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BRIEF

HISTORY

OF C

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UNTY AGENT WORK IN DOUGLAS COUNTY

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County

.a.gent

work-

as

started in Douglas

Oounty

on

1\fay

:fir$t

,

191'7.. fhe agent was first employed to ssist in teaching agric

-ultural work in the County High

School and afterward directly employ

-ed to

t

ake up act

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C

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unty

Agent.·

ork. Since

the work was new to

the people, and as the purpose of the work as almcs

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entirely un -known, his greatest task was in trying to sbo just what the

purpose

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was.

!tlwo

main projects

were

outlined

and

followed

with

some measure

of success, amely -

Pest Control and Dairy Impro~ement

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.

:Fest Control embraoad the killing of

prairie

dogs of which

there seemed to be millions. Several pest district were formed

ana. active organized efforts ere made to lessen the numb r of dogs

in those districts.

Dairy

Improvement

bein the next project of importance we..s begun ttrough organizing a Cow Testing Association dth the purpose in mind. of improving the dairy business th.rough weeding out

oa.rder cows and instructing the

dairymen

in

the

advantages

gained b_' keeping records on the individual l1embers of their herds. Altho:-gh the testers proved very unaatisfi.otory the projeot proved

of ·great value and formed the basis of building the best herds in

the county.

A Farm Bureau was at~irted but nothing seerns to have been accomplished

thlt

o.

tllJh

its efforts, though

it

i. quite l)l"Obable that

had the agont lived muoh good would have been done along

t

1is line.

Another County Agent was employed to oarr for mrd the

,ork t:ilready l)Sgun. Another Farm Bu.reo,u was st )irted which fared no

better than the fi.rst. Work was lllap·1Jed out and organized in ea.oh community tn the county. It looked s though th ngs would have

been accomplished had the agent sufficient time to keep in

touch

vd th the vi1rioua orga.nizatione and assisted them t;o carry on to

completion their plans. ·

A Farm Brreau News Bulletin was started and ran Ior four

months,. wind.i.ng up some 254 in debt.

The entire countJ was organized inGo 11est districts.

Fifteen districts in all were :Lormed and ctefini t-e a.ates were set

for poisoning and a.l so -follow up da·~es were arranged to complete the

\Wrk. fter the ··ates set the County Agent, working with the

Co muni ty Cha,ir ..ien and others, :aite a survey o:f the· ,vork done and visited land not poisoned. Most of tlie resident landowners

.made a good showing but 1· nd ovmed by out of county peopl e ms

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-After this survey a contractor was proourod to kil l the

does left at 15, per

a.ore

.

A

total

of 25,040

aores

wtrre covered in

this way. After completing the ·71ork in a community the County Agent was notified .. and ha and. the community ohairman personally in ....

speoted the territor~ and supposedly completed the era.dlcation with

carbon bi-sulfide.

]'rom work done at i;his ti .. e 1 t was esti

a.tea

tha. t twenty

-fl.ve thousand aores were poisoned by the

owners

themselves. 6,8Z3

gallons of pol son were mixed_ on tbe gx onnd arid 877 gallons more

were ·securec1 from the college making a total of 6,710 gallons of

poison u.sed in the campaign o:r enou~h poiso1 to kill 1,342,000 dogs.

The oontiractor furnished a. complete report of tho work as

to location of land by township, range and portion of section, the

acreage poisoned and: the owner of t.10 land. Afte;r inspection this

sheet was o. K. 'd by the co.,mnni ty chairman on pest control.

:Bef·:,re wlrk was a.barged as

a.

lien ag :1inst the land, the owner a

given -a obe..noe to pay it.

A. ·total of 3,700 was set aside by the county to oarry on

the work. sbme of w':ioh w e colleoted back as taxes. It w s esti a.ted

that 98% of dogs were kill.ed on all d :poisoned and 95% of all

,i dogs in the county It has si:t1ce been found th· t this est i nat e

was very high and thiit not over 40% of t-he oga were e.o_tually

disposedof. Those left, multiplled , of

course

,

and the beglnning

of the following Maro.u. fou.n.d as many dogs d,a ever .•

One of the most pleasing pieces of

work

accompl!bshed in

1919 was the Boys and Girls Club Work. A great work was oar-ied to

completion with tfav ass1star1ae of County Chairma.n of c1u·b Work. 11:r. G. 1 .. ?? xon and the Girls Club Leader. 1 s, :Maude Hoskins.

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hrough this \JOrk 53 boys and girls secured :?u:re bred pigs; 86

enrolled. 1n sev11 ng . ...,nd cooking 3 in corn work, 9 in :poultry, 6 in

sl ee.p, '7 in calf and 2 in potato ellibs. A olub oa.mp was held at

the County Fair and altogether CluL Work was a great success.

A silo campaign ras :planned and an e oursion held. Eight

silos were built as a direot :result of this tri:p.

T~e agent assisted in re-organizing the Cow Testing

Association but ttrough the undesirability of testers the as&oa

-iation finally quit business.

!lo definite x·esults "ere Eiccomplished along er p im -provement lines though a few corn vari.e tj tests wero at~irted.

Norking with the

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R • . d .• a potato proj,.,ct was started.

A potato bHke was held on September sevent, 1919. s a result of this

work 6,400 pounds of certified seed potatoes v,ere ordered from

Minnesota by seven. Douglas County far ners. The see a. proved to be very

poor and diseased but enough potatoes were raised to g·ive ns a good

great deal of' the agent's time was taken up in late sum.mer

and fall in. helping make the Coun·ty Fair a success. Here he acted

as secretary and did all clerical vork besides ass1sti.ng in

getting in e:a:h:z.bits. ihe Club work exhibits tended g:rea.tly to

make the Fair a success.

Some 53-laborers we:te placed• thus assisting the :farmers

me~terially in getting their farm work done.

The Agent

left

early in the f~11 £or a similiar position in M:Lssouri · lea.v:i.ng the county without a.in agent until March 1st.

1820. when the co roissionera were able to secure the present

irJoumbent.

The first ten days o:f the new Agent's time E-re s:pent with

various other ~gents getting familiarized with the Colorado plan of County Agent vrnrk.

~he Agent arrived in the county for actual work Jiaroh tenth

1920, ancl. spent the first week in.reorganizing tle office files and general offioe syster1 and

trying

to determine just what had

been done and 'Where

it

was left

off.

Being ttllable to do

this

it was decided tl1e best plan to determine as near as :possible

what the greatest needs and vdshea of the people were and to

follow out this plan and gradually get acquainted with th people and their needs With the plan in mind of gaining the acquaintance

arid confidence of the people in general and get a good working

organization that some re&l dafirdte work might be lined up in

the fall of 1920 in auoh a

way

that a raal constructive program

of

work might be started :for 1921.

i'he 1920 work might be summarized as follows:

A Farm Bure~u was organized with a member~hip

of

i+fty-two

at

$5

per member. Four oounty-wide meetings were held and one picnic

at Whioh

the

-tax payers were given valu~ble lnformation at a

minimum cost.

ihe projects ~f Crop

Improvement,

Prairie

Dog Eradioationt

Live et oak limproveme.nt, Dairy Impr o ement, and :Beys. and :t~ls Olub

Work. were coneidered mo 1:rt j mportar

t

in con11eot1on to the ·

general

county's

growth

for 1921.

One of the most effieoient cow testing associations in

Colo-rado was organized and a fall years work completed. lso an

efficient and beneficial e:rganiza.tion known a.s the Dougl. as County

;1vestock Association developed.

