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Roscommon County, going over every section of 12 townships, writing 

 a description of each section and where the soil varied in composition, 

 samples of soil were taken, labeled, numbered and sent to the soils 

 department for analysis. Prof. J. A. Jeifery spent three dajs with me 

 taking photographs of the homes, both occupied and abandoned, in 

 township 24 north, range 2 east, and advising me in the classification of 

 the soils and comparisons of classifications. Mr. O. K. White spent 

 four days in determining the horticultural possibilities of the section 

 surveyed. Prof. A. J. Patten spent three days advising as to the classi- 

 fication of soils and methods of taking soil samples. Altogether 13 of 

 the IG townships that comprise Roscommon county have been surveyed. 

 The following remain unsurveyed, viz. : township 21 north, 2 west is 

 owned by a corporation known as the "Milwaukee Fruit Farm." Town- 

 ships 21 north, 3 and 4 west, are forest reserves. 



I looked over 37 sections of land for the Antrim Iron Co., in Antrim 

 and Kalkaska counties; 950 acres for Harrison M. Parker, in Muskegon 

 county. September 12, I gave a lecture at Bean Jobbers' Convention at 

 Saginaw. Attended State Fair three days with college exhibit. Gave 

 lecture at Harrisburg, Pa., before Pennsylvania Live Stock Breeders' 

 Association, topic 'Michigan Methods of Live Stock Improvement.' 

 Attended the National Corn Exhibition at Columbus, Ohio, during its 

 session and while there gave two lectures, one at the Ohio State Univer- 

 sity before Short Course students, the other before College Extension 

 workers at the corn show,, the topic in both places was 'Michigan 

 Method of Live Stock Improvement.' I also attended the National 

 Dairy Union at Chicago (at my own expense) and gave a lecture on 

 same. 



I have organized Breeders' Associations at the following places: Long 

 Rapids, Alpena county; Adrian, Lenawee county; Grand Rapids, Kent 

 county; Barrytown, Mecosta county; Shelby, Oceana county and assisted 

 in the organization of Central Michigan Holstein Breeders' Associa- 

 tion at Lansing. I have attended the one-day institutes in Isabella. 

 Sanilac and Ingham counties; the two-day institutes in Montmorency, 

 Cheboygan, Emmet, Wexford, Lenawee,' Washtenaw and Ingham coun- 

 ties, besides accompanying the institute train one week. Have given 

 lectures at the High School of Saline and Watervliet and judged 

 corn at the Boys' Corn Growing Contest, at Muskegon. I have visited 

 every farm in Columbia township, Jackson county, and collected the 

 farm statistics of each farm. 



I have visited the following places in the interests of better live stock 

 and in nearly every place have held one or more meetings as indicated, 

 with an attendance of from 18 to 80 farmers: McBrides, 3; Traverse 

 City, 3; Vandalia, 1; Jones, 1; Grand Rapids, 3; Barryton, 3; Mecosta, 

 1; Remus, 3; Missaukee Junction, 2; Cadillac, 2; Long Rapids, 2; 

 Lachine, 1: Defoe, 2; Trenton, 1; Kalamazoo, 1; McGregor, 1; Argyle, 

 1 ; Bay Shore, 1 ; Manton, 1 ; Morley, 1 ; Stanwood, 1 ; Big Rapids, 1 ; 

 Sand Lake, 1; Shelby, 1; New Era, 1; Kaleva, 1; Bella ire, 1; Alden, 1; 

 Bendon, 1; Alpena, 2; Hillman, 1; Mt. Pleasant, 1, and Beal City, 1. 

 I have visited 379 farms, the owners of which had 2,520 cows of which 

 52 were registei'od and 488 Avere being bred to registered sires. I have 

 established three herds of pure bred cattle; Joseph Bowden, Alpena, 

 Geo. M. Brooks, Manton and E. M. Lamos, Barryton. Among the 2,520 



