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Show COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 11 been confined to the Indians, there being 52 cases with 21 deaths, exclusive of the two cases among whites. . A number of physicians and nurses were detailed to combat the epidemic, and the United States Public Health Service effective1 assisted, its representatives in the field being Passed Asst. Sur E. Waller, State health officer of New Mexico, and Dr. Charles frm-strong, passed assistant sur eon. The last cam was reporte8 on June 13,1921. The educational value to the Navajos of the campaign against typhus has been greater than the money outlay. O ~ o ~ r r r z ~ ~ o ~ . -hTeahlteh service at the close of the year con-sisted of one chief medical supervisor, six special physicians (eye, ear, nose, and throat), seven traveling field dentists, about 175 sta-tioned physicians, including contracts; approximately 100 stationed nurses, 6 traveling nurses, and 87 field matrons. It has not been practicable to fill a11 the nursing positions with trained nurses, but as they become available practical nurses will be replaced with graduates. FAKMINO. While many of the Indians engage in other industries, by far the greater number must look to agriculture for their support. Last year 49,962 Indians cultivated 890,700 acres of land, producing crops worth $11,927,366: as compared with 36,459 Indians who cul- .tivated 762,126 acres the previous year, the value of the crops being $11,037,589. The comparatively slight Increase in the value of the crops is owing to the fall of prices. Advantage is taken of every means ,of stimulating the interest and enthusiasm of the Indians along agricultural lines, a few of which will be mentioned below. E x ~ ~ s ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r o ~ . - R ethceo bgennefiizt iofn gex perimentation, Congress makes a small appropriation each year for such purposes on the different reservations. This money is used in conducting experiments with different crops, plants, etc., with the view of de-velopiny varieties best suited to the conditions which prevail in ,a particular locality. The largest and most important farm of. this nature is at Sacaton, on the G I ~ Re servation in Arizona, which is operated jointly by the Indian Service and the Bureau of Plant Industrp of the United States Department of Agriculture. The operation of this-farm has been very successful and of great benefit not only to the Indians but to the whites as well. CO~PERATXEXVTEEN SION WORK.-The States. Relations Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has placed its facili-ties at our disposal for.the benefit of the Indians. The county aoents cooperate with the Indian Service farmers; representat~ves OF the State agricultnral colleges often visit reservations and give illus-trated lectures on suitable topics appropriate to that articular vicin-ity, and boys' and girls' clubs have been organ~zed on several res- .errations. INDIFAANIR S.-T~~sp irit of competition is a strong incentive to success. Agricultural fairs are held in the fall of each year on many of the reservations, at which the Indians display farm prod-ucts and live stock in competition with each other, premiums being given for the best exhibits. Most of the fairs are managed by the |