Annual report of Pueblo County agents, 1919: Pueblo County

COOPERA 1VE EXTl~t vlO.d WORK IN AG. ICULTURt1J AND

Sea~~ Agricult~ral College of Colorado,

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Departmen+ of Agricult~re and Pueblo County Cooperating

AU.rWAL RE ORr INDEX

County's Agricultural Resources --- 1

Brief History of the County Agent ork

and I esume' of Vork in 1919 --- 2-4

Organization ---·--- 5-8

Livestock Improvement ---,.--- 9-10

Crop l1nprovement --- ... ·--- --- 11-13 Pest Centrale ----~- - --- 14-1? Boys' and Girls' Club Work---~~- --- 18-20

Statistical Report --- 21

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AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES OF PUEBLO COUNTY

Con i 2433 qu il

About 297.-970 o r d.

Total popul t1on ?0,000~

Rural popylation 10, 500. Numb r of farm 1267 .

Average about 235 acer aoh.

El vation of farm lands from 4350 to 8000 feet . ~he principal crops in their or r o acer ge are

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follows; Corn lrri . ?886, dry 13,405 , ; 1 alf 20, 000 ; he-t 16 , 104; sorghums 52?8 ; oat 4545; ugar be ts 4130; bean 335?; .

barl ey 1050 ; rye 931 ; clover and timothy 785 ; potatoes 160. The average yield of each crop this year was corn Irri. 45

a

dry 20bu.; alfalfa 4 T.: heat Irri. 40 bu. dry 8 bu . ;

sorghums 4 T.; o ts 30 bu.; sug r beets 14 T.; beans 300 lbs .: nd barley :30 bu .

There are in the county live stock ae follo e , range cattle 25 , 694 head ; milk cows 3955 head; horses 7159 head; swine 3059 ; heep 2004 head; goat 131 ; poultry .3948 doz. bees

6 98 stands ; other animal 350.

Pure bred animals as follo s; stallions l; mares

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BRIEF HISTORY OF COUH Y AG:G T VORK AND RP!SUME' OF WORK I 1919 n previous years the county agent worked mainly through

farmers clubs which he had organized throughout the county. Altogether there had been organized twelve clubs most of

which continued active for some time, but in many cases where thecounty agent could'n attend their meetings regularly and lacking local leadership or the proper kind of work to keep the members busy and interested, the clubs discontinued to meet and the organization was allowed to die. In the fall of

1918 all of these clubs had died out or were reorgan zed into Granges or Farmers Unions but two. Since then one of these has been reorganized into a ~armers Union , and at the present ti~e there is only one active Farmers Club in the county.

The present county agent took up the duties of the office November 20th. 1918. The Farm Eureau in its present form had been organized during the previous summer by County Agent Felts assisted by J . G. Jamison Assistant State Leader and ~1 iss Fannie Virgil , County Home Demonstration Agent .

Eightee communities selected programs of work. From these

programs ·of work tne County Farm Bureau selected the following program of work for the county; CROP IlliPROVlffiNT , ~IVE STOCK

Il!PROVMENT , PEST CONTROLE, FOOD CONSERVATION, CONSERVATION OF

CLOTHING, HOlffi CONVENIENCES, BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS, HOADS AND

FINANCE.

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Prairie Dog Eradication. Boys' and Girls' Clubs, Silos, Beet lJeb V!orm Controle, Dairy Improvement and Corn Variety Tests. Considerable effort was made to get a Live Stock Shipping Association established but not successful. A Black Leg Vac-cination Demonstration was held in one community. .rork on Prai r:E Dog Eradication was carried on in twenty-two Communities, a.nd one pest district was organize~ ~fforts were made to setablish several others but unsuccessful. One silo excursion was put on and one pit silo dug through the assistance and advice of the County Agent. Thirteen Boys' and ~irls Clubs were organized

with a membership of 133.

Four dairymen were given assistance in finding and securing pure bred dairy stock most of whicn was found within the county. One Dairy Institute was held in the county at which instructions we~

given in selection and feeding dairy cattle. Milk record sheets were given out to five dairymen and the weighing and kAeping of milk records demonstrated.

Variety tests of field corn have be en carried on ir five co .·1-J1unities with twenty cooperators. This work was done to a large extent through the Boys~ Corn Clubs. Seed selection was de~on­

strated in one community and all the cooperators with the ex-ception of two have field selected their seed for next year. In the spring considerable seed testing was carried on. ~he

county agent furnishing seed testers to those who wished them ' he County Agent has tried to get into every community in t the

county and has visited all but one. There are thirty-two re-cognized communi ties in the COL"tnty. Besides the eighteen com-munities which had selected programS. of wor, in the summer

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of 1918 programs of ~ ork have been worked out in four more

communities makin~ a total onf Twenty-two . 1Wost of these new communi ties have prairie dog eradication only on their

·pro-gra.m .

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ORGANIZATION 5 THE PHE~ENT form of· the County F·arm Bureau was elected during the

summer of 1918. The foliowing are the officers:

PRESID~NT JOHN SOLLEE

VICE-PREo. J. E. VESTAL

SEC. TREAS. GEO. KENDALL

CROP IMPROVEMENT DAN GREEN

PUEBLO R#l

PU}!;BLO R# 1 BU*ELAH STAR R. BOONE

LIVE STOCK

c·.

T. NEAL

PEST CONTROL J. N. SATER

FOOD CON~ERVATION MR~. J. E. VESTAL

CONSERVATION O:B' CLOTHING

HOME CONVENIENCES BOYo

&

GIRLS CLUB S ROADo FINANCE MRS. W. B. FIRTH MRo. H. A. B U;:>HBY E. D. HARDMAN GEO. HARRINGTON W. D. KEEN

THE FOLLOWI~G COM1V1UNITIEt> have selected p ·rograms:

GOODPASTURE CHAIRMAN SWALLOWS PUEBLO .PUEBLO oTAR R. ·NEPESTA RY.~ PUEBLO R#l PUEBLO PUEBLO

Org anization Affairs---Geo. Kendall Bue~ah otar R.

CROP IMPROVEMENT I

LIVE STOCK IMPHOV.h:Ml!;:NT

Dairying---H. ;:;>. Kingsley

Better Breeding and Feeding---John simonson CROP IMPROVElVlE:NT

t>eed selection and IJ.'reatment---Chas. Kaiser

Manural Value---~---~wm Freeman

HOME DEMOl~::>TRAT IONS---Mrs • Fred Ealey

COU::>IN.&: SPRTNGS CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---F'rank Downey

CRO~ IMPROV~NT

~eed Treatment--~---Albert Decker

··' LIVE STOCK

Better ~ires---J.

w.

Haines

HOME D~MONSTRATION WORK---Mrs. Nettie Raines

MARKE'l

1

ING---·---J. W.

Raines

BOY::> AND GIRLS CLUBS

bewing Club---Bertie Prather Corn Club---Frank Downey

PINON CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---J. H. outherland

CROP IMPROV~~£NT Rotation---R oeed ~reatment--- • PEST CON'l"ROL Potato Beetle)

w •.

