Annual report of county agent, 1917: Kit Carson County

(1)

(2)

F -rrative Report Of County

A~ioultural

Agent

ork in Kit

c

reon

Ooun

y

,Colorado for year 1917.

By P.N.Flin

,County

Agricultural A ent.

The Kit Carson County Far Bureau and the State

Agricultural

Colle ·ppr vad of the

foll

1ing

projeota

' r

tor

the year 1917: Boys

and Girls

Agrioul~ur

l Clubs,

F

rm

anagement Demonstrat1ons,P1t

Silo,Se~d

Improvement,

Rural Organizat

ons, and Live St.ook

Improvement.

Boys'

and Girls'

Club Proteot

Boys

Corn Clubs.

follo ing corn clubs

w

re

organized

District l9 corn olub ,Flagler with

ao

member •

Busy ee Corn Cl b,Vona with 12 embers.

Vena Corn Club,Vona 1 h 8 embers.

Flc;J.gler Corn Gl ub , Fla l e r

i

h 7 . e b ers •

Republican Valley Corn Club,Stratton with 7 members.

B thun3 Corn Club,Bethune with

8 m mbers.

Cole Corn Club,Cole with 7 em era.

l!u ter

Corn Clu

~Burl1nl;:',)ton

w1th 5

meobvrs.

Idle

u1ld

Corn Club,Stratton with

5 n

e ..

bers.

Total membership,??.

mber of

boys

who-oarr1ed the ork olear trough tbe

year,so.

Practically all of the corn grown

by

club members

was an early maturing yello dent var•ety known a

u.s.

Selection 133. This se d corn as

furnish~d

by

Mr. Henry S an of Hugo ,he having obtained

it

fro~

the

(3)

(

a.

county a.grioultura.l agent. The corn was

delivered

to

eaoh

olub

by

th ....

a.g ...

ntJ sufficient oorn

being

given aaoh ·

t ...

bey

to plant one aor •

~

'j·~,.($~

An

ad.ult leader was a po1nt ... d for

eaoh

olub

and eetings

ere held by each olub a couple of times

ea.ob

monthJduring

the spring a.nd su

~'U

er. All boye were requested to plant

this oorn by

its -lf · here 1t could 1ot become

~1xed

with

other oorn. About three fourths of the members responded

to this request.

~··

~

At the county fair held at Burlington

₎

sa

of the

boys

mad an

exhi 1.t

and

57 boys

wrote

a.

report of

their

ork. Tbe :5usy Bee

Club

north o! Vona. reoeiveo. the

highest score as a olub)for their exhibit. Eaoh boy's

corn

'~lias

sool"ed

by

1-

r. .E. Foard of Ft. Collins. First.,

aecond and third prize inners in each club wal,"e given . a/

premitm of

$1.50

1

75¢ and 50¢

~aepeotively.

~·

All members were requested to go into the field and

~ake

seleotiona for seed from the most vigorous stalks.

This request was made of the boys at the county fair and

by

circular 1 tter. The county agricultural aoent rill

visit before

Ja,n.lst, .ea.oh

boy

·ho grew the corn

by

itself

and make arrangements to dispose of the

corn

for

saed.

This o rn will be grown next year by th olub members

and by adult fan ere.

I

Girls Se ing Clubs.

following seMing clubs were organized:

Flagler Sewing .Club

.,:F'la.Q."ler

w1 th 3

memb re.

Vona

se ~ving

Club,

Von

ith 7 memb rs.

(4)

3. Flint Sahool S

wing

Club,Seibert with 13

members.

Dis ~ triot

19 SeNing Club,Fla.gler with 8 members.

Busy Bee Sewing Club,Vona

with

17 members.

Republican Valley

Svw1ng

Club,Stratton with 7 members.

Stratton Saving

Club Stratton

with 8 members.

Pleasant

Valley

s .ewing Club , Vona. with 5 members.

Total ] mbership,73.

Total completing work

before

Deo.lst)35.

lhe

Flint soho l sewing club and Dist. 19 club

w111,(,n .... /·

_.,.,.~rtF"

~·~

oomnlete

_'J't'

their

work

before Jan.lst ,1918.

_{_____. • .-}.,.~"""'

A l ader wa.s appointed for

ea.oh

olub

nd me

tings

were held

about

tvvio

per

month durJ.11g

the summ r.Most of

the a · ing was done at these meetings. Seven of the

se 1ng olubs ma.d an exhibit

a.t the county fa.1r and six

of them made oorn lete

exhibits

of their

work as d1r cted

in the leassons a nt out from the

agricultural

college,

The

sa-me kind of

prizes

·ere

ay

arded

to the

s ...

wiug

,clubs

as were awarded to the corn clubs.

The

winning olub

was the Busy Bee Club north of Vona.

Five se ing clubs have

a.lrer:~rdy

bean

started out

on anothar year's work.

