Annual report of extension service work in Mesa County, Colorado, 1943

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Form ES-21 (January 1943)

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS

U. S. Department of Agriculture and State Agricultural Colleges

Cooperating

Extension Service Washington, D. C.

COMBINED ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTY EXTENSION WORKERS

This report form is for use by county extension agents in making a combined statistical report on all extension work done in the county during the year. Agents resigning during the year should make out this report before quitting the service.

State Qolorado

County Mesa

REPORT OF

Margpjly

7,onfort

From Jan.4;.943 to December 1, /94_3

(Name) Home Demonstration Agent.

From to ,

194___

Assistant Home Demonstration Agent.

From to , 194___

4-11 Club Agent.

From

to ,

194___

Assistant County Agent in charge of Club Work.

Carl G. Davis

From Dec.1,1942 to Dec.1

Agricultural Agent.

erne :teirt

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Assistant Agricultural Agent.

READ SUGGESTIONS, PAGES 2 AND 16

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Date

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SUGGESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE PREPARATION OF THE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT'S ANNUAL REPORT

Six good reasons may be listed as to why an extension worker should prepare a comprehensive annual report. 1. The annual report is an accounting to the taxpaying public of what the extension worker has accomplished during the_year. 2. It is a record of the year's work put into shape for ready reference in later years by the extension worker himself, or by_{his successors.} 3. The annual report affords the extension worker opportunity to place his activities and accomplishments before superior officers, who _{form judgment as to which workers are deserving of promotion or best qualified to fill responsible} posi-tions when vacancies occur.

4. The inventory of the past year's efforts and accomplishments enables the extension worker to plan more effectively for the coming year.

5. An _{accurate report of his work is a duty every scientific worker owes to the other members of his profession.} 6. Annual reports are required by Federal law.

From four to six copies of the annual report should be made, depending upon the number required by the State office:_One_copy for the county officials, one copy for the agent's files, one or more copies for the State extension office, and one copy for the Extension Service, United States Department of Agriculture. The report to the Washington office should be sent through the State extension office.

NARRATIVE SUMMARY

A separate narrative report is desired from the leader of each line of work, _{such as county agricultural agent, home} demon-stration agent, boys' and girls' club agent, and Negro agent. Where an assistant agent has been employed during a part or all of the year, the report of his or her work should be included with the report of the leader of that line of work. Where an agent in charge of a line of work has quit the service during the year, the information contained in his or her report should be incorporated in the annual report of the agent on duty at the close of the report year, and the latter report so marked.

The narrative report should summarize and interpret under appropriate subheadings the outstanding results accomplished in helping rural people to solve their current problems and to make adjustments to changing economic and social conditions.

A good narrative report should enable the reader to obtain a comprehensive picture of-1. What was attempted—the program as outlined at the beginning of the year. 2. How the work was carried on—the teaching methods employed.

3. The cooperation obtained from other extension workers, rural _{people, commercial interests, and other public} agencies.

4. Definite accomplishments, supported by objective evidence.

5. Significance of the year's progress and accomplishments in terms of better agriculture, better homemaking, improved boys and girls, better rural living, etc.

6. How next year's work can be strengthened and improved in light of the current year's experience.

The following suggestions are for those agents who wish to prepare a better annual report than the one submitted last year:

1. Read the definitions of extension terms on the last page of this schedule.

2. Read last year's annual report again, applying the criteria for a good annual report discussed above. 3. Prepare an outline with main headings and subheadings.

4. Go over the information and data assembled from various office sources. 5. Decide upon a few outstanding pieces of work to receive major emphasis.

6. Employ a newspaper style of writing, placing the more important information first. 7. Observe accepted principles of English composition.

8. Include only a few photographs, news articles, circular letters, or other exhibits to illustrate successful teaching methods. Do not make the annual report a scrapbook.

STATISTICAL SUMMARY

Where two or more agents are employed in a county they should submit a _{single statistical report showing the combined} activities and accomplishments of all county extension agents employed in the county during the year. Negro men and women agents should prepare a combined statistical report separate from that of the white agents.

Provision is made in the report form for each agent to report separately the teaching activities he or she conducts or partici-pates in during the report year. County totals are the sum of the activities of all agents minus duplications where two or more agents engage in the same activity. For purposes of reporting, extension results or accomplishments are ex-pressed in numbers of farmers or families assisted in making some improvement or definitely influenced to make a change. Such an improvement or change may be the outcome of any phase of the program for men, women, older rural youth, or 4-H Club boys and girls. Only the improvement or change taking place during the current year as the result of extension effort should be reported. Census type of information on the status of farm arid home practices should not be included. For use on the national level the statistical data on the year's extension activities and accomplishments must be ex-pressed in somewhat broad and general terms. Each State extension service may desire to include in a statistical supple-ment additional information on problems and activities peculiar to the State or sections of the State.

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12. Training meetings held for local leaders or committeemen

13. Method demonstration meetings held. (Do not include the meth-od demonstrations given at lead-er training meetings reported un-der Question 12)

GENERAL ACTIVITIES

Report only this year's activities that can be verified Home demonstration agents (a) 4-11 Club agents 1 (b) Agricultural agents (c)

1. Months of service this year (agents and assistants) 11 24

2. Days devoted to work with adults 3

3. Days devoted to work with 4—H Clubs and older youth 3

4. Days in office 3 5. Days in field 3 178,5 95 186 87,5

6. Number of farm or home visits made in conducting extension work 4

7. Number of different farms or homes visited 8. Number of calls relating to extension work 9. Number of news articles or stories published 5

10. Number of bulletins distributed

125 479 116 273 946 County total 2 (d) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X XXX X X X X XX X X X XXX 1071____ 117 645 762 {(1) Office (2) Telephone 210 405 3_3 2200 165_1 1975 _319 3073 1861

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_35_2____ 5273

11. Number of radio talks broadcast or prepared for broadcasting

(a) Number

Total attendance of: (b) Men leaders (c) Women leaders

I

(a) Number

Total attendance of: (b) Leaders {(a) Number (1) Adult work (2) 4—H Club and older youth__ (1) Adult work 1 9 136 3419 75 4 145 884 3419 959 27 (b) Total attendance (2) 4—H Club and {(a)

older youth__ (b)

519

Number Total attendance 14. Number of adult result demonstrations

15. Meetings held at such result demonstrations

16. Tours conducted

17. Achievement days held

conducted J(1) 1.(2) (a) {(1) Adult work (b) (2) 4—H Club and 1(a) older youth_ _ (b) (a) {(1) Adult work { (b) (2) 4-11 Club and 1(a) older youth (b) Number Total attendance Number Total attendance Number Total attendance Number Total attendance Number Total attendance 11 148

1

38 6_67

1

65 2

I Includes assistant county agent in charge of 4-1I Club work or who devotes practically full time to club work.

3 _{County total should equal sum of preceding three columns minus duplications due to two or more agents participating in same activity or accomplishment.} 3 The sum of questions 2 and 3 should equal the sum of questions 4 and 5.

4 Do not count a single visit to both the farm and home as two visits. Do not count itenn relating to notices of meetings only.

