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Hopper, A. L Scandia Republic county, Kae. 



Hu rid, Jos Carbondale Osage county, Kae. 



Hutchinson, Kate Onaga Pottawatomie county, Kas. 



Jones <fc Son Colony Anderson county, Kas. 



Knaus, Warren MoPherson McPherson county, Kas. 



Lamb, D. E Peabody Marion county, Kas. 



Lawyer, LB Iola Allen county, Kas. 



Logan, W. N Beloit Mitchell county, Kas. 



Lutz, Frank Yorktown Lincoln county, Kas. 



Lyons, John Olathe Johnson county, Kas. 



Myers, J. Q Holton Jackson county, Kas. 



Newson, D. G Butler, Mo. 



Perry, B. F ( McLouth Jefferson county, Kas. 



Ramsey, J. A Garnett Anderson county, Kas. 



Sawtell, J. H Salina Saline county, Kas. 



Scheffer, T. H Minneapolis Ottawa county, Kas. 



Smith, CO Burlington Coffey county, Kas. 



Smith, S. S El Dorado Butler county, Kas. 



Stine, J. H Fairland, I. T. 



Taft, S. F Hutchinson Reno county, Kas. 



Valentine, D. A Clay Centre Clay county, Kas. 



Ward, J. M Cornelia, Mo. 



Watson, F. G Mound City Linn county, Kas. 



Willoughby, E Windsor, Mo. 



Woodward, H. O Hesper Douglas county, Kas. 



Young, P. C Fredonia Wilson county, Kas. 



Of the above list, several stations were discontinued shortly after their 

 establishment. Others were merely distributing points for infection in the 

 original packages as sent out by the central station. From such stations as 

 constituted the regular sub -stations the reports following have been obtained. 

 These reports are published here to show in detail the manner of conducting 

 these stations and the results of the work of each agent. 



Station Reports. 



C. L. Becker & Co., Ottawa. — Our infection box was started on May 16, at which 

 time the weather was still cold, and it was very difficult to procure live bugs. On 

 account of the cold weather at this time the bugs did not become infected until after 

 two weeks, when the white fungus commenced to develop. This we found was has- 

 tened when a little dampened soil was first placed in the box. The infected bags 

 that had the white fungus on them were distributed among the farmers of this 

 county. The bugs in the fields did not multiply to any extent until about the 9th 

 of June, at which time we had a warm rain, which brought the young bugs out of 

 the ground by the millions. The farmers began harvesting their small grain about 

 the 13th of June, and as soon as the grain had been cut the bugs immediately started 

 for the neighboring cornfields. At this time we had a greater demand for infected 

 bugs than we could supply, and were favored with an additional number of boxes of 

 infected bags from the Station, at Lawrence. These we also gave out to the farm- 

 ers, distributing in all about 400 boxes, and requested a report from each person 

 receiving the infection. Although we have notified the farmers through the press 

 that their reports were now desired, we have not been successful in procuring as 



