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A representative of the Department of Agriculture, with 

 a spraying pump and a few pruning instruments, has 

 been abl'e to secure a crowd to watch his operations 

 wherever he has gone. Much good has been done by this 

 work. As many as two hundred farmers have gathered 

 together in one orchard to learn how to take care of their 

 own. Probably five hundred dollars could cover all the 

 cost of this work so far done, but it has been demon- 

 strated that much good would follow a thorough canvass 

 of the State in an effort to instruct the farmers when 

 and how to spray and prune these trees, that arc now 

 capable of yielding great quantities of fruit, but when 

 neglected produce a very inferior quality of but little 

 value. 



EEPORT OF THE STATE FREE EMPLOYMENT 



BUREAU. 



Fount Kjremee, Immigeation Cleek. 



The work of the Free Employment Bureau under the 

 management of the State Immigration Clerk continues 

 to demonstrate the advisability of the State to maintain 

 this work. The limited amount of $2,000.00 annually is 

 all that is provided by the General Assembly for con- 

 ducting this office. This is not sufficient to bring about 

 the best results. In my previous report, I called the at- 

 tention of the Greneral Assembly to the fact that the 

 State of Illinois maintains six free employment bureaus 

 in different cities throughout that State and has an an- 

 nual appropriation of $42,500.00. Missouri has three 

 such offices with an annual appropriation of $18,000.00. 

 This work in Kentucky is beyond the experimental stage, 

 and the tabulation as presented below will show the great 

 number of applicants seeking an opportunity to earn 

 their wages. It will be seen that during the year 1915, 

 746 positions have been secured at a cost of less than 

 $2,000.00. In other words, through the State's expendi- 

 ture of less than $3.00 some one has been able to secure 

 a position wherein he became a wealth creator. With a 

 properly organized force, it is believed that the average 

 cost of each position secured can be reduced materially. 