Boys

Bean Clubs.

~following

Bean clubs were organized:

/Pleasant Valley bean

olub

with 8 me

-bers.

Happy

Hollo bean club

with 8 members$

Busy Bee

Bean club

with 4

members .

Miscelaneous club

me~bers,lO.

Total Jtlembe:rship

in

bea.n

clubs

,2C).

(5)

_./

4. members made an exhibit at the county

fa~

The Pleasant Valley

bean

olub on first place and prizes

were

awarded

to eaeh club as itb the

other alubs.

In

a~ddit1on

to these prizes it was deoided to give to

the

boy

who grew·' the most beans on one acre of ground,

quality oonsidered,a. prize of fifteen dollars. The

boy

who

gr~s

the

eeoond

largest quant,ty of b

ans · ill

~eceive

a prize of ten dollars a.nd the _

boy

vho

grbs the

th1r

largest quantity rill receive a prize of five doll

ra.

Thie resolution waa made at the Patriotic meeting held

at Stratton

on

t

e 16th

ot

April,the object

be1n

to

encourage bean production &n the county.

Canning Clubs.

Two canning

oluba

were organized ,one at Flagler

with

mem~ers

and one at

seibert

1th

embers. Each of

these olubs gave a canning demonstration for two

d.aye

at

the

county fair.

Th Flagler canning club did a

great

deal o work

by

canning fruit and

Vvgetablee

for housewives

in

and

about Fla.gler. This club

oanned

~

fcJ

quarts

of fruit

and

vegetables Jand

dried

:L tJ "

w •

The Seibert olub made excursions into the country Q-.bout

Seibert and did canning for farmers wives. They canned

j

t'

t! {;'

in this

mc:tnner.

I

Club Work in General.

The

nun1o~r

of boys and girls

who

took advantage

of

the outing at

t"'1e

oounty fair was

l.2?

compare to a total

of ?7 last year. The county furnisbed

tente.,etra

,meals

a.nd free tiokets to the

grounds •

(6)

i.

Mr.

W.E.

Foard of Ft. 6ollina gave a lecture to

the corn club m ·hers o the sel ction of

d

corn.

The oounty agricultural agent gave a demonstration in

boraa judging.

Mise --«a.Ude

Sl1eridan

of Ft .Collins gave

a talk to

the

se'Ning

club

giras

about se ing

olub

work.

Otle

of t:.ta ost impottant

ave~:~ts

was the organization

of t.e Kit Carson County Association of Boys and Girls

Club members. The purpose of this association ie to

promote

boys

and girls club

·~vo rk

in

the county.

The r

sident

of

this aa ociation is

lSS

ulab George

of Vona;Vioe residen·t, Ira Dunn of

Stratton

and

cecretary

1t.

aurioe Thon1pson of Vona.

During the

yeto.r

the

subject

of boy nd girls cl

be

as rresented to 33 different m etings a.nd these meetings

ha.d a total attendance of 880 •

See I1provement proj ot.

At a meeting of the directors of the county far

_bureau held at Seib rt on Maron 31 the county agricultural

agent was uthorized to purchase of r. Henry Swa.n of Hugo

133 l5 ushels of

u.s.Sel

ctionAseed corn .Thi ie an early

aturing yellow dent

corn • Mr.

s

an seour d the seed fro

th

o.~".

Depart

nant

of Agricultural

through

the

agency of

the County Agrioul tural Agent • . About 12 bush .. ls wa.s put out

to boys c rn olu member with instructions to plant

it

by its lf and s

l~ct

for

sved

from

the

fi

ld

in

the

f~ll.

(7)

remaining three bushels of oorn was

furnished

to tvo

~~ /JN_~

farmers near Burlington

and

three near

It

Seiber\• A

record of all this oorn rais

d

this

year

$Uitable for

se~d

1s being

made

in the

ool).llty

agrioul tura.l

agan.ts •

office. An effort will

be

ad next yenr

to

have

a.

nw toer of !a..rr:1ers throughout he

oounty

grow this

variety of corn axclu:;ively ,and

if

pos

ibl~

for seed

purposes. Some of the oorn

vill

b~

gro

next year

again

by

boys oorn clue members. qo e of

the boys

will be started out

~vi

th a

vh1

te dent variety next yeax: •

Far· *anag ""ment Pro

j

ec·t.

~~ing

the ;ear tne followinJ farm management clubs

~era organiz~d:

One within

tho

Dist. 19 Farmers Club ;vi th 16 members.

on~

7Ti thin tho !dle Wild Fal:"mera Club

,~vith

ll members.

One within the County Line Farmers Gl ub

VIi

th 5

members.

One a.r·cng ""h9

Burlingtt~n

High School

boys

1 th

8 members.

Each ol ub

:t:H!1b6r · as

furni h ed

with

a.

:farm

record 'book

ma/· a out und=r the

d.1r.:.ct~on

of the state Farm

Ma.na

0

ement Demonatrato1. , Mr.