Hinkley

Bean Beetle

(---John

Harmon

t:>J?:h;CIAL IRRIGATION---Page

War BREADS---Mrs. H.

w.

Hinkley

BOYS K~D GIHL~ CLDJBS---~~8. Barber

UNDE'RCLilt'FE CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---Pascal Poe CROP IMPROVENIE!-JT

seed Testing .

Potato Growing---Montgomery Fall .Plowing

LIVE STOCK

Hogs---ward Hench

Silos PEST CONTROL

Grasshoppers---Martin Vay

BOY~ ANIJ GIRLS CL1J""ES---Mrs. Montgomery RYE

CHAIRMAN

organization Af~airs---Lyman Little

LIVE STOCK -Dairying Breeding ~,eeding Silos .. ----.---.---.. ---H •. A. Bushby CROP IMPROVEMENT Cultural Methods

F'all .Plowing---~J. W. ~tewart

¥E~T COWrROL .

Grasshoppers---Park Little

BOY~ AND GIRLS CLUBS---Blan Wixson

WOMKNS

WOHK---CHOW

CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---A.

c.

Hil~

.PE~T CONTROL

Grasshoppers---H. L. Howard

CROP IMPROVEM.KNT

seed Selection seed Testing

Seed Treatment---Gao. Berry-WOME.NS WORK---Mrs. Keil

BOYS AI~ GIRLS CLUBS---Mrs. E.

s.

Edmondson

GRANEROS CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---John Roberts CROP IMPROVEMl!!NT

Better seed---w. A. wood LIVE ~TOCK

Silos---R. M. Askew

TRACTOR ~Affi~iNG---J. L. Nye

WOJAENS 1N ORK---- --- N1rs. John Ro'berts

NEPE~TA CHAIR11AN

Organization Affairs---w. B. :F'irth LIVE STOCK---W. A. Clason

CROP I~PROV~M~NT

Cultural Methods---M. M. Harris

PEt>T CONTROL

Bean Beetle---M. M. Harris

HOME CONVENi~NCEs---Mrs. W. B. Firth

FOOD CONSERVATION---Mrs. M. M. Harris

BOYS Al:ill GIRLS CL'UBS---IVIrs. Dalton Ore hard Park

CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---A.

w.

Staver

CR_OP IMPROVEMENT

Cultural Methods seed selection seed Testing summer Fallow

Planting methods---Adolph Johnson PEST CONTROL

Grasshoppers---D. T. Hampton

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FOOD CONSERVATION-~---Mrs. N. R. Kirkpatrick

HOME NURSING---..;.---Mrs .~. C • E. Prescott

AVONDALE CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---E~er Johnson

CROP IMPROVl!;MENT seed Testing

seed Treating---w. G. Cressey LIV.l£ STOCK

t>ilos

Hogs---·--- -Wm. c·ri tes PEST CONTROL

Beet Web Wor.m---oamuel Taylor

WOMENS WORK---Mrs. Wm. Crites BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS---Mrs. T•· R. Malone

HIGHLANDS CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---E1mer Ellis

CROP IMPROV~MENT---J. L. Lorance

POULTRY---Mrs. Dan Green BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS---Dan Green

MOUNTAIN VIEW

CHAIR1VlAN

Organization Affairs---G.

w.

Hawxby

CROP IMPROVEIViENT Bean Culture

Corn Culture---g.

w.

sutton

LIVE STOCK---Reno Brucheauz

VEGETABLE CONS~RVATION---Mrs. Chas. Payne

VINELAND

CHAIRMAN

Organization Af£airs---F.

w.

Wilson

LIVE STOCK---J. W. sanford CROP IMPROVEMENT

seed Testing

Seed Treatment---J. G. Erion PEST CONTROL

Beet Web Worm---Ray Hartman

lVI.ARKETS---John Sollee

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS---J. E. Vestal ST. CHARLES Mli:SA

CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---E. D. Hardman

CROP IMPROVEMEl\fT'

seed '.resting

Cultural Methods---·-- ---H. T. Taylor LIVE STOGK

Horses

Hogs---1:!;.

D. Hardman

PEST CONTROL

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Beet Web Worm---Jo F, Richardson BETTER BABI.b:S---Mrs. J. P. Harbour

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB~---E. D. Hardman

GRIN.LALDI

CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---Gao. H. Davlin SPECIAL

IRRiGATION---Developing 1 Water supp1y---A. J. Pettit

WHITE ROCK CHAIRMAN

Organization Affairs---w.

o.

Davis

ROADs---M.

s.

Boyer

CROP IMPROVB1vlEMT

Fall Plowing--.---A. H. Dallimore

LIVE STOCK

Disease Control---w.

c.

Knowlton

PEST CONTROL

Prairie Dogs---Floyd Kreider

FOOD CONSERVATION Canning

Drying

Preserving---Mrs. A. H. Dallimore

BOYS AND GIHL~ CLUB~---Mrs. J. C. Smith

STONE Cl.TY PEt>T CONTROL

Prairie Dogs---~---oscar Newton

ROCK CRE~

RAIRIE DOGS---Fred Maddox

bWALLOWS

LIVE STOCK IMPROVEMENT. C. T. NEAL S ALLOWS

T.hir~een Communities had s-.me phase et the livestock industry en

their progr~ ot werk. Of th se eight cemmun1t1ea did some werk.

GOODPASTURE

During the menth ed December 1918 a black leg vacc1nat1 n waa held

in Beulah Valley. Fitt7-five bead ef calves w re vacciaated on the

farma ef Walt Davia, Kr. S ~~ce, Lew1a Brothers, Geo. Kendell, Kr.

Sell ra, Frank Herrick and en •n• other place. Mr. Jehn Stmenaen,

Geerge Kendall and the Ceunty Agent with the help of the farmers men-tieDed put the demonstratien en. There were t1ve tar.mers pr sent be-aides the ones whe wned the .calY a.

During the third week in February an xtenaien acheel i A 1mal

BuabandrJ waa held by Mr. Clark t the Extena1 n Department and the C unt7 Agent. The first da7 was well attended but a snow sterm pre-vented th peeple c«m1Dg •n the aeeend and third da7.

-on

the feurth da7 Mr. Tingle ef the C llege and the Ceumtr Agent went eut and ergan-lzed a L1Y Stock Shipping Association. Mr. John Simonson was elect-ed manager but so tar no • ck haa been shippelect-ed through the aaaoc1at1on.

The third Extena1oa School will be held ia tbia commum1tJ durtag the moatb of December 1919• Arrangements baTe alread7 been made.

Along the line ot pure bred 11Ye stock. two bulla aDd three cowa and two he1ters.haTe been -placedo the tarm ot Geo. Kendall and two cowa on the farm

or

Mr. Sellers a near neighbor ot Kr. Kendall.

Milk record aheeta was furnished Kr. Kendall and he 11 keepimg aa accurate record ot the production

or

hia oow alao making butter fat testa.

RYE

-

Considerable work has been doae in th1a commun1t7 on liTe stock.

