Annual
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EXTENSION SERVICE
Colorado Agricultural College
May 1, 1930
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS
U.S. Department of Agriculture and State Agricultural Colleges
Cooperating
Extension Service,
Office of Cooperative Extension Work Washington, D. C.
ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTY EXTENSION WORKERS
Revised July 7, 1930
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---8-5!.46SUGGESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE PREPARATION OF THE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT'S
ANNUAL REPORT
The annual report should be a summary, with analysis and interpretations, for presentation to
the people of the county, the State, and the Nation of the extension activities in each county for the
year and the results obtained by the county extension agent, assisted by the subject-matter specialists.
The making of such a report is of great value to the county extension aP-ent and the people of the
county in showing the progress made during the year as a basis for future plans.
It
is of vital concern
also to the State and Nation as a measure of rural progress and a basis for intelligent legislation and
financial support of extension work.
Separate statistical and narrative reports are desired from each leader of a line of work, such as
county agricultural agent, home demonstration agent, boys' and girls' club agent, and negro agent,
regardless of title. Where an assistant agent has been employed a part or all of the year, a report on
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. Where two or more
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agents are employed in a county, each a leader
of a line of work, statistics should not be duplicated.
At least four copies of the annual report should be made: One copy for the county officials, one
copy for the agent's files, one copy for the State extension office, and one copy for the Extension Service,
United States Department of Agriculture.
The report
tothe Washington office should be sent through
the State extension office.
NARRATIVE SUMMARY
The narrative report should summarize and interpret the outstanding results accomplished and
the extension methods used, under appropriate subheadings, for each project. Every statement should
be clear-cut, concise, forceful, and, where possible, reenforced with necessary data from the statistical
summary. Use an interesting style of writing, giving major accomplishments first under each project.
Give extension methods fully relating to outstanding results only, and where practicable illustrate with
photographs, maps, diagrams, blue prints, or copies of charts and other forms used. Full credit should
be given to all cooperating agencies. The lines should be single-spaced, with double space between
the paragraphs, and reasonably good margins. The pages should be numbered in consecutive order.
The following outline is suggestive of how the narrative report may be clearly and systematically
presented. Each agent should adapt the outline to the situation and the work to be reported.
SUGGESTIVE OUTLINE OF ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT
I. Cover and title page. II. Table of contents.
III. Status of county extension organization.
(1) Form of organization-changes and development.
(2) Function of local people, committees, or project leaders in developing the program of work. (3) General policies, including relationships to other organizations.
IV. Program of work; listing goals set up, methods employed, and results achieved. (1) Factors considered and methods used in determining program of work. (2) Project activities and results.
(a) Cereals. (m) Dairy.
(b) Legumes and forage crops. (n) Other livestock.
STATISTICAL SUMMARY
To supplement the narrative part of the report, and in order that comparable State and National
summaries may be made, it is necessary to include a statistical summary of the work in each county.
The following form has been prepared to insure uniformity of reporting:
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS
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SED IN THIS REPORT1. A program of work is a statement of the specific lines of extension work to be undertaken by the extension agent during a year or a period of years.
2. A plan of work is a definite outline of procedure for carrying out the different phases of the program of work. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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 organiza-tion or a subject-matter leader.
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, home maker, boy, or girl under the direct super-vision 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, or that the use of certified seed in growing potatoes is a good investment.
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 result demonstrator is an adult, boy, or girl who conducts a result demonstration as defined above.
7. A cooperator is a farmer or home maker 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.
8. 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.
9. 4-H Club members enrolled are those boys and girls who actually start the work outlined for the year.
10. 4-H Club members completing are those boys and girls who satisfactorily finish the work outlined for the year. 11. A demonstration meeting is a meeting held to give a method demonstration or to start, inspect, or further a result demonstration.
12. A training meeting is a meeting at which project leaders, local leaders, or committeemen are trained to carry on extension activities in their respective communities.
