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istered stock were shipped for breeding stock to Missouri, Wyoming, 

 and other Western and Southern States, due to this campaign. 



Control of live-stock diseases. — The control of live-stock dis- 

 eases was considered fully as important as growing more live stock, 

 and the agents were instrumental in having 36.392 animals, princi- 

 pally cows, tested for tuberculosis; 197,508 animals were vaccinated 

 for blackleg, and 235,866 hogs were vaccinated for cholera by farm- 

 ers or veterinarians at the suggestion of agents, or by agents, for the 

 purpose of demonstrating methods. 



Irrigation and drainage. — Eleven hundred and eighty-eight 

 drainage systems, involving the drainage of more than a third of a 

 million acres of land, and 225 irrigation systems, involving the irri- 

 gation of 162,475 acres of land, were adopted by farmers as planned 

 by the agents. In many instances the principal work of the agents 

 has been to arrange for the laying out of drainage districts and to 

 show the farmers whose land would be benefited, the total cost per 

 acre, and the returns which might be expected. 



Lime and fertilizers. — The economical use of such commercial 

 fertilizers as were available was advocated, and 6,662 farmers are 

 known to have reinforced manure with acid phosphate or ground- 

 rock phosphate; 17,333 farmers used i-hemical fertilizers and 2,680 

 farmers used home-mixed chemical fertilizers at the suggestion of or 

 as recommended by agents. The agents tested soil for acidity on 

 11,163 farms, brought about the development of 301 local sources of 

 marl or other forms of lime, and helped to have 64 limestone crush- 

 ers introduced. These and other activities of the agents to encourage 

 farmers to use lime to overcome soil acidity resulted in 186,873 addi- 

 tional tons of lime being used. In many instances where farmers 

 could not grow alfalfa or clover successfully the application of 1 or 

 2 tons of lime per acre has overcome the soil acidity and resulted in a 

 good stand, thereby increasing the yield of hay more than 100 per 

 cent and even 200 per cent. 



Food consera^ation stimulated. — Well-organized campaigns w^ere 

 carried on in several States to conserve food by canning and preserv- 

 ing, and the county agents arranged for 7,631 canning demonstra- 

 tions for women, aside from club work, resulting in more than 

 4,500,000 additional quarts of fruit and vegetables being canned. 

 Assistance in home gardening w^as given to 160,163 persons, Avhile 

 82,434 farmers were given information in regard to the best methods 

 of storing fruit and vegetables. 



Business side of farming received attention. — The business side 

 of farming was not neglected ; 12,841 farmers were induced to keep 

 farm accounts, and farm analysis records were taken by the agents 

 on 3,049 farms. Using these records and their accounts as a basis, 

 3,167 farmers modified their plans of management. Through the 

 637 farmers' exchanges and other cooperative purchasing and market- 

 ing associations organized wath the assistance of agents or at their 

 suggestion, more than $18,000,000 worth of farm products and farm 

 supplies were handled, resulting in saving nearly $1,500,000 for the 

 farmers. 



Number of farmers reached, — In doing the above work the county 

 agents personally visited 157,683 different farmers, gave informa- 