This is maial7 a dairJ 1 ct1on. A well eetabliahed creamerr is. located

here and almost eTery farmer is milking cows. A good maDJ haYe a

aum-ber ot pure bred cows and nearly all haTe pure bre4 s1rea.

some ertort ia being made to stablish commun1t7 breeding

ot

one br ed. It has been diacusaea b7 the commun1tJ committee but an agree-ment on the breed to be chosen could not be reached. Dr. Crozier ot

that community has done more than an7 other one to forward th1a work. He is working to get the Jerse7 breed established and has brought 1 a number ot pure bred airea which he baa no trouble in plac1ag among far.mere and has also dispoaed ot a number ot cows aDd heit ra moat ot

which were grades. · He haa built up, moetly b7 purchase, an good herd

ot pure breda and high grade cows.

An Extension School was held in this community b7 Prof. R.

w.

Clark

of the Extent1on Department and the count7 Agent. It was prett7 well

att nded b7 the people

or

tbe commun1t7. It was the ·second school held . in th1a community on LiT Stock Breeding and F eding. On tb account

ot the Influenza which had broken out 1R the commun1t7 juat betore tbl school was held the attendano was not aa great as it would ·••• been. The average attendance throughout waa eleven. On the laat day of the

school a liTe stock shipping association was organized with Mr. George Little as manager. No stock has been shipped through the ssoc1at1on although the countr agent has aeYeral times tried to find a load of hogs in the communit7 that were read7 for shipment.

BAXTER

The work done 1n this communit7 along the line of live stock was the holding of a silo ·excursion. This excursion was held on the after

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noon of May 14. The object of the Excursion was to study the dit-terent makes of silos and hear what the owners had to say as to their etf1c1enOJ of Kay 14. The object of this excursion was to study the different makes of silos and hear what the owners had to sa7 in re-gard to the efficiency cost and feeding value of silage. Also the owners were questioned as to the economy of siloing corn. The cost per ton for filling the solo etc. TwelTe farmers made the trip and seven silos were visited. All the different makes were represented in these seven silos. Result one silo built. The county agent as-sisted Mr. Neilson of this community to dispose of two cows for dail"J purposes.

ORCHARD PARK

In accordance with \heir progr~ of work a Dairy Iastitute was

held in this community on Feb.

as.

Prof. Morton of the College talk-ed to them in the afternoon on breeding and held a cow selection demon-stration 1D the forenoon. There were about f1ftT people at the Insti-tute.

EDEN

---- With the help arid adYice of the countr agent a pure bred Holstein Bull was placed in this community on the farm of Mrs. Cazaly. Milk sheets and a set

or

milk scales were secured and accurate records are now be1Bg kept ot the produot1o•· DttPias the eUDIIJler a pit silo was dug and ratione were tigured tor the manager ot this herd.

ST. CHAS. MESA

-- -y;-acooraanee with the program ot work a silo excursion was planned

i:n thts communit7 but not largely attended.

In other communities pure bred pigs were placed with the Bora Pig Olub which will be discussed under Boys and Girls Clubs.

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CROP IMPROVEMENT

DAN GREEN, COMMITTEBJLAN.

The crop improvement in this count7 consisted mainly 1 tryin~

o t ew var1et1ea

ot

corn. !he varieties tested were: Klaneaota 13,

Swadley, Auatra11u. White. Silver Klns and Rustler. A ~eat deal

ot

the work was done through the Bo~s Cora Club. Considerable seed was

. . furnished b7 the College and 100 pounds were bought 1n Boulder County.

Several

tar:mera

ln the Rye and Buelah Beigbborhoods took

seed

se t to

the c·ount-r, Agents' ott1ee • and planted 1 t.

!Z!.

!he

to11ow1ag men

at R7e planted 111Rileaota lS, as a test. Park

Little,

J.

w.

Stewart, Art Madill. Co a1derable seed on

Mr.

Stewart's place

w.-

saved, however the cora on the other places did not do as well as expected.

BUELAH .

George Kendall planted some

or

the Rustle~ and Swadley.

On

ae-couat

ot

the backward eeaaoa,

aa

e

ot

the .corn matured, but it was

all out and ailoed. It seemed the Rustler waa not adapted to coud1t1oaa in the Buelah Valley.

MOUNTAI!f VIEW

Mr.

k.

e.

·McCoy

ot

the Mountaia View Neighborhood received abottt tea pounda each

ot

Rustler and Swadley, and about t1ve pounds o~

Aus.tra11&D Whit.e. 'l'b.e Auatraliaa White did well, but the peld

ot

the

Rustler did ot do as well as the varieties grown in the eighborhood.

~Swadley , also. did well. This

neighborhood 1a

a dry ~armiag

com-Jil\U11tJ', and the season was very favorable to corn. Mr. Mcc·oy eatlm-ted the J.ield

ot

the Swadle7 at aboat tort7 bushels.

!brougn tbe cooperation

or

Mr. Pierce, the S edsman 1a PUeblo,

100 Rag Doll Testers and 500 Blotter Testers were secured trom the College. These were given to tar.mers, who wished to test their corn. A coaa1derable. aumber

ot

them were given out to acboola and used ta

.seed testing.

A aeed cora show waa held at Orchard Park 1n November, at which tea farmers eXh1b1ted aeed aelected from their tielda. Much eathua1• am and 1Dter at was showa, and aome good eamplea

ot

corn waa brought

ill.

Some work la planning a a7etem

ot

rotation waa done on the placea farmed b7 Mr •. Kad7 .near P1non. A rotation of corn, oats, and bar1•7

eeeded down to altalta waa worked out. fhia is mainl7 a dair7 tar...

~1eld

ot

Field Peae were planted o thia place aa a trial. tor ha7•

Bot enough water to. mature. Alao a crop rotation scheme waa worked out with Auat1n .Cazal7 in the P1aoa neighborhood, who aleo was mak1•g

a teet

ot

Klaneaota 13 cora on hia

te.rm.

A t1.eld was eeeded don .late in the ~r, to r7e tor tall, winter and earl7 epr1ng pasture.

Six peraoaa have called on the Co t7 Agent tor 1ntor.mat1oa re-garding planting and cultivating gardeaa, and deetro7ing p eta.

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VINELAND

the tarmera near V1aeland cooperated, and spent two da7a worlcillg t.he road running eaat trom the aehool house. The road waa graded and surfaced with sr•vel. The Couat7 Afent speat one da7 with the tarmera and helped plan the next da7a work.

n BOMB IllPROVEMENT

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PEST CONTROLE. PRAIRIE DOGS.

·THE total number of acres of land infested by prairie dogs in tbis country is estimated at 691,200. The parts or the county the worst infested is a strip about two townships wide running across the north side of the county, end a large section in the south east corner or the county also along the St. Charles river tror1 Lime to the .Abbey school house

ot

the country is badly infested. There are some dogs in the other parts

ot

tbe county but only in more or less isolated sections. ·

The l919campaign was started on prairie dog •radication on Feb~ ~0

at ··Pinon. · -Mr.

w.

