

 so far as we know^, they represent the most complete 

 census-taking of its kind that has yet been under- 

 taken. The bulletin is a document of nearly 200 

 pages, replete with carefully secured and well di- 

 gested statistics and observations on the profits and 

 losses of Tompkins County farms, with many inter- 

 esting and applicable deductions. It will become a 

 source-book not only for its region, but for general 

 study of the problems involved in the business man- 

 agement of farms. 



Personal Statements of the Survey-Idea 



As I am asked, on this occasion, for a personal 

 opinion of the work and reasons involved in agricul- 

 tural surveys, I may be allowed to quote statements 



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