Farm management field studies and demonstrations, 1914: Pueblo County

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F

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· A AOE NT FIELD

~JDIES

AND

ONSTR.ATIONS

SECOND ANNUAL R PORT

of the

COU TY AGRICULTURIST

or

PU BLO

COUNTY, COLORADO,

OR THE YEAR

LY 1, 1913

to

JUNE 30, 191

~

by

S. V. SMITH.

1914

PUEBLO)

dO

LORA 0.

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ORGANIZATIO

for

FAR .1 NAG ,J; ~NT FIEL STUD! S

h

U

it

d St

Th

c

AND DEKONSTR TIONv

in

PUEBLO COUNT , COLORADO • Bur au of

Pl nt

Indu

t

y f

the

t

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D

p

rtment

0

Agricu

lor·

do Agricultural

and the

Pu blo C mm

ro Club

coop ratin •

D. • FFiEAB 1

Co l

tat

,L

r for Color o .

S. V.

S

ITH,

County

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Dear Sir

:-I ubmit her ith, th S con nntal Heport of

the County A

r · cul uri t

for • blo C

~1 y ₁

C lor. o

₁

for

th

isca

y

ar .n in Jun

30, 1914 .

Re

Stat L.

dar

for

Colorado .

..

.

Dear Sir

:-I oubmit her, 1th

1

th .

Seoo~.d.

nnual Report of

the

County

Agr · cul

tt,ri t

for Pueblo Co

nty,

Color o,

by

.r. .

V. S ith, County

Agr·

o

lturist .

.r.

D.

or 1ng

1

Agriculturi

t

in cha.rg

of stern Division .

Res eott'Ully

1

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the next two

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FIELD SPJDIES AN~ DEMONSTR4TIONS.

Semi-Annual Report of Oounty Agents.

~ue June 30, 1914.

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S~ATE~C ... o....,LO...,.E,_.Ar-1"D""'O,--- COUNTY_--'!"'.t....,U~F.J:.i~· , .... tO,..,._ __ _

REPORT OF_,~~~~~--~~~---~9 .~OL~TY

AGENT.

F.ROM: January 1, 1914, TO: June 30, 1914.

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Approved:~~~~~

_{State Leader.}

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-2-SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTY AGENTS.

1. List projects or plans now und$r way continued from previous seasons:

Cor

~ro 1in · tr10n

tx-

t

ion .

---·- --·--·-- .

2.. List new projects or plans under way:

De o tr

"].on

in CUltivation of

alfr-lfa. If

Inoculation

er

alfal

ft

• Barro 1ng emall

grain .

• _"

GreYing

lfalf

in ro

ft

"

U

e of

rye

in

umrner s1 a

n

"

_Cultivatio

cr

he

t

in ro

Boys and Gi

a

Ci

y

Gard.n

cot t.

t ·ly 500 .

Boys an Gi la Clu .ork, 186 enroll d;

74 1

e inp· an

47

~n . cook1ng .

nrollm nt a proxi

-i

corn

growin

1 Pl

n or

.c 1ty

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-5-SEMI-ANNUlili HSPORT Of COUNTY AGEN:i'.

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The fo1lmving questions

:_Je]~tain e:::c].usiv_e_·'l_:,_r_t-~rvorlc

-r-done etthor bj• the J .. gent or on his

rcco:.~'ll11e:naations:-NUMBERo

3. Farmers visited on t..'1eir farms (Jan. l to July

l)~L---~

4. Farmers conducting demonstrations- fo:r agents ___ _

_L----fi#Zw-5

5• ~cres pla:nted with field~--selected seod vorn. _____

1 ____________ _

6. J.;,arms tenting corn for ger~nination _ _ _____.__-··--~-+··---.---.ait'o,.._

'1. Acres of corn ·olanted with tested seed

I

_{. 200}

84 Farms growing corn

I

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I

9. Acres of corn grown _{---·--h----.-.~}i

_---2

_...

_(,...l0~

I

lOo :Farms growing wheat ____ ~--

---+--11. Acres of wheat g~ovm ____________

~---r----~---~-12o Farras trea.ting seed oats fol~ smut ___ _

30 i

-'---·_j· __ _..._

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14. Farms growing oats ______________

~---·~---~---13 . .Acres sovm with treated seed ·- - -

_aoo

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15. Acres of oats grovm ________

~---~~r---~-16. Farms using hill-selected seed :potatoes .