L. Burnett Deputy Pest inspector and the County Agent put on a pos1on1ng ·d.monstration on the r~ ot · tbe· Sutherland Brothers. A m·eting ot the Oommunit7 Committee and all intereit d farmers of the neighborhood waa asked to attend and observe the reaulta ot the

demon-stration. -Not many farmers eame in. Afterwards the county agent made an

ettort to ·get a pest district in the two townsh1pa lying on ei~er aide

ot

the Foun.tain River. -Sutticient aigners were· gotten on the petition to get thepeat diatricts but on the retuaal·

ot

the County Commissioner• to allow the pest d1atr1cts at thia time they did not become effective. Several ot the land owners ot this community got poi8on or the cotinty

agent and killed some

ot

the dogs on their lend. Seven v1e1ts wae made to tb1a community on thls kind

or

work.

TURKEY CREEK:

- Perhaps the woret inf ested section ot the county 11 around this

community. Three vieita were made into this neighborhood to deliver po1aon

and

get the people· interested in pest d11tr1cta. The people are ready to do all the7 can

to

get rid ot the pest 1n thia· neighborhood.

The county agent sent about 50 gallona or-poison· to these rarmera. One

demon•trat1on wa1 pit on here by the munty agent md Mr. oann, County

agent

or

Mesa county.

EDEB: . - .

- Considerable interest wae ·manifested in trairie dog eradtcat1Cm. -1n

this neighborhood ot Eden, Mr. Cazaly and the Overton Ranch each got · poison ot the County Agent and a1gn1tied their willingness to cooperate

in the work

ot

extermination.

CHICO BASIN: .

Mr. Drinkard .no · wna · or haa under lease much fL this part or the

county haa been very much interested-in g~tting . all hie holdings into

a pest d1atr1ct. The count~ Agent· has made four viaita into thia part

of the county in the interest

or

pest d~~stricts. ·· Petitions are now

being circulated tor three diatricts by Mr. Dillie, ·r.or•man fo~ Mr.

Drinkard. · The homesteaders ef this section have secured • cme pe1aon t

the County Agent. HIGHLANDS: .

conaiderable interest was taken

m

pratrie do"g eradication in thie

eommun1t7 and ~tit1ons were, at·art d tor pest d1atr1cts· b~t the work waa

not carried through. The Far.mera club ·here p .. sed a resolution

endoree-ing th · proposal ot eradicatendoree-ing the dogs

and

about 30 gallons

or

poison

we.a aecured by the farmers r th11 community.

MOllNTAIN VIEVl: .

--One prairie dog eradication demonstration was put on the farm ot Mr. Mcco,- or tbia neighborhood. He waa well pleased with tr.e work· ·and through hie influence several of his niesnbora secured peieon and killed their

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BOONE:

The County Ag nt haa delivered several gallons o~ poison t0 the

farmers

ot

thia neighborhood and a meeting waa called · at Boone to stir up interest in the peat ·district but on account

ot

.~

..

r and lack Gf

interes.t no one waa on band. GOODPASTURE:

several people of this canmu.nit,- have asked that an ettort be made to secure a pest district. · It waa thought best to defer an7 action un-til the farm 'b'ure·au organization in the tall. Th county agent has dis-tributed some poiaon to the farmers

_ABBEY:

_,

ot

this community.

_.

·

A

me

ting was held here on March 21 and well attended by· th

tarm-ers

ot

thia nieghborheed. About 35 gallens G>t poiaon was c:>rdered· for _ the farmers b Jlr. Be~y, foreman on the Hatchet ranch but as condition

the tarmers had agreed to go into a pest d1atr1c~ in this oommun1t,- b,t

as condit1Gns had developed that made it uaelees at this.time to try it was thought best to defer it a hile.

CROW: . ·

A visit was made to tb1a commun1t7 April 23 at the request

or

some or the people who were interested in the work. It was decided to make an etrert to organize· a pest d1•tr1ct when the,- were sure a diatrict could be formed.

ytHITE ROCl\ : . . , _ . . .

While . in the Waremart neighborhood on June 2 8 I met 1ilr ~ W. S. DaYis o~ White Rock and he asked the County Agent to cane tn to hle netghberhood and organize a pest district. The date of Dee 5 -was set for a meeting of the people of the niegnborhoed for that purpose.

GRANEROS: . . - . . .

The only p eat diatrict in the oo unty 1s in this nieghbe>rhood er·

Graneroa and includes · Greenhorn and to the · cotm.t7 line on the ·south •

Mr.

Clifton Chamblin took especial interest 1n. th1a district and took it

upon hi~4el~ to circulate the pet1t1on. The first peititon being refused

by the County Commissioners he circulated a second _and filed it with the

Clerk

t

the County Commissioners. ·

VINEL4ND: .

Jlr. I. P. Wooters who lives· at the foot · of the hill a.croas the St. Charles River near Vineland

art

r having tried many ways t• kill a town

ot prairie dogs on his farm asked the - ~ount7 agent tor seme peison oats

A field

or

5 acres was poisoned on his place~ A 'large ·number of dogs

were killed but Gwing te the tact that some of the nieghb0rs of the

com-munit)" _§WAUQJS: had the dogs _. the ground _{.. .} was _. reinfested. _{- - . . ·} ·

w.

A. Hobson eommitt.eman spent the date

ot

jjay 15 on the ranch

ot

Mr.

w.

A. Hobson we c vered · abeut 30 acres of pasture land on this ranch

and he later ·reported that the poieen had dene ffect1ve work. Some

ot

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BEET WEB WORM~·

· A communit7 Committee meeting was ca1led .at Vineland in May to

make arrangements to oanbat the Beet web worm. Three·· spraying mach-1nes were arranged

tor

at this meeting. r. Campbell, Beet Jl...gricultur-est fQr the Sugar Company attended the meeting and asked to cooperate

with the farmers. ·

·on June 14 the moths of the werm appeared in the beet growing dis-trict and about June 19 eggs were round on the plants. lmmediat ly the

spraying machines were started and kept in constant use. The results

were not entirely satisfactory as it didn't seem to kill a great many

ot

the w rma, but most or the farmers reported and it was my observation that where 'the spraying was done properly the worms ceases eating on

tbe plants. It was also obserYed that to be effective the spray must be put on before the worms h d done much damage to the leaves of the beet plant since after the plant leaves were stripped there was no place tor \he poison to lodge. Many fields were badly damaged. The worms appeared in spots in the field. Later they would spread over the en-tire tield. In most instances the beets put eut new leaves but the

yields were reported as lower than those here the worms did not appear. A second brood did not appear.

Se.ven days were spent with the tanners by the County Agent in

con-bating ~he beet web worm. About twenty f~ers was visited, some of

tbem a number of times studying the work of the worm and effect

or

the spray. It was obser1' d that 1n mmy cases the spray was put en in an

ineffective way and after the worm had got)ten too much

ot

a stat't. This

was due te the fact that there were teo tew spraying machines and some

et the machines used did. not do a good jeb. CUT WORMS.

