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Agricultural Manual 



The agricultural organizations are as follows: 



First Orange County National Farm Loan Association. 



Granges: Two subordinate granges. 



Rockland County Agricultural and Horticultural Association. 



Rockland County Farm Bureau Association. 



Rockland County Industrial Association. 



Rockland County Poultry Association. 



EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 

 Schools registered as having suitable facilities for maintaining 

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

 Haverstraw, Xyack, Pearl River, Spring Valley, Stony Point, 

 Suffern, Piermont, and Tompkins Cove. 



STATUS OF AGRICULTURE IX 1910 

 (Taken from U. S. Census of 1910) 



Land in farms ( acres ) 62, 117 



Number of farms 1, 133 



Per cent of farm land improved 66.4 



LITE STOCK PRODUCTS 



Milk sold 621, 270 gal. 



Cream sold 863 gal. 



Butter fat sold 21, 057 lbs. 



Butter produced 58, 907 lbs. 



Cheese produced 2, 620 lbs. 



Eggs produced 417, 840 doz. 



Wool produced 180 fleeces 



LIVE STOCK AND POUXTBY 



Number 



Horses 2. 010 



Cattle 3, 612 



Sheep 421 



Swine 1, 200 



Poultry 71, 792 



BEES 



Number of colonies 443 



SELECTED CROPS 



Cereals : Acres Bushels 



Corn 2,242 81,576 



Oats 694 17, 680 



Wheat 91 1, 288 



Barley 12 168 



Buckwheat 161 2,405 



Rye 852 13,826 