'W .E. Foard. Tn ad.di tion to

the

~bove

mentioned clubs record books were

furnished

to

five other indi vid:uals some of ·thorn agreed to keep recorda.

Each member agreed to

place

in his record book an i nventory

of his farm buslnaaa at the beginning and end of the yea;t

a-nd

also

k ep a record of his

receipts

and expena

s~

The farm

manag~mant

de1

onstrator nd

oount~y a~rioultural

agent

agre~d

to visit each of the e

communities

and at

(8)

'·

7. entering their records. These parties also agreed to

eet

itb

the cluba

a.t

t

e

cloEa of· the year (April 1,1918)

and sho them how to determine their labor income for

the year. These farmers hav been urged

~t

variou

eetings during the year to

kae.P

their records up

to

date.

About

fift y

:percent of the club

·1arr.bers

are no do in,· as

requ-st.;;d. The reeu.2 s o:t prev1cr ... la year ork done in

this

oounty

haa

r.een pr

sentt-a.

to

them

a.t

ten different

neet1ngs and the total

atter.d

nve at these meetings has

been 2301 The District 19 farmers club has had the work

prsaented to

it

at three different meet ings. The Idle

•

~i ld

olub has had the work presented to ¢tat tvo different

....

a~tings

• The

County

Line

Ft~rruers

Club

has

ha.d the ork

prese:c~ted

to it

~t

one

YJ

eeting •

This

club ,however, :vas

alr ady fa.uiliar ith th

w

rk from previous years experience.

The work ,,'as ;;resented to the

boys

in the Burlington High

School at two different meetings. The other three meetings

ere

hela in other pa.rts of .,he county

where

no olubs

ware

""--,(1.-..~.-~

(7-7'("1 /\

. i /\-a,oz(/~

or:raniz ··

v·~'lt"""'- ·~-d C<.-1 A/M ( ~r" f/

It the

co~tJ

fair

_{1 •} ~

ard pres nted a great vari ty

of barts wnich illuatrateu farm management principles.

Some of the charta sho ed the ork done in this county

1IJ.

ye

rs. The exhibit of these charts crcat d a

greii.t deal of

interest

and

28 1nd1

v-idtl.S.ls

register

~

··

s

de iring further informa.t on regardinfZ

farm

man"·.

;ement'

work.

~----~------~~-Pit Silo

Projeot.

(9)

a.

progressed

to the

point here we have determined

the

location of eaoh silo in

the county

and

just ho

many

have been built as the

resul·t of es ecial o

pt:t .. 1gxus.

How~ver

a rather vigorous campaign was waged for more

silos. This has been

done

through the med um

ot

meetings

held for

that purpose

and through the

ool .

ns of

the

farmers exchange bQlletin. During the year 14 meetings

.ere held

~t

whioh

t1e

a·lc question

was

discussed.

The

first 011e was at Ecyero

111

Lincoln

oounty

during

the month

&

January • (The work in Kit Carson county did not begin

unt1 Feb lot.) Th

r~

were 100 people in attendance at

this meeting.

La~

tern slides on

pjt

silo

construction

·era sho

'rn. The

pit

silo

w~

..

a

i1ext discussed at a meetiug

of the

6(unty

tine

farmere

olub

n

ar Flaglex • There

were

thirty

people in attendance. Her . e .. ga1n

lallterll

slid4?s

w

re made usa of to illustrate silo oonstruotion.

At th

two

Extension

schools held

1n Diet. l9 near

Flagler

and at the

Thyne eohool

hou e near

Stxatton Brof.

Clark

of F't.Oollins discussad.

t1:

e

value

of sils:tge a.nd silo

construction.

'I·n .

.,ra

~~s

a total of

llt

a.t the five extension

schools t!leetinga. The silo and. sila.ge question

a11·a.ya

·brings

a.bout a great deal cf discussion o ing to the faot that not

a.ll

farme~a

be lei v .. .:. in

the1 •

On "the evening of .&une 19 a meeting

wa.a

hel xor

1lo disousaion a-t the Green Knoll school hou e south

west of Stratton.

TherJ

were 15

.~:

eop .• e in

a.tte:nd&i.lCt;

at

this m.oeting.

During the torr:. noon of June 20 a similar

tr1Eh·;t1n6 ~ as

(10)

9. Ther ... were

t ,.~,r

-1·.

e

pr~op

e in

attei dar ... ce at

t 1 i~

meeting.

During the aft ··"rnoon of

t _

·~

sa!l:!e day tne:r e as a me

t 1ng

at Seil:t1rt

& ...

t

·~

.. ich there

~as

an

attendanc~

of 21.

At

t.o ...

Grt} .. ,n Knoll and at tne first Central rne ..:.ting

·e

!lb . ..,

the help of

J

. Q.