An unusually bad out break of cut werma coured in nearly every neighberh od of the eountJ this spring. The first

or

the outbreak was

reported from the Vineland neignberhoed. Here the worms were d~ag1ng

the beets, corn and gardens. Formulas ror poisoning the worms were

published in the daily papers and mailed or given to individuals who were asking tor inform t1on regarding the worm. The worms continued to work on tield and garden crops tor a month. Wherever the pois n bait which is about the same as is used fer grasshoppers was used 1t was ef-fective.

GRASS HO.PPER,S.

Ne ser1 us outbreak ot gr•sshoppers occured in the county this year. In two communities grasshopper controll was one of the projects. Ar-rangements had been made to fight the pest. Cold Damp weather just be-fore the time they pest should hav hatched is thought to have been the

big gest factor in controlling the pest, in this county this year.

HESSIAB FLY

The Hessian Fly was rep ~ted in the Graneros neighborhood, but the

County Agent did not get this r port until after the wheat was harvested.

CORN ROOT WOmi.

In many localities or thia county Corn root worm has been reported, in some eases it has been destructive tc the crop. The county agent has seen a few specimens

er

plants affected. Rotation of crops w s the only thing that could be advised.

1 WHIRLED MILK WEED.

HaYing had the whirled milk week called to lllJ attention durimg

the State Fair I ha•e since made an investigation arer the county and t!nd it more or lese scattered throupout all the irrigated d1•tr1eta. It is especiallT bad 1a the c1ty of Pueblo, on the r1Yer below Pueblo, up the Fountain R1Yer, and around tJndercl1ff. It 1& quite cer-tain that in the past loss of atook have oecured trom this weed.

18

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS

The strongest project in the county waa t • Boya aa4 Girl• Club

work. Six Communities ha•e active clubs whieh 1neludes VINELAND,

LAKE SIDE, NEPESTA, ORCHARD PARK, MOUNTAIN VIEW~ HIGHLANDS AND COUSINE

SPRINGS. The work

or

the elubs include corn and bean growing, pigs • poultry, cooking, canning and sewing. The clubs had a total member~

ship ot 132. The work ot or!an1z1ng these clubs was taken up through

the communit7 committeemen on that project. In most eases the work waa undertaken oD17 where lt waa telt that ~he interest was sufficient

to insure a good strong olub that would not reqaire a grea~ deal

ot

atten~1on other than what the local leader could gi•e it, In most

1nstanees good leaders were secured who w re interested in the work, man7 of whom had. hacl pre•lous experience ia olub work.

PIG CLUBS

- . V!NiLAND E. D. HARDIMAN CLUB LEADER AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEEMEN

ON · CLUBS. Mr. Hardman w1 th the help

ot

th~ eount7 agent and Mr. Buiekle

teache!' organized this club. 'l'wo meet1~ga · a month were .he.ld· at which

1nltract1oBe were given in the reeding, care and. selectl.o.n ..

ot

hoge. T.be coun~y agent attended a major1t7 on the meet1n£B• The Plg Clttb from Lakea1de met witlt thla club during the summer. Betore the olub membera reee1Yed their pigs several excursions were made to the farm•

ot the leadin£ pure bred breeders and a study ot type was made by the

members. !ne tar.ms v1a1ted were E. D. Hardman& and the Blue RibboD

tarm anti the t~ ot Mr. J. L. Stone. t . these pla.ees the club

mem-bers had an opportt1ll1 t7 to study some o

t

the beet·. 1Dd1Ytduals in the

.stat and he.ar what the best bree4era &JUt jud~ea

ot.

tbe State had to

aa7 on type, oare and tee41nl ot hogs. '!'llese excursions were a great, help to . the m.et~bers. The V1neland.Club 1a made up of eighteen

mem-bers eleYen ot Wham completed the work. Nine

ot

these members had

pure bred pigs, the names

ot

these boya were Gerald Lacy, Davicl Camp-bell, Roland Stok.es, Glen Wooters, .Sammie ootera, AlYa Mock, 'lllliam

Hardman,. Roland Sackman and Clarence Mendall. The to11atr1J1! had ~a4e

plsa who eQmpleted the work, Jack

P1a•t•1ta,

Pete Teaue and Clarence Guthery ..

LAKE SIDE.- J. E. VESTAL Leader.

This club waa made up

ot

atx members all. of wh1oh had. pure bre«

p~i•• All the member•

completed tne

work and had !Ool records. The7 met

with the· Vitlelancl club and went on the Club Excursions. w1tl1 the.m. The naae ot the members are Chann1nl and Ha'fWard Powell, Paui' Vestal,

Ellen Berner, Leon and James Kelley. ·

Bes1dea the members

ot

these· Clubs there wer·e two Bo7e who coul4 not meet with these elube an aeeount ot liYtn~ some 41stanee tn .anothe~

ne1gbborhoocl. 'l'hey. were Rudolpll Ludeman. who ll•.e• in West Puebl.o_ and Will1e caza7 who l1•e• near Eden. William Caz,al7 met with the.

V1ne-land-Lakeat«e Clube oa two ot tbelr excurs1on.s Both boys sot pure

bred Pi!& and ~• exee1lent work. .

The pure bre• Pi!B

tor

these clubs were seoured troll the erie.aa

Beet Sugar Compan7 at Roc]CJ:tOl'd.. __ 1'he count,- Agent went to Rocqtor4 ··- . an selected the Pi.!•• They we:re sh1ppe4 a day or: eo l•ter .an4 on .the

15th ot June del1.•ered to the bo,:a. The p1ga were se.eured a li ttl late to get the beat reaulta but this eould not be helped by the bo7e

19 Twelve or t1tteen of the m .. bers brougnt their pt~a to the State

Fair. ~e tollowift8 members ~ece1ve4 prem1uaa; Rolland Saonum Du.roe 811 t lat

15.00

Rolland Stokes Daroe !1lt 3t~4 2.00

Sammie Wooters Duroe ·soar 2oa4 3.00

Loren Kendall curoc boar 3th.d. 2.00 Grade a

Olarance. Guthery lat.

ts.oo

Pete Taauae 2on• $3.00

The total won on premiums b7 the eXblb1tora was $20.00~

!l'he County Agent with the help of Mr. Hardman trained a judgilt8

teaa ot the bo78. t:roa these two eluba tor the judg1n8 eonteet at the

State Fair. T.ne folloldng members were on the team. Gerald Laey, Clarence Guthery, Davi• Campbe.ll, Paul Vestal. · ·

Clarence Guthery got aeeond ~lace on cattle judgins and Gerald

Lac7 got th1x-cl pl ee • . Daroc ho!•• 'rAe total of these premiums was

$7.00.

NEPESTA.. W. B. FIRTH Leade:r.