A total of 68 took part' in Boys' and Girls' ·Clnb Work and

51 members completed the years work. One urojeet tour to the

Denver Union Stockyards as hel tl and attendeby by 24 o =-lf and pig

club" members and V farmers. 65 members a ·1tended the county

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M Mo.oh attention was given

to

the organiz _tion of

Recreation

Center hich

was

taken

·

over

by

the

Red Ovoss

lster and

estal,lished BS a commu.ni ty center.

-6-fhe

most

impDrtant crops were

oo,m,

wheat

and

potatoes.

Corn improvement consisted mainly in better seed

election

and

standardization of v·arieties. 4c carload of oerttfied Ka.nred wheat we,s shipr;ed in on ord.er Qf the farmerr1 in hopes that they might to aome measure comb

t

the red rust w' .. ich seei.1.ed to be l)ecom:ine more

pre al.ant. All pota:toes grown from the certified. Bliss Tr:tum.ph

and Irish Oobbler seed shipped in·the previous year were re-certified

for seed.

Soil Improvement was carried on along the li~es of

better oultication, fertilization .•

arop

rotation.

and green

manures

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Pure

brea. sires campaign

makred

a turning point here

as

21 scrubs were

raplaoed by 21

pure

br~de.

31 head

of

pure

bred

Holsteins c d ilking Shorthorsn ere pur vssed to re ·.1aoe grades.

1'hree meetings were add.ressed by outside xpe:rts, 1 1ni advice

or su.ggestio1ie on feeding, breeding and oare.

Some 666 oowa were

testet

.

ln the Cow Te~tlling AfHJoo:tat;ton

50 boarder ~olstein cow..., we.1:'e disposed of and many pure breds

introduoea

in

their

stead.

Better feed

methods

were

practiced

nd more silos

built.

~uoh ork ias done in assisting fa:rmers in buying

sheep and

instructiona

in -fitting and prapar:i.ng

for

show

wore

given.

Club work seemed to

be

quite a

f

a

ato:r

1n sheep improvement work.

Most of the vmrk done along home improvement lines was

carried on through sewing and eooking clubs. Seven poultry

culling demonstrations were held With a total attendance of 129.

355 hens

were

culled.

Pest

work in

1920

was

limited to getting the

facts

in the

case and straightening out the d.iffioultiaa o:f the previous years work. The Cotmty Agent personally inspected 3,665 acres of land

supposedly oov red by ores of' 1919. 596 gallons of poisoned oats, 4,000 jut.e ball·s and 450# of oarbon b sulfide were used in the work.

T

ee

gopher eKtermination demonstrations

ere

held at which

56 farm.ei,s reeei ved information on metho~ls and

poisons

used in

their eradi'cation. Inuiormation was spread broadoas t on best me·bhods

of killing cut

wornsand

arm;,v

worms

.

' ssista.nce was given the County Fair Board in putting on

County Fear which proved to be the biggest and best Fair ever put

on

in the county.

Considerable

assistanoe was given farmers in

preparation and aeleotion of actual showing of stock both at the

No ·a.rn Bureau Ne s BulJ tj,n as publishet=i .. o ng to the assistance rendered by the local county ne spapers in their willingness to publish all wort news free of charge.

A sale a list of stock for s e and wanted Vi as kept · whereby farmers were able to dispose of 139 1

ead of O~·Jttle • 297

he{

a.

of lnep, and 97 hogs.

Lectures were given on

in

the

count . 42 laborers herds of dairy covrn were culle

of the Dounty Agent 1 _{s t i .1e as} vidual service ork.

seeds sm.d a

op rotation at

schools

ere secured for fares. !bree

by omty

.gent

A 1 ge share

-Stl.llID1t~;T of 1921 i1Qrk is as fol1e,ws.~ FAlUJI BUlth!lUJ:

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-Ettrly ir.:. December the e.x:eoutive eommi ttoe iaeet,inge ·nere held fax tho :ptll"p se of taking "tock nnit laying fleno for a membership driv • J?e.st GAL f,1--ienoes dcmon[J-tratcd.

tmt

1.n order

t;o

t),coomp1is.h very muoh ,.riR-re mus.t 'be c J.a.:tgor ,;vorkiD.g

membership.

E...~tena1ve plans

vr<uia

m..~de and oarried ou.t e.eoordins

1H) aohetl:ule.

Four Connf;y-vd.ile .t~!eetings were held., the first fei~ the p1rri•.0Se of sleeting ofi'ioors

ano.

lining UP, the work, the q10cond and tl:l.irii ·te discut.Js ootm.ty, stat~ and nati cnal questiond. and

the fourth and 11,; st for the nur ,>ose of demons·tra.tin.g ·co the farmers just \v.hr.d~ hstd. ·been aacomp.liah{'lt2l ·th.rcmghout the t.01mty.

Tl'HJ fQll~wing tJ01m:u:, i:t•ogratn ~f \'.tc,~:k tvas

out

,

li.ned

en.d

oa:r·r :1.e cl ou ·t :-1. 01 .. ona e: a.4>

Corn

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o

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Jtotat,o.

a..

Wheii ,1;. e .. ErnrrtS

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:£. AlfaJ..fa ;:;, Sweet u1 ":iVel4 ~

2e 1ivost Ok

Im:rroverente

3. Dc.iry Imvrovem.er.1.t. 4. 01"ge.nizatien.

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1? e rrf; Ex a ell 69.t :l ox1 .• 6.

Fairs.

7. Pt1:mJ:t1·3·.

a.

Blue Sky ~aw

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Labor.

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10. :Pu.bl:tci·r,y.

CRO:P r~U?.d. OVI~MBU.iJT:

!£he most tmportant orop bf~i11p ar$r.n, t.h0ro wa:t"e ~ OOl'"n .

v,:1.1"iet:y test;a m-·.6.e evtJr ·t;he Urnu1t;f to 8,e-cennina th.a bvst

var::i.etias for J.he V~\t·itus 101.:,1::t.litieti. l~e~{;ex f:latHl wns planted

fa1.1,r th..n t vthich }lad

·oeen

~:.U.Hllimated .• as pari; of our County h.9.,s ~)_.n altitude as higl1 as 7

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50u

feAt. A g1,t.ea.'l; h0l11 in bringing this to the farmers were t.i.'1(~\ Gt)rn ~·hows which pr ved very ban iioie.l,. The result oi ~d:v: eating pL:1.nting homt)-~row.n seed. ·wa~ cL.2..t

apr,roxi.matal7 901u .of all

o~rn

plaxrfHHl in

the

ou.nty the spring of J.921 wiis home ... grovvn, seleotad seed.

J:h0 :follC'. i ig ure:miurns ere rron st the 1~)21 Colar a.do

1st 2 d Dry L· nd a.nd 3_ ~ in pe.. ol. ss n , innes t' 13

1st & 2nd ury Lou a.nd J. ..;t & 2nd. in ope11 class in S 1a l~y

1st & 2n ]) y Land s,n 1st & 2nd in n .n Oli:uSS in ~h. ustrf,~li n

l::,t & 2

a

D:r

y

Lr~r1d. :i.n pg Borto High .t

fti

i;t.u9e

1st :,; 2n J)ry ~an in Bl o y Butcher 1st &: 2n Dry £a.11d. irt Le\.i.~ \lh:i. te Dent

1st Dry :.iu, d ·-~nd 3rd 1.n .,pen cJ. · ss in ell0t. .. e

t.

