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PUTNAM COUNTY. 



Report of J. 0. Winship, commissioner of Canada thistles, Sennachwine 

 township: 



One year ago I reported one patch of Canada thistles in Sennachwine town- 

 ship, Putnam county, HI. Since then I have discovered four other patches, 

 all very small, the largest covering one-eighth of an acre. These patches 

 have been dug out and some treated with salt and others with kerosene. The 

 kerosene is very effective, killing all plants that it reaches. After above 

 treatment two of the small patches have been covered with straw stacks to 

 smother any remaining thistles that may have survived. All are thoroughly 

 under control. 



TAZEWELL COUNTY. 



Report of A. I. Brennemax, commissioner of Canada thistles, Boynton 

 township: 



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

 Tazewell, State of Illinois, would report that said thistles are now growing in 

 said town on the farm of John Kennedy, two miles southeast of Boynton 

 Centre, and that the same were introduced about eight years ago. 1 advised 

 with Mr. Kennedy on their destruction by plowing the land this fall, which 

 he has done, and planting to corn next spring. I advised him to hoe these 

 thistles at frequent intervals so as to keep them under ground as much as 

 possible, and in course of time I think this method will eradicate them. Mr. 

 Kennedy seemed willing to follow my instructions and do this work himself. 



WILL COUNTY. 



Report of Aaron Waite, commissioner of Canada thistles, DuPage town- 

 ship: 



The commissioner of Canada thistles for the township of DuPage. county of 

 Will, State of Illinois, would report that said thistles are now growing in said 

 township on said sections herein named: Section 1, 11 patches; section 2, 26 

 patches; section 3, four patches; section 4, nine patches; section 5, five 

 patches; section 7, four patches; section 8, two patches; section 9, four 

 patches; section 10, five patches; section 11, six patches; section 12, nine 

 patches: section 13, seven patches; section 14, 16 patches; section 15, nine 

 patches; section 18, three patches; section 19, one patch; section 20, eight 

 patches: section 21, one patch; section 22, 12 patches; section 23, 15 patches: 

 section 24, 16 patches; section 25, 13 patches; section 26, four patches; sec- 

 tion 27. four patches; section 29, three patches; section 34, three patches: 

 section 35, one patch; section 36, eight patches. 



Report of John C. Urch, Canoda thistle commissioner, New Lenox town- 

 ship. 



Your commissioner begs leave to report (518) five hundred and eighteen 

 patches of Canada thistles in the township of New Lenox. These patches 

 vary in size from four feet square to two acres, and are situated as follows: 



