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and alfalfa on demonstration this fall, and most of it is 

 up and looking nice. We have them very much interested 

 in building up their lands, which I am urging as much as 

 anything else. I have spoken at a number of places, and 

 we have three clubs in the county besides a few A. S. of 

 E. societies that we meet with; and we are urging edu- 

 cation first for our farmers, and co-operation and road 

 improvement, which they are taking hold of well. 



I have visited an average of three or four farms a 

 day while out, and traveled an average of about 80 miles 

 a week; have telephone calls nearly every day, and am 

 stopped on the road all the time by them to consult with 

 them in regard to their work. They seem to be as much 

 interested as any people I ever saw, and express them- 

 selves freely as being well satisfied with my work. 



We have had Dr. Wright with us for four lectures 

 on hog cholera in different parts of the county, and while 

 the crowds were not as large as we would have liked, 

 owing to the trials of the "Possum Hunters" going on 

 here at the same time, and all were interested in it. We 

 have also had Prof; Slade with us in poultry work for a 

 short while, and hope to have him again, as I am trying 

 to work up some interest in poultry and think I can. I 

 am arranging for a Boys' Com and Pig Club next year, 

 and hope to have a very large corn club especially, as 

 1 think they are more interested in that than they are in 

 the pig clubs. Wo had an exceedingly wet season, and 

 they did not get to cultivate their corn as well as they 

 would have had it been dryer, but they are much inter- 

 ested in cultivation, and I have interested them in select- 

 ing their seed com in the field. 



We have been called on to do pruning for the fire- 

 blight in the apples, and nre arranging for a good deal 

 more of ihis work next winter, as well as spraying. I 

 am kept out in the county so much that I don't have time 

 for much office work, and reading and improving myself 

 as I should like to do. I have to work late at night to 

 keep reasonably up with it. I think my work is in good 

 shape at present. 



W. W. Beowdee, 



County Agent. 