13. An office call is a call in person or by telephone by an individual or group seeking agricultural or home-economics in-formation, as a result of which some definite assistance or information is given.
14. A farm or home visit is a call by the agent at a farm or home at which some definite information relating to exten-sion work is given or obtained.
15. Days in office should include time spent by the county extension agent in his office, extension conferences, and any other work directly related to office administration.
16. Days in field should include all days spent on official duty other than those spent in office.
17. Letters written should include all original letters on official business. (Duplicated letters should not be included.) 18. An extension school is a school usually of two to six days' duration, arranged by the extension service, where practical instruction is given to persons not resident at the college. An extension short course differs from an extension school in that it is usually held at the college or other educational institution and usually for a longer period of time.
19. Records consist of definite information on file in the county office that will enable the agent to verify the data on
GENERAL ACTIVITIES
Report Only This Year's Activities and Results that can be Verified
1. List below the names, titles, and periods of service of the county extension agents whose work is included in this
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3. Number of communities in county where extension work should be conducted __________________ ~---4. Number of above communities in which the extension program has been cooperatively worked out by extension agents and local committees _____________________________________________ --- ____________________ /
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13. Number of 4-H Club members in schooL ___________________
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15. Number of groups organized for extension work with rural young people above the 4-H Club age______________________ 15
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(b) Young women _____________________________ _
17. Total number of farm visits 2 made in conducting extension work--------------------~Y--- 17
18. Number of different farms visitecl _______________________________________________________________________________________
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21. Number of calls relating to extension work___________________________________________ -:,/ 21(b) Telephone __________________ Q_~ ___ _
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25. Number of individual letters written ---y-c2--____ 25 26. Number of different circular letters prepared (not total copies mailed)~--- 26 27. Number of bulletins distributed ______________________ ---_ --- --- --- --- --- ______________ _ 27 28. · Number of radio talks made _______________________________________________________________________________ --- 28 . 29. Number of events at which extension exhibits were shown_________________________________________________________________________ 29
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(1) (2) (b) 4-H Club___ (3) (4)36. Other meetings of an extension nature participated in and not previously {(a) reported --- --- -- ---- --- (b)
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par-ticipated in by agent and not reported elsewhere ___________ _
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PROGRAlv'.( SU:\\{MARY
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List below information on each subdivision of the program -0f work. Include under each heading all of the work done with men, women, boys, and girls. If an assistant agent has been employed include his or her time with that of the agent. This page should not be filled out until the questions on the following pages have been answered. Estimate
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of com- of leaders cialists Days agent of meet- Number Number Number Number
munities or com- helped devoted ings held · of news of circular of farm or of
or other to line of in relation stories letters home visits office calls
Line of work units par- mitteemen with line work to line of published issued made received
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Tobacco and other special
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Home gardens and home
beautification (page 12) _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _
Mnrket garden and truck
crops (page 12) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45. Fruits (page 12) ___________________ . _______ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ 45 46. Forestry (page 13) _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _
47. Rodents and miscellaneous
insects (page 13) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _
48. Agricultural engineering and home engineering
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54. Foods and nutrition (page
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-58. House furnishings (page 22) ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _
59. Home health and
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61. Miscellaneous (page 24) ___________________________________________
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46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 631 Under "building the extension program" include all work incident to the collection of economic and social data as a basis for determining programs, the conducting of program surveys, and the outlining of county, district, and co=unity programs. Do not include work reiated to the execution of programs, as
this should be reported under the projects above. .
2 Under "organization" include all work incident to maintaining extension associations, agricultural councils, home demonstration councils, advisory com-mittees, project comcom-mittees, community comcom-mittees, and the like not reported under building the extension program.
CEREALS!