'l'hla . •~lub waa made up of aix members al1

ot

wh1ch ha4 grade p1!• except one. Hope Firth

ot.

t41s olub had a pure bred Daroe gilt wh1eh the ·Count7 Agent ha4 secured

tor

her at Roekytord. She eemt her pi~

to tbe State Fair but it arrl••d too late to enter tbe oonteat. It

ahowe4 1t had 'had the beat of eare aad waul« have been a eloee conten-der

tor

a prem1wa had it arr1-red. in time. The other members

ot

the

club d14 good. work b11t. d14 not exhibit their p1~•·

Aa a re.ult ot tft8 Pi! Club work ln these three eoamun~tiea a lot of 1ntet'est. was arous·ect 1n pork produc'-loa anti in ra1a1n~ pure bre•

1\ol*• A d~reot re•ult

ot

the club work 1 that e1x taraera

ot

these

nei.~borhooda h•ve takea up the raisins

ot

pare bred ho • an-4 have either

boug!lt the s1lta and boars raised. b7 the elub. member and. have !Ottea

otl'ler• to go w1tll th8Jil, have soae into .the business w!th their son. CCilN CLUBS

THERE ARE '!hree Crol). elu.bs ·· in fll1.e eount,- two · o~ whloh did sood. work.

The eomm.un1t1ea haY1n! corn elabs are ORCHARD PARK~ HIGHLANDS, AND COUSINE SPRINGS.

ORCHARD PARK

A.P.

THOMPSON Leader.

'lhla clt~b was made up

or

nine membera all .. of whlc)t d14 .exoelle:at work. The members

ot

tnia lub all .planted. pure seed. eeu.red b7 tlle CoWit'J A!ent. Moat at . the member• planted Minesota 1~. aad

au•••.

to

, . eel.eet seed in the field tor seed. the follow in~ J'e&r and alao to sup• pl7 the ne1pbor1nl t .armera w1\b seed. SeYen

ot

the member.a o~ this

elub exhibited sllDlpl••

ot

t,he1r oora at the State Fair, .. t,nree

or

whoa won prizes. The prize w1nn.era were Lawrene Lar~;eant'< 1st. $1.50.

se•oa4 Clarence Prescott $0.75; thlrd Joe Pull~o

jo.so.

Late in the tall a aeect corn show •as held in the •e1pborhootl ant Lawrence L.argeant,

won ·aeeond place there with a sample ot thi.s corn. The sample later sold at publ1 auetlon. tor $2.00.

20 HIGHLANDS

'Dlla c11lb worked oet of the year w1 thout a leader but took good

care

o-r

Ute1~ aoer

ot

corn Uld two of tile meabera got tlret and ••••

oa4 place at the State Fair o their Xhiblte. The winners were John Lowrance and Herbert Green. !he total prizes won was t2.25.

P1Ye 'bo,-s were enrolled

u

this c l.Ub. and eOlllpleted the work. COUSIBE SPRINGS FRANK DOWNEY, LEADER.

!bla el~b was made up

ot

eeYea abers but onl7 one finished the

work. Cold, ••' weather eaueed the orA to rot ia the ground before

it came up. !he Yariet7 planted b7 the membera was Kinne 13. BEAN CLUB

MOUNTAIN VIEW MR. J'. L. WIUI!DS, LEibER.

Th1a club was organized under the leadership

ot

¥r·

Wllllama, but.

a1nce he had ••r7 little tt.e to g1Ye to it. and being ao

tar

out the

count7, asent oould .not look after it much. Bo 4et1a1te result• were

obtained, altllough eac:a ot the members planted and grew an acre ~ beaaa, o record was kept.

SEWING CLUBS

I the orgaaiaat.ioa of tlAe. •••1118 club a • Jllaa KeJUledy ot the 'col•

1•~ ga~e coaa1derable time and aaa1atance. In all tbree dub• we r

-orgaai&ed. .lfo repcrta were made to t,l\e count.7 ageat., but elthlbita were

made at the State Fair. Cluba ••r• orsaaized at tlle ~ollowiJ18 place.a:

Nepesta, Vra.

w.

B. F!rtla Leader; 1aeland,. Mra. Lac,. Leader; Cou•1ne

Spr1ns. Jlra. Berti Prather Leader. The Wepeata Club 8lld the Vi eland

Cl•b did ·aome cannins work

alao.

Mar7 Lakin won a prize at the State Fa1r on 1ad1Y1dua1.work.

Tlle Jleaberald.p ot the cl ba rua ae tollowa: Nepeata, 1~; Vi

•-land, 10; and Couaiae Spriasa,

s.

aooKillG CWBS ORCHARD PARK IRS. R. L. 1JILLIAMS, LEADER.

T.hia club haa a a.Nberah1p

ot

r1•••

!be leader report• sood work doae b7 all the membere. Bo exhiblta were made, howe~er.

JIOUN'l'AI!l VIEW MRS. R.

c.

McCOY, LEADER.

Thia club ot' eleven member• did most ot the required work,

ow-ever, ao exh1b1te .were made, which was due to the tact that aear the eloae

ot

the aeaaoq, the leader• and .. me

ot

the members le~t the com-ftlW11t7•

POUL1RY CLUB LAKESIDE J. E. VESTAL. LEADER.

!bi• club

or

twent7•two member• waa organiled under· the

leader-aMp or llr. Vestal aaa1ated b7 the Coun\7 Aseat. Bot all completed

the work because

ot

egse not hatchins. bout tea t1n18hed the work outlined. tor the c~ub. Two embera eXhibited their chickens at the

Form No. 6. (Revised 1919.)

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES

COOPERATING.

STATES RELATIONS SERVICE, OFFICE OF EXTENSION WORK, NORTH AND WEST,

WASHINGTON, D. C.

ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTY AGENT.

Due November 30, 1919.

State, __ __ _

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County,--~---Report of ___________________

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Agent.

Fro~--L-_/J!d,'to

November 30, 1919.

( rr agent has not been employed entire year, indicate exact period. Agents resigning during year should make out this report before quitting the Service.)

Approved:

Date,---·- ____ , _____ __________________ _ (N arne) _____________________________________________________________ _ President of Farm Bureau. Approved and forwarded by: (Address) _

---State County Agent Leader.

2

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORI{ OF COUNTY AGENT.

To THE CouNTY AGENT:

In the annual report due from each agent it is desired that the agent give a clear, concise account of the work of the year. This report should be divided into two parts: (1) A narrative report, and (2)

a tabulated or summary report.

(1) Narrative Report: This is by far the more important part of the annual ~ort and should be in effect a statement in orderly fashion, and under appropriate subheadings of the""""'work done and the results secured under each project undertaken, as well as the miscellaneous work accol,llplished. This report may be illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, blue prints, or copies of charts used

in demonstration work. ,

(2) Summary Report: Tlus is really designed to be a summary of those features of the narrative report that can be tabulated. In order that comparable State and national summaries may be made, it is necessary that each agent use practically the same method . of tabulating. To secure such uni-formity, the accompanying blank has been prepared. It is based on the report blanks used by the agents since the work started and covers only the more usual phases of the work. Under each sub-division of the blank, sp.ace is provided to accommodate such entries as an individual agent may wish to make. Some of the questions will not apply to the work in a certain county, and these, of course, need not be answered. It may often happen that the added items are more important than the pro-vided headings. It may also be necessary at times to make estimates, but, so far as possible, all data should be based on office records. The following pages are designed as a form which the agent may

use in accounting for such phases of his work as it may be possible to put in tabular form.

