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ened. Very few, if any, who failed with the infection condemn it, but are willing 

 and wi8h to try it again a more seasonable year. What infection I had left (975 

 boxes), I left with the commissioners and real-estate men, to be distributed to those 

 who wished to try again in the fall. 



O. P. Davis, Warrensburg, Mo. — I assumed charge of a substation June 4, 1894, 

 at Warrensburg, Johnson county, Mo., in response to a call received by myself while 

 at Lawrence. This substation was to be supported by the subscriptions of private 

 individuals. Three or four large infection boxes, similar in every respect to those 

 maintained at the central station, were procured. Two of these, and, during part 

 of the time, a third, were kept running during my administration of affairs. Full 

 and explicit directions were printed, and the distribution of information and infec- 

 tion was begun in three or four days after my arrival. The newspapers kindly 

 published several letters of information which I furnished them. The infection 

 flourished continuously in the boxes during my stay. A liberal supply of dead 

 bugs (from 10 to 20 white-fungus-covered ones) were furnished to each applicant, 

 together with printed and verbal information. I started individual boxes for many. 

 The weather was very dry throughout June, with only an occasional shower. This 

 delayed the successful working in the fields and caused discouragement among the 

 farmers, most of whom professed no faith in the remedy at the outset. This, to- 

 gether with an active hostility on the part of a oertain faction, rendered our crusade 

 against the pest very difficult. At the end of my first month, my engagement ter- 

 minated. I left on hand a quantity of infected bugs, however, ready for subsequent 

 distribution. Comparatively few of those who received the infection gave the mat- 

 ter a fair trial, on account of their skepticism. About 450 farmers were supplied. 

 There were quite a number of successful reports. I, myself, visited fields where the 

 infection was working nicely, and, at the time of my departure, the number of suc- 

 cessful reports was increasing. I have not been informed of the subsequent re- 

 sults. 



J. M. Evans, Burlington. — As to my report on the chinch-bug business, I will say 

 that I had three boxes made the size and manner you directed, and put the bugs in 

 just as you directed. Fed them on green corn and wheat, and used a sprinkler to 

 keep them damp. Kept the boxes in the basement of the house. Will say that 

 every box put up with infection worked like a charm. I put up and distributed in 

 the county over 700 of the small boxes. Had different reports, but the general re- 

 port was very successful. I had very good success on the farm where I put the in- 

 fection out. I think the infection works better with warm, damp weather. 



John Hall, Fulton. — Arrived at Fulton on May 7, 1894, and had boxes made and 

 went to field to collect live bugs. Distributed infected bugs in field at time of gath- 

 ering live, healthy bugs. From this time infected bugs were distributed in the two 

 wheat fields, of which I had the overseeing, but no visible signs of the disease tak- 

 ing effect, could be found up to the 7th day of June. As soon as the station was in 

 working order, the local paper made a statement that the diseased bugs would be 

 given to anyone who wished, provided they would bring live bugs to exchange for 

 them. This brought a few farmers to town with live bugs, and they received dis- 

 eased bugs in return and went home, told their neighbors of the station's establish- 

 ment, and during the second week quite a number of men oame for bugs. After 

 this, they came in very slowly, and no reports were made at all until the day before 

 leaving Fulton, when it was reported indirectly that there were two farmers north 

 of town who had been successful in their experiments. Bugs were distributed to 

 something over 100 persons, and these were the only reports that were brought in. 