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
Item (a) Corn (b) Wheat (c) Oats (d) Rye -::; I (e) Barley (j) Other 2
64. Number of method demonstration meetings held _____________________________________________ ---·----. ____________ ____________ 64 65. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or
carried into the next year---____________________________________________________________ ____________ 65 66. Total number of acres included in adult result
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67. Average increased yield per acre on adult result
demonstrations due to recommended practices __________ ---bu. --- bu. ______ bu. ______ bu. ______ bu. ______ bu. 67
68. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled ___ - { :: ::::_ -- __ -__________________________________ --- _______ ---___ ---____ } 68
69. Number of
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complet-ing __________________________________________________________________ --- bu. --- bu. ---bu. ______ bu. --- bu. --- bu. 71
LEGUMES AND FORAGE CROPS
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
(a) Alfalfa (b) Sweet clover (c) Clover (red, alsike, white) (d) Vetch (e) (f) Item Lespedeza Pastures
72. Number of method demonstration meetings held_______________________________________________________________________________ 72 73. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or
carried into the next year __ ---____________ --- --- --- ____________ --- 73 74. Total number of acres included in adult result
demon-strations ___ --- --- --- ____________ --- 7 4
75. Average increased yield per acre on adult result demon- {---- bu. ---bu. ---bu. --- bu. ______ bu.
strations due to recommended practices 1 _ _ _____________ _ __ tons _____ tons _____ tons _____ tons _____ tons xxxxxx } xxxxxx 75
76. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled---{:: ::::_ --- --- --- --- ____________ }
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77. Number of 4-H Club members completing __ {:'. : : : : :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: ::::::::::::} 77
78. Number of acres grown by club members completing ______________ --- ____________ ---____________ --- 78
79. Total yield of crops grown by club members completing 1 _ {--- -___ tons bu. --- bu. --- bu. --- bu. --- bu. _____ tons _____ tons _____ tons _____ tons
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LEGUMES AND FORAGE CROPS-Continued
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities tltat are Supported by Records
(g) (h) Item
Soy beans Cowpeas
(i) Velvet-beans (j) Field beans (k) Peanuts (m) Other 1
72. Number of method demonstration meetings held _________________________________ --- ____________ ____________ ____________ 72 73. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or
carried into the next year---____________________________________ ____________ ____________ ____________ 73 74. Total number of acres included in adult result
demon-strations _________________________________________________ .---________________________________________________________________________ 7 4 75. Average increased yield per acre on adult result {---bu. _______ bu. _______ bu. _______________________________ bu. }
75 demonstrations due to recommended practices 2 --- ____ tons _____ tons _____ tons _______ bu. _______ bu. _____ tons
7 6. Number of 4" H Club members enrolled ____ { : : :::::::: :::: :::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: :::::::::::: } 76
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78. Number of acres grown by club members completing___________________________________________________________________________ 78 79
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POTATOES, COTTON, TOBACCO, AND OTHER SPECIAL CROPS Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
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80. Number of method demonstration meetings held __________________________________________________________ --- 80
81. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or carried
into the next year_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 81
82. Total number of acres included in adult result demonstrations _______________ ---____________ --- 82
83. Average increased yield per acre on adult result demonstrations
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due to recommended practices __________________________________________________ bu. _______ bu. _____ lbs.2 ______ lbs. _______ bu. 83
84. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled ____________________ {(l) Boys --- ---184 (2) Girls _______________ ________________________
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86. Number of acres grown by club members completing _____________________________________________________ --- --- 86
87. Total yield of crops grown by club members completing ___________________ bu. _______ bu. ~----lbs.2 ______ lbs. _______ bu. 87
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_2 Report yield of cotton in pounds of seed cotton.
