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line to them an effective plan for a systematic method of 

 co-operation between them pnd the farmers, and it is my 

 sincere desire to see the plan put into operation, which 

 no doubt will be done yithin a short time. 

 Respectfully submitted, 



ExjFUS H. Felts, 



County Agent. 



GALLATIN COUNTY. 



Beginning the work of county agent in Gallatin 

 county, Kentucky, on January first, 1915, my first two 

 days were spent in studying the instructions governing 

 the work of county agents, studying bulletins and writ- 

 ing two newspaper articles on the work of the county 

 agent, and another on "The Com Crop in Kentucky," 

 and in arranging mailing lists of farmers suitable for 

 demonstrators and co-operators. 



From January fourth to ninth, inclusive, I attended 

 the conference of county agents held at the College of 

 Agriculture, at Lexington, Kentucky, receiving infor- 

 mation for my work from State and districts agents. 



My next work was that of securing demonstrators 

 and co-operators for the different crops, and arranging 

 for the organization of boys' com clubs and pig clubs. 



I have induced twenty-five farmers in the county to 

 spray their fruit trees for eradicating the' San Jose 

 Scale, and I find that in every case the trees were greatly 

 benefited, and in most cases the scale is entirely eradi- 

 cated. We used the commercial lime-sulphur solution, 

 and found it to be thoroughly satisfactory. Li the work 

 of spraying I had the assistance of Dr. J. H. Carmody, 

 of the Experiment Station, who was with me two days, 

 and held two field meetings, and gave an evening lecture 

 besides visiting several individual farmers who were 

 interested. Quite a number of the farmers of the county 

 have decided to pay more attention to fruit growing, 

 and will follow the full season spray next year. I have 

 two demonstrators who have used the full season spray 

 on apples, and the result is an abundant crop of fruit 

 of excellent quality. I find that the fire-blight has af- 

 fected all of the pear orchards, and the greater part of 

 the apple orchards of the county, and have had iu' 