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GENERAL ACTIVITIES—Continued

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Report only this years activities that can be verified Home demonstration agents (a) 4-11 Club agents I (b) Agricultural agent; (c) County total 2 (d)

18. Encampments held (report attend-ance for your county only) 3

19. Other meetings of an extension nature participated in by county or State extension workers and not previously reported_ 20. Meetings held by local leaders or

committeemen not participated in by county or Stateextensionwork-ers and not reported elsewhere

(1) Farm women_ (2) 4-H Club and older youth. (1) Adult work_ (2) 4-H Club and older youth__ (1) Adult work (2) 4-H Club and older youth__ (a) Number

(b) Total members attending. (c) Total others attending_

(a) Number

(b) Total boys attending (c) Total girls attending (d) Total others attending {(a) Num ber (b) Total attendance (a) Number (b) Total attendance. 1(a) Number_ (b) Total attendance_ (a) Number54 (b) Total attendance .

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1 Includes assistant county agent in charge of 4-H Club work or who devotes practically full time to club work.

'County _{total should equal sum of preceding three columns minus duplications due to two or more agents participating in same activity or accomplishment.} 3 Does not include picnics, rallies, and short courses, which should be reported under question 19.

SUMMARY OF EXTENSION INFLUENCE THIS YEAR

It is highly desirable for extension workers to consider the proportion of farms and homes in the county that have been definitely influenced to make some sub-stantial change in farm or home operations during the report year as a result of the extension work done with men, women, and youth. It is recognized that this information is very difficult for agents to report accurately, so a conservative estimate based upon such records, surveys, and other sources of information as are available will be satisfactory.

21. Total number of farms in county (1940 Census)

22. Number of farms on which changes in practices have definitely resulted from the agricultural program 23. Number of farms involved in preceding question which were reached this year for the first time

24. Number of nonfarm families making changes in practices as a result of the agricultural program

200

25. Number of farm homes in which changes in practices have definitely resulted from the home demonstration program

320

26. Number of farm homes involved in preceding question that were reached this year for the first time

150

27. Number of other homes in which changes in practices have definitely resulted from the home demonstration program

60

28. Number of other homes involved in preceding question that were reached this year for the first time

449

29. Number of farm homes with 4-H Club members enrolled

30. Number of other homes with 4-H Club members enrolled

26 1120

31. Total number of different farm families influenced by some phase of the extension program. (Include questions 22, 25, and 29 minus duplications)

32. Total number of different other families influenced by some phase of the extension program. (Include questions 24, 27, and 30 minus duplications) g 10 18-28074-1

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EXTENSION ORGANIZATION AND PLANNING

33. County extension association or committee (includes agricultural councils, home demonstration councils, and 4—H councils or similar advisory committees; also farm and home bureaus and extension associations in those States where such associations are the official or quasi-official agency in the county cooperating with the college in the management or conduct of extension work):

(a) Over-all or general (b) Agricultural (c) Home demonstration (d) 4—H Club

(e) Older youth_

(1) Namcge

sa County Coordinatinz Committee

(1) Nam

dose County PlEinning committee

(1)

Namellome r,emontitration Club council.

(1) NameMe 88

County 4-H Club Council

(1) Name (2) No. of members (2) No. of members (2) No. of members__ (2) No. of members (2) No. of members

35

65

3 3b

34. Number of members of count extension program planning committees and subcommittees (include commodity and special-interest committees) : (a) Agricultural (b) Home demonstration

3

(c) 4—H Club

35

(d) Older youth 35. Total number of cOmmunities in county. (Do not include number of neighborhoods.)

36. Number of communities in which the extension program has been planned cooperatively by extension agents and local committees

37. Number of clubs or other groups organized to carry on adult home demonstration work

6

38. Number of members in such clubs or groups

85

39. (a) Number of 4—H Clubs. (See question 173.) (b) Number of groups (other than 4—H Club) organized for conduct of extension work with older rural youth. (See question 185.)

40. Number of neighborhood and community leaders in the neighborhood-leader system

41. Number of different voluntary local leaders or committeemen actively engaged in forwarding the extension program:

(a) Adult work (1) Men 296 (b) 4—H Club and older youth work_ {(1) Men 44 (3) Older club boys

4 1(2)

Women

209

(2) Women

35

(4) Older club girls

7

X X X X X X X X X

COOPERATIVE AGRICULTURAL PLANNING

42. Name of the county agricultural planning (over-all planning) group, if any, sponsored by the Extension Servicetiesa

_County -aanning cornrait_te_e

43. Number of members of such county agricultural lanning group:

(a) Unpaid lay members: (1) Men

0

(2) Women

3

(3) Youth (b) Paid representatives of public agencies or other agencies, or of organizations: (1) Men

30

(2) Women 44. Number of communities with agricultural planning committee (over-all planning)

L.6

45. Number of members of such community planning committees: (a) Men 1,r,g) (b) Women

50

(c) Youth

3.5

46. Was a county committee report prepared and released during the year? (a) Yes _X_ (b) No

2

Extension organization and planning I

(a)

47. Days devoted to line of work by—

{

(1) Home (2) 4—H Club agents demonstration agents (3) Agricultural agents

(4) State extension workers

County agricultural planning 1

(b)

Total 1 (c)

48. Number of planning meetings held

49. Number of unpaid voluntary leaders or committeemen assisting this year

1

(1) County (2) Community 50. Days of assistance rendered by voluntary leaders or committeemen

1k6

1,16

38

147

85

255

1 Where extension program planning and county agricultural planning (over-all planning) have been completely merged into a single program-planning activity, only column (c) should be filled out. Where extension program planning is the only planning activity, the entries in columns (a) and (c) will be identical. In all other cases column (c) is the sum of columns (a) and (b). 16-28074-2

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CROP PRODUCTION (other than for family food supply)

Include all work with adults, 4—H Club members, and

older youth Corn

(a) Wheat (b) Other cereals (c) Legumes (d) Pastures (e) Cotton (1) Tobacco (g) Potatoes and other vege-tables (h) Fruits (i) Other crops (j)

(1) Home demonstration agents (2) 4-13 Club agents

(3) Agricultural agents _-24-.-5- 6 5.4. 32 75 3

(4) State extension workers ₄ ₃ ₁₆ _4..3.

52. Number of communities in which

work was conducted this year_ 9 8 7 5 6 4

53. Number of voluntary local leaders or

committeemen assisting this year 9 .10 5 12 15 4

54. Number of farmers assisted this year in—

(1) Obtaining improved

varie-\

ties or strains of seed 12 3

1- 4

(2) The use of lime

(3) The use of fertilizers 3 2 ₆ ₂₀₀

(4) Controlling plant diseases 10 11 50

(5) Controlling injurious insects_ 6 200 75 500

(6) Controlling noxious weeds ₁

20

(7) Controlling rodents and other animals

LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION (other than for family food supply)

cI)

Include all work with adults, 4—H Club members, and older youth Dairy cattle (a) Beef cattle (b) Sheep (c) 20

1

(1) Home (2) 4—H Club agents demonstration agents

(3) Agricultural agents 45

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(4) State extension workers 6 4

56. Number of communities in which work was conducted this year 3

57. Number of voluntary local leaders or committeemen assisting this year 33 8 6

58. Number _{of breeding circles or clubs or improvement associations organized}

or assisted this year ₁ ₁

59. Number of members in such circles, clubs, or associations _{11 125 70} 60. Number of farmers not in breeding circles or improvement associations

assisted this year in keeping performance records of animals 61. Number of farmers assisted this year in—