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND BEAUTIFICATION OF HOME GROUNDS
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by:Records
(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)
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Beauti:fi-Item Home gardening, cation of Bush
gardens truck, and canning home Tree fruits and small Grapes
grounds fruits
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88. Number of method demonstration meetings held _________________________________________________________ ---· ____________ 88
89. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or
carried into the next year_---__________________________________________ · _____ --- ____________ 89 90. Total number of acres included in adult result
demon-strations __________________________________________________________ xx xx x --- xx xx x ---. --- 90
91. Average increased yield per acre on adult result
demon-strations due to recommended practices __________________ xx xx x ______ bu. xx xx x ______ bu. _____ qts. ______ lbs. 91
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Number of 4-H Club members enrolled _____ { (l) Boys ___ --- ------192
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94. Number of acres grown by club members completing ____ --- xx xx x -~--- --- --- 94(Use space below for State questions not listed above)
FORESTRY
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
95. Number of method demonstration meetings held___________________________________________________________________________________ 95
96. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or carried into the next year__________________________________________ 96 97. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled---{ ((ab)) Boys ____________________________ ) 97
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100. Number of acres farm wood lot managed by club members completing ________________________________________________________ iOO
101. Number of new forest or farm woodland areas planted according to recommendations __________________________________ 101
102. Acres involved in preceding question _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 102
103. Number of farms assisted in forest or wood-lot management _____________________________________________________________________ 103
104. Acres involved in preceding question _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ 104
105. Number of farms planting windbreaks according to recommendations___________________________________________________________ 105
106. Number of farms following recommendations as to control of white-pine blister rust ____________________________________ 106
107. Number of farms assisted in other ways relative to forestry (specify below)--- 107 (Use space below for State questions not listed above)
RODENTS, OTHER ANIMAL PESTS, AND MISCELLANEOUS INSECTS
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
(Do not include work reported under "Crop" and "Livestock" headings)
(a) Item Rodents (b) Other animal pests (c) Insects
108. Number of method demonstration meetings held _____________________________________________ ---•--- --- --- 108
109. Number of result demonstrations completed or carried into the next year ________________________ --- 109
110. Pounds of poison used_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 110 8-5146
AGRICULTURAL AND HOME ENGINEERING Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
111. Number of method demonstration meetings held____________________________________________________________________________________ 111 112. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or carried into the next year ____________________________________________ 112
113. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled---{ ((ba)) Boys ________________________________ ) 113 Girls _______________________________ _
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(b) Girls _______________________________ _
115. Number of farms following recommendations in installing drainage systems _________________________________________________ 115 116. Acres drained by such systems--- 116
117. Number of farms following recommendations in installing irrigation systems ________________________________________________ 117 118. Acres irrigated by such systems--- 118 119. Number of farms building terraces and soil-saving dams to control erosion according to recommendations _________ 119 120. Acres on which soil erosion was so prevented_________________________________________________________________________________________ 120
121. Number of farms clearing land of stumps or boulders according to recommended methods______________________________ 121 122. Number of families assisted with house-planning problems_______________________________________________________________________ 122 123. Number of dwellings constructed according to plans furnished__________________________________________________________________ 123 124. Number of dwellings remodeled according to plans furnished ____________________________________________________________________ 124
125. Number of sewage-disposal systems installed according to recommendations________________________________________________ 125 126. Number of water systems installed according· to recommendations_____________________________________________________________ 126 127. Number of heating systems installed according to recommendations ___________________________________________________________ 127
128. Number of lighting systems installed according to recommendations___________________________________________________________ 128
129. Number of farms on which buildings other than dwellings were constructed or remodeled this year according to plans furnished _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ -- _ --_ --- ___ ---_ ---- 12 9
(a) Dairy barns _____________________ _
(b) Hog houses _________________ : ____ _
130. Number of buildings involved in preceding question ___________________________________ (c) Poultry houses ___________________ 130