One car · f certified ~Hm .y ... s ell wgs C'!hi:O:PA ut of

the C unt.r '33 8. resu.1 f the den . .'u1s·~rat:f

ons

-which yiel.6.ed .. n

e.verc); /e . f 40 'bushels per aox·e. ·foarly 601" i thE> ryo planted next

yL~r

will be escn r >etLus

Sev ··r.al or a.er~ fc,.r c\1rl oe 1 .,ts of . .1tu:· o .. ~:rtl fi

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C bblt..::r" nd ;Ji~:s ·::riurn.1).s.! TI t;avoe t? rm:re rooei ye r_ tlL t 0( lld

noG be Iillod. l~e eeoc ib ur ~iil.

A. cmrJ.os,ci of oortif1.u1. Kum·od v:hc~~ t ;; as shi1 pe1_{i 5~n c ,nd}

the "Nhe~t dicl so .rell

tr£

t it "7:: .. b .. e-cc.:rf;i fie • It sLawea. very l::t. tt1e ten!1oncy to rrrnt ..

a

10 emmer demon'"·trati ens .rero carric out vd th gor> !t proil1tctirJn ro~in1tt1, I:.? no.rk0ting :fo.c:i.lttie·~ o:,,n bo u ju~ted, i c nill J)r ~vc a pro.:'.:. ti. ble ct: .. v 1 nd oro1).

G:rim:i. e,l:f ,,.1:f J, a.n.d sweet cl V'Jr (1ei~:Jnct. ·1".+j .. l'"W ·;;t~c:~rc '< rrie

n i.r1 ch\r .. a.na uccti ono o:: the county. LIVE ~ OCY Il0'J?.t OVIrm:rm:

:l ggo1· nc bettc:r. Ccun "~- r ivestock DfHJci& t on. One

a ,oowl-yenr pig club.. Bolgt·ui 1 ·t 111 !n. Assooi~t

ti

on vm,s form 6.

ttnd a S)len ic1

t:n;.

,,.nc:\ e ... ,.eo:1 _{l 1;,ntly r}

J t her se ms seourea..

IL.Y LvIPhOv 1.r:~1f·1_:

J1_{he Doug·le~}

iOU..'ltit Holstei ~ . . :reo£::cr~ seoo:lo uion. u~s

crg·=tn.iz.

a

to :o:r-Jm cloth 70.n(~XLl in't;b:-ost"""• o-;· the r~t:d. ive r-urc l1:r' · bnlls ~,ere soli.~ through thi.t~ o:rgen:r.za.t ion to vcri us

dairymen.. Feoc ing methods :md care f JY:1.J k 1erc im:i:1rovod .• _ i~"re rnem"bers :.::0cu:rr.... x- m '"'Xle

t

-tx 0ure l)~·)~~o eowe. Three

m~ ri1Jnrs r1 iGJ Sect ( f thei: cull COWJ !'O:Pl Ci <' !1'~1e'~ w-<t ·vh hi[?'h

grader. ;otm:;/,-r-·i d.0 Ho1: -ce , .n :· orr ;,-;·~~.q f. ,r::nn ..,. hc.n~ft i;.

\1.e 11c·u _ l.a.s Cou.nty cihcrt1H .. \tJ"1. I:ircc ··c:cn · rs, ci:? .. ii:tcn

r~·:. ..

s orge.nize t pr mote ,oth ail -1nr- ry,u oef u}rnrthorns

,;· ·urteer car':· 1 ·t .m.:nct ,c;;i s011t to fu.rms in iyom~_nz, bre-:l bulls v:Gr , ser, t .Ji :;h

ero sbip1ed

t

Ohio

.

Cow Te st,f.J!i'! · .~:·:oc:t .... t :i. oti

---fl1j.i"·~.;e'!XS .:....,rk va.s oo 1 . .vl~ ten \·it 1 e \..cr.·1llen · :rosul ts.

111

-10-ORO- li!ZATI0£l;

· -~H.~ Oomm-o.1!it7 Organize.ti. ons were 'formecl f,:-om

v1.hi

cJ1

much

benefit was derived as local cendi tier1s could be taken into oonsi de1~a ti 0n.

Tb.e Di vi de ]1arme?-s C . -O;;>e)'."'c.,. ti ve !vfark ..

ti

n.g .11sssno i.e ti. -11.

was formed to assist the fartnfJr ~ in t.he sol:tt hf~r.n 11art

oi

the . Cou .. n.ty j_n ma.:rk~d;i11g not ~nly l:tvet1toak; bnt rotatcH~S v~d other

fiirm pred.u.cts a.s well.

Proil~ie DGga ..

... , ... - ... ,-.,.:::..._·- ~ • . t~ , n ,

u1.one o@-o·perf!,tion betv1ee:n Co,mty, •)"G,(,,.1'.ie .intt 't"')Ve1,.nr:11?·nli l)est Irtfjpcctors f;.1il ft.iJ .. igent wor"~ has 1,raotics.lly ricl our C ou.nty oj: ·tld.s peat. fho C.znu1ty .!!..gent \%is appoint ed. di:r ect J'"aadex· ~1.t1 he 1via3 in clt,e-e-r,t cont~~ot a.1; rill 3:,oiuts of ·the

cH'Jtutty. l?o:lo~ni.ng 't1tt.<,;i -to ·bo tloxw ·1,atn1een l~.~cb 1st ~~1d !'l:.y

lat

,

1921 ·rry '*ihe fa:;:Iner s thcnri.ael ves. J:?oi.sone(l oats ·we::"t' f c>r aale

to iir o fv,1"'.c1ers at convenient ple..aes d,t g n)~ilimtu:1 oot,t. Good oo..:o:rierat'ien ,.;;as shc,:m hy the farmers and a thorough follow-up oampa.igt:1 by the County .?oft1t Crew u..;)ing ca.:t·bon bisu11?ide ht:va ] f':.·fti- f'tt"Vi'\ Om1;1t1-r '."()"'""'"'O,,{ .. t ,-.q·lf 1~f1 f-... , .. ,~H 0-..(,?, l?r~·'-ti.-4 e .l)or,<4."'!I

, ,. .,;, ... -~. U ~· . ~ ~ ... ~ · .;:; d -'~ .A r • .t, V...,, ~~~. .i~J... t1 _-..,41 .,, ."" .~ ,• IJ»tiv• ~ . "' t.;, ... ~ 't

FAIRS:

Anres novcrott \vlth poison

Eoisonod

oate ueed

CS2 u~sot1

C0st pe:t e.t .. :r.e tr~ ei-;:teu.J.ina. te

Tote~l sf.wing

·to

Cku.nty

~: e vv.l (H;,s 1;

t

0

c

ti m1:t l e .. nd 5. nd:l v :i. d.:mi 1 f~l.rznerg liet J:rofi

t

to

Ooun.11;

f.0,000

Ac

res

5 , 000 .. ua.rt s 4

,ooo

Lba1•

12 Cents

$50,000 6,000

~fr1 rae1 .. e· aiming a.t the best Ocn.u1tir Pn~1.r 1.n the State

--we .had :tt. All the e:::-ir:hibH:s .• 1:(rt;h ag~.i.cultu..1\·nJ u11i;; livestoolt, could nr) t be ho1d :i.11 the 0Uildings • .. Cur pri~o 1vi.ni11g c

rn

wes ·r.fal:E·n t,J "i;he St,?,to .J'E.rm £1.~ri...-=:·.:Ju

c

~

~·rn

~,,~.m~· H1.f cc.1:1~tc:' 0ff :f:our blue ribbo:ns an(l fora· red.a (t

(.iux- Com1uy :Bhth.1 'ti

t

e,t the Co'lcrado Stu.ts .fPab7 tn'n.1 tlie Bilvor Trophy for the best ... igricnl tu.ri .. ~l clLspl£-y. I>s.rt o:f this e:xh.ibtt Wd,;3 taJ;;.~n to Do:nve:r a.nti place·"'. 111 the perrno.nent exhibit

:roams in the De1 ver .,.1udi toriu.m.

