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earry these plans into execution, there is not a community of 
farmers, nor those engaged in any other pursuit in this State, 
which would not, upon a full presentation of the matter, unite in — 
declaring it to be the most beneficial use which could be made of 
the public money. It should be understood that, year after year, 
as the legitimate work increases, as new fields of usefulness present 
themselves, and the reasonable demands of our agricultural © 
citizens shall be laid upon the Station, that additional facilities 
for meeting such demands will be imperatively necessary. 
In the judgment of the director and of the board of control of 
your Experiment Station, there is immediate demand for an 
appropriation, in round sum of ten thousand dollars ($10,000), 
and were an additional five thousand added to this amount, it 
could in their best judgment be most wisely expended in entering 
upon other portions of this work already indicated as desirable ; 
for example, for two thousand dollars ($2,000), there could be 
provided a suitable building for the reception and exhibition of - 
the agricultural implements already mentioned ; and for the sum 
of three thousand dollars ($3,000), (to provide for salaries and — 
traveling expenses of two efficient men), there could be established 
at least ten branch Experiment Stations in as many different 
localities in the State. 
PETER COLLIER, 
Director. 
WM. W. WRIGHT, 
GERRIT S. MILLER, 
Committee of the Board of Control. 
ALBANY, April 16, 1888. : 
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THE AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS OF NEW YORK. 
The following table, taken mainly from the annual report of the 
Department of Agriculture, will present approximately the extent 
of the agricultural interests of the State of New York, as repre- 
sented by the amount and value of its products and other statistics 
of interest. 
New York, 1886. 
Bushels. Value. 
ape La hee LLU NSU sO aM ies 22,426,000 $12,558,650 00 
BOW GRE (tse ee aes MUGEN lett (ata 11,093,000 9,318,120 00 
Bye Lh Ga aly ME aah mat 2,890,000 1,705,100 00 
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