17. Farms treating pctatoes for scab ____________________

~~r---18. Far.ms growing

~otatoes

______

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19. Acres of Potatoes

gro';m_~---~--

_

+

20. Farms gr·owing .

hay---+---21. Acres of pay gro~vn -.1----,_.,...-- .... _. _,___ ___ _.._ _ _ _ _ _

_...----l'---22. Farms growing alfalfa __ ·---~---~---r--+---~~

23. Acres of alfalfa grovm ____ _

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_{(in r}

24. Orchards carBd for in whole or in part ___

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SEMI-·AlUWAL nEPOR'J: OF COUNTY AGENT ..

'

lilllJBER,

25.

Cows tes-ted for- mille production (through as-

I

sociations or ot~1ervvise)

---~---26.

27. Hogs vaccinated for cb. oler~

28. ·Anti-Hog Cholera clubs organized 29. Total membership in above clubs

30. Tons of commercial fertilizer used

31. Tons of home-mixecl fertilizer used

32. Tons of lime used

33. Acres of clover grown

34. Acres of soy beans grovvn

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T

35. Acres of cowpeas grovm

36. Acres of sweet clover grown

37. Farmers keeping accounts, partial or complete ________

r---38, Value of business done by Purchasing and

11arketing associations organized. _______

-t---39. Approximate savings effected by such associations ___ +--·---40. Leases or contracts arranged between landlorU. and

tenant

_---·

(Report below any other important work done}:

41.

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· SEMI-ANNUAL BEPOIUL' ·OF COill'ITY

AGENT-..--- - -- - --- r - - --- ~

---~·---46. What is the plan of the organization supporting your

work?

47. How does t he l ocal organization raise its funds?

48. St ate briefly the valuable features of the local organization:

l"air

last

o

laho

Cl

()

un-r

t the

State

ress at Tulsa,

con ·ress t his

y

ar

ro n

by

dry- farming .

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-6-SEMI-Am.TU.AL REPORT OF COUNTY AGENT.

49 What are the def'ects of the local organiz2.,tion? How9 in your judgment, could it be strengthened?

50.,

city

_scop

•

Co

xtan·

as tom

e

it

a

f

r or s •

as ell

n zat1on. I

smaller

to 1ns

thi s

ha~

pro

rea

1ble but here n a decidedly

factory to ould em

tl

t

the

beot

plan ould b to have t o or an1z ions , th on in d ition t o the Commerce

Club being county farm bur au, open

to

t

r ers in

particu-lar nd to uc

city men as are dir ctly intereste 1n rural

dev lopment , and 1th a ember hip

f'

o so lo that

ry

farmer could

afford

to joi n

it .

51. Include, if possible9 with your re11ort a copy of

the Constitution and B~r-La.ws of the organization under which Y.OU are WOl'king.

! .

Date sent State Le?iier4

-{Signatu:.·e)~.!:j9 ~~

County .Ai!;r i cu l tul'al ligen t anct

Agent, U.S.Dep't of Agriculture.

1914.

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SUPPLEMENT TO WASHINGTON REPORT

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bl

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County, Colorado.

July 1, 1913 to June 30, ___ _

1 l .

CLUB

im'ORK.

Kinds

of Clubs

Number of members.

Boys

Girls

co. n

59

3

Coo

in

(Br

rr.

g) 47

ing (A ron)

7 i ; : J : I I I ~ -~ · I

TOTAL

! 59

!

124 l t

Offered thl. 8 y::,q ~l.· $·

undot rmi

Total value of club prizes ~~

July 1, 1913-June 30, 1914. Number of Meet ings attended

Total atten~ance at meetings . . Ave1·age n

_"

n

Number of visits to farms .

896 aa.s

325 126 n 11 Farmers called at office . . . ·

-"

n Times ca+led by telephone

_'

.

Total numb3r of days -orked

313

l'hunbe::-: of Y.ililes t raveled. by rail

6159

n

_"

ll 11 It auto .

Tl II lf II " team .

.

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INVENTORY, JUNE 30 , ___ ..._ ____ OF MATEHIALS USED IN CARRYING

ON YOUR WORK. USE EXTRA SHEETS IF NECESSl. ~l.Y .

MATER IALS OWNED BY THE C:'CPEEJ.1T ING PARTIES.

Date

Arti<h1es

i Bought Pric-e Paid ?resent Value : (Appro xi rna t

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-MA'fERI \ 3 :.J::~:~D B1 AGENT1i BUT NOT OWNED BY CO G~ERATING Pli!~TIES .. Ar ~; _ .. t.cler.; .. Name of Owner. ·

PTe sent

V2.l1~o

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---+---Stanle}LV. f'!mjtb

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---iir;cl·u-:-le su-:;h items as c~esks, che.i.fs , typewriters, cameras,

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