AtJiU( ri.Trn.vi. ai'imiophiation ihi.i., I'.k:4. lO'J 



1ms in«»rr iicnrlv rmclMMl the >^iair«' t^f ii j^nnTiil <*<|ii(hi lotiiil c-niii{>tii<;n 

 or jin extension cumpjiitrn. iwul liiis lan^oly left l!»(« lii'lii »»f exprri- 

 moiital <lrv«'l<>|)iin'Ml. \V«' iin*. tln'n'f<»ro. working; and just lis fur iw 

 p(>ssil)l(> iitili/ui;; the strrnt^tli of th(« countv a^ciit oiyani/alion. 

 The work is (•(Mit«'r(Ml in n Stuti' Icadrr, an*) that Stat*' l«'a<l«*r in 

 flirili^li'Ml with lis niMiiv spccinl -cuiits as the fumls av:iihihh' will per- 

 mit 



Tht'st" nuMj arr assi^iu'd lo didfrcnl areas to work «»vrr as spn-ial 

 supervisors and to coopiM'ntc and enlist the aid of the eounty a<;ent.s 

 in trying; t(» devehtp supj)h'nn'ntnrv information an<l ^upplementarv 

 methods of spreatlin;; information. I*«)st<»rs, cartoons, cucuhirs. an<l 

 motion -picture films are all utilized in trvin«r to LTet as widely spread 

 as possil)le the information as to just what these nu-n are supposed 

 to (lo. hv explainiui^ to pe<iple what thev are doinj;. so that their work 

 ca?i he devoted tc) scoutini; work, and ex|)lainin«.; the hest way of 

 huntinj; for harherry hushes, showinj; people where tlu'V are likelv to 

 he concealed, what kinil of a country they can expect to lind them 

 in. aiul what kind of m(>thods are necessarv to thoroughly kill thcin. 



We are doinj; some experimental work m a<lditioii to that in the 

 utilization of poisons instead of i^ruhhin;; methods, in order to see 

 whether there are \Navs of makin*; eradication work more lhorou«;h 

 and cheaper, hut the l)ulk of it is in educatioiud and scoutinj; work. 



Mr. Andehson. Do these scouts travel in pairs, or do they j;o alone ? 



Doctor lvKi,i.Ki{.MAN. I helieve that they <^o aloiu^ in most cases, if 

 not in all cases. They can cover more territory in thai way. 



Mr. Amjkk.sox. My information whs last year that they were sent 

 out in pairs, i never could see very much sense in a pair arranj^ement. 



Mr. \\i( HA.NAN. Company, company. 



Mi-. Andkuson. Well, the way it was explained to nu' was that one 

 went u}) and enjjaj^ed the farmer in conversation at the front doiw 

 while another fellow went arf»und to the hack dooi' to see if th.erc 

 were any harherries around there any place. 



Doctor Tavlok. At times and in |)laces it has been found practica- 

 ble and economical to take several out in one machine and work a 

 territory v.liich was remote, returning toiicether in the eveninjj, so 

 that in the morning outbound and in the evening home-bound there 

 \\(udd be two or three or four -a llivver capacity load. 



Mr. Anderso.n. WJl, is this movement of these men, for instance, 

 in a State, is it directed by State leaders, so that you have a local 

 leadershi|i there which is familiar with the local conditions aiul can 

 deal with it from the standpoint of knowletlge of the local conditions f 



Doctor Tavlok. Yes, sir. 



Doctttr Kkli, HUMAN. We sometimes do not hoar from these men 

 except from montli to month, but the "^ ate leadeis have reports 

 from the men from day to day. 



Doctor Taylor. In c<uuiection with the experimental work that 

 Doctoi- Kelleiman mentioned, with reference to the investigational 

 work that is being done in connection with the cdiemical control or 

 eradication of the barberries, it should be understootl that that is 

 chieHy concerned with those sections where there has been a rather 

 large escape of barberries to rocky, rough land where grul)bing is 

 almost impossible, and where it is clear that if you ever expect to 

 kill out the barberries, vou will need to do it otherwise tnan bv 