Mt1oh assintm1.oe was gi v0.u the farnie1·0 ln tb.::: i!nleotion ·u1Ci pre}:~a.r~tion of 11 voetcclr f.o.r. the J~ationuJ. ·Ve stern Si; oc1:: Sho~ as well as our Grrn.x1ty ]'ai:r.

.POUL •1iY:

ourte.,

ere

cull d,

ota.l

f uhich

were

oullw. :l!·o Hun.t 1·e· ""'nc ixty-five attend d, ten f

1h oulle l clt • T gg r coJ::- s ere -~ pt. 011e

oa.])on::. zing hel • :;eh e poultry club were organ··.zea.. r o

t

rs ... ere adn (1 :f-J. oks. BLUE SKY ;LA.'"":

of .~ny oame Iv ·man -to o nsider pure 1..se of s;; ck

escri t" on unle t&

t.n

e com· any has salesman

t

t

£e

ap rove· by the Blue Sky Commi

tee

.

~o

we e bt~J.L 1 •

.. resultQ OR:

· do11tea a u.u · :corm sche ule 0 f f~rm J.abor as foll w ;

35 :per onth, ard rma. roo.

t

neri men, ,5,:; :per month, 11oard an _ o m ~o

nu

llru1 .. s, irr gators, etc. ,4, bottt 60% of all laborers hired ,ere hired through he · "~ .. rm .611\ .. e .. u

PUBLICirY:

·G ·.vo 1:·ubl · city ·tlll'.'o 1ah h., "'arm :>a.re ·l.u. Office of y .. ttors

a.ff9c ".:ng f :rmerd, alco thro gh personal le ters ~nd n wspapers. ekJy ubl1c -wt i .n of Fc;"rm urea,: ,=,e ,i;i n in l al pa

ers

.

Gener .

.J.

Sc,le s: An a ttem:9+; : - · n -,de. w:t t e:xoelle1

t

re..,ul"'· s o kee_p listed ?l! ·stock of v· ri us ltinds for sale r ~" nted imc a graa.t numler ,:f ouhside s 1 were thu tr nsr otea · d e cellent st a: c · , ose(. f for which

the

purchasers ere in the h j_

t

f g 1ng f the.I· East t eoure. ~heae , ... le~ l i

t

~ re

-ma:i.lef:f. to the v" ieu.s Coun y gc ts of the st te and o th se b ~der1ng Qr lt--rado wller.e pt.rOb9.Sez·s vm e lilcely to be .:.n ~he

Jrket for tte k:i.nd "nd. yn o:f stock

on

h nd.

rketin:

sides th

st

ck

0

old hr ugh the Far Bureau

,

also · oar's of c .,1 · exe· purchasecl with n <1'\Ye age saving f 3-50

pert n

n

455

tons ~r

1,692.50.

7 cari:--o of o rn ,ve1·0 :rruruh .. tserl .f r foea. t dt. i:ry "nd b ef c~."'tle and hogB, saving a.pprexin~~tely ~11,000. 1 oax·. of salt

t

wh 1 esale -pr:J.o , n -vb:ig $250. . ut <:J sup li .. 1;..., e .. ving ·,,200.

~king totals vi~ on urchaues of r-s.042.50

FI

OS:

our .. 1 ·· S u11ty ".t .. b C mpa.r. f. t. vcl~ .

ruy

S i 1:•tl~ • it, by ·he

tight money ·xltet an fall in tirm pro u . ue somev h

.t t

tho f resight of loo~ 1. b 1.U:kers but -1..-inly

t

the diversified

r1 thods of :r:.1rming prv~oticed on every far in the county In o·ther v.ords, all -t~1u f- rne1~s eggs "Nexe nc· ))J; .... oocl in n.e b ske:&.

Pr .. wtioal y 90% of ..1.. 1n:· -dl1Co raised i~ fe ~ to s mo form f

, li ve~toc hore at home. he reater )ercent oi .., to 1.ry

o a and a. la;,: e part to beef' stock. · nhe fact that 86~· f ;,;he f 0

.. rmo::s do s mo dairying ·Cheroby giving the f'"" .. rmor chock ovory tw ueel put hi ... in , p siti n

-12-to pay his grocery bills and ay i;he interesv n his lo ns

e"t

he ba?Jk,

if

not a small

p

rt of the pxL~cipal.

~hen to,

we -Yere lucky 1.n .hO/~rin.e

n.

modere~ ,e ·aur1')J.us of livestock,

m stly dairy stock, hioh as in deman in other l~)oa.lit:tos

and at figure 01hlch vas .ithin their roe.oh, thereby bringing to

the county o nsid.e~able ready c~sh. We

ru.

made a S")eoialty of certified Rosen ye r-nc1 Kanred · heat and certified potato

seed which WcNS mostly diSJ) sec f considerably above common

price.a.

At no bimo ·via.B money so short locally but what the banks

were able to negotiate all l ans

in

legitimate props tions.

However• mu.ch assistance .}';..e.o brien :render.eel by the lonv.1 Extension

office in assisting to relieve the financial oa11dition by

·1ssisting in the securLng oi Fe(, cre,1 !!,arm Loe.ns and the Federal

'far Fina.nae Fu..nda. ·

BOY'S i ND t.-IRL' S CLUB ORK:

0110 oa.lf, one pig, one rJoul try, one potato, on.e bak:tng and

one sewing club we:ca organize<" with g to·ta.1 membcr,:,hip o:f 38.

llSOELJ.u lf.EOUS:

.c.S ., direct rcsul t of Count.;r .. ~ ,.ent' s vork, th~ County

Commissiom.,:r, t.o.e busi:aeas men, I~xeoutive (iormni ttee of the arm

Bu:raau, County Uh"lut, .. nqua Comm.;.i tt,ie and Jounty Fal'"m ,• O"trd t1ere

induood i;o meat and tleoln.re J1u1e 22nd a Cotu1ty-w:lde H lie ay and

hold a big farmer r..mi businese-m.en I _{s picnic. Over one}

_t

_housend

farmers and business men pcu.~tioipa.tecl •

.!1. baseball g 1me between -the Fo.rm Bureau · d. ·. usi11e ss Men

was staged in the morning am.l a gener··tl ·picnic at no0n foll wed

by various sports, a, chant!:mqua :;rog1ta.m end a big dance in he

evening.

~uoh

assisuance ~~s

given the

County Chautauqua

Gorr,mi

tee

i11 })u·ttini ,,n a.11 e::,ccelJ.ent ·md s11ocessful Chautauqua. in June 1921.

Considerable time was ~iven s,_,me f the soho 1 children in

tr, ining them in oratory, etc. Also in assisting :i.n pu·tting on plays, e i.10 ..

.J me time was sent in visiting schools ~n domonstrating

go d seetl corn and how to test same for eerminat:1.on, also wheat

W'Qltlt

DONE IE' 1982.

Orrunt_y~ E..t"'tt ensS*

on

o,:.-,o-i1n1 ze.t ion:

....

"'"""":ma y

l.rt »~cHJm~a

,

~ lfiti.e.Eiooti:tiva

Oomniitts&

met

f~r

the

·

pnrpose

of ehecki.ng over tho work of the paot year tdld leytng plan.a for the 1922 v7orlr.

rl'wo solic:t tors

meetings v:rere

held and the pr1no1ples of. o:rgs,nizai;i cr:1 were ou.tlined.. he County vn1e d.ivide

into

6

solicitors d!stricte

snct a solioi11&1,.

selected

to

talre

care

otf

ea.ob

ene.