(1) Obtaining purebred males ₉

(2) Obtaining purebred or high-grade females ₁₆ _{_15} (3) Obtaining better strains of baby chicks (including hatching eggs)_ xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx

(4) Improving methods of feeding ₁₀ (5) Controlling external parasites

(6) Controlling diseases and internal parasites (7) Controlling predatory animals

I Do not include rabbits, game, _{and fur animals, which should be reported under wildlife conservation.}

Swine (d) Horses and mules (e) Poultry (including turkeys) (f) Other livestock! (g) 10 26 11

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CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Include all work with adults, 4-H Club members, and older youth Soil management (a)

Forestry (b)

Wildlife conservation (c) 1

(1) Home demonstration agents ., (2) 4—H Club agents

(3) Agricultural agents (4) State extension workers

63. Number of communities in which work was conducted this year 64. Number of voluntary local leaders or committeemen assisting this year

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12

2.5 2

20

50

Soil Management—Continued 65. Number of farmers assisted this year—

(a) With problems of land use based on soil types

(b) In the use of recommended crop rotations_ (c) With strip cropping

(d) In constructing terraces

(e) In grassing waterways or otherwise

pre-venting or controlling gullies

4_

(f) With contour farming of cropland

(g) In otherwise controlling wind or water erosion

(h) In contouring pasture or range

(t) In the use of cover or green-manure crops_

300

(j) In summer-fallowing

200

(k) In making depth-of-moisture tests

(1) With drainage

(m) With irrigation

98

(n) With land clearing

66. Number of soil-management associations organized or assisted during the year:

(a) Legal soil-conservation districts

5

(b) Voluntary soil-conservation associations_

(c) Grazing associations

10

25

Forestry—Continued 67. Number of farmers assisted this year—

(a) In reforesting new areas by planting with small trees. (Include erosion-control

plantings) 4

(b) In making improved thinnings, weedings, or pruning of forest trees

(c) With selection cutting

(d) With production of naval stores (e) With production of maple-sirup products (f) In timber estimating and appraisal 68. Number of farmers cooperating this year in

preven-tion of forest fires

_50.

Wildlife Conservation—Continued 69. Number of farmers assisted this year in making

specific improvements for wildlife

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FARM 'MANAGEMENT

Include all work with adults, 4-H Club members, and older youth

1

(1) Home demonstration agents --..,

70. Days devoted to (2) 4—H Club agents line of work by— (3)

Agricultural agents

Farm accounts, cost records, inventories, etc.

(a)

Individual farm planning, adjustments,' tenancy, and other management problems

(b)

Farm credit (short and long time)

(c)

Outlook information (d)

((4) State extension workers

71. Number of communities in which work was conducted this year 72. Number of voluntary local leaders or committeemen assisting this

yea]

73. Number of farm-survey records taken during the year:

(a) Farm business (b) Enterprise (c) Other

2

74. Number of farmers (a) Farm inventory

assisted this year in (b) General farm records

_12_

keeping—

(c) Enterprise records

18

75. Number of farmers assisted this year—

(a) In developing a farm plan only

15

(b) In developing a farm and home plan

(c) In analyzing the farm business

(d) In improving landlord-tenant relations and leasing arrangements

5

2

5 a

3 _3

3

75. Number of farmers assisted this year—Continued. (e) In getting started in farming, or in

re-locating

(f) With credit problems (debt adjustment and financial plans)

(g) In using "outlook" to make farm adjust-ments (h) With a farm-income statement for tax

purposes

6

(1) With farm-labor problems

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(j) In developing supplemental sources of

in-come.

25

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GENERAL ECONOMIC PROBLEMS RELATED TO AGRICULTURE

1(1) Home demonstration agents 76. Days devoted to (2) 4—H Club-agents —

line of work by— (3) Agricultural agents (4) State extension workers

Price and trade policies (prices, international trade, interstate trade barriers, transportation, interregional competition, etc.)

(a)

Land policy and programs (classification of land zon-ing, tenure, land develop-ment, settlement, public. land management, etc.)

(b)

Public finance and services (taxation, local govern-ment, facilities such as roads and schools for rural areas, etc.)

(c)

Rural welfare (rural-urban relationships, part - time farming, problems of peo-ple in low-income areas, mi-gration, population adjust-ments, rural works pro-grams, etc.)

(d)

79. Number of tours conducted this year to observe economic and social conditions in various land use areas

80. Number of local groups _{(town and county officials, school boards, tax collectors, assessors, etc.) assisted this year in discussing problems of local} government, public finance, and farming conditions related to these problems

81. Number of displaced families assisted this year in finding employment (agricultural and nonagricultural)

82. Number _{of nonagricultural groups to which any of the above economic and social problems have been presented and discussed this year}

I Include all work on farm adjustments conducted in cooperation with AAA and other agencies, and not definitely related to individual crop or livestock production or marketing (pp. 6 and 9) or to soil management (P. 7).

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MARKETING AND DISTRIBUTION

83. Days devoted to line of work by— (1) Home demonstration agents (2) 4—H Club agents

(3) Agricultural agents (4) State extension workers 84. Number of communities in which work

was conducted this year

85. Number of voluntary local leaders or committeemen assisting this year 86. Number of new cooperatives 2 assisted in

organizing during the year

87. Number of established cooperatives 2

as-sisted during the year

88. Number of members 2 in the cooperatives

assisted during the year (questions 86 and 87)

89. Value of products sold or purchased by cooperatives assisted during the year (questions 86 and 87) 2

90. Number of farmers or families (not mem-bers of cooperatives) assisted during

the year

91. Value of products sold or purchased by farmers or families involved in the pre-ceding question General (a) Grain and hay (b) 2 26 15 2 250 thous. 00 Livestock and wool 1 (c) 3 6 7 Dairy products (d) Poultry and eggs I (e) 15 9 15

1

15 4

1

50 Fruits and vegetables (f) Cotton (o) Forest products (h) Tobacco, sugar, rice, and other commodities (i) Home prod-uc ts and crafts (I) Purchasing of farm and home sup-plies and equipment (k) 2 7 25 2 500 ,Q00$ $ $ $ $ 35 t 4'5 001 s s s , s

92. Number of private marketing and distributing agencies and trade groups assisted this year

93. Number of programs 3 pertaining to marketing agreements, orders, surplus removal _{or Lend-Lease purchases assisted in or conducted this year} 94. Number of marketing facilities improvement programs 3 participated in or conducted this year

95. Number of marketing surveys assisted with or conducted this year

96. Number of special merchandising programs 3 participated in or conducted this year

97. Number of consumer information programs 3 pertaining to marketing and distribution participated in or conducted this year

4

1

98. Number of programs 3 relating to marketing services and costs of distribution conducted this year

5

99. Number of programs 3 relating to transportation problems conducted this year

7

100. Number of programs 3 relating to the specific use of market information conducted this year

101. Number of other marketing programs 3 conducted this year (specify)

I Include livestock, poultry, and hatching eggs purchased for breeding, replacement, or feeding purposes.