Adams of CrL .. yen e

ella

who explained

pit tilo construction

an~ v~lu~ f

sila

e~

We

also bad

"CiG

th·s

pL.:.r t c!

the

Gte te.

}t tt.e 8ei.b.:.rt me~ti g ~e

h.a.d

the

lt;lp

of .. ro:fes 8cr

Clarl~₁c..T

.c. Adame and Dr. !Jew om.

Prof. Clark iiscussei the

value

of

il~ge

and r.Adams

... t _silc~

_{construction.}

_Dr.

_~e·~.scm_a~ain_thlk..,d.

_on

_antma.l

di&

8.btH3

e..nc

':he:i.r

t

reQ.

t

r:~en

t.

The next

'-'aries

of

~e

ting>

were

held

on

Auc~.25J

1.•

6

ar.~.u ~~7 -~h~~n

Prof.

Clark

was

her•3

again. The

first

m..;ctino ·c.-s

h

~ld

at the Pioa Point School

bouse

south

c~.:

.... st of Stratton

o ~ 1.~

ta.:r

.uers were in attendanc · at the

·e ...

~ting.

Two of vheae men

after . lard :~.

put o

~n

p it silos.

J.Ll t:

next r ..

e~tin~

.:£

s held. at the Je e ... l school ho

...-a

~a~t

o- rlurlington

.The~e ~ r~

six

present

at the

neeting.

t

the1

Wallet ... choo houee north

eas t

of

Burlin~ton

on

Aug.

as

ther~ ,-~ re

18 people

OTdSent •

The

meeting

planned

!or Roc Cliff for

Au~.

27 was not hel

o

This prove

to be

~

very

busy tiue

~na

farmers

did not turn out

~ell.

The

in-terf;Bt

~1.owe ver "~true

very

good

at

ell

the

me :. tinge. In

t~-d.dition.

to

th se ... e.: tin6s e visited thre faruers

ilhO

.1.j~ •

silt> a

and

t taiJ.leJ.

t.l::eir o )inicn re

!"

r ing them. One

faln~e r

nad a .... d

Rus~ian

t·1

stlee

for

silc.\.g..., but

~·ng

to

tht"

fa<..t

that

it

vlf":: •. s

not ell

~n

the silo

it

did not

(11)

1 •

Exchange Bulletin Articles on Silos and Silage.

!11

the April nurnber of tbe Farmers Exohange bulletin

will be found sone "facts regar

ing

silos

and

silage"

•ritten

by

Professor Clark .

vn

the first age of

the

Ma.y

num.b .... r there is

a.. r~mark

a·-;out

silos. On the

front page of

t!L,

August nUtrber the follo ing · a.a .t)rinted

across the

top

of

t

e

page

in

la.:c·ga

xed

ty[Jtj: "

I!

the

~a.rm.

r

Ever Neeaed a Silo 1

t

is

This

'e~·:..1·."

The

September nu1(ber

conta ined an

editorial

at-~out

s:..los.