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POULTRY, DAIRY CATTLE, BEEF CATTLE, SHEEP, SWINE, AND HORSES Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
Item (a) Poultry (b) Dairy cattle (c) Beef cattle (d) Sheep (e) Swine (j) Horses and mules
131. Number of method demonstration meetings held _________ -:-- ______ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ 131 132. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or
carried into the next year---.---~---____________________________________________________________ 132 133. Number of animals involved in these completed
adult result demonstrations_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 133 134. Total profit or saving on adult result demonstrations
completed---________________________________________________________________________ 134
135. Number of 4-H Cl uh members enrolled ___ { : : ::::::: : ::::::::::: : ::: ::: ::::: : : ~ ::: : ::_~:::: : ::~-::::::: :::: ::: ::::: } 135
136. Number of ll-H Club members completing--{::: :::::::--- ---- -- __
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136 137. Number of animals involved in 4-H Club workcom-pleted _______________________________ ---________________________ _
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c!;l___ __________ __ _______ _____ __________ _ _ 137 138. Number of farms assisted in obtaining purebred sires___________________________________________________________________________ 138 139. Number of farms assisted in obtaining high-grade orpurebred females________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ ____________ 139 140. Number of bull, boar, ram, or stallion circles or clubs
organized__________________________________________________________ _ ___ _ __ ___ __ _ _ ___ ___ ____ _______ _____ ____ ______ __ __ _____ _____ _ ___ __ __ __ __ 140 141. Number of members in preceding circles or clubs______________________________________________________________________________ 141 142. Number of herd or flock improvement associations
organized or reorganized______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 142
143. Number of members in these associations__________________________________________________________________________________________ 143
144. Number of farms not in associations keeping
per-formance records of animals_________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 144 (Use space below for State questions
not listed above)
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Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
145. Number of method demonstration meetings held___________________________________________________________________________________ 145 146. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or carried into the next year _________ . _________________________________ 146
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(a) Boys ________________________________ ) 148. Number of 4-H Club members completing_______________________________________________ 148
• (b) Girls _______________________________ _
149. Number of farms keeping farm accounts throughout the year under supervision of agent ______________________________ 149 150. Number of farms keeping cost-of-production records under supervision of agent ___________________________________________ 150 151. Number of farms_ assisted in summarizing and interpreting their accounts ___________________________________________________ 151 152. Number of farms assisted in making inventory or credit statements ___________________________________________________________ 152 153. Number of farm business or enterprise survey records taken during year _____________________________________________________ 153 154. Number of farms making recommended changes in their business as result of keeping accounts or survey
records ________________________________________________________ -- ________ --__________ --- --- _ --- ___ _ __ _ __ 154 155. Number of other farms adopting cropping, livestock, or complete farming systems according to
recommenda-tions__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 15 5 156. Number of farms advised relative to leases ____________________________________________________________________________________________ 156 157. Number of farms assisted in obtaining credit---~--- 157 158. Number of different farms assisted in using outlook or other timely economic information as a basis for
readjust-ing farm operations ________________________________________________ ---________________________ ---________ 158 159. Number of farms in preceding question making readjustments in- 159
( a) Wheat________________________________ (g) Dairy cattle________________________ ( m) _________________________________________ _
(b) Corn__________________________________ (h) Beef cattle__________________________ ( n) __________________________________________ _
( c) Cotton ______________ --- ( i) Hogs__________________________________ ( o) __________________________________________ _
( d) Potatoes_____________________________ (j) Sheep_________________________________ (p) _________ ·
---( e) Tobacco_____________________________ (k) Poultry______________________________ (q) ------
---(!) Truck crops ________ --- (Z) --- --- ( r) --- __ ---- -- ---
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MARKETING (FARM AND HOME)
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities and Results
(a) Grain and feed (b) Cotton (c) (d) (e) (f) (IJ)
Dairy Livestock Fruits and Poultry Home
products vegetables and eggs products
i/160. Number of cooperative-marketing
(h)
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160 161. Number of cooperative-marketingassociations or groups previously
organized assisted by extension •
agent this year ___ ---____________ ---________________________ 161 162. Membership in associations
organ-ized and assisted (161 and 162) ___ ---____________ ---____________ --- ____________ ____________ ____________ 162 163. Value of products marketed by all
associations worked with__________ $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ 163 164. Value of supplies purchased by all