Instructions for tabulating results of demonstation work.-Below are given instructions for use in filling out tables on page 5 of the summary report.

These tables are for the purpose of tabulating the definite demonstration work* of the agent where accurate known results were secured. Under each of the following titles with appropriate subheadings list all demonstration work in relation to that subject: Corn, Oats, Wheat, Potatoes, Alfalfa, Other Farm Crops, Orchard Fruits, S1nall Fruits, Truck Crops, Soil Demonstrations, Liming, Green Manuring, Drainage, Miscellaneous Demonstrations in Relation to Crops and Soils, Feeding Demonstrations, Stock Judging, Hog-cholera Control, Blackleg Treatment, and Miscellaneous Demonstrations in Relation to Live Stock.

(1) In column 1 give the total number of demonstrations in regard to each particular subject, whether a meeting was held or not, but do not list demonstrations given at miscellaneous public meet-ings, such as institutes, short courses, farmers' clubs, etc.

(2) In column 2 list all demonstration meetings held.

(3) In column 3 give the total attendance at meetings listed in column 2.

( 4) In column 4 give a measure of the total number of units involved in the demonstration in terms of acres, tons, bushels, etc.

(5) In column 5 give results of demonstrations, expressing results in terms of increased yield in bushels, tons, dollars, acres, etc. Indicate the measurement used. Do not give the increase in percentage.

(6) In column 6 give the total profit secured due to increase as given in column 5 after all addi-tional expenses of the method demonstrated, including the extra cost of harvesting and n1arketing, have been deducted.

*A demonstration is an effort designed to show by example the practical application of an established fact. Demonstration may be of methods or results.

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On this page draw or attach a map of your county, showing cmnmunity boundaries and number of farm bureau members in each community.

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT.

(A) LIST OF DEMONSTRATIONS.

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1919. strations, 1919. 1919. 1919. 1919. 1919.

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(B) CROP PROJECTS.

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---3. Farms testing seed corn for germination _---; ___ .{" ________ _

4. Acres planted with tested seed ___________________

---·--·---:-~Q

________ _ 5. Farms growing corn for ensilage _--- __

5_ ________ _

6. Acres of corn grown for ensilage ___________________________________________________________________

!/__() _______ _

7. Total number of farn1s on which corn growing was introduced or farm practice

~·elative to corn culture Ino~ified as a result of corn projects (include spread of / ()

Influence from demonstra twns) _________________________________________________________________ ./_ ___________ _ 8. Total acres of corn in"'lolved in question 7 ---

-~---9. Farrns treating seed wheat for smut_ _______________________ --- ___

z_ _______ _

10. Acres sown with treated seed ______________________________________________________________________

-6--:r). ______ _

11. 'rotal number of farms on which wheat growing was introduced or farn1 practice .

~f

1

i~~:e~~ewk~~ d~!U::s:~~~~s~ -~,~-~-~~~-~~~-~-~-':

1

~~~~-~~~}-~~~~-~i~~-l~~~-~~~~~~--

___

g _______ _

12. Total acres of wheat involved in question 11 _________________________________________________ __

_,j_-zJ ______ _

13.

14.

15.

Farms treating seed oats for sn1ut _____________________________________________________________________ ()_ _______ _ Acres oats sown with treated

seed---~---

_____

Q ______ _

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Total number of farms on which oats growing was introduced or farm prac.tice !

f~}i~~~~etfr~~s rl~~~=t~~i~:s)~-~~-~-~~~-~~~-~~-~-~~~-~~~-j-~~-t--~~~~!-~~~-~-~~~~~-~!

_______ (}_ ______ _ Total acres of oats involved in question 15----·I----&

---Farms treating seed potatoes for disease _____ · _________________________ _. _____________________________

.{!_ ______ _

16.

17.

18. 19.

Acres of potatoes planted with seed treated for disease __________________ _____________________ _() _______ _

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Total number of farms on which potato growing was introduced or farm practice 1

~fli~~:e!~!f'r~"!o J~:=t~~;;:~~~-~~-~~~~~-~-~-~~:~_to-~~~!-~~~s--~i~~~-~~-e _s~~~~d--~--

a _______

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Total acres of potatoes Involved In questiOn 19--- ___ ~ ______ ---·--__ _____

_a _____

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20.

Total number of farms on which hay growing was introduced or farm practice I

f~1~!;~e tfr~~ d~~t~:tr~ti~!)~--~~--~~~-~~--~=-~~!--~~-~~~~-~~--~~~~~~-~-~~~~-~~--~-f

__ 1 _____

d_ ______ :

21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 20 21

8

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

Number.

22. Total acres of hay involved in question 21 ________________________________________________________ (}_________ 22 23. Total number of farms on which alfalfa growing was introduced or farm practice

rel~tive to alfalfa culture mo~ified a.s result of alfalfa projects (include spread {

of Influence from demonstratiOns)--- --- 23 24. Total acres of alfalfa involved in question 23 ____________________________ _: ___________________ __ )/)_________ 24 25.

26.

27.

28.

Total number of farms on which sweet clover growing was introduced or farm

:practi~e relative to swee~ clover culture modified a~ result of sweet clover pro- /

Jects (Include spread of Influence from demonstratwns) - ____ ---Total acres of sweet clover involved in question 25 ________________________________________

---It---Total number of farms on which soy bean growing was introduced or farm practice

~;l:e~deol~nfl~:c:afroc~l~:~o~~g!~~~n:)

__

~~~~~~-~~-~~-~--~~~~-~~~}-~~~~--~~~-~

1

-~~~--

__ /) ________ _ Total acres of soy beans involved in question 27--- ___

t/ ________ _

29. Total nu1nber of farms on which cow pea growing was introduced or farm practice

rel~tive to cow pea culture rno.dified as result of cow pea projects (include spread

tJ

of 1n:fluence from demonstra twns) --- ______________ _

30. Total acres of cow peas involved in question 29 _____________________________________________ __

iJ ________ _

31. 32. 33. 34.

Total number of farms on which winter or hairy vetch growing was introduced

or farm practice relative to winter or hairy vetch culture modified as result of A

winter or hairy vetch projects (include spread of influence from demonstrations)_ ----V--- __ _ Total acres of winter or hairy vetch involved in question 31_ ________________________________

.0_ ________ _

Total number of farins on which barley growing was introduced or farn1 practice relative to barley culture modified as resuJt of barley projects (include spread

f

of influence from demonstrations)--- _____________________ _ Total acres of barley involved in question 33--- ____ ( _______ _ 35. Total numb'er of farms on which rye growing was introduced or farm practice

~~:!i:ee f;~:Jde~~~::r~i~~~~~-~~--~~~~~~-~-~-1~~-~-~-I~~!~~~~--~~~!~~-~-~~~~~-~--~~-~~----

___

;L _______ _

36. Total acres of rye involved in question 35 ---~---

--~-~---37. Total number of farms on which orchards were planted or farm practice relative

~~c~

0

f;~~l~:!:~~~ti~n~) -~~-

8

-~~~--~:-~-~~~~~-~-~~~}-~~~~~-~~~~~~~~-~-~~-~~-~-~-~-i-~~~----

____ / _______ _

38. Total acres of orchards involved in question 37--- ---

---2---39. Total number of farm~ on whi~h red, alsike,. or white. clover growing was

intro-duced or farm practic.e rela~Ive to red, alsike₁ or white clover culture modified

0 ·

as result of clover proJects (Include spread of In:fluence from demonstrations) __________________ _ 40. Total acres of clover involved in question 39--- ___ {)_ __ ______ _

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 '32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

Number.