Live

St~ck

Projecte

At a meeting of the

director~

of

the

com~y

farm

bureau held at

Bur11ngto1.1

<luring

ttte

~~~eek

of the fair

it

was decided

tc1

hold.

a gener:;..l

me~ti· lg

of the bureau

at Stratton on Dec. lst. The principle top1c for

discussion

w·~s

to be that of the li.vestook

pl"'Oulam

and

if possible

a.

pure bred

li

vestocl~

w::.4s

tc be f(.,r :iv.O. . It

as also planne· to hold a pura bre live stock

f::~le

in

connection

\"'Ji

th tha me:yl:iing.

How~.ve_ ,

· ur

· l~ns

;;r:;re

changed so

that~~

w'll not hold this

u~0ting u~til

Rural

organi~~ticn.

The f'cllo g1ng

furmera cl

bs

~vere orga.ni~ed d' ·r in.~

the

year:

Happy

Holler

~rme rs Club~County

Line Farm ... rs

Club) Pla1n View

Farnors Club, a.nd the Rock C

iff

Farmers

Cluu. Thref:.

raor

:f'a.rlliers clubs will pi(.)ba.bly be

crga.nized

before Jan .• lst 1<::18. Ir

a.d.r.J.itiorl

to

tnek>b

clubs there were

in tne

col..Lnty

at the

bcEir.~.ning Gf t1.l6 ye4r

th.:; Dist.l9 and

(12)

I

(

ll

There are now six eranges in the c0unty as

f~ llow

:

Go1

den

Rule, Fair1r1ew

,Prairi13

Viev·,

Je·"·ell

, l~izp""h

and.

ij~rwee.

TherB are also five Equity Exchanges

₁

one

at ea.(.;l1 town on

tl'lQ

Railrt\ad •

. · i

tb th ~ ex<t} {~l)tic~n

c

~

thd

H ~I-'P J

Hollcw

Farmers

Club&(

ort;~ani~a;.t:;..oA

s

lr,i:t,dv b.. cor~u

t.ni

t;...

.xh j'bj

t

at;

the

county

fa i r

in C(rpe·idioL

.or tht S_lver Lovicg

\~.

TheRe

e~ni

d

i . e~ w~r~

the

l;e~)t

the.t hao

~ver

been

rtra-" ~

in th

history of

the

county.

Thn

Silver o

lp

wa

Rock Cl,if.f

Far · u:~rs

C:+ub.

on

by

the

The county gric ,ltural

a~ent

spent ome time with

e~ch

'r~an1zation

ic

getting them tc appoint

fair

exhibit

cc,sntnitteas

o

In

t hos6

cases where

1.'le

was

not present at

tia~ir

n.teetir.tg

he;

wrote

tnem

lt-tters

regarding~

the

matter.

A

dir~ctcrs

meeting of the county farre buraau waa

h~l-

at Seibert

~n

!arch 31

o

:t

ttie mveting each project

of the county Ett;ricul

tur~

l agent

11ae

dlacussed

a.n approved.

Anotaer zenera;l

:me '~ ting

of

tb ·~

our au

~ae

hal

at

Saibert

on J

ne 2nd,.

_ t

t

1ia

roe3ting

comu!lttees

were

a.r1 ··

ointed

in

:~\-

ch

1

oc3.. 1

ty

to

m~ko

:repcr·ts

to the

agc:1n·t

reg~r...1ing

ti-1~

eu)ply

a.2d

de.r . .a:nd o±" lc.bofl in

th·eir

cow.Jrnmi

ties.

W.E. Foard ot Ft. Collins presentei tha matter

t\..r the assembly

ThB

~uestion.

o.f

fin:.tJ.lOin,z;

the

]l.;;(o:1~

..

nge bulletin was

t

·.,ken

up at

th.i ·

w.0etJ.n.~, •

~iss

Alexander of

Fla~er

gave a talk on "Meat

ru1d

Me<.-~vt Substitutesn. Mr~• lToe

Gray,Cotmty Supt.

of

Schools,

gr..\.Va

a

tc.Ll!t o~l ·Our

Schools".

Mr. G.V. Klookent g~r

of

(13)

I

12. Mr.

C

ark

Re~ce

of Seibert «ave a talk on "Corn".

Mr. Barton

A.

exander c! Flagler gave a talk on Farm

Records.

f1e fol! ting

officer~ w

re elected: i r. J.O.

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Form No.6.

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 DECEMBER 1, 1917.

State,

---~---

County, ____

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Report of ____

a ___

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County Agent.

From1fJ~J_-::__t'_y..,L_-t

_____ , to December 1, 1917.

(If agent has not been employed entire year, .1W exact period. Agents resigning during year should make out this report before quitting the Service.)

Approved:

Date, ___________________________

---President or Secretary of Farm Bureau. Approved and forwarded by:

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(

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENTS.

To THE CouNTY AGENT:

In the annual report due from each agent it is desired that the agent give a clear, succinct 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 report 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 undertake_n, as well as the miscellaneous work accomplished. This report may be illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, blue prints, or copies of charts used in demonstration work.

(2) Summary Report: This 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 for the past four years and covers only the more usual phases of the work. Under each sub-division of the blank, space 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 particular 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 demonstration work.-Below are given instructions for use in filling out tables on pages 3 and 4 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, Small 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 Rela-tion 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 on farms.

(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 per-centage.

(6) In column 6 give the profit secured per acre or other unit as given in column 5 after all addi-tional expenses of the method demonstrated, including the extra cost of harvesting and marketing, have been deducted.

*A demonstration is an effort designed to show by example the practical application of an established fact. Demonstration

may be ofjmethods or results. •

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3

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENTS.

(A) CRoP, SoiL, AND LIVE STocK DEMONSTRATIONs.

1* 2* 3* 4* 5* 6*

Number

Number of Total _{Total units} Resultant _{Profit due to} Name of demonstration. of _{meetings attendance in demon-} increase (yield _{increase given}

demon- at at per acre or other

strations, demon- meetings, strations, measurement), in column 5,

1917. strations, 1917. 1917. 1917. 1917.

1917.

ILLUSTRATIVE ENTRY.

Oat Smut Control_ _____________________ ₁₅ ₁₂ ₂₅₀ 1,200 a. 8 bu. to a. $3.50 per a.

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4

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENTS-CoN'l'INUED. (A) CRoP, SoiL, AND LIVE STocK DEMONSTRATIONs-Continued.

1* 2* 3* 4* 5* 6*

Number

Number of Total _{Total units} Resultant _{Profit due to} N arne of demonstration. of _{meetings attendance in demon- increase (yield increase given}