A.n

i.1"'.ltansive

a.dveltti sing oo.inpiiign

·

we.a

1,iit en q,ntl

th.e

first

· two 11eelts in Ja1111ary sat for solioi

tillS.

About

ao,,

of all

farmex·a oo1ie1

tad jointe,

·

b11

o

·

w:t.ng to

hetiV3'

sno,vs and bad ro a.a.a

:tt v,a.s found that

a post:1101101-..ent

of the

ctrivc waa

necese~y • .

J\f~tel:' the 11::cmber.shi~p

drive

was finished,.

a.

Oounty-W:l'de

11f.effblng wi~e hel<l at. Oastle :Rook a.1.ut offioer.s a.nd oomm;t.tteea

,

eeleeteu fer

t.he

aomin~ ~esr.

·

·

·

.A

Oon.n'filr-\Vide Prog:ram was

otitlined

in

Bn

attempt to cover

the Cou.nty

t:1a

a whole

·

on

tb.G.

n1oro

inrporta.nt 1,1~oje(:to.

~~he Oottnty E:t(H.ltrtisre Clommittee 1s as follo'flf:£;;

R$lU1*;v" Lewelt,

Prasile11fJ of

the

»eu;las

Oo. F@4rm

Bureau,

il,CaatJ~eifoclt

Ohaa, H. All1s. V. Pteeide11t . 11

• w , Groenla.iia. · J. ! • Be:r17, Seoy-Treas. '! « n · '! , Oe .. etJ.e Rook

w.

T

..

Lambert, Jr

••

Ohl1irmtu1

Liveatt,ok

Impr rvement ••• 1 Sedalia

Jae. F.. !S,Inroy, Ohaj.r~n Dai:rlT Improvement ti • • ~ ~ • ,. fl • ~ ·~ , Larkspur

Jerry

A.

Jamss,

CmPirlllan

Crop

Improvement.@·~··~···•

Parker

J,

o.

II s, 0Jia.1rms.n Peat

Erea., ..

ee..fiion~ C • • • 11,. 0-. ~ 6 ell). Rl,Sede;lia

Olint

ier~ lie1,l'resentei.ttve

Oherry

District ....

,

•••• ,

n2.oastl aR.ock

WnJ..t e~ Stii~r • J.~op1,,.tH1enta.t1ve La.t-ksptt~ Dta.t:r.ict •••• " • .,., l;arkep1U?

Oolo Br1

.

scu,e,

l?.eprasentativa

Caat:te Rook

I>1.st1~1ct. e ~ . . ,

Oastle Roek

Elmer Bl1.mt •

Representative

Sedalia D1a·t1":letu .. H n . . . ,

Oastle

Book

M

o.

James; R presonte,.tive

·

:ee.rker l>ist:riot.,

~!I:. ·~ ... ¢

o,

l'e..rker

Eu.6

ene Be ..

baoek, Ro:preaentative Plum Or ek Dmtr1et •••

,

Litt1et-n

Four Oountil'"•Vllde Meetings were held d11.riag the year end

nl.ne

Executive

Committee

Meetings,

at each of

ivb1oh

tho

plans

and J?rogresa being

m,.ae

were

g

ne

mar and suggesti one ms.de fer

imr,r ement.

.I

·

Each of tho

ix

reo sn10ed

con1Dl1Ulit1es

were organise

ancl ..

offioars elec)tea to aerve th~oughont t!le yea.,:. ~e

Cormmmi't1 xecutive Oommittoe are

·a

f

llows:

Oher~y

Pf'eSid&nt

-Vi-oe Pres

.

iuent-

,

.,..

-Seorotary•treasur r -

-Parker

iroa1aent

- • • - -

-

-Vice

PreeidG.u··- •

-Secretary- ree;aurer

-J:raaid£n1t

-

-

-

.... ~;

-

•

Vice Pr a:tn

nt-

-

- -

-Se rotary-5.1 aaeut4er

..

P:r.eside.nt • .. ""' • ..

-Vice £reside

t-

-

-

-Socz'e

teiry-T.r

asurer ... ...

tlint n

o.

'ihi

ttie~

l!I. if• RillS

1:Irs. L. R. ~ayl r

M.

c.

Jamee

1.

n.

D'Arcy

~. o.

liisgins !/tef3. \V • li. "'

_s.

]

•

•

i1rs.

,,,

1\ J: • .n. • E., V. lllunt .. l!i Ckil

n

Jam.ea

.i.:}eteraon

Benge

V. !t'. Lam.bert,

Jr.

:Plum Creek

J:re

aiil.ent

"li' - - .... - -

-Vico

President•

-

-

-

-Seo:t;+eteJry-ireasn.rer

.... •

lit. Bla.lte Kinkel

John ~am.nay

n.

:o~

Mot,ro

Larkspur~ Greenland

P1·esiaent - - ...

,

,... - - -

r.

~.

.

?eterso;n

<;

ecret~ x

y.-

Treaaur er

- ....

•

E.

?aJ.ni

Castle Roe t

Oho.rr.r

Orgrint3atio11

me~a 10 times

Parker ' u 3 i1 L~:il"kSp'tl!t" ' '.! 3 1' Sedalia; '' 1 !

1J

n

l?lum Oreek

rr n 3 u Oa;stl e Bo <k '' ' 3 ••

-

14

-OU i' "/. .PR OGl .. , i O :t LIV ;,SITTOQK: Obje rt: 1. 2. 3 0~:

a

.

Incre

ae

pr uct

gn f

better liv~st ck

.

b. Enco rt-\e-e :rcedi of )· 1 !.D.Ced

rtiiions

.

o. Inored,Se a.airy pr a.uotl n.

I; • b. c. i ·i ·1 n.

w.:th Dou las

a

.

b. e. f . g. h. a. (b (e .:r.

feeding anc t_ose

of D l ,.s County

P-ent ~ill see tLc, t .n .rt· ole

,.,t

b ginning of o oligt-ni~e t.., t: hl ·, ; :p ul · X y a 1£'.,'·er. e

•

•

.I

-16

-b. l:f 9.ny aeren omes :r..n ·rom (';_ ny Otiher sect1 n

of county, usoistanoe

will

be given to get

the r1ecesaa.ry inf or ~:1. on bef re them.

c. Oom1ty • gent r1ill assi

~t

m ragc:r of ..,~ooi'" ;ion to get results :pub-~iahed :for the yea1~ iarl ...

