42 KANSAS UNIVERSITY SCIENCE BULLETIN. 



Finney County. 



Conducted experiments with reference to the part played by bees in 

 the production of alfalfa seed. 



It was shown that bees increased the alfalfa seed yield fully two- 

 thirds. 



It was further shown that alfalfa was the best honey-producing plant 

 in the state. 



Survey of orchard and forest trees and direction of means of taking 

 proper care of them. 



Survey of the insect life of the county with special reference to the 

 species injurious and beneficial to agriculture. 



Distribution of green-bug parasites. 



Cooperated with county commissioners in campaign against grass- 

 hoppers. Distributed poison — 4000 pounds Paris green and 40 tons bran. 



Ford County. 



An extended demonstration through three seasons proved the value 

 of the disc harrow in the production of alfalfa. 



A detailed survey of the shade and fruit trees of Dodge City, and the 

 direction of the necessary spraying of the trees infested with San Jose 

 scale. 



Annual examination, without cost to the state, at the State Forestry 

 Station. 



Survey of the insect life of the county. 



Cooperated with county commissioners in campaign against grass- 

 hoppers. Distributed 4500 pounds Paris green, 45 tons bran. The de- 

 partment profited here by the cooperation of Professor Dean, of the 

 Agricultural College, the Santa Fe and the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



Franklin County. 



Made annual examination and certified to the healthy condition of 

 about $350,000 worth of nursery stock during each of the last sixteen 

 years, enabling owners to off'er same for sale and shipment. 



Prepared 4500 gallons of spray for one orchardist. 



Examined some fifteen shipments of foreign importations of nursery 

 stock, detecting thereon and destroying twenty-seven nests of the brown- 

 tail moth, amounting in all to 5000 insects so highly destructive to forest 

 and fruit and shade trees. 



Fumigated about $40,000 worth of nursery stock. 



Made detailed survey of fruit and shade trees and advised concern- 

 ing methods of caring for them. 



Investigations of sand-fly distribution with reference to its con- 

 nection with the dissemination of pellagra. 



Geary County. 

 Distribution of green-bug parasites. 



Gove County. 

 Made a detailed study of insect life with special reference to the 

 species beneficial and injurious to agriculture, requiring the entire time 

 of four men during the entire season. 



