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BULLETIN 409 



^ July and August, 1915, in cooperation with the Broome County 

 Farm Improvement Association, data concerning the dairy business for 

 the year ending May i, 1915, were obtained from 149 farmers in Broome 

 County. 



The exact figures for the pounds of milk delivered to the milk stations 

 and the amount paid were obtained for each farm from the companies 

 buying the milk. Some farmers kept no record of milk sold, and thus 



FlG. 49. MILK STATIONS, IQlS 



the necessity of accepting estimates as to the sales of milk was eliminated. 

 For 114 farms, the average butterfat test of the milk by months was given 

 by the companies. Other information was obtained from the farmers. 

 Care was taken to obtain complete and fair estimates. 



The form of blank for summarizing records in this office is shown on 



pages 440 to 443. 



REGIONAL CONDITIONS 



Broome County is one of the southern border counties of New York 

 State. It is bounded on the east by Delaware County, on the west by 

 Tioga County, on the north by Chenango and Cortland Counties, and on 



