you 



Said commissioner is unable to learn how these thistles were introduced, but 

 it was undoubtedly through shipping manure from Chicago. So long as Chi- 

 cago is allowed to let her Canada thistles grow to seed, so long will the 

 country towns be spending money to their disadvantage. 



I have cut or caused to be cut the above thistles as described; but found 

 more patches this year than last, which must be caused bp seed flying from 

 the Chicago district. 



DeKALB COUNTY. 



Report of Geo. W. Blck, commissioner of Canada thistles, Genoa town- 

 ship: 



The commissioner of Canada thistles for the town of Genoa, county of 

 DeKalb and State of Illinois, would report Canada thistles now growing on 

 the farms of Hiram Gilkerson, section 1; Harriett St. John, section 2; Mrs. 

 Hiram Eichler, section 3; H. Pirper, section 3; T. L. Kitchen, section 4; Mrs. 

 J. Gray, section 4: John Duval, section 6; Chris. Awe, section 6; L. P. 

 Amley, section G; A. A. Crocker section 7; W. F. Eiklor, section 8; Sarah 

 Sumner, section 8; A. H. Olmstead, section 8; Frank Caldwell, section 9; 

 Wm. Hecht, section 10; Devine Bros., sections 11 and 12; Wm. Coon, section 

 13; Aug. Jopp, section 13; John Awe, section 14; L. C. Harris, section 14; 

 Joe Dumolin, section 14; Isaac Clayton, section 14; James Furr, section 15; 

 Susan Olmstead. sections 15 and 16. John Kruger, section 16; Mabel Olm- 

 stead, section 16; A. H. Olmstead, section 20; C, M. & S. P. R. R., section 

 20; Rhoda Slater, section 21; J. V. Wing, section 22; E. Lawrence, section 

 22; J. H. Becker, section 23; Fred Townsend, section 24; Ella Paddock, sec- 

 tion 25; R. D. Lord, section 25; M. N. Harrington, section 25; A. Hollock, 

 section 25; H. Bottcher, section 26; L. C. Harris, section 27; Geo. Olmstead, 

 section 27; M. Dander, section 28; Jared Preston, section 28; J. P. Brown, 

 sections 29 and 32; Geo. Preston, section 32; J. W. Brown, section 33; A. B. 

 Clefford, section 33; Jas. Brannen, sections 35 and 36; Joshua Siglin, section 

 36; Mrs. Chase, section 36; Chas. Ackman, section 36; Dennis Casey, sec- 

 tion 36. 



Would recommend thorough salting (three or four quarts to the plant), or 

 thorough plowing (plow every ten days through the warm season), as best 

 method for killing Canada thistles. 



IROQUOIS COUNTY. 



Report of J. B. Stimpson, commissioner of Canada thistles, Ash Grove 

 township: 



The commissioner of Canada thistles for the town of Ash Grove in said 

 county would report that said thistles are now growing in said town on the 

 several farms described below, and said thistles have generally been treated 

 by the best methods prescribed by your commissioner, which are proveing 

 quite successful in eradicating said thistles. 



Your commissioner would respectfully request all parties interested in 

 destroying said thistles and knowing of any growing in said town to report 

 the same to the commissioner. 



One patch on the farm of H. A. Smith, section 1, range 13; two patches on 

 the farm of J. H. Schroeder, section 2, range 13; one patch on the farm of 

 John Vauhoveln, sectiou 2 range 13; one patch on the farm of Henry Koes- 

 ter, section 6, range 13; one patch on the farm of Con Behrens, section 7, 

 range 13; one patch on the farm of John Logerman, section 15, range 13; 

 one patch on the farm of L. Franzen, section 16, range 13; one patch on the 

 farm of Lon Cannon, section 23, range 12; one patch on the farm of John 

 Gedds, section 26, range 13; one patch on the farm of E. R. Beebe, section 

 27, range 13; one patch on the farm of Fred Heinold, section 27, range 13; 

 one patch ou the farm of J. M. Hamilton, section 30, range 13; one patch on 

 the farm of E. G. Hickman, section 30, range 13; one patch on the farm of 

 L. B. Russell, section 36, range 13; one patch on the farm of Henry Geissler, 

 .section 1, range 14; one patch on the farm of Wm. Seggebruch, section 11. 

 range 14; one patch on the farm of Albert Schwing, section 36, range 14. 