demon- at at per acre or other

strations, demon- meetings, strations, measurement), in column 5,

1917. strations, 1917. 1917. 1917. 1917.

1917.

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENTS-CoNTINUED.

Number. (B) WoRK DoNE IN RELATION TO CRoPs.

On suggestion of agent or under his direction during 1917. (Do not quote statistics.)

1. Farms selecting seed corn in fall_--- ____

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2. Acres planted with fall-selected se~d corn _____________________________________________________________ _

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3. Farms testing seed corn for germination __________________________ ,. ____

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_______________________ :. ________

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4. Acres of corn planted with tested seed __________________________________________________________________ __ 3__~{)11_

5. Farms growing corn for silage ___________________________________________________________________________________

/_(?_ __

6. Acres of corn grown for silage ____________________________________ -:---'---

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__ _

7. Farms on which the agent knows that corn was grown following his suggestions, including

all lines of corn work other than those included in 1, 3, and 5--- ___________ _ 8. Total acres of corn included in 2, 4, 6, and 7--- __

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9. Farms on which the agent knows that wheat was grown following his suggestions ______________________ ·

10. Total acres of wheat so grown _________________________________________________________________________________________ _

11. Farms treating

see~r smut---~---

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12. Acres sown with treated seed _________________________________________________________________________________________ _

13. Farms on which the agent knows that oats were grown following his suggestions, other

than those included in question 11_ --- ___________ _ 14. Total acres of oats included in 12 and 13 _________________ ._ ________________________________________________________ _

15. Farms on which the agent knows that seed potatoes were treated for disease following ~

his suggestions _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _

16. Acres of potatoes planted with seed treated for disease ________________________________________________________ _ 17. Farms on which the agent knows that potatoes were grown following his suggestions,

other than those included in 15--- ___________ _

18. Total acres included in 16 and 17--- ___________ _ 19. Farn1s on which the agent knows that hay was grown following his suggestions ________________________ _ 20. Total acres of hay so grown ____________________________________________________________________________________________ _

21. Farms on which the agent knows that alfalfa was sown following his suggestions ____________

----~---7

22. Total acres of alfalfa so sown on above farms _____________________________________________________________________ _

23. Farms on which the agent knows that sweet clover was grown following his suggestions ______________ _

24. Acres of sweet clover so grown_--- ___________ _ 25. Farms on which the agent knows that soy beans were grown following his suggestions _______________ _ 26. Total acres of soy beans so grown _________ ~p---

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENTS-CoNTINUED.

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29. Farms on which the agent knows that winter or hairy vetch was grown for grain following _{his suggestions _____________________________________________________________________________ ---__ -_________________ _} 30. Acres of winter or hairy vetch so grown ___________________________________________________________________________ _ 31. Farms on which th~ agent knows that barley was g:own following his suggestions _____________________ _

32. Total acres of barley so grown _________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 33. Farms on which the agent knows that rye was grown following his suggestions _____________

---~---34. Total acres of rye so grown __________________________________________ --- __

.,5 __

~2_ __ _

35. Orchards cared for in whole or in part on suggestion of agent ________________________________________________ _ 36. Trees in orchards so cared for ______________________________________________________________________________

--~---List below all work in relation to crops not covered by the above items:

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Number. (C) wORK DONE IN RELATION TO LIVE STOCK.

On suggestion of agent during 1917.

37. Registered stallions the agent knows were secured on his suggestion _______________________________________ _ 38. Registered bulls the agent knows were secured on his suggestion _____________________________________ _.i~---39. Registered cows the agent knows were secured on his suggestion ____________________________________________ _ 40. Registered rams the agent knows were secured on his suggestion ____________________________________________ _ 41. Registered boars the agent knows were secured on his suggestion __________________________________________ _

42. Registered sires (all kinds) transferred from one community to another on his sugges-_{tion ______________ · ________________________________________________________________________________________________}

_{_J ______ _}

j-43. Cow-testing associations organized by agent or on his suggestion in 1917 ________________________________ _ 44. Cows tested or under test in 1917 for milk production in all such associations organized

in 1917 or previously_--- ____________ _ 45. Cows discarded as a result of test _____________ ~---___ · ________ _

46. Cows tested for milk production by individuals on suggestion of agent ____________________________________ _ 47. Farms on which balanced rations figured by county agent are known to have been _{adopted __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _}