associations worked with--- $_________ $_________ 5_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ $_________ 164 Number of cooperative-marketing
asso-ciations or groups assisted with prob-lems
of-165. Preliminary analysis--- 165 166. Organization --- --- --- --- --- 166 167. Accounting and auditing _____________________ · _____ ---____________ 167
168. Financing---··---____________ 168 169. Business policies --- --- --- --- --- ____________ 169 170. Production to meet market demand _________________________ --- --- --- ____________ 170 171. Reduction of market losses ________________________ --- --- --- ____________ 171 172. Use of current market information __________________________ ---____________ --- ____________ ____________ 172 173. Standardizing _____________________________ ---____________ 173 174. Processing or manufacturing ______________________ ---____________ ---____________ ---____________ 174 175. Packaging and grading _________________________________________ --- ____________ ---____________________________________ 175 176. Loading ---________________________________________________ ---____________ ____________ ____________ 176 177. Transporting ______________________________________________ · _______ --- ____________ ---____________________________________ 177 178. Warehousing _______________________________________________________ ---____________________________________ 178 179. Keeping membership informed _______ ---____________ ---____________ ---~---____________ ____________ ____________ 179 180. Merging into larger units ______________ ---____________ ---____________________________________ 180 Number of farms or homes not in
co-operative associations or groups as-sisted with problems
of-181. Standardizing _________________________________________ ---____________________________________ 181 182. Packaging and grading _________________________________________ --- ________________________ ---·____________ 182 183. Use of current market information__________________________________________________________________________________________________ 183
(Use space below for State questions not listed above)
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FOODS AND NUTRITION
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
184. Number of method demonstration meetings held _____________________________________________________________________________________ 184 185. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or carried into the next year_ __________________________________________ 185
Food selection Food
and preparation preservation
(a) (b)
186. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled---( (l) Girls ____ --- ---} 186
(2) Boys ______________________ ---
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187 188. Number of homes assisted in planning family food budget for a year _________________________________________________________ 188 189. Number of homes budgeting food expenditures for a year ______ --- 189 190. Number of homes balancing family meals for a year________________________________________________________________________________ 190 191. Number of homes improving home-packed lunches according to recommendations ________________________________________ 191 192. Number of schools following recommendations for a hot dish or school lunch _______________________________________________ 192 193. Number of children involved in preceding question ____________ ---'--- 193 194. Number of homes using improved methods in child feeding ______________________________________________________________________ 194 195. Number of individuals adopting recommendations for corrective feeding (such as weight control, anemia, pellagra,and constipation) ___________ --- ___________________ --- 195 196. Number of jars of canned products preserved by 4-H Club members __________________________________________________________ 196
CHILD TRAINING AND CARE
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
197. Number of method demonstration meetings held____________________________________________________________________________________ 197 198. Number of result demonstrations completed or carried into the next year ___________________________________________________ 198 199. Number of groups devoting major part of program to child training and care ______________________________________________ 199
200. Membership in these groups _________ --- --- --- ---- -- --- 200
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( a) Boys __________________
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201. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled_________________________________________________________ 201(b) Girls __ ---
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( a) Boys _____
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202. Number of 4-H Club members completing_____________________________________________________ 202(b) Girls __
---203. Number of homes improving habits of school children (other than reported under "Foods and Nutrition" and
'' Home Health and Sanitation'') _____ --- 203 204. Number of homes substituting positive methods of discipline for negative ones---··---··--- 204 205. Number of homes providing recommended play equipment ______________________________________________________________________ 205
206. Number of homes making recommended physical adjustments to better meet children's needs ________________________ 206 207. Number of homes adopting better adult habits with respect to development of children _________________________________ 207
(Use space below for State questions not listed above)
CLOTHING
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
208. Number of method demonstration meetings held____________________________________________________________________________________ 208 209. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or carried into the next year_ __________________________________________ 209
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210. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled__________________________________________________________ 210 (b) Boys ____
