396 Twenty-First Biennial Eepoet 



pure-bred live stock, and there was no one able to invest 

 one hundred dollars for a bull. A company of eight men 

 was formed, and a calf purchased from one of our county 

 breeders is proving to be a splendid investment. The 

 owners are changing from the all-corn system to some 

 cow peas, clover and winter oats. I am assisting them 

 in selecting the best seed possible for these new crops. 

 There was one silo when I arrived, and we now have 

 six. Each silo owner is an enthusiast on the subject. 

 These men will use cotton seed meal this year for the 

 first time. One dairyman near Louisa used cotton seed 

 meal with such success that his neighbors all know about 

 it. I am now helping this man purchase his first pure- 

 bred sire. 



I found that we have more dogs than sheep and hogs 

 together. I have three demonstrators with green crops 

 for hogs. These men have shown conclusively that hogs 

 can be produced at a profit in Ijawrence county. The 

 contention is that "hogs cost more than they come to." 

 They are usually kept in a pen or bare lot and fed com. 

 I used dwarf Essex rape and cow peas for pasture. There 

 are no scales to determine just what the gain was, but 

 the people are pleased with what they see. I have helped 

 to establish two breeding herds of swine. 



Much attention has been given to the care of these 

 better bred animals, and I have treated a large number 

 of diseased farm animals. Until I arrived cattle died on 

 nearly every farm from black-leg and diarrhea, and cows 

 from milk fever. Sheep died from stomach worms, and 

 hogs from cholera. I have treated every case promptly, 

 and with painstaking care. So far I have not lost a pa- 

 tient I attempted to treat. 



I introduced crimson clover into each section of the 

 county, and this fall fifty acres of com ground was seeded 

 to this cover crop. Three small plats of sweet clover, 

 and two of tall oat grass, and four of winter oats, suc- 

 ceeded so well that we now have these crops on a dozen 

 different farms. 



We used our first lime and phosphate last year. I 

 explained the use of these elements more than one hun- 

 dred times before it was possible to take any orders. We 

 have been greatly benefited by these object lessons, for 