4. ovive :1.nterast in Cow Testing ss. cia. ion.·

a. •ill assist to ho

a

moetinQ of Dougles ounty Hols ei reeders ssociation in reo-rganize..t;ion

:f Douglas

c

u.nty Cow '·1

as

i1 's

ss

oio.tion.

b. ·il assistin, }1olc1ing ee i ::.. D uglas

County Sh rth r· .Br ea.era i~s oci

tion

t

at

"'enn:Yt

·to secure intert\st ili ow ~osti.ng ai,.")oci ion ...

w, r".

c. C un y ge

t

/ill 1001

c

a.ftt)r 011 :-ublioi ty in

tt "mJ. ting to r;et w k sti.,.,rte , during years

.1 rlt if s arte , ""md. fin=l resu~ .. ts of yo . rs

esulte or

Boe

mplishments

a. Incre 1::; d pr duction f etter tool: ~4s accompl.:.shed i.n '/ la:rpe :part .,1 ... ugh our saloa ,, .ge ... n· zo.-t;ion w I·l

o.

thr ugh vmich 1796 hEn . of dairy cattl ere

markotc to buyers outs.de of the Count~. 'he men

"Wllo : .. · .. 1 f:>e . a p 01" r inforlor olas(1 f dairy ·o-:, or

bred H li.;>tein c \1S to ulHll""Gho.rn sires ~,nd vis -vers~,,

s on le r110d · hat th<, pr speoti ve JYurc .,Neer d:i.a n t t i ve t 1em a ,)econd. · ook ( ncl only pt. '!Se n · th

l)otter b:red s,t oJ..:. J.:hexeby ·ho inf' rior .reedor soon

learned to use

better sires and

of the same bxee_

if he wishe, f;o sell h1s su.rplu t the be

t

advt'. t'~g

fauch ~ure br~d propag nda ~as also used hich assistet

in

the

Ube f

better sires

.

a.no her

i:oed

ce.

1cnco

·r·oiuot·cn ·:as s;iunl-·tud

and y bet;er J e ing

, ett r

et

d

.

a rns~

ati

n ·

s

outlino on

a

. r _,vio 1s pa~e under J iv · s · ock ')11 llne , .f ' rk h ,d t

be p st n ~ temp :rarily fo this year due

t

·t ~

fa .. - t.:1a

t

the b

et

tops

na

ooet

:nulp an hay n

he norther di0 tricts v; .re ~ ~Y _{'~bo ,} actu 1

e

.

fwo live boya and

girls pib and

ealf. clubs

added

their mite to the enthusii;"am and !lssisted. 111

shotv1ng the v1orth of

better

bred a.n

better

cured

:for ~toclr.

f . flle D:lvlde i\u.rx':,,,rs ivestoclt ··1,.ip₁₁in~ .aso c1.ati n

waio. handicapped on -~coou.nt of h,.;;~vin,e do usinass

almo t all :ve:ar in a fallinr.- rl:et, " .. s

r

l

onti11u.ee

to

do

businasa

.

B

•

So far

all

efforts to re~ vein a est in

uhe

o.w

~esti

a

saoeiat1cn

work have

file~

.

nother

tte~pt will be me~de during the 001. ing :1eal.

h. on..1id.orable \10.i"k ;}.<; $ been dcn10 j_n fJ.Ss.is ···in the

Jounty ana State Livestock ssoei~tions

in

-16-l. Feed tria-16-l.a of SiiH.H,t ol ov0.:r..

2. Sued certifiotJJ;ion of sn-11 gr ·11ns, co1 .. n, potatoc!-J.

3. Divitt Jr3:rmers i'o Lto demon.strati on.

1. Field

tr:lals

of

sweet

elovor.

a. Serru.·ro six fn.1i:t1'3ra to plant der110nstrri.tions of

st~eet clovoi,. 00 sho ;r; bentJfit of lAgurnos in

Doug .:,.s Oouzfjy r-Joila.

b. lfolr1 c.emo:nstration ~!her~:.1 iwucossfnl stand Waf.·

sect1Xod, about Jnly 18.

e. If sucu.Je::rnful stanch1 a1"'e se<'n11rit:H1, iucluo<~ f·arr1.1.era to include S'tveet cl ver

ln

oi,.op

rota:tion

S""J'frlicm. d. Demc,nst:rb.t0.1.S

w·

ll kee1, rc.H,or.·d of time of. plgntir.tg

oJnd. rest.tlts. i

e. Cou.n.ty .Agent will vtts1.t demonRtrati o ,q 'f.rr;;tco a.1JT

111e-aummor.

f .• Eublicit:1.

l-fo~ spa.pe. art iol.o begi.nni,n~ of e:J:;per irne.t

t.

2-Newape.ner m .. ·tiole wec-,k before damonstr-tion •.

3-l.fo111spaJ)Ol" gr·t:tole atat:tnic·: x·os11l to an.d

001101 usi ·ons.

g~ Asec~·~ain, if pos~it,lo, spJ;-oac of iniluonce.

h.

Get

'i1hotogrc~pns.,

l>. Assis b d.e1110nstrt:.t ors in. seem.ring info1"'1n-:.1ti :n on rogis i .. ,itio.n of r}roduo·a.

e.

Uake

a.1~rangemonts for

State Agronomist

to

assist

in inup,,LH>tion and

:registration

worlt.

e. Visit so1ne f ·fialda. in a.emonsvration. about J"'a.ly 18.

f. PUl}lloi

ty.

fl~'i,1ne ~:.s in s:veet cl ;Ver demons rati0n).

3. Divide Farmers Po·tato demo:r.o.tration.

Aosul ts:

ono~h&1f ~or$ of Irish Cobblers

,

one

-

hal~ acre

of Early Ohies and ne•ha.lf a~c:re. of c-0mmon seed:

:n

.

~i. Gilbert,

Cherry

l . E. ~~ay-lcr, n

.wiike L~~.. elette, " :1c1 J)c ... h.1 berg, t

Archer

Lapham~

Cherry

M. L • ,,,..ing' ii Hanry Egg].aat"n., 11

El

Allioon

9 "

b. Bee{:i will bo sale otef. a,nd sec.rnrefl by C01.u1ty it ent

witl:1 assisti?J1t1e of W. li. OJ.111, JtgriouJ;tu~·:i.et for

J). & . 11', o G" ~ • R.,

c . De::D.onstra~o:t·s v1jll l;)lant J:H;;tatoel1 where,and

breat

an . oo.ro f 01" sru: e aoo;,rtling

·to

presc i'bed c cheeftnle

pro .. ridect by 0ounty ..t.gm1t ~:'1, 'ld ₁}0 tato ce'ilI'!li ttee.

a

.

Oounty -~sent vtill vj.si

t

each ..r:11e1a.· twioe durirl!@i

seasen

.

•

e. fou:r w:111 be held. of these fiol"la July 18.

f . Inspection ru1.d 1~ee;ivtra'tio11 of fields wil l be ·

dano by re;v:rusentut:tve from Ho:r.tiouJ.,"ural lieJ;t.,

Cc;lomd ii .. ,3:cicultu.ral Uollego •

. g. County agent will

see

to

$eeuring

in 9?eo

or

.

a.

..

Publicity.

l .-OGunty 1. gent w:i.ll publish artiol in newspapor

ne week bo:E re pl ~·

ti

c .

2. -Co~vity .n.gen

t

tvlll p1 blish. art;iale in n., rn11£J.H3li

one

V!'(Vik

before

t(Jt:r.

3.-0ounty

agent

will publish article in 11 ff!spa Je ~ ch ;Lie r ... su.l·' e.

4. -County Agent ··T.Lll choelt t1pre~·~Al 1 ·infl ·1enae,

'if possible.

6-.-0ounty .: gent Will get -pho·l; ,graphs.

1. ~Wi vc f1old ·trials of swoErt olovo1" ·fr0:r.o att · mp

tea.

,

but

0\7in ·t

t

10 OiXtramo dry aeasc.n poor :cennlt~ erl) obt.:~inecl.

The demonotr~ti on \'Jill .3e Oc::.rried ovo:r a11ot 1ar year.

2. Jl la.rge amount o:f' wor7,.. h9.S be·,1n aucom:rylisht'H.l along be-t ber oro1,s by i so of 1Jetter seot s, and e '~·peeially

vh.rou6h sooc cerf;:t ... rJ1ca ti on work.

a. Smr111 gr1:.-ins: l-Jhoat.

