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Show 8 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN APFAIRS. Books dealing with various industrial topics have been purchased and sent to a number of schools for the use of the school and reserva-tion employees. Experimentation in agriculture is being carried on at Pima, San Juan, Shoshone, Pala, Colville, Kaibab, San Xavier, Shivwits, and Leupp, while efforts are being made to utilize all the reservation Indian school farms to demonstrate to the older Indians the possi-bilities of the soil, at the same time producing the maximum income to be used in the support of the school plant. STOCK RAISING. In addition to the farmers, 37 stockmen were employed to give special attention to this important industry. The plan, begun about a year ago, of rounding up and disposing of worthless pony stallions and other breeding stock was continued during the year. Stallions of the draft type and a good grade of bulls, cows, and heifers were purchased for a number of reservations. Good results are being accomplished by breeding the pony mares with staUions of the draft type weighing 1,400 to 1,600 pounds. One of the greatest difficulties to be met in encouraging the Indians to farm more of their lauds is the poor condition of their stock. The introduction of the larger stallions among their herds is gradually overeoming this obstacle, and the Indians are cooperating in the plan of upbreeding their stock. COOPERATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE A?SD OTHERS. The Department of Agriculture and its various bureaus and also a number of the State authorities have continued to give our service much valuable advice and aid in the inspection of livestock, eradi-cation of diseases of animals and plants, the protection of orchards,' the improvement of seeds, and the promotion of improved farming methods. The Bureau of Plant Industry has sent to Government farmers as well as to Indian farmers, bulletins on various phases of agricultural industry, and pamphlets on home topics for the women. Drought-resisting seeds were sent to Indian schools in arid and semiarid sections of the country, and a supply was also sent to 1,000 progres-sive Indians. The Bureau of Entomology cooperated in the work of eradicating grasshoppers and potato bugs, and in the inspection of orchards on several reservations. Local State authorities also gave advice and aid in this work. The Bureau of Animal Industry has been very generous in fur-nishing experts to assist in the purchase and inspection of breeding |