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Show 132 REPOBT OF COMMISSIONEB OF INDIAN A P F ~ . ko contribute generous quantities of vegetables to the children's tabla. It is hoped that instruction in agriculture can be given more perally when additional land has been cleared, as vegetables and frult can be raised in abundance. It is impossible for anyone not familiar with local conditions to realize the time and labor it takes to clear this heavily timbered land, and the introduction of modern implements and methods of clearing was materially aiding the progress of these Indians. Day schools.--Good work was done at the two day schools, but the heavy rainfall during a greet part of the year prevented regular attendance. YAKIXA WEBVATION. There are approximately 2,200 Indians under this agency. They own many Indian onies, for which there is some demand. A num-ber have small her 2 s of cattle and grow sufficient hay and fodder to maintain them during the winter. Fifteen thousand dollars was spent during the year on extending the irrigating canal, and prac-tically all the work was done by Indian labor. About all the irrigable land has been allotted, and fair crops of hay, grain, and hopsthe latter an important industry in this section-are grown. Many of these Indians are industrious, but owing to conflicting decisions of the court, the liquor traffic flourishes and is having a demoralizing effect.. Yakha (reservation,) School.-The boarding school has a capacity of 150. Facilities for industrial training are limited to caring for the school gardens and stock. The school building and commissary are old, but. with some minor repairs they will doubtless answer present requirements. A number of Indian children are attending, without cost to the Government, public schools established for the education of white children. These schools are supported by state and local taxation, and the indications are that more will be estab-lished with an increased Indian enrollment. WISCONSIN indians on the reservations in Wisconsin are principally Chippewa, Menominee, and Winnebago. Most of them are recognized as citizens and amenable to state laws. A large portion of their land contains valuable timber,, which is sold by the Indians under Government supervision. Aside from one special per capita distribution of funds, no gratuities are paid, and no rations are issued. The children attending school are drawn from the nearby reservations. Tomah (wn~eservation) School.-The buildings are heated by steam and the school plant is in excellent condition. The boys receive valuable experience in painting, plastering, carpentry, roofin bricklaying,, etc., in repairing the school buildings. Class-room war and industrial branches are correlated, with good results. % The school farm of 340 acres has 200 under cultivation, the re-mainder supplying pasturage for the school stock. The land is well cultivated and the bo s receive practical training in farm work, in-cluding the raising o 9 cattle, horses, and hogs. Both boys and girls receive instruction in gardening, and large quantities of vegetables |