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( a) Girls _____
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211. Number of 4-H Club members completing_____________________________________________________ 211(b) Boys _____
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(a) Women ______---1
213. Number of individuals using a clothing budget______________________________________________ (b) Girls__________________________ 213( c) Boys ____
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(a) Women _______________________ } 214. Number of individuals making garments for themselves___________________________________ 214
· (b)
HOME MANAGEMENT
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
217. Number of method demonstration meetings held ____________________________________________________________________________________ 217 218. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or carried into the next year_ ___________________________________________ 218 219. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled---1 ((ab)) Girls ---i219
Boys---
---1
( a) Girls
---1
220. Number of 4-H Club members completing________________________________________________________ 220(b) Boys---
---221. Number of homes keeping home accounts according to a recommended plan ________________________________________________ 221 222. Number of homes budgeting expenditures in relation to income according to a recommended plan ____________________ 222 223. Number of homes following recommended methods in buying for the home __________________________________________________ 223 224. Number of women following a recommended schedule for home activities ____________________________________________________ 224 225. Number of kitchens rearranged for convenience according to recommendations ________________________________________ · ____ 225 226. Number of homes following recommendations in obtaining labor-saving equipment _______________________________________ 226 227. Number of homes adopting recommended laundering methods _________________ ---- 227 228. Number of homes adopting recommended methods in care of house ___________________________________________________________ 228 229. Number of homes assisted in an analysis of their home conditions with reference to a standard of living ____________ 229 230. Number of homes assisted in making adjustments in home making to gain a more satisfactory standard of
living _______________________________________________________________________ --- _____________ --- _ __ ______ _ _ __ __ ___ ___ ______ _ ________ _ _____ 230 (Use space below for State questions not listed above)
HOME FURNISHINGS
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported by Records
231. Number of method demonstration meetings held ___________________________________ ----- 231 232. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or carried into the next year ____________________________________________ 232
{
(a) Girls _________________________ } 233 233. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled ________________________________________________________ _
(b) Boys ________________________ _
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(a) Girls _________________________ } 234 234. Number of 4-H Club members completing ____________________________________________________ _
(b) Boys ________________________ _
235. Number of individuals improving the selection of household furnishings ______________ _ {
(a) Women _____________________ }
(b) Girls--- -235
236. Number of individuals following recommendations in improving methods of
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a)
Women _____________________ } 236 repairing, remodeling, or refinishing of furniture ___________________________________________ _(b) Girls_________________________ ·
237. Number of individuals following recommendations in improving treatment of
{(a)
Women _____________________ } 237 windows (shades, curtains, draperies) _________________________________________________________ _(b) Girls ________________________ _
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(a) Women _____________________ }
(b) Girls_________________________ 239
HOME HEALTH AND SANITATION
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities that are Supported byflRecords
240. Number of method demonstration meetings held ____________________________________________________________________________________ 240 241. Number of adult result demonstrations completed or carried into the next year ____________________________________________ 241
{
(a) Girls _________________________ } 242
.
242. Number of 4-H Club members enrolled ___________________________________________
·---(b) Boys ________________________ _
{
(a) Girls ---··---_____ } 243 243. Number of 4-H Club members completing _____________________________________________________ _
(b) Boys ---__________ _
245. Number of individuals following recommendations as to complete health exa.mimi,tion ____________________________________ 245 246. Number of individuals improving health habits according to recommendations _____________________________________________ 246 247. Number of individuals improving posture according to recommendations ____________________________________________________ 247 248. Number of individuals adopting recommended positive preventive measures to improve health (immunization
for typhoid, diphtheria, smallpox, etc.)---____________________ 248 249. Number of homes adopting better home-nursing procedure according to recommendations ______________________________ 249 250. Number of homes installing sanitary closets or outhouses according to recommended plans _____________________________ 250 251. Number of homes screened according to recommendations ________________________________________________________________________ 251 252. Number of homes following other recommended methods of controlling flies, mosquitoes, and other insects ________ 252
(Use space below for State questions not listed above.)