I _{Where a cooperative association serves more than one county, include only the membership and proportionate volume of business originating in the county covered by this report.} 3 Organized pieces of work.

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HOUSING, FARMSTEAD IMPROVEMENT, AND EQUIPMENT

102. Days devoted to line of work by— (1) Home demonstration agents_ (2) 4—H Club agents

103. Number of communities in which work was conducted this year 104. Number of voluntary local leaders or committeemen assisting this

year

The house, furnishings, and surroundings (a) Rural electrification (b)

40

Farm buildings (c)

26 -10

26

Farm mechanical equipment (d) fr.

The House, Furnishings, and Surroundings—Continued 105. Number of families assisted this year in—

(a) Constructing dwellings

20

(b) Remodeling dwellings

30

(c) Installing sewage systems (d) Installing water systems (e) Installing heating systems (f) Providing needed storage space (g) Rearranging or improving kitchens (h) Improving arrangement of rooms (other

than kitchens)

(i) Improving methods of repairing, remodel-ing, or refinishing furniture or furnish-ings

(j) Selecting housefurnishings or equipment (other than electric)

(k) Improving housekeeping methods (1) Laundry arrangement

(m) Installing sanitary closets or outhouses (n) Screening or using other recommended

methods of controlling flies or other insects

Improving home grounds

Planting windbreaks or shelterbelts

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Rural Electrification—Continued 106. Number of associations organized or assisted this

year to obtain electricity

107. Number of families assisted this year in— (a) Obtaining electricity

(b) Selection or use of electric lights or home electrical equipment

(c) Using electricity for income-producing purposes

Farm Buildings—Continued 108. Number of farmers assisted this year in—

(a) The construction of farm buildings (b) Remodeling or repairing farm buildings_ (c) Selection or construction of farm-building

equipment

Farm Mechanical Equipment—Continued 109. Number of farmers assisted this year in—

(a) The selection of mechanical equipment (b) Making more efficient use of mechanical

equipment

110. Number of farmers following instructions in the maintenance and repair of mechanical equipment this year

111. Number of gin stands assisted this year in the better ginning of cotton

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NUTRITION AND HEALTH

Include all work with adults, 4-H Club members, and older youth Home production of family food supply

(a)

Food preservation and storage

(b)

Food selection and preparation

(c)

(1) Home demonstration agents

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(2) 4—H Club agents

(3) Agricultural agents

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(4) State extension workers

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113. Number of communities in which work was conducted this year

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114. Number _{of voluntary local leaders or committeemen assisting this year}

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Other health and safety work

(d)

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115. Number of families assisted this year— (a) In improving diets

15a_

(b) With food preparation

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(c) In improving food supply by making changes in home food production.' (1) Of vegetables

(2) Of fruits..

250

35

(3) Of meats

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(4) Of milk

(5) Of poultry and eggs

125_

(d) With home butchering, meat cutting or curing (e) With butter or cheese making

_25__

(f) With food-preservation problemsl (1) Canning

55.0

(2) Freezing

175

(3) Drying

_{25_0}

(4) Storing

_{6_5}

(g) In producing and preserving home food supply according to annual food-supply budget

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(h) In canning according to a budget

25

(i) With child-feeding problems

(j) In the prevention of colds and other common diseases

(k) With positive preventive measures to improve health (immunization for typhoid, diphtheria, smallpox, etc.) (1) With first aid or home nursing

95----(m) In removing fire and accident hazards

116. Number of schools assisted this year in establishing or maintaining hot school lunches

₂

117. Number of nutrition or health clinics organized this year through the efforts of extension workers

1 sum of the subitems minus duplications due to families' participating in more than one activity.

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CLOTHING, FAMILY ECONOMICS, PARENT EDUCATION, AND COMMUNITY LIFE

(1) Home demonstration agents 118. Days devoted to (2) 4—H Club agents

line of work by— (3) Agricultural agents (4) State extension workers

Home management 1— family economics

(a)

Clothing and textiles (b)

30

Family relationships—child development (c)

15-Recreation and community life (d)

2st

1

Home Management—Family Economics—Continued 121. Number of families assisted this year—

(a) With time-management problems (b) With home accounts

(c) With financial planning

(d) In improving use of credit for family living expenses

(e) In developing home industries as a means of supplementing income 122. Number of home demonstration clubs, other

con-sumer associations or groups assisted this year with cooperative buying of—

(a) Food_ (b) Clothing

(c) Housefurnishings and equipment (d) General household supplies

123. Number of families assisted this year through coop-erative associations 2 or individually, with the

buying of— (a) Food_ (b) Clothing

(c) Housefurnishings and equipment (d) General household supplies

124. Total number of different families assisted this year with consumer-buying problems (includes ques-tion 123 (a), (b) , (c) , and (d) minus duplicationsl_ 125. Number of families assisted this year with "making

versus buying" decisions

126. Number of families assisted this year in using timely economic information to make buying decisions or other adjustments in family living

NOTE.—Individual families and groups assisted with selling problems should be reported in column (3), page 9.

Clothing and Textiles—Continued 127. Number of families assisted this year with—

(a) Clothing-construction problems (b) The selection of clothing and textiles (c) Care, renovation, remodeling of clothing (d) Clothing accounts or budgets

Family Relationships—Child Development—Continued 128. Number of families assisted this year—

(a) With child-development and guidance problems

(b) In improving family relationships 129. Number of families providing recommended

cloth-ing, furnishings, and play equipment for children this year

130. Number of different individuals participating this year in child-development and parent-education programs: (a) Men

(b) Women

131. Number of children in families represented by such individuals

25-

a56-25,

40

Recreation and Community Life—Continued 132. Number of families assisted this year in improving

home recreation

133. Number of communities assisted this year in improv-ing community recreational facilities

134. Number of community groups assisted this year with organizational problems, programs of activi-ties, or meeting programs

135. Number of communities (a) Club or community house assisted this year in (b) Permanent camp establishing —

(c) Community rest rooms_ 136. Number of communities assisted this year in

pro-viding library facilities

137. Number of school or other community grounds im-proved this year according to recommendations_

I The house—its arrangement, equipment, and furnishings, including kitchen improvements and care of the house—is reported under "The house, furnishings and surroundings," p. 10.

2 _{Includes question 122; also families buying through marketing cooperatives, organized or assisted, column (k), p.}_9.

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•

SUMMARY OF 4-H CLUB BOYS' AND GIRLS' PROJECTS

(One club member may engage in two or more projects. The sum of the projects is therefore greater than the number of different club members enrolled)

Project Number _enrolledof boys

(a) Number of girls enrolled (h) Number of boys completing (c) Number of girls completing (d)

Number of units involved in completed projects

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138. Corn 139. Other cereals 140. Peanuts

141. Soybeans, field peas, alfalfa, and other legumes 142. Soil conservation and pasture improvement 143. Potatoes, Irish and sweet

144. Cotton 145. Tobacco

146. Fruits ' 147. Home gardens

148. Market gardens, truck and canning crops 149. Other crops

150. Poultry (including turkeys) 151. Dairy cattle

152. Beef cattle 153. Sheep 154. Swine

155. Horses and mules

156. Other livestock 157. Bees

158. Beautification of home grounds 159. Forestry

160. Wildlife and nature study (rabbits, game, fur animals) 161. Agricultural engineering, farm shop, electricity

162. Farm management

163. Food selection and preparation 164. Food preservation

165. Health, home nursing, and first aid 166. Clothing

167. Home management

168. Home furnishings and room improvement 169. Home industry, arts and crafts

170. Junior leadership 171. All others

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4-H CLUB MEMBERSHIP 1 WORK WITH OLDER RURAL YOUTH

173. Number of 4-H Clubs. (Same as question 39)

zata

174. Number of different 4-H Club

members enrolled_ (a) Boys 2 334 (b) Girls 2355

members completing (a) Boys 194 (b) Girls 3 281

members in school (a) Boys 334 (b) Girls

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members out of school (a) Boys (b) Girls 178. Number of different 4-H Club

members from farm homes (a) Boys 321 (b) 179. Number of different 4-H Club

members from nonfarm homes (a) Boys 1 (b)

Girls 352 Girls 6.