Du. i- f' 'the, ·early fall ,f 192 a ot...r e:f uertifie

K~nre·~ 'l1ei:ht Wf~,a j)roou.r · cl vitd.o.h 'tas distr-ibutec1.

~:monr the fa:t"'ma~ s an6. "th1.s uork baa oeu carri ,'.!\fl

for,vard, iQld a. gradual spread of this better seed

whe~t hH.s teJr:... plac:) ov ,,r the 'r)unty. ~1th ugh

..

20-dr1

ye r n accurate check

f

d finite

re

ults

were

o·btai.n.utlle

this

.

:paet E,easo.n.

further

than

that

.

there

WEM~

a.

ge.ne·ral opinion. ·tha

t

tho better

d-;::

pr odu.cea the bes1: whaa • .

fl

~"'

~

.

.

:

The r&winf:, :f the Divide Pure Rosen & · tktrn

ltye has bce11

aprc.ading

due t the ftict

t:ia

t actua.1

demoinstra.t;ions. prove tha·t either

ot

these

ryes

ut-yield

tlle cor.n.w.on

r·yes twieo crver, · .nd

all

domon.stratlons ("!how t ha1; tlle Pnxe J;red io sen

ou:t-Y-5-elda the Petktt~, which mo~ o:r may not be du.e to

the

f

ot th

t we have

e

batter

strain

of Rosen tlleAr1

·£ .ctku.s.

However, we h. ve (levelope(l a l.i,rge demar1d far

this soed and at a

i~ir

profit

to the

g1o~er,

hailing ma,:~lcot 4

oars

·fiho :fall of 1921 and spring

o:e

1922

at

$1.50

pel" cwt.

when oommou

-.eyes

vmr,e·

selling on the ope11 l'~rket for

frem

,60 to 80 c&n:te

per hundred pcnJ..ru; •

1

e

lJa.ve shown

_{these r 3ea t the Bt~te 'airs,}

C

otm:L11 li-ie,ir

& Se A:l Showa winning the money every

\

time s.tovm agains1., the beat in the fltate.

. Original s ad v1as secured from

the

.

..

ilnnes ta

hpe1~1m(ffl;t S't.ait:ion. n .•

o~to~

n~1~r~~~ nD

_,.., c,;,.:, ¥ , . vv .. v ,;..1, •.v <;,, I t

Have

1:Jv,o farmers

stn.rting with Colo:ra

.

io

2'1

Oerti.':iod seed and hor>e to influnnce the ..

ntire

divide section.

t

prod.uoe more por acre :.<\nd a

better quality of oo ts. This

demonttretlon

will

be

oa:t:ried

on next

yetJ.r.

Oomrb:, i~gent seour ed the original seed from tho

Colorado Ag:ri.aul tu1 .. al l~xperiment Ste.-01011-0e;rti fied.

i. Oorn:

l eglstered corn was :firs introdueec into Douglas

C(nmty ·by 'the C~u.rrby agent the spring of 1'319

~-t

which

t

·me lOOOi of the ve .,. boffl llogiutererl

Minnesota 13 seod. was

seet1re and distributed

t,411.ong

se-veral

t f

the

CH;tmtJl'

s

lead.tng

oorn.

grov1era

fo:r

comparlaon.

ri

th

their

other

commonly

·used

vario·tiea.

t

that tim

it

was thought prv-cticellN 1 possible

to maw.re a yellow dent o r.n in

ar1

altitude

of

var 5500 ft. .A.a a result ef thi~ demonstratio ,

both here o.nd in Bov.1 de:r ounty, wlli eh ia Oolox do' s

~1~emier

:Minnesota lS

Cou.ntv,

60)'&

of

the

oorn in

Douglas County i a

now

!treJ .. low

de.r1t,

prov.ing in to.oat

ca.sea to be the

.

largest yielder henoe boat money

11.J2L°lter. Inasmuoh as all thi . original seed was used

in demonatre,tion

wo1,k,

it

became mixed,

so

in

tho

spring of

1920

the

County

.

gent

again secure

d

(on

the ear)

in

bushel crates the very beet

Registered

~lirmeSQta 13 avail

a

ble for pure aaad

work, ~nd since that

time

.

he

growers

o:f

t is

seed.

able to supply c.ill looal gr

era

,,1th .igh Al

ti

sn.a.e

t~cclimHted seed

a.t

a good profit and

.

e.,t a ver.,- :reasonable

t~io

•

:h~ts oewn 11.aa been shovm f.:rom

ei

High .t~ •. 1 titude

a 2 0 lt1raao ;itai,o l!\.tire, 2

9tete

Pure Seed Sh \'19

in

in every ease

both

y ana

and Ir igated

have carried off tho 9!:cophiee, nd this ~""ea:r

besitlea ·winni.ng :first in th i~ c!lasBes 1 a

t

n- ·ar

samplo

raised

at 5500 ft. wa,s sde SweeperI;akes

10 Ea.re tJ:f: the Ool,~roit.o Pt1re St,ttH~ Show."

.~~~d..J.a.l.£.

r~noh

m rk he,s bean g:t.ve11 ti o the growers

o:1:

~wadiey

·

oor11 in de1reloping a botte1 .. CClrn

a.net

al so 1.. de·'trele:pin.g a 1aarket whi e has us d e..11

~eed grown in the 0-

u.nty. . ~

lnmrov-~: \Vhi ta .e rurl;ral:i.un fia P~toona Hi~ll Alti tu.de;

£

a-fill;lle·oo7aQ·,~o.rtl'i

·

o·

·

S~1ittiey .~

lmich

.

v.rori21iaii''15oen

..

·

done or assistance given the growers in r iaing

t;he standard .. a;nc1 o.:tm~ in seon:ri v; a market for the

g:.."o,,ers. Here again tht~ c1u lity·-has 0 n i nr0ved so that at s.11 fairs whor sho .m a ele~n sv.,ae-p

ha.s bee.n made in the show ring. ·

-:.th· ma.rketirig rork will be treatet' under tho ·

go.ne1·aJ. head of M;...rlteti ng Work. ·

3. DivJ.d.e Rarmers l?oted;o

DemonstH:t.tior1.-II1.asmt10ll as the.re i.~re r·a,rerel potato sootions of ~the Unite& States which, on a.oootm.t of disease, etc., axe vory B.esir·o11& of soou.,:ix1g Di vic.~e-["l:ewn ~ liieh Al

ti

tuile,

DrJr

Land,

.

l'ti.re

Seod

po~itoes.

and

sinoe the

Divide

Seoti on b.aa for rl7 boaµ 'known tui

an

exaell ant J?otiito section, bttt ft;r some

reason

h~ droppe,d f1:ff ,. · n aff o:rt

is being made to tlotel'mine the oa.-saa

and demonet»ate

the eoonom.ics of pzoduaing pure seed.

, i th thl in mind., e1e4Ven -fa.rm s Ytere ort'Vanized h.nd each one agreed to J)lt-int <ua.e half acre each of tho follow·ing; Oarti fie a lx"1ah Cobblers, Oert:I.fied Ohios,

and en;y common locm,l varieties w1sn.eH1 • .all ~o be pJ .. o.n:tet

in the same· field an.d

tmder

the ae.ma o<n1tli

tions.

!U10 seed as E1eour(Hl b; the Count·y Agent v:ho secureil

the ve~y best Certi:fietl Ohio & Oo bler seEJd possible, and e demonstrati n .. !is held fo?' trer•ting potatoes wit

Oo:rrosive

Sublinr..1to !fres.,1anem at whieh

63 far;;iers and

their sons

were

pres nt.

