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to have these demonstrations carried as 
far as possible. 
We found Mr. Pond, of Eustis, and 
other packing- house managers, ready to 
encourage growers shipping through their 
packing houses fo hold these pests in 
check and consequently welcome any dem¬ 
onstration work in this direction. We 
find growers of that section ready to co¬ 
operate and it is our plan to follow this 
work up with care and vigor, feeling as¬ 
sured that the quality of the fruit can be 
improved, consequently bringing higher 
prices when these spraying operations 
have been demonstrated. 
cessible to other growers. One plot, con¬ 
sisting of twelve or more trees, will be 
left as a check, so that the effect can be 
readily observed by those who can be in¬ 
duced to inspect the groves to see the ef¬ 
fect. A special requirement will be that 
this grove shall be opened to inspection 
to visitors upon application and in accord¬ 
ance with proper methods. 
An actual record of the cost of the work 
and materials will be kept so we may have 
correct data, giving us a better idea of 
the exact cost of spraying citrus trees. 
This record will go on file and become 
available to all. These spraying opera¬ 
tions will be conducted according to the 
best methods known and at such a time 
as will be most effective. 
I have just visited Lake county with 
Prof. Floyd and the county agent, Mr. 
Wm. Gomme. We have arranged for 
two demonstrations to be conducted near 
Eustis and three near Tavares. These 
will be under the close observation of 
the county agent with the assistance of 
the experiment station officials and the 
district demonstration agent, until the 
crop is mature and on the market. 
On our visit to these groves, we found 
conditions ideal for carrying out such 
work. Mr. Booth, manager of the Lake 
Region Packing House at Tavares, as¬ 
sured me that the quality of the fruit in 
his groves and in the groves of others 
shipping through his house, showed a 
more thorough infection of pests each 
year, due to whiteflies and scale and 
other insects. Mr. Booth expects to erect 
an insecticide plant in connection with 
his packing house, and was very anxious 
STRAWBERRY CULTURE. 
A demand has come for co-operation 
from strawberry growers. The demon¬ 
stration agents in Polk, Hernando, Brad¬ 
ford and Hillsboro counties have given 
especial attention to this crop. The service 
rendered in this connection was chiefly 
in the selection and preparation of straw¬ 
berry land, securing suitable varieties to 
meet the market needs, handling the 
plant beds, fertilization, cultivation, ro¬ 
tation of crops and protection from frost. 
Mr. R. T. Kelley, from Plant City, Hills¬ 
borough County Demonstrating Agent, 
will present a paper on this subject, which 
I am sure will be interesting to everyone 
who can hear it. These agents have all 
grown strawberries successfully on a com¬ 
mercial scale and are experienced in straw¬ 
berry culture, so their services will be 
particularly valuable. 
SOME INDIRECT RESULTS OF FARM 
DEMONSTRATION WORK. 
It is impossible to measure in dollars 
all the accomplishments of the farm 
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