Number of Different 4-H Club Members Enrolled: 180. By years Boys (a) Girls (5) 181. BY ages Boys (a) Girls (5) 10 and under OD aD ri IL) CM U) CQ r4 aD V") cti tO U, Y) 32 1st year

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96 1.1 36 2d 91 50 12 34 3d 63 23 13 29 4th 46 16 14 30 5th 12 10 15 24 6th 7 3 is 13 7th 4 1 17 3 8th 3 18 1 9th 1 19 1

10th and over 1 20 and over

182. Number of different 4-H Club members, including those in corresponding projects, who received definite training

in-200 (a) Judging (b) Giving dem-onstrations (c) Recreational leadership.. (d) Music appre-ciation (e) Health.. 25 50 200

(f) Fire and accident pre-vention

(g) Wildlife conservation.. (h) Keeping personal

ac-counts

(i) Use of economic infor-mation

183. Number of 4-H Club members having health examination because of participation in the extension program_

184. Number of 4-H Clubs engaging in community activities such as improving school grounds and conducting local fairs

23

5

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185. Number of groups (other than 4-H Club) organized for conduct of extension work with older rural youth (same as question 40)

186. Membership in such groups 1(a) Young men (b) Young women_ Number of 187. members by school status and age (1) Young men (2) Young women In school (a) Out of school Unmarried (b) Married (c) Under 21 years (d) 21-24 years (e) 25 years and older

188. Number of meetings of older rural youth extension groups 189. Total attendance at such meetings

190. Number of other older rural youth groups assisted (a) Young men (b) Young women (a) Young men (b) Young women_ 191. Membership in such groups

192. Number of older rural youth not in ex-tension or other youth groups assisted__ 193. Total number of different young people

contacted through the extension pro-gram for older rural youth. (Ques-tions 186, 191, and 192, minus duplica-tions)

(a) Young men (b) Young women

194.Check column showing approximatesportion of older-youth program de-voted to—

(1) Citizenship, democracy, and public problems

(2) Vocational guidance

(3) Family life and social customs (4) Social and recreational

activi-ties

(5) Community service activities (6) Technical agriculture

(7) Technical home economics, in-cluding nutrition and health

Under 10 percent (a) 10-19 percent (b) 20-39 percent (c) 40 percent or more (d)

1 All data in this section are based on the number of different boys and girls participating in 4-H Club work, not on the number of 4-H projects carried.

2 Report the total number of different boys or girls enrolled in club work. This total should equal the sum of the project enrollments reported on page 13, minus duplications due to the same boy ex girl carrying on two or more subject-matter lines of work. Do not include boys and girls enrolled late in the year in connection with the succeeding year's program.

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I

MISCELLANEOUS

(Report here all work, including war work, not properly included under any of the headings on preceding pages)

Include all work with adults, 4-H Club members, and older youth Bees (a)

General-feeder insects 1 (b)

All other work (c)

195. Days devoted to line of work by— (1) Home demonstration agents (2) 4—H Club agents

SUMMARY OF CONTRIBUTION TO WAR EFFORT

It is desirable to bring together in one place the sum total of extension contribution to the several broad areas of war effort. It is assumed that all such work has been reported previously under appropriate headings.

War programs Home demonstration agents (a)

4-H Club agents b)

Agricultural agents (c)

198. Estimated number of days devoted to—

(1) Food supplies and critical war materials (production, marketing, processing, storage,.

distribution, and related problems)

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(2) Problems arising from new military camps, munitions plants, and war industries

(3) Civilian defense (such as fire prevention, Red Cross training, air-raid warnings) (4) Other war work (including collection of salvage material)

COOPERATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES

The purpose of this report is to bring together in one place the cooperation given other Federal agencies working with the rural people of the county. It is assumed that all such work has been reported previously under appropriate problems of the farm or home.

War boards (a) Civilian de-fense agency • (b) Employment service (c) Agricultural Adjustment Agency (d) Food Distribution Administration (e) Soil Conserva-tion Service (1) Farm Security Administra-tion (g) Rural lectri-A dneifinigitir a-tionBureau (h) Tennessee Authoritylrlie (0 Sf,cuillicSIlielgttri: Children's a)

199. Days devoted to line of work by— (1) Home demonstration

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this year by extension workers SO- -3- 4 it al

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TERMINOLOGY

If extension reports are to convey the intended information, it is important that the terminology employed be that generally accepted by members of the extension teaching profession everywhere. Precise use of extension terms is an obligation each extension worker owes to the other members of his or her profession. The following definitions have been approved by the United States Department _{of Agriculture and by the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities.}

DEFINITIONS OF EXTENSION TERMS

1. A _{community is a more or less well-defined group of rural people with common interests and problems. Such a group}

may include those within a township, trade area, or similar limits. For the purpose of this report, a community is one of the several units into which a county is divided for conducting organized extension work.

2. A _{cooperator is a farmer or homemaker who agrees to adopt certain recommended practices upon the solicitation of an} extension worker. The work is not directly supervised by the extension agent, and records are not required, but reports on the success of the practices may be obtained.

3. Days _{in field should include all days spent on official duty other than "days in office."}

4. Days in office should include time spent by the county extension agent in the office, at annual and other extension conferences, and on any other work directly related to office administration.

5. Demonstrations as contemplated in this report are of two kinds—method demonstrations and result demonstrations. A method demonstration is a demonstration given by an extension worker or other trained leader for the purpose of

showing how to carry out a practice. Examples: Demonstrations of how to can fruits and vegetables, mix spray materials, and cull poultry.

A _{result demonstration is a demonstration conducted by a farmer, homemaker, boy, or girl under the direct supervision} of the extension worker, to show locally the value of a recommended practice. Such a demonstration involves a substantial period of time and records of results and comparisons, and is designed to teach others in addition to the person conducting the demonstration. Examples: Demonstrating that the application of fertilizer to cotton will result in more profitable yields, that underweight of certain children can be corrected through proper diet, that the use of certified seed in growing potatoes is a good investment, or that a large farm business results in a more efficient use of labor.

The adoption of a _{farm or home practice resulting from a demonstration or other teaching activity employed by the} extension worker as a means of teaching is not in itself a demonstration.

6. A demonstration meeting is a meeting held to give a method demonstration or to start, inspect, or further a result demonstration.