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48. Live-stock breeding associations organized by agent in 1917--- ___________ _ 49. Total membership in such live-stock b~eeding associations organized in 1917 ___________________________ _ 50. Animals tested for tuberculosis by agent or on his suggestion_--- ___________ _ 51. Animals treated for blackleg by agent or on his suggestion ________________________________________ _ J~~e

____ _

52. Hogs vaccinated for cholera by agent ______________________________________________________________________________ _ 53. Hogs vaccinated for cholera. by veterinarians or farmers on agent's suggestion ________________________ _ 54. Hog-cholera control clubs organized in 1917--- ___________ _ 55. Silos. constructed _ ---___ ---_____ __

?!:_~---List below all work in reJation to live stock not included under the above items:

:~~~~:

-~~~~~~~~~

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---8

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENTS-CoNTINUED.

I Number.

(D) WoRK DoNE IN RELATION TO SoiLs, FERTILIZERs, AND FERTILI'l'Y.

On suggestion of agent during 1917. J .

56. Crop-rotation systems planned and adopted _______________________________________________________________________ _

I .

57. Drainage systems planned and adopted ___________________________________ ~---_____ ' ___________ _

58.~ Acres included in these drainage areas ________________ _: _____________________________________________________________ _ I

59. Irrigation systems planned and adopted_ --- ___________ _ 60. Acres included in these irrigat~on areas __________________________________________________________________ l ___________ _

6'i..,

Farmers reenforcing the manure with acid phosphate or ground rock phosphate ___________ _!_ __________ _ 62. Farms using chemical fertilizers on suggestion of the agent ________ _o __________________________________________ _ 63. Tons of chemical fertilizer so used ___________________________________________________________________________________ _

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64. Farms on which the chemical fertilizers were home-mixed on suggestion or under the _{direction of the county agent ______________________________________________________________________________________ _} 65. Tons of such home-mixed fertilizers used __________________________________________________________________________ _ 66. Number of farms on which the agent tested the soil for acidity---'---67. Local sources of lime or limestone developed _____________________________________________________________________ _ 68. Limestone crushers or grinders in traduced _____________________________________________________________ ! ___________ _

69. Tons of lime or limestone used _______________________________ · ________________ :_ ___________________________ _l_ __________ _

70. Acres of hay land top-dressed (straw, manure, or fertilizer) _______________________________________ ---71. Acres of permanent pasture top-dressed (straw, manure, or fertilizer) ___________________________ ---72. Acres of clover and other legumes plowed under for green manure ______________________________

J __________ _

I List below all work done in relation to soils, fertilizers, and fertility not covered by the

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9

Number.

(E) WORK DoNE IN RELATION TO FARM HoMEs AND FARM BusiNEss.

On advice of agent or under his direction during 1917.

73. Farm analysis records taken by county agent in 1917 (do not include those taken by _{others) _____________________ ---;--________________________________________________________________________________________ _} 74. Farm analysis records returned by county agent (do not include those returned by -..

0

others) ________________________________________________________________________________________ -____________________

j ____ _

75. Farms on which the agent knows the management has been modified as a result of farm

analyses (farm management demonstrations)--- ___________ _ 76. Farmers induced by the agent to keep farm accou:r:ts, partial or complete _____________________ ____

L_7_ __

77. Farmers' exchanges organized by county agent or on his suggestion in 1917--- ___________ _ 78. Value of business done in 1917 through all such exchanges organized by agent or his _{predecessors ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _},p~

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79. Other J?Urchasing and marketing associations organized in 1917 by the county agent or

on his suggestion __________ ---.-_____ ---_-:---______________________________________________________________ _ 80. Total value of business done in 1917 by all such associations organized by agent or his _{predecessors _____________}

--~----_______ ---_____________________________________________________________________ _ 81. Approximate savings effected in 1917 by all such associations or exchanges _____________________________ _ 82. Farms rented in 1917 through such associations or exchanges _______________________________________________ _ 83. Farms supplied with laborers in 1917 through such associations or exchanges, or by _{county agent ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _} 84. Total number of laborers so furnished to farmers _________________________________________________________________ _ 85. Water supply and sewage disposal systems introduced _________________________________________________________ _

List below all work _done in relation to farm home or farm business not covered by the

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10

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENTS-CoNTINUED. ( Number. (F) ExTENDING THE AGENT's WoRK IN THE CoUNTY.

86. Different farmers visited on their farms __________________________________________________________________ _____ <j_}__~_

87. Total number of farm visits a made_---

_Lj __

