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The milk establishments in Efesex County are gathered cream 

 plants. Nearly a half million pounds of cream and a half million 

 pounds of butter arc sold, Essex County butter having an excellent 

 reputation. The gathered cream business lends itself particularly 

 well to the raising of calves and pigs. During the summer con- 

 siderable milk is consumed within the county at the various 

 summer resorts. The interest manifested in pure-bred stock is 

 shown by the fact that there is at least a small number of pure- 

 breds on almost every farm. 



The agricultural organizations are as follows: 



Champlain Valley Cooperative Association, Inc. 



Essex Cooperative Creamery Company. 



Essex County Agricultural Society. 



Essex County Farm Bureau. 



Essex County National Farm Loan Association. 



Essex County Sheep Breeders' Association. 



Granges: Pomona and 15 subordinate granges. 



EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 



Schools registered with the regents as having facilities suitable 

 for maintaining approved courses in high school and academic 

 work are located at Ausable Forks, Bloomingdale, Crown Point, 

 Elizabetlitown, Essex, Keene Valley, Keeseville, Lake Placid, 

 Jlineville, Newcomb, Port Henry, Schroon Lake, Ticonderoga, 

 Westport, and "Willsboro. 



STATUS OF AGRICULTURE IN 1910 



(Taken from U. S. Onsus of 1910) 



Land in farms ( acres ) 359, 008 



Number of farms 2, 274 



Per cent of farm land improved 40 . 9 



LIVE STOCK PRODUCTS 



Milk sold 785, 141 gal. 



Cream sold 12,516 gal. 



Butter fat sold 454, 400 lbs. 



Butter produced 361, 867 lbs. 



Cheese produced 



Eggs produced 347, 771 doz. 



Wool produced 13, 620 fleeces 