' 7. A _{result demonstrator is an adult, a boy, or a girl who conducts a result demonstration as defined above.}

8. An extension school is a school usually of 2 to 6 days' duration, arranged by the Extension Service, where practical instruction is given to persons not resident at the college.

9. An extension short course differs from an extension school in that it is usually held at the college or another educational institution and usually for a longer period of time.

10. A _{farm or home visit is a call by the agent at a farm or home at which some definite information relating to extension} work is given or obtained.

11. Farmers (or families) assisted this year should include those directly or indirectly influenced by extension work to make _{some change during the report year as indicated by:}

(1) Adoption of a recommended practice.

(2) Further improvement in a practice previously accepted. (3) Participation in extension activities.

(4) Acceptance of leadership responsibility.

(5) Or by other evidence of desirable change in behavior.

12. A 4—H _{Club is an organized group of boys and/or girls with the objectives of demonstrating improved practices in} agriculture or home economics, and of providing desirable training for the members.

13. 4—H _{Club members enrolled are those boys and girls who actually start the work outlined for the year.}

14. 4—H _{Club members completing are those boys and girls who satisfactorily finish the work outlined for the year.} 15. A project leader, local leader, or committeeman is a person who, because of special interest and fitness, is selected to

serve as a leader in advancing some phase of the local extension program. A project leader may be either an organi-zation or a subject-matter leader.

16. A leader-training meeting is a meeting at which project leaders, local leaders, or committeemen are trained to carry on extension activities in their respective communities.

17. Letters written should include all original letters on official business. (Duplicated letters should not be included.) 18. An office call is a call in person by an individual or a group seeking agricultural or home-economics information, as a

result of which some definite assistance or information is given. A telephone call differs from an office call in that the assistance or information is given or received by means of the telephone. Telephone calls may be either incoming or outgoing.

19. A plan of work is a definite outline of procedure for carrying out the different phases of the program. Such a plan provides specifically for the means to be used and the methods of using them. It also shows what, how much, when, and where the work is to be done.

20. An extension program is a statement of the specific projects to be undertaken by the extension agents during a year or a period of years.

21. Records consist of definite information on file in the county office that will enable the agent to verify the data on ex-tension work included in this report.

22. The older rural youth group is primarily a situation group, out of school, at home on farms, not married or started farming on their own account, and mostly 16 to 25 years of age.

U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 16-28074-1

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COOP BRAT IV E FIT EM ION 'WORK IN A GR ICULIT E AND HOME ECONMICS

Colorado State College, U. S. Department of Agriculture and Mesa County Cooperating

ANNUAL REPORT of

EXTENSIONSEIVICE WORK in

NSA COUNTY, COLORADO

December 1, 1942 to November 30, 1943

Carl G. Davis Margery "Monfort

County "Extension Agent _{Home Demonstration Agent} Verne Stewart

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MESA COUNTY EXTENSION PERSONNEL

The Mesa County Extension Organization consists of County Agent Carl G. Davis, Assistant County Agent Verne Stewart, and Home Demonstration Agent Margery Monfort. Mrs. Clarie Clark is the office Secretary.

During the past yoar the following change was made in the position of Home Demonstration Agent. Miss Belle Forney- was appointed as Assistant State 441 Club Agent for the State Extension Service in Fort Collins on January 1, 1943. Miss Margery Monfort Was then appointed as Mesa County Home Demonstration Agent on January 4, 1943.

In June Mrs. Martha Nickavich was appointed as Mesa County Labor Clerk. She held this temporary position until October 22, 1943. Two emergency assistant clerks, Miss Avery 17alker and Mrs. Helen Madison, were employed at the Palisade Labor Office during, the peach season.

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INDEX

PART I 100 Agricultural Agent

Page

SUTVA!ZY OF ACTIVITIES AND ACCOTIPLISHNTS Carl G. Davis, County Extension Agent STAT7.1F,NT REGARDING PROGRAM OF WORK

PROGRAM OF WORK -- 1944 ₇

RURAL ORGANIZATION

A. County and Community Agricultural Planning

Committee ₁₃

B. Cooperation with other C,Gencies 42 C. Cooperation with Commodity Organizations 47 II CROPS A. Corn 48 Sugar Beets 49 I. Alfalfa ₅₀ L. Field Beans ₅₂ O. Grasses 53 III SOILS A. Soil Conservation B. Soil. Management 54 55 IV Vrt'D CONTROL AND 'RA1-)ICATION

A. Noxious and Poisonous weeds 56

V HORTICULTURE A. Potatoes 57 B. Onions 59 B. Tomatoes ₆₀ F. Carrots ₆₁ I. Peaches ₆₂ J. Pears ₆₃ L. Apricots ₆₄

P. Home Vegetable Garden 65

Vi PFSTS

A. Insect Control 66

VII PLANT PATHOLOGY

A. General ₇₂

G. Potatoes ₇₃

K. Beans ₇₄

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VIII FORFSTRY

A. Windbreaks and Shelterbelts 76

C. Fire Prevention 77 IX POULTRY A. Chickens 78 B. Turkeys 79 X DAIRYING A. Herd Management 80 C. Dairy Products 81

XII VETERINARY MEDICINE

A. Cattle 82

C. Swine 83

XIII AGRICULTURAL

EcoNnIcs

A. Farm Management 84

B. Agricultural Credit 85

C. Agricultural Planning 86

XIX EDITORIAL SERVICE

A. Publications 87

B. News and Information 88

PART II -- Assistant Agricultural Agent

FaMARY OF ACTIVITI7S !NO ACCOMPLISHMENTS 89 C. Verne Stewart, Assistant County

Extension Agent pRcGRAM OF WORK "- 1944

RURAL ORGANIZATION A. Community Activities

B. Cooperation with other Agencies D. Farm Organization E. Community Activities 1.00 105 112 113 II CROPS A. Corn ₁₂₁ H. Sugar Beets 124 L. Eeans 126 III SOILS-A. Soil Conservation 127 V HORTICULTURE A. Potatoes 128

P. Rome Vegetabb Garden 130

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VI PESTS

A. Insect Control 158

VIII FORESTRY

A. Windbreaks and Shelterbelts 140

C. Fire Protection 141 IX POULTRY A. ahickens 142 B. Turkeys 144 C. Rabbits 145 X DAIRYING A. Herd lianagem.ent 146 B. Herd Improvement 147 C. Dairy Products 148 D. 4-H Club Work 149 XI ANIMAL HUSBANDRY A. Beef Cattle 150 B. Sheep 153 C. Swine 157 D. Horses 158

XIII AGRICULTURAL 7CONMICS

A. Farm Management 159

XIX EDITORIAL SERVICE

A. Publications 160

B. News and Information 161

PART III Home Demonstration Agent

l!argery. Monfort, Home Demonstration Agent

SUMARY OF ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMITTS 162

Hort!:

DITTISTRATION CLUB PROGRAM-1944 164

PROGRAM OF WORK -- 1944 165

4

RURAL ORGANIZATION

A. County and ::ommunity Agricultural

Planning Committee 168

B. Cooperation with other Agencies 176

F. Community Activities 183

XV NUTRITION

A. Home Food Production and Preservation 189

B. Food Selection 195

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XVI _{CHILD DEVBLOPMENT AND PARENT 7DUCATION} A. Physical Health ₁₉₉ XVII CLOTHING A. Conservation of Clothing ₂₀₀ C. Construction ₀₃ D. 4-H Club l';ork _•204

xVIII HOTIE NANAGETIENT ADD lic) FURNISHINGS

A. Methods of Saving Labor ₂₀₅

E. 4-41 Club Work. ₂₀₆

XIX EDITORIAL SERVIc

4, Publications ₂₀₇

B. News and Information ₂₀₈

C. Visual Education ₂₁₀

D. Radio

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PART IV

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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES MID ACCCITLISIMMIT

Mesa County _{Carl G. Davis}

PROJECT GOAL _RESULT

I. RURAL ORGANIZATION A. County and Community

Planning 1. Agricultural

Committees

B. Co-op. with other Agencies 1. Federal Agencies AAA-Agri. Cons. Program A.L.A. B.A.I.

Crops and Livestock estimates

F.S. a A.

