796 Agricultural Manual 



Improved Highways 

 Westchester has an excellent system of roads, improved high- 

 ways reaching nearly every section of the county. There are 

 248 miles of these roads completed, and 15 miles additional under 

 construction. 



available markets 



Westchester County is primarily a residential district. The 

 four cities of the county, Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle, White 

 Plains, and' Yonkers, all have fine residences and various manu- 

 facturing interests. While Westchester County products are 

 mostly consumed within the county, New York City, being easily 

 accessible, forms an excellent market for commodities not required 

 for home use. 



The agricultural organizations are as follows: 



Bedford Farmers' Club. 



Dutchess County National Farm Loan Association. 



Granges: Pomona and 2 subordinate granges. 



Tarrytown Horticultural Society. 



Westchester County Dairymen's League. 



Westchester County Farm Bureau Association. 



Westchester County Poultry Association. 



White Plains Agricultural Fair and Westchester County Horse Show. 



EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES 

 In Westchester County is the College of New Rochelle for 

 women. There are also twenty-seven schools registered as having 

 suitable facilities for maintaining approved courses in high school 

 and academic work, located at the following places: Ardsley, 

 Briarcliff, Bronxville, Buchanan, Croton-on-Hudson, Dobhs, 

 Harrison. Hastings-on-Hudson. Irvington, Katonah, Mamaro- 

 neck. Mount Kisco, Mount Vernon, New Rochelle, North Tarry- 

 town, Ossining, Peekskill, Pleasantville, Port Chester, Rye, Scars- 

 dale, Tarrytown, Waverly, White Plains, Yonkers, and Yorktown 

 Heights. 



STATUS OF AGRICULTURE IX 1910 

 (Taken from U. S. Census of 1010) 



Land in farms 145 . 837 acres 



Number of farms 1 . 880 



Per cent of farm land improved 62.2 