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41. Total number of farms on which bean growing was introduced or farm practice I

i~~~~~~et~r~:de~~~:t~~~~~~e~-~-~-~~~-~~~-~~-~~~~~-~~~j-~~·:~-~~~-~J-~~~-~-~~-~~~-~-~-

____

d_ ______ _

42. Total acres of b~ans involved in question 41 ---~---____ &!__ ______ _ 43. Total number of farms on which sorghum, Kafir, or feterita growing was

intro-duced' or farm practice relative to sorghum, Kafir, or feterita culture modified as result of sorghum, Kafir, or feterita projerts (include spread of influence from

demonstrations) _____________________________________________________________________________________ /_ ________ _

41

43 44. Total acres of sorghum, Ka:fir, or feterita involved in question 43 ____________________ ____

---9<---

44 45. Number of persons given information in regard to storing fruits and vegetables ______

£ ________

45 46. Number of persons assisted in home garden work ______________________________________________ £________ 46 4 7

. N

b~;:ta~d q~~f;,s cl~~r~~:ka_~~--~~~~-~~~~~~-~-~~~~

1

-~~--~~-~~~~~~~-~~~:~-~~~-~-~~-~-~~~~~~~~-

____

t!_ ______ _

47 48. Number of canning demonstrations held for women ___________________________________________ t:J_________ 48 49. Pounds of fruit or vegetables dried _--- __ tJ_________ 4 9

50. Eggs pteserved (dozen) _ ---_________________________ c:!_________ 50 51. Approximate value of garden produc.ts involved in question 46 ____________ __________________ {!________ 51

List below any additional work relative to erop projects not covered by above questions:

\

--- - - . - --- ';<- --- ---- --- -- ---- ---. - ·- --- --- ---~ - -·- --- -1---

---~

::: _:_: :::-:: ::_-:-:_

--~-

-_--_-_-_

~--~---_ ---~--

-_-_-_--__ --_-_--_-_-__ -_-_ -_-_-_-_-_--_

---~---

__ -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-::_-:::-: -::::::: -:_: __ -:: :::: ::::::::: :::::::::::::::I::::::

10

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

Number.

(C) REPORT OF LIVE-STOCK PROJECTS.

1-List only work done in connection with demonstrations or campaigns incident to live-stock projects.

::: :::::::::: :

:::::::::;~~~:

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::-::::::::::::::

~:::

:::::::::::-::-:::::I::%::::::::

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54. Registered cows secured_---

-/-~

---1

55. Registered rams secured __________ ---! ___ (/ ____

---!

::: ::::::::: :i:::"

(:elc:::~;-·:;~~~~:~~~ -~=: -~~-~-~~::u:;:;·:~--~~~~~~;::::·:

:::::::

i ·:::::::::l

• (J' • • .r. • / }

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58. Cow-testin0 assocmtwns organized In 1919 _ --- __ (/-___________ ,

59. Number of members in above associations _____________________________________________________

_t2 _________

1

60. Cows te~ted .or under test i~ 1919 for milk production in all such associations {) j

organized 1n 1919 or prevwusly ---___________________________ -·

61. Cows tested for milk production by individuals _________________________________________ _______ .[ ________ ~

62. Cows discarded as result of test (questions 60 and 61) _____ __ ______________________________

g ________

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63. Farms on which balanced rations \\~ere figured for farmers ____________________ ___________ -~---__1

64. Live-stock breeders' associations organized in 1919--- __

Q __________

1

65. Total membership in such live-stock breeders' associations_--- __

fl _________ ,

66. Animals tested for tu bermilosis ________ ---·---

_{2----

---1

67. A1umals treated for blackleg_---

6 __

y _______ ,

68. Hogs Vaccinated for cholera by farmers or veterinarians _________________________________

,t!__ _________

l

69 . Hogs v ace ina te cl for c.holera by

~gent

(demons tra tio ns only)_ ____ ---

-~---

..

1

70. I-Iog cholera control clubs organ1zed In 1919---- --- ---- ---~---'

• ~ I 71. Silos erected ______________ ---_______________ ---_____________________ _ 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 6.5 66 67 68 69 70 71

List below any additional work relative to live-stock projects not covered by abov-e ~

questions: I &

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a

AO

~ o/~-~~ -~---7·-;---

;;_·o

~~:::::··

__ ::::::::::_:·_·:·::::::::::·:·::::::::::I:J:::: ___ :::

23

11

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

(D) SOILS, FERTILIZERS, AND FERTILITY PROJECTS.

List only work done in connection with demonstrations or campaigns incident to soils, f ertilizers, and fertility projects.

Number.

72. Crop-rotation systems planned and adopted---~---'----~--- 72 73. Drainage systems planned and adopted _________________________________________________________ _{}__________ 73 74. 75. 76. 77. 78. 79. 80. 81. 82. 83. 84. 85.

Acres included in these drainage areas ____________________________________________________________ L2_ _______ _ Irrigation systems planned and adopted ______ ---

----1----12 ________ _

I

Acres included in these irrigation areas _______________________________________________ , _________ , ____ a_: _______ _ Farmers reenforcing manure with acid phosphate or ground-rock phosphate _________

1

____ f2 ________ 1

Farmers using commercial fertilizers ____________________________________________________________ , ___

t:J _______ _

Tons of commercial fertilizers used_ ---.---

---\---£ ______

__1 Farms on which fertilizers were home mixed_ ---1--P--- ,

Tons of home-mixed fertilizers used --- ---·---T--~---1 Farms testing soil for acidity--- __ .tJ_ ________ _

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Farms usin.g lime _________________ ---~---__________________ ti'_ _________ ,

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Local sources of li1ne or limestone developed_--- ___ £2 ________ \ Limestone crushers or grinders introduced_ --- ____ {! ________ '

74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85

86. Tons of lime or lin1estone used_ --- ____ Q________ 86 87. Acres of hay land and permanent pasture top-dressed (straw, manure, or fer- I

tJ

tilizer) ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

---1

8 7 88. Acres of clover or other legumes plowed under for green manure ____________________ ____

1

_____ t1_________ 88

List below any additional work relative to soils, fertilizers, and fertility projects

not covered by above questions: 1

--. . . . ---.-.. -.. ----.. ·---·--.... -·----... ---.-.---.---.---. -·

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