S.C.S.

U.F..Forest Service Division of Grazing Office Def. Trans. Civilian Defense Price Adm.

War Production Bd. War Manpower Comm. Selective Service 2. State Agencies State Nutrition Vocational Education Division of Agri. Bureau of Plant and Insect Control Director Markets 3. County and Community

Agencies Federated Clubs Luncheon Clubs Parent Teachers

Assoc.

Continue planning program using Coordinating Committee and specialists to help follow work to successful end

Dill Droge Meetings held Used specialists

Educational Programs, pro- Meeting held duction goals, and administration

advisory

Educational information Cooperate in testing Regular reports

Suirly educational informa-tion

Educational meetings Educational meetings Educational meetings

Certificates Tar Necessity *War action program.

17ducational Information Application for Building Information requested information requested Educational meetings' Cooperate Educational meetings Educational meetings Educational meetings Educational meetings 7:;ducationai meetings 4. County USDA War Bds.

Transportation _{Participate as Socf}_r_of County War Board

Machinery County War Board

Ear Bonds _{Conduct Campaign through}

Labor _{Block loader system}

5, Civilian Defense Cooperate

carried out Carried out aoports Cooperated 000p.,rated Coop -,rated Cooperated Cooperated CooDrated Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated Coopnrated Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated None Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated

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C. Cooperation with Comodity Organizations Livestock Associations Bean Associations Potato Associations Peach Association Poultry Alisociations D. Farm Organizations

10 Program Service and discussion groups F. Community Activities 1. Achievemmt Days b. 4-TI 2. Crimps 3. Fair 4. Institute II, CROPS A. Corn 2. Seed supply 5. lasease control E. Grain Sorghums

1. Variety & yield strains I. Alfalfa

1. Variety and strains 5. Disease Control 7. Fertilizers K. Field Peas

7. Fertilizers

L. Field Deans

I. Variety and strains 2. Seed Supply 5. Disease Control 6. Insects O. Grasses Is Irrigated pastures III. SOILS A. Soil Conservation 2. Erosion Districts

Educational meetings Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated

Assist local Farmers

Unions Cooperated

Hold achievement days in

Grand Jct., Collbran, Loma Held A.11

4-H

Peach Irowers

Assist with 5 demonstra-tions

2 demonstrations--Red Spider control

2 demonstrators

3 demonstrators -Alfalfa weevil control

demonstration Fducmtional Information Hone Held Cooperated 5 cooperators 2 demonstrations none 4 demonstrators 10 cooperators Asstzted 2 demonstrations as

cover crop none

3 cooperators, 3 cooperators, 3 cooperators, 3 cooperators, demonstrations demonstrations demonstrat ions demonstrations 2 demonstrations 2 cooperators 3 cooperators 2 cooperators 2 cooperators 2 cooperators Assist in organizing . district I organized

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B. Soil Management 1. Soil testing 2. Crop rotation IV. WEED CONTROL

A. Noxious, Poisonous woods 1. Clean seed V. HORTICULTURE A Potatoes 1. Seed improvement 5. Fertilizers 4, Disease 5. Insect control 7. Seed treatment E. Tomatoes 4. Disease control 5. Insect control H. Apples 5. Insect control 1. Poaches 3. Fertilizer tests 5. Insect control J. Pears 3. Fertilizer tests 5. Insect control

p.

Homo Vegetable Gardens 1. Fresh vegetables 2. Storage

6. Victory Garden Covumaign VI. PESTS A. Insect Control 1. Grasshoppers 2. Cutworm 3. Forage insects 4. General insects 5. Hrrticultural crops 6. stored Crops

7. Control of flies, etc. 8. Livestock pests 9. Poultry insects Assist SCS iclucational Meetings Educational meetings Educationa meetings Assist Potato Co-op in seed plot demonstration 2 demonstration plots 2 demonstration plots 2 demonstration plots Educational information demonstration 1 demonstration Educational information Assist insect committee Educational material 2 demonstrations 2 demonstrations 2 demonstrations 2 demonstrations Educational meetings 17.:ducationalmeetings Organize committee Cooperated Cooperated Hold Hold 2 experiments 2 demonstrations 2 demonstrations 2 cooprators Held Hold Cooperated 2 cooperators . Hlld

Assist two mixing stations Supply educational informa-tion Educational material Educational material Educational material Educational material Educational material Educational material Educational material Educational material 1 demonstration Ilene held Hold Committee organized Cooperated Information supplied Assistance given Assistance given Assistance given Pssistance given Assistance given Assistance given Assistance given Assistance given

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VII. PLANT PATHOLO1Y A. Barley I. Covered smut Loose smut D. -Cleat 10 Stinking smut 2. Loose smut N. Peaches 1, Mosaic VIII. FTI.STRY C. Fire Protection

10 Rural Fire Prevention a, survey

4. Forest Fire Protection IX, POULTRY A. Chickens 1. Feeding 2. Housing 3. Culling 4. tharketing 5. DIsease Control 6. Flock Improvement A. Approved flocks X. DAIRYING A. Herd L7anagement 2. Feeding B. Herd Improvement 1. Purebred sires 2, Dairy Herd Imp. 4. Culling Caus C. Dairy Products 10 Improve quality ANIMAL HUSBANDRY A. Beef Cattle 2. Purebred sires 3. Feeding 5. Home Butchering B. Sheep 1. Culling ewes 2. Purebred sires 3. Feeding Assoc. C. Swine 1„ Management of Breeding Herd 2, Feeding 3. Butchering 7,ducational material Educational material Educational material Educational material Educational material Adequate organization Educational material Educational information Educational information Educational information Educational information Educational information Educational information Supply information Supply information Continuo program -Supply information Supply informati on supply Supply Supply Supply Supply upply uprlv supply Supply supply educational educational educational educational educational educational educational educational educational educational Information given Information given Information given Inforration given Cooperated On,;anized Cooperated Information given Information given Information given Information given Information given Informotion given As Asisted Continued Assisted Assisted informa-bi r)n information information information information informatinn information Assisted AsSisted Assisted Assisted Assisted 'Assisted Assisted infmmtion Assisted information Assisted information Assisted

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XII. VETERINARY MMICINE A. Cattle 1. Bangs Disease 6. Sanitation B. Sheep 4. Prognancy disease C. Swine I. Hog Cholera 6. Sanitation D o Horses 1. 7ncephaIomyelitis E. Poultry 2. Puliorum 3. Parasites 5, Sanitation

XIII. AGRICULTURAL nOIMICS A. Farm, Management

Io Farm Planning

3. Enterprise records on price ceilings

5. Farm Labor Supply to met production goals

B. Agricultural Credit

2, Producticn Credit Assoc° 3. II.F.L.A.

