390 TwElSTTY-FlEST BlENNIAL, RbPOET 



some field demonstrations, with, an average of about 

 forty present, or a total attendance of thirteen hundred 

 and seventy-seven. 



I have made one hundred and ninety-two visits to 

 co-operators, three hundred and thirteen visits to dem- 

 onstrators, and seventy-four visits to other farmers. 

 Two hundred and ninety-three persons, including mem- 

 bers of the Boys' Com and Pig Clubs, have visited me 

 in my office. I have been present at twelve conferences 

 of local co-workers. I have answered eighteen telephone 

 calls. 



I have spent considerable time in trying to control 

 hog cholera, which is alarmingly prevalent. I have 

 found it difficult to persuade the farmers to vaccinate 

 their hogs, mainly because of lack of funds; however, 

 I have vaccinated sixty-four hogs, and instead of let- 

 ting carcasses lie in the creeks, or wherever they happen 

 to die, as they did when I came, the owners now bum 

 them. 



I have written six hundred letters, seventy-eight 

 cards, and sent out thirteen hundred ' ' Special A Bulle- 

 tins" and circulars, besides distributing more than 

 seven hundred on my rounds through the county. 



Not more than one out of fifteen farmers takes a 

 paper of any kiud. 



I have conducted five spraying demonstrations, and 

 we now have ten spray pumps in my territory, where 

 there were but two. Niae hundred and seventy fruit 

 trees, most of which were young, and sixty-seven grape 

 vines were pruned in demonstrations. ' 



Com growing has been practiced in this section to 

 the exclusion of all other crops. A few scrubby cattle 

 grow on a com and fodder ration, berug the only live 

 stock product sent out of this section. I have made 

 every effort to improve the live stock and to encourage 

 the growing of forage and grain crops, and have met 

 with partial success. Twelve Duroc Jersey hogs, one 

 0. I. C. and two Tamworths have been brought in. We 

 have two Shorthorn bulls old enough for service, and 

 four under consideration for purchase this fall. . None 

 of these are registered, but are of good blood. These 

 are practically all the pure-bred animals in the county. 

 y^e have more than doubled last year's acreage of clover 



