The log cabin Democrat., 1916-10-17
REPORTS
 ON WORK OF YEAR
ACTIVITIES WERE VARIED
County Demonstration Devoted Much of His Time to Tick and Cholera
 Eradication and Terracing.

A surprisingly varied line of activ- ities constituted the years work of l County Demonstrator John L. Phil lips, according to a report made by hi into the business men of Conway last night The same report will be submitted to the quorum court on Oc- tober 25.
 | His tick eradication and hog chol- era preventive work occupied so much of his time that he was unable to make as many visits as heretofore to the demonstrators and co-operators, Mir. Phillips states. Yet the 705 hogs he saved from cholera by vaccination would alone pay 10 times what his salary would cost the county. His re- port in full follows:
 | "I have had eos consultations, writ ten 452 letters, distributed 2,406 bull letins and visited 179 demonstrators. | l have 50 demonstrators and 23G CO., operators listed, of whom 1 have not been able to get reports from yet; 96 corn club boys and 73 pig club boys. some of whom will make 60 and 70 bushels of corn to the acre this year | have visited 1S1 of these boys and have written them many letters, all of which greatly aided them. My | work this year has been mostly taken up in building, testing and charging dipping vats, of which which have 26 in the county. Also the | work in hog cholera has consumed considerable of my time, as I have | vaccinated 705 hogs for 54 farmers anad have taught the work to 32 men. 1 have placed II sets of syringes in hands of farmers, promiscuously, in the county, which will be the means of saving many hogs in the future
 "We have had IT public meetings with the aid of the extension forces. and could have had many more, but | lack of time prevented. This kind of work takes time to arrange if you get beneficial results, and l had rather have a few good meetings with re- suits than so many without results.
 ''I have visited and met 2,6S5 peo- pie in consultation and at public meet ings over the county.
 "The work of tick eradication has caused many to invest in pure-bred cattle. The pig club this year has been supplied with pure b-eeds and we have the best variety of registered hogs in the county we have ever had.
 "I have charged 5 vats, tested 35 vats, personally supervised the build ing of five vats, organized 20 vats, and furnished 30 blue prints to aid in the building of vats.
 | "I have aided 50 farmers in getting good seed corn, of which the results are good, and 50 farmers have been supplied with innoculation for various kinds of clover.
 ] We have had six lecture meetings on the boil weevil in the south part of the county, said meetings bringing good results.
 1 q have taught the work of terrae- ing land to several farmers in Faulk- ner county, and have terraced 845 acres of land for 2S farmers in the county. I did this work in different localities to demonstrate to the farm CTS what is necessary for them to do to save their land from washing making a broad terrace that one can cultivate over with any kind of i'm plement, abolishing the old hillside ditch and brier patches.
 'I have trave!ed by rail to and from state and district meetings, 958 miles by buggy, 1884 miles; by automobile 2,520 miles, making a total of 4,S62 miles travelled in the first nine months of the year.
 "I have had a very busy year, and want to thank the county officials and business men of Conway and Faulk- ner county for their aid and co-opera- tion in this work, for without their assistance and cooperation one coulc do very little good.
 Respectfully submitted,
 'J. l.. Phillips, "Conptv pant r