LAND TENURE AND TilE ORGANIZATION OF AGRICULTURE 75 



" Payments to be made by said John Smith to the said F. W. Jones, 

 or his successors in office, as follows : 



Date due 



Jan. 10, 1916 ,• • • • $ 25.00 



July 10, 1916 25.00 



Jan. 10, 1917 25.00 



Jtily 10, 1917 25.00 



Total ... $ 100.00 



" It is stipulated and agreed that the title to the above-described ar- 

 ticles shall remain in the United States of America until payment in full 

 has been made, and that in default of payment, or in case of failure to 

 properly care for or have cared for,' or use the same, the said superinten- 

 dent, or his successors in office, shall take possession of said property 

 as set forth in regulations approved by the Secretary of the Interior Octo- 

 ber 6, 1914. 



"It is further stipulated and agreed that upon payment in full by 

 John Smith of the amount of consideration named, that the title, free and 

 unencumbered, of the articles mentioned shall pass to said John Smith- 



(Signed) John Smith. 



Many of the reservations are best adapted to the live stock industry 

 rather than farming. From the latest figures it appears that the Indians 

 of the United States under Federal supervision own individually $ 26,703,027 

 worth of Hve stock in addition to tribal stock held in common, valued at 

 approximately $2,121,412 ; Indians to the number of 43,309 being engag- 

 ed in the live stock industry. In addition to the farmers, there are also 

 employed fifty -three superintendents of live stock and stockmen who 

 are charged with the responsibility for the successful conduct of this in- 

 dustry on sound business principles. 



While the Indian Bureau is not under the jurisdiction of the United States 

 Department of Agriculture, but maintains its own distinctive agricultural 

 oganization under the direction of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, yet 

 the officials and employees of that department have voluntarily placed their 

 facilities at the disposal of this office for the benefit of the Indians wher- 

 ever practicable. The Indians are further instructed in all the details 

 of successful modern farming by stereopticon lectures by experts from the 

 United States Department of Agriculture or the State agricidtural college 

 under a co-operative plan inaugurated two years ago ; and through the 

 medium of boys' and girls'agricultural clubs ; and their interest and enthu- 

 siasm are developed by holding agricultural fairs where they exihibit their 

 products in open competition with each other, suitable prizes being given, 

 or in competition at conveniently located county or State fairs. Most 

 of the reservation fairs are managed entirely by the Indians (under the 

 supervision of the superintendent), who have organized associations for 