Mach pttblioi ty Wf';l.S given, but ov;j..ng to the extrettIO

dryness of the sea.son for

:pot·

at or"> and as some of the

seed vm.s not scollul.tud, the <iomo.nstration. nil. l eve

iab be oarrie d ovor an the::. yer · ef ore any cc 1,#te

.

.

o~ever, the pure seo wa

30% better and f~om 4

to

8

o

on

local eao~.

foun gor

8<1 s E.n.,rl j.er

ihe f.J.rmor~ t1e:re v ry well pleased n

t<) com.luct; tl:'o n"•)l'.'k ono·bher y f}_r.

t

a

tl e

-

22-out

eartily

ao-r

e

In th Lbov, ... exp1.::.rirr1e t t the 'ou11ty . m.1t a.nd he

St te l? titt EX'f,,,

t

assist

t,he :z~1r iaxs in electing

tho see plot.

Fou.r pot-~ito seed t:r-eating ti.Er

onat1~i~tions

ivere held at t7l 1eh; 246 :farme:ea were present ancl as

a.

result not

ver 107G :f the r,cd; · ·i;oe t uuec:1. for soed in l9J2 was

untreated

·

.t~keti:ag:

All farmers \ . ..._t ~llg seed .iOr :Jale V!<.'.;re l\BSiPte in

disposing of St>"me by h'1 noun.a.. .;r ::.rtension .t e artnient at 60oents to >l.50 psi.-- oittt. a.beve m ,rakot pota .. es.

;fore t:l.etaileQ mP.Xketi.1 )' :1 J. k will be ta1-.:: n

1r

u.nc 01~

PES'.i:S I' OJECT:

Qp.,ject:,

Oom:lete

eradio~tion f

prairie does.

]i,Iet)l~

l "' JJ inal v:te on-ll.p e:f 1 and.e 1.1.t1:r.,.n1sned in .1921.

2. lt.lxte:tmir1ation (>if all othc:r le .. nda.

1. ·:.inal OJ.et,11.-up of l.a.nds ll.ntinis.1.ec1 in 1921.

a. iJ<n.tnty agent .v:111 aeaure tho a.ssistiir1oe oi l"o~ .. 1 commi·tt0emen i.n 1ooHt1~ng t..11 rem&ining dogs.

~b. C<>ttnty A2ent . .1111 mix e.lJ. poison at eest· to County. o. I'oiao1ied oats anrl gas will' be ft1:rniahed free f

oliarge to 1921 _,,ooporato·rs to oom:pl~te the v101 .. k.

a

.

County Fest Inspect ~ ttlth help of two vocati onal

a.ssiata.n.ta will effeo1i 0010.1,1 e'Ua extarminati on with t,.Q.'.t f3 .ax;u:1 .gas whe:r, e U(iOG asary •

e. County O mmias:t ners h .,ve au.thori.zecl tl1.E .. t this work be:,

do.ne

~it the oxponse o::

County

.

f . }Jt1at I.nspeotoi~ ,1.ll raeJ.te detailed report of all work done and_ oost of' et1me.

2. E ... ?:termine.

ti

on or1 t~l l otho:r le.,ntJ s •

Results:

q,. (h1unty l gent rVit.h a.ss1 flt~noe of County Oommi tteemon

will seou:re n6tmes and J.ooatienoi la.:nds on which final lnapeotio.n

wa.

0 not miide _{du1·ing 1921} oampidgn.

o. County .Poat, In.spe.otor Will effect exter·.mination of

dogs on. as,itl la.nds wh3 oh \;rork shnll be ·pftid for b;y

land owner at actual cost of' oxtermim t;:ton.

e. Po.at Inspecto.r will make d.otailed ~aport to. County Com.mi SB5~oners ot~ ttl.l work a;:1{1 cost of ae.111'"" _, ~

Inasmuch o.s the Roi EHtb C-0111;:rol Work of Dout?las County has extended over a rio o-P 6 y ars ,:.n n mo st of the infest d. teri"1 t?:t:·y ht~a been poisoned ovor e .. no .. mu.o.h bas -been covered With the C!arb-0.r1 BisuJ.fide Gas the.re rowJ.ined only e.

-24

-\,I

act; tl at muoh f he s il. as c;;.i.ss ng (;.',nd th d gs r fm;,ed · d -,ta ~e

St

nd d poisoned

to

ats.

er ... f'or,a, t1ftcr J. ea _{":l.J )'} ull l'emfLIJ.1!11., to ;n

assista11c.e of 1~ e:11 o ltteemen ·~nd f.rmors, the

0 ... vo:.. mi

'!.r c 1i to1 .gio(..·1 Survey •1.rra11ge ·: to _"V ork yvi·th Th

eoru.1.ty Fee 1; nP ec co ~n 11 . .:q, -rim.en t ,..J.

a:..

s

n r

~{:rice c pois n Yhlich wov.J...c1 sue essful both th f.~ ... n ~ the mo1mtr in ogo.

he foll( ~ ng ou.tl.1nes

some -+:

t

e m thod ti UR o _

a

v rious cxper:Lients:

f

metrilldS used

d

m nstrnte

o y11e o:L ,tii kept in the

f

is ru ch1 ~-"' t t 0 th ~ (} 1 oisonea t Si CJ ~i

-r

e ....

n

1

t

·

·

ct

1

·~o.;.t

· l n

t?

ac f 'h 1 hOUPO 1 ng

#1

tf n

_t

_{O,(;t n} # • ., -..

m.

#2

ft 0 f2 · il _{East ()f}

er

clair

g4te

s R.J.noh hu _•

f3

n

"

so

#4

ff n

_In

er

~ / .. 2/2~

6/,:,4/.1~

tc C'k

.

.

en cl , l I .... 6/23/2~ 6/2~)22 R in 6/m}/22 1 ., rtly .,f.l.tA J? .. r,

/24/22

/26/22 .1 12 0"' .

-6/2.-/22 6/26/2!'. flic~ ....

JUI :i.ve dogs

6/2/J../2 (

eJr,e/02

i(.,Q ,., c..ts partJ.y

2 de 1.c .• ~,! :, d.OO'S

Al

6/22 6/2,1 /22 rtly .i • .ld 6/26/22

si~?/22

/211. /22 6/26/22 0 d a.cl fLgs ... i24/22 6/26/22 no

liv

a

6/24122 _{• I} l. 6/2 I ,., / ")2 · 01n"'. e

ten.

t. fund, in _i.:: c• • _ht. l

e..

j 0 ts ~ ct 2-0 • 1-1

•

'

ro 0, I

•• ·.i.:.;.

.

.

REPOB:c OL 11.A !it ~ JJOG

Seoon.c Check,

:-Ttd.

t: to 7_ 'e·/.,~ue:~2~n.d(l-1

.. 22:· ~~rs1~,,,.9h9okL,..4 to 6 l).~ •• on

A.!1-~:.~

22.r.lfh-'22;· .. 8.Uf!ltGt 23-4

l?

.

r~

.

·

Area.:Kind o:l:.AativiGy:i'cia n:

ft.

:C:11cv.1d!!f.t1 .of ;o~s~n eaten:L\ctlvity.Ifo. holes:j~ctivity:.tri.d~_itionaI

: Torl:'. :·of dos~ :· ~l2:,_:3_c'.1le~:·d

gs:::.ll:.~.l..1>m:m::fil!

-8,

ftoT

J>g:u.ntm1g ed:·2_f dogs :d.CH tl0£B

•'

.

!" .. _Very

.

.

.

.

: :· : l :- 300 •.

..

.

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.

:

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.

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