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Graham County. 



The extended demonstration through three seasons proved the value 

 of the disc harrow in the production of alfalfa. 



Distribution of gi-een-bug parasites. 



Study of the insect life with special reference to species beneficial 

 and injurious to agriculture. 



Grant County. 

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

 beneficial and injurious to agriculture. 



G7-ay County. 

 Distribution of green-bug parasites. 



Cooperated with county commissioners in campaign against grass- 

 hoppers. Distributed poison — 1700 pounds Paris green, 17 tons bran. 



Greeley County. 

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

 injurious and beneficial to agriculture, requiring the entire time of 

 four men during a part of the year and of two men the entire season. 



Greenwood County. 

 Made annual examination and certified to the healthy condition of 

 about $2.5,000 worth of nursery stock during each of the last six years. 

 Distribution of green-bug parasites. 



Hamilton County. 



Maintained and established a station for five years, dealing vnth alfalfa 

 culture and insect life, with special reference to native grasshoppers, in- 

 creasing thereby the alfalfa yield one-third. 



Demonstrated that bees were not only profitable for honey, but also 

 for their part in increasing the alfalfa-seed yield fully two-thirds. 



Gave individual assistance to the farmers in fighting grasshoppers. 



Harper County. 

 Eradicated infestation of San Jose scale. 

 Distribution of green-bug parasites. 



Harvey County. 



Made annual examination and certified to the healthy condition of 

 about $25,000 worth of nursery stock during each of the last sixteen years. 



Corrected false report sent out by agent of Department of Agriculture 

 on infestation of San Jose scale. This report, if allowed to stand, would 

 have brought about great pecuniary loss to the nurserymen. 



Distribution of green-bug parasites. 



Haskell County. 

 Distribution of green-bug parasites. 



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

 species injurious and beneficial to agriculture. 