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
Report Only This Year's Extension Activities
253. Number of communities surveyed or scored---··--- 253
254. Number of clubhouses, permanent camps, etc., built _______________________________________________________________________________ 254
255. Number of community rest rooms established________________________________________________________________________________________ 255
256. Number of community or county-wide pageants or plays presented ____________________________________________________________ 256
257. Number of communities developing recreation according to recommendations ______________________________________________ 257
258. Number of communities assisted in improving hygienic practices_______________________________________________________________ 258
259. Number of school or other community grounds landscaped in accordance with plans furnished ________________________ 259 260. Number of 4-H Clubs engaging in community activities such as landscaping school grounds, conducting a local fair,
etc ___________ . --- 260
261. Total number of different communities assisted in connection with the community work reported on this
page---· --- 261 (Use space below for State questions not listed above)
BEES, WEEDS, HANDICRAFT, AND MISCELLANEOUS
Under This Heading Report Other Lines of Work not Included in the Preceding Pages, Such as Bees, Weeds, Handicraft, and Similar Work, i.e., any Other Information that can be Reported Statistically and that Will Help to Give a Complete Account of the Year's Work
Item Bees (a) Weeds (b) Handicraft (c) I (d) 1 (e) 1
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May 1, 1930
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS
U.S. Department of Agriculture and State Agricultural Colleges
Cooperating
Extension Service,
Office of Cooperative Extension Work Washington, D. C.
ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTY EXTENSION WORKERS
Revised July 7, 1930
This report form is to be used by county extension agents, such as county agricultural agent, home
demonstration agent, club agent, and negro agent, reporting on their respective lines of work.
State
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agent has not been employed entire year, indicate exact period. Agents resigning during the
year
should make out this report before quitting the service.
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SUGGESTIONS RELATIVE TO THE PREPARATION OF THE COUNTY EXTENSION AGENT'S
ANNUAL REPORT
The annual report should be a summary, with analysis and interpretations, for presentation to
the people of the county, the State, and the Nation of the extension activities in each county for the
year and the results obtained by the county extension agent, assisted by the subject-matter specialists.
The making of such a report is of great value to the county extension agent and the people of the
county in showing the progress made during the year as a basis for future plans. It is of vital concern
also to the State and Nation as a measure of rural progress and a basis for intelligent legislation and
financial support of extension work.
·
Separate statistical and narrative reports are desired from each leader of a line of work, such as
county agricultural agent, home demonstration agent, boys' and girls' club agent, and negro agent,
regardless of title. Where an assistant agent has been employed a part or all of the year, a report on
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. Where two or more agents are employed in a county, each a leader
of a line of work, statistics should not be duplicated.
At least four copies of the annual report should be m
a
de: One copy for the county officials, one
copy for the agent's files, one copy 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
The narrative report should summarize and interpret the outstanding results accomplished and
the extension methods used, under appropriate subheadings, for each project. Every statement should
be clear-cut, concise, forceful, and, where possible, reenforced with necessary data from the statistical
summary. Use an interesting style of writing, giving major accomplishments
.
first under each project.
Give extension methods fully relating to outstanding results only, and where practicable illustrate with
photographs, maps, diagrams, blue prints, or copies of charts and other forms used. Full credit should
be given to all cooperating agencies. The lines should be single-spaced, with double space between
the paragraphs, and reasonably good margins. The pages should be numbered in consecutive order.
The following outline is suggestive of how the narrative report may be clearly and systematically
presented. Each agent should adapt the outline to the situation and the work to be reported.
SUGGESTIVE OUTLINE OF ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT
I. Cover and title page.
II. Table of contents.
III. Status of county extension organization.
(1) Form of organization-changes and development.
(2) Function of local people, committees, or project leaders in developing the program of work. (3) General policies, including relationships to other organizations.
IV. Program of work; listing goals set up, methods employed, and results achieved. (1) Factors considered and methods used in determining program of work. (2) Project activities and results.
(a) Cereals. (m) Dairy.
(b) Legumes and forage crops. (n) Other livestock. (c) Potatoes, Irish. (o) Farm management.