~--88. Calls b on agent at office relating to county agent work _________ · __________________________________ _ j__2__j__~

89. Meetings c held under auspices of county organization d or agent ________________________________ f-_j __ q __ _

90. Total of all meetings in which agent took part, including No. 89 __________________________________ /-__

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91. Total attendance at such meetings, Nos. _. 89 and 90 _ ---.---_.

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_y· 92. Membership in county association promoting your work (Dec. 1, 1917) __________ ._ _____________ ____

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93. Farmers' clubs organized by agent in 1917--- ________

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94. Total membership in above clubs_---

/._f!71 __ _

95. Other associations organized for adults in 1917--- ___________ _ 96. Total membership of all associations for adults organized in 1917---

--/-~---97. Boys' and girls' clubs organized in 1917 _ --- ____

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99. Agricultural articles written by agent published in local

p~pers

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100. Letters mailed e (include original copies of circular letters)--- __ <l_L_J_ __ _

101. Total circulation of all such circulars and circular letters ___________________________________________

~7-'-Y/---102. 103. 104.

Local extension schools, including farmers' institutes, in his county at which agent ~

ass is ted __________________________________________________________________________ --- ---Days devoted by agent to the above extension. schools and institutions ____________________________ { ___ _ Total enrollment a.VRese

1~.~1 ex~ension

schools ____ ·---

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~---105. Agricultural observation parties conducted (automobile trips, etc.) ______________________________ ______

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106. Total number of persons in all such parties __________________________________________________________________ (/_ __ _

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a FARM VISIT: A farm visit is a call at a farm by the agent at which some definite information is given or concrete plan

of work outlined, or some valuable information obtained from the farmer regarding his work or the better practice prevailing in his neighborhood.

b OFFICE CALL: An office call is a visit by a farmer, or other person, seeking agricultural information, as a result of which

some definite assistance or information is given.

c A MEETING is an assemblage of persons in which the county agent takes a definite part, held in his own county.

d The association established primarily to promote county agent work.

e A LETTER is determined in the same way as an office call. Letters written shall include all single letters and the original copy of circular letters on official business.

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_{SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENTS-CoNTINUED.}. 11

(F) ExTENDING THE AGENT's WoRK IN THE CoUNTY-Continued.

List below all additional work in relation to the projection of the agent's work throughout the county not covered by the above items:

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COOPERATIVE EXC'ElTSIO:~ W'JR.'t{ TI~ AGI\ICDI/.LJRE l.~.NJ HOME ECONOi,HCS.

U. S. Depart.r:.er.t of L&;ricul t1.1re

and State AGricul~ural Colleges

Coo:perat ir..g,

Statss Relaticns Service, Office

of Extor:.s:i.on V.Tork> North and 'INest,

Washington, D~ C.

WORK OF T:-IE COti1T11Y _AGENTS _l~TI)ZMERGEUCY _{DE1.10NS~CHA.}1_riOH.AGENTS

VliTr: 8PECI.t'J., P.EFERE1,JCE TO COf,IDITIO?TS :BROUG!iT il:30lJT BY s;EE :?AR

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Frm:- ~- W~~ -Q.to December l, 1917. 1. _{NA .... RltATIVE}_{~-~-"'-~·~---=:...:::..-}R~POR~

:Jri te a report of the steps taken at the outbree-1: of the war by the farm bu.reau • or the _ cou:nt'r c1

aoe::ot

o • to or":"anl'r-:e · o .... ..., .:.-;..,e v J.., c:.ar:rricu1tu.,..o 0 - -- .._ .._, of the C01J .. ntY .... for naticna.l

servlce and state in some detail the n:ethod.s pJ.rsugcl in carrying o·J.t the p1a._;.s and

results secured.

TREAT SPECIFICALLY ~ FOI:LO~!IHG SlffijECFJ:'S:

:·1. 1_{Nhen vva.r was declared r,rhat dicl}_ym::.. _and_~lO':.lr _fa..r1:1_{bureau Jo to}_meet _the_:ne\v

con-. ·ditions? .

2. \i\.lhat expa21sion dici you make of you.:r farm bures.:;,:t or v:!lt?.t ne\V organisations did

you

assist

:i.n

effecting

to

meet

war

conditions?

3. I!Vhat agricultural census or other su.r-v-eys did you make or assist in making?

4. How was the farm labor · situation c:etel"rt'.ined and what ste::ls ·:mre take1:1 to meet

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5. VI/hat steps were taken to secure or hold a~l adequate S"Li.ppl~r of fe.rm seeds and.

fertilizers?

6. VVhat was done in coY~..nection wit:J. s-..tppl;;ri:ng or completely utilizing farm power,

either horses, cattle or tractors?

7. Describe any s}?ecial food prod'U.ction campaigns 1mdertake:n..

8. Describe 9-n~r food cor..servation campaigns, s·o.ch e..s ca.Th~ing, drying, etc.

9.

~bat

assistance was

rende~ ed

in

secaring

farw credit?

10. ~reat specificall:r ru.1y assistance rendered b:r cou.":lty agent or f2.rrr. bureau in

connection with securing infor1111tion relating to agriculture for any State or · Government agency 1

sucn

as t~J.e State agricultural college, vario·'.lS

bureaus of the De:r;artrDer..t of 1\gricul turc, State Departn1e:1t of :lgricul ture, State cr COU;ity Cou.."lcil of Defense, Food Ld;ninistra. tion, etc.

11. Giv·3 any other agricultural cor.ditir;ns brought about by the war and tell wl:at steps were taken to meet them.

13 · What part W>:Ls· -t~ken in Red Cross work, Li ·oerty Loan campaigt1s or other patriotic

campaigns since the begin..""0.i~lg of t:i1e war?

13. vVhat are the most important agricultural problems in your cou."'1ty as affected b;t the war a;1d what are your :plans for meetir:.g the!!"• next yee.r·r