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BULLETIN 409 



United States census of 1910 reported 410,291 pounds of butter made 

 on farms in the county during 1909. In 1900 there were twenty milk 

 stations in the county, and in 1916 there were forty. 5 



The making of butter and cheese has practically ceased. This has 

 resulted in more winter milk. The next step in the development of a 

 more intensive system of dairying in the region will be the production of 



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FlG. 52. MAP OF BROOME COUNTY SHOWING LOCATION OF FARMS STUDIED 



Of the 149 farmers, 104 owned all of the land they farmed, 6 owned part and share-rented additional 

 land, 12 owned part and cash-rented additional land, and 20 share-rented and 7 cash-rented all of the 

 land, they farmed. The average number of acres per farm was 157, and the average distance to market 

 was 3-4 miles. The average age of the farmers was 47 years 



a still larger proportion of the milk in winter, as the demands of Binghamton 

 and New York City for market milk continue to grow. 



The farms included in this survey were in various parts of the county, 

 but most of them were in the vicinity of Windsor, Whitney Point, and 

 Binghamton. Fifty were in the Susquehanna, Chenango, and Otselic 

 Valleys, and ninety-nine were on the hills or upland. Herds of less than 

 six cows were not included, but other than this there was no selection. 



5 Bulletin 5, New York State Department of Agriculture, pages 4-5, 1900, and Bulletin 

 State Department of Agriculture, pages 3, 4, and 5, 1916. 



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