Source Information

Eggen, Cheryl, ed. New York Farm Directory, 1914: Yates, Schuyler, Tompkins & Seneca Counties [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Original data: American Agriculturist Farm Directory of 1914

About New York Farm Directory, 1914: Yates, Schuyler, Tompkins & Seneca Counties

The American Agriculturist was well known for its informative and insightful weekly newspaper devoted to the news of agriculture. Annually a farm directory for most farming communities was published by newspaper. This database is the contents of the American Agriculturist Farm Directory of 1914 for the New York counties of Yates, Schuyler, Tompkins, and Seneca. It contains over 15,300 records which provide the name of the individual or firm, wife's name, the number of children over 21 years of age, the occupation of the individual, any boarder names, and the county or township of farm. This database will assist in locating family members who may have been part of the farming community in New York in 1914.