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Agricultural Manual 



Rensselaer County Farm Bureau Association. 



Troy Market Gardeners' Cooperative Association, Inc. 



Washington and Rensselaer Sheep Breeders' and Wool Growers' Association. 



EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 



At Troy is located the Emma Willard School, the Russell Sage 

 College, and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. 



Schools registered as having suitable facilities for maintaining 

 courses in high school and academic work are located at Berlin, 

 Castleton, Hoosiek Falls, Lansingburg, Xassau, Rensselaer, 

 Srhaghticoke, Troy, and Valley Falls. 



STATUS OF AGRICULTURE IN 1910 

 (Taken from U. S. Census of 1910) 



Land in farms ( acres ) 3G5, 542 



Number of farms 3, 654 



Per cent of farm land improved 67 . 2 



LIVE STOCK PRODUCTS 



.Milk sold 5, 039, 085 gal. 



Cream sold 57, 016 gal. 



Butter fat sold 744, 903 lbs. 



Butter produced 454, 152 lbs. 



Cheese produced 30, 916 lbs. 



Eggs produced 1, 091, 087 doz. 



Wool produced 18, 233 fleeces 



LIVE STOCK AND 'POULTRY 



Number 



Horses 9, 666 



Cattle 29, 594 



Sheep 25, 190 



Swine 12, 081 



Poultry 184, 489 



BEES 



Number of colonies 2, 220 



SELECTED CROPS 



Cereals : Acres Bushels 



Corn 13, 265 409, 503 



Oats 18,456 516, !»7!> 



Wheat 53 1,314 



Barley 109 3, 543 



Buckwheat 3, 938 81, 974 



Rye 13,453 213,343 



Acres Tons 



Hay and forage 94, 741 96, 129 



