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with me, we succeeded, through the help of the teachers, 

 in getting out several farmers at each point.- 1 furnished 

 all present with G-overnment bulletins, dealing with 

 crops and things that most were interested in, and on 

 the third trip we proceeded to organize farmers' clubs, 

 with the teacher usually as chairman. I supplied these 

 clubs mth books and bulletins, and the teacher would 

 have a short program at each meeting, in which boys 

 and girls took a part. I attended as many of these club 

 meetings as possible, and soon had an interest, and by 

 attending all cou.nty court days and public gatherings, 

 I found myself swamped with inquiries along agricul- 

 tural lines. I had most of my demonstrators elected by 

 the club membership to carry out a certain kind of dem- 

 onstration, and most all have been true to their elec- 

 tive duties. I have been successful in most all of my 

 demonstrations. I have thirteen sweet clover demon- 

 strators, and most plats are showing up well, with the 

 soil well limed, and the indications are that many of 

 ihem will grow sweet clover. My eighteen red clover 

 demonstrators are well pleased with the results of my 

 instructions. The two alfalfa lots look good now, but 

 time is required to prove its worth here. I have dem- 

 onstrators on practically all the crops grown in this 

 community, and expect more next year, with better re- 

 sults. 



I succeeded in getting three "barrel sprayers" and 

 three barrels lime sulphur-solution and Bordeaux mix- 

 ture donated to my territory for demonstrating the care 

 of trees and fruit, for which these three counties are 

 noted, and outside the fire-blight, I'esults are good, and 

 many more orchards will be sprayed next season in or- 

 der to stamp out the San Jose Scale, and other fruit 

 troubles, which are prevalent in most all orchards. I 

 have had five hundred and forty tons (6 cars) crushed 

 limestone distributed and applied to the sour soils, with 

 an echo coming back from all who used it ' ' Grive us more 

 lime." Mr. Grant Blair's field of corn, where one-half 

 was fertilized with 1-8-1 goods, ^and the other half with 

 three tons of lime, the limed half stands a witness for 

 the results of the lime, and lime has taken its place here. 