C. Agricultural Planning 1. Economic information XIV. AGRICULTUHAL 7NGIIPERING

A. Irrigation Practices 4. Measurement of -water B. Farm Machinery 1. Reconditioning b. Repairing c. Salvage

2. Care and Yaintenance 4. Share use

5. Labor saving XIX. 7,:DITORIAL SF;RVICT,

A. Publications 1. Bulletins 2. Circulars

B. News and Information C. Visual Education D. Radio

Pducati onal information Educational information Educational Information Educational. information Educational information Educational information Educational information Educational information Educational information Educational information Educational information Trk on Agricultural Deferments

Supply int ormat i on Supply Information

Educati onal Information

2 demonstrations

Supply information

Distribute to Agri. leaders Distribute to Agri. loaders Cooperate with local papers Educational Information Educational Information Information given Information given Information given Information given Information given Information given Information given Information given Information given Information given I nf o rmet ion given

Deferments given • Information given Information given Information given None Information given Information given Information given Information given

Bulletins given out Circulars given out Cooperated

Information given Information given

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STATE!'iaT RHG.P..RDING PROGRAM OF WORK

The program of work under the xtension Service since the war started has bean variable. After Pearl Harbor, Docerriber 7, 1941, at a State Extension conference our director instructed us to

carry out special assi&ments that would undoubtedly be given us during the emergency. His exact words were that "We must adjust or adjourn". It appears to this agent that special programs have formed a major part of our work up until this time. At present many of these special activities are being shouldered by other agencies.

e have tried to carry Qui- _{the activities assigned us to the}

best of our ability. However, we shall continue to shift our programs as the. necessity arises to meet the problems facing us In the present emergency. Wb do feel, howevor, that the regular work normally carried on by the Txtension workers should be pushed forward as much as possible.

At the present time we do not know whether or not the xtension 'eriricowill be responsible for the farm labor program for 1944.

If it. is given us, we will accept the responsibility., but undoubtd-17 it will interfere with the carrying out of projects outilned in our plan of work. _{- Such was the case in 1943. .A considerable} portion of the acentt7; time in 1943 was spent on agricultural deferments, county salvage, war bond sales, and many other activi-ties too numerous to mention. It shall be our policy to try and determine things nhich are most important and with the assistnrce of our state advisors do the thing which is the most necessary to perform the service's most needed in the prosecution of th(1 war . effort.

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LIFSA COUNTY PRO,MCT PROG1UT.21 OF WORK.-1944 GOALS C.A71, G. DAVIS U7CIALISTS I. P.17311.,

A. .Ccu:r..ty and Community Agricultural Planning Committee

1. Agricultural committees

B. Cooperation with other Agencies

1. Federal Agencies

Use Plannin Committee, County Commodity Committee, Coordinating Committee, as well as special.comlittoes organized to assist during., (mengency

Assist with 7ducationa1 programs and information

Work on all functions of the ':41- Board

AAA

Marketing Adm, Bureau Animal Industry Crops j; livestock estimates Far Security A-dministration Tural 7lectrification Adm. 7fIrm Security Adm,

Conservation Service U.S.Forest Service

Bureau of Reclamation USDA Federal Granin Service

Office Defense Transportation Office Vivilian Dofonse

Office l'rice Administration Tar *Production Board

rar 7anpower Commission Selecti ervice

rar Relocation imthority 2, State !gencios

State Nutrition Council Assist with Educational information

State Division Public Health

Colorado State Pd. of Vocational Education Colorado Stnte l'orestry Ed. Colorado state Division of

Agrillulture

Bureau of Plant 8: Insect Control Colorado State Pa ir

Director of 1:arkets

State Hail insurance commission Colorado State 'Alter Conservation

Board It It It It It TI It ft It tI It II It tI It It t District Agent District Agent

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3. County and Community fqencies

F:lderated clubs Agriculture]. 7ducati.onal Information

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Luncheon Clubs

Parent Teacher f'ssociatins 4. County T:DA War Board

Transportation Nachinory Surpiis War Bonds Labor Deferment 5. Civilian Defense

C4. Cooperation with Commodity Crganizations

D. Farm Organizations 1. Program service and

discussion groups F. Community Activities 1. Achievement Days 2,dult 2. Camps a. Adult B. 4-H

3. Fairs and 2xhib1t Boys 6. Tours

IT. CROPS A. Corn

1. Variety and yield trials 5. Disease control

6. Insect control

7. Fertilizers & fertility 10. Pasture or harvesting

with livestock H. gar Deets

4. Disease control 5. Insect control

8. Fertilizers and fertilit I. Alfalfa

1. Variety and strain demonstrations

Act as Secretary of Board

E du cat i ona 1 Information

Educational Information

Hold Achievement nays Hold Hold 4-H Hold 5 demonstrations Information Information Inf ormati on Information 7ducational meetings II 11 tI IT

2. Seed supply and registration 3. tiltural methods 6. Insect control 5 L. Field Beans Research .;:ork 0. Grasses 1. Irrigated pastures 4. Grazing methods demonstratinns 2 cooperators cooperator demonstrators 2 experiment plots 3 demonstrations 3. demonstrations Tucker Tucker inicrItation It It It Tucker Tucker, Hoerner Tucker

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SOILS

Soil Conservation j. Soil Conservation 2. Soil erosion districts Soil Ylanagemnt

1. Soil. testing 2. Crop rotation

8. 7:ater erosion control

Assist with educational meetings

wducational information

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IV. 1= CONTROL AND FRADICATI'M A. Noxious vind Poisonous weeds

2. Cultural methods Fducational 3. Chemical treatments Educational V.

information information HORTICULTURE

A. Potatoes

1. Seed improvement Educational information 3. Fertilizers and fertility 2 experiment plots 4. D5oase control2 cooperators

5. Insect control 6. Harvesting methods 7. Seed treatment 10. Storage B. Onions 1. Seed improvement 6. Harvesting methods E. Tomatoes 5. Insect control Carrots 1. Seed improvement Apples 5. Insect control Peaches 3. Fertilizer tests 4. Disease control 5. Insect control P-ars Information Inforlmtion Information Information Information Harvest Educational information

3,:ducati oral information Spray dates

2 experiment tests Informtion•

Information 5. Insect control Spray dates Home Vegetable Garden

6. Victory Garden Campaign, Educational information and meetings Home Beautification 3. Ornamental planting 6. Planting demonstrations 9. Insoct control VI. PESTS A. Insect Control '1. Grasshoppers 2. cutworms 3. Forage insects 4. Cereal insects 1 demonstration Information, 2 demonstrations Information Tucker Ssm 1.jcCampbei3. J. L. Hnerner J.L.Hoerner Eryant FcCampben Chas. Drage Cam

2 bait mixing stations reCampbe11 Con-binue research

1:;oevil control information . Educational informationa

5. Horticuitural crops, insects Spray date, information 9. Poultry insect control Educational information