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During the past year I prepared a number of large drawings to be 
used as a means of illustration while lecturing before agricultural so¬ 
cieties, clubs, etc. I find this plan highly appreciated and shall en¬ 
deavor to carry it out to a fuller extent the coming year. 
In closing, allow me to say, I find myself under renewed obligations 
to the Governor, the various State officers, Secretary Fisher and assis¬ 
tant, and your Board for numerous favors received and the evident 
sympathy they have shown at all times with my work. I am also 
under obligations to the Illinois Central Railroad Company for an an¬ 
nual pass over their roads. 
Very respectfully, 
CYRUS THOMAS, 
/State Entomologist. 
P. S. After the foregoing was written I found that the Hessian- 
fly was abundant in some sections; that the long continued warm 
weather brought it to the perfect state. I then predicted the wheat 
would suffer no injury from this pest this spring, which opinion was 
then published. I am glad to say that while this is going through 
the press we have the evidence in our wheatfields of the correctness 
of my predictions. * 
