Annual report of county agent work, 1920: Larimer County

Revised Nov., 1919.

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

State Agricultural College and County Farm Bureau Cooperating

STATES RELATIONS SERVICE Office of Extension Work North and West

WASHINGTON, D. C.

ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT

If agent has not been employed entire year, indicate exact period. Agents resigning during

year should make out this report before quitting the service.

(For map of State showing location of county, photograph illustrating some phase of county agent work, or brief summary of outstanding features of the work.) ·

Approved and forwarded y:

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

The annual report is a review, analysis, interpretation, and presentation to the people of the

county, the State, and the Nation of the sum total of the agricultural activities of the county

agricultural agent for the year. The making of such a report is of primary value to the county

agricultural agent and the farm bureau officers ··and members.

The report should be a statement in orderly fashion, and under appropriate subheadings, of

the work done, methods used, and results secured under each project, as well as of the general work

accmnplished. Every statement should be clear-cut, concise, forceful, and, where possible,

rein-forced with ample data from the statistical summary. In the preparation of the part of the report

relating to each project, the results reported in the statistical summary for the project should be

analyzed, conclusion drawn, and

recommendation~

m,ad·e. The report may well be illustrated

with photographs, maps, diagrams, blue prints or copies of charts and other forms used in

demon-stration work. Full credit should be given in- all c~'ope;ating agencies. The lines . should be

single-spaced, with double space between the paragraphs, and reasonably good margins left. The

statistical summary will grdw naturally out of the field and office records.

The following plan is suggestive of how the report may be

clearl~

and systematically outlined:

I. Cover p~~~· II. Title page.

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SUGGESTIVE OU'I'LINE OF ANNUAL REPORT.

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III. Table of contents.

IV. Status of farm bl.u:eau organization.

(1) Form of organization-distinctive features.

(2) Function of members, officers, and committees, in developing the, program of work (3) General policies, :including relationships to other organizations.

V. Program of work-methods employed and results achieved. (1) Factors determining program.

(2) Project activities and

results-( a) In the development of the farm bureau during the year.

-· (b) In soil improvement. (c) In crop production.

(d) In live stock production.

(e) In farm economics.

(f) In marketing (buying and selling).

(g) In farm home betterment.

(h) In Boys' and Girls' Clubs.

( i) In other proj,ect activities.

(3) Character and scope of office and field service.

(4) Analysis and interpretation of tabular summary, pp. 18, 19.

VI. Outlook and recommendations (including suggestive program of work for next year):

VII. Summary of activities and accomplishments (preferably of one or two typewritten pages only placed at the end of the narrative report).

STATISTICAL SUMMARY

To supplement the narrative of the report, and in order that comparable State and National

summaries can be made, it is necessary that each agent include a statistical summary of the work

in his county. The following blanks have been prepared to insure uniformity in meth<>d of

reporting. In addition to the questions asked under each subdivision of the report, space is

pro-vided for the State to add other questions of State-wide importance. Additional room is also

provided for each county agent to add other important . statistical information not covered in the

s0ries of National and State questions. For the sake of clearness the questions are arranged in

the same order as suggested for the narrative.

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FARM BUREAU ORGANIZATION-MAP.

On this page draw or attach a map of your county, showing boundarie~ of communities or other local units recogni,ed by the farm bureau.

Locate officers and executive committeemen with an X. Locate community committeemen with a dot.

Indicate total number of farm bureau members in! e,ach community with a figure.

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1. Number of farm bureau members (individual paid membership)--- Nov. 30, 1918, _________

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~---3. County executive committee and county project leaders serving during 1920 (list below):

Officers and county project leaders. Name of project or activity of which leader has charge. Address.

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10--- --- ---1. Does the organization of the farm bureau include (a) Home economics work? ______________

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c---( b) Boys' and Girls' 01 u b work? ________ _'[ ___ ":!__________

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5. Does the farm bureau publish a Farm Bureau News or similar publication?

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(a) Number of commumties or local umts m the county recobnu>;ed by the farm bureau ---(b) Number of communities having community committees

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7. Meetings relating to farm bureau organization:

(a) Annual meeting _ ---(b) Executive committee meetings :-(c) Community meetings _________________ ---_

---(d) Community committee meetings ---(e) County project committee meetings --- __________ _ (f) Farm bureau picnics --- ______ _ (g) 0 bservation tours ___________________________________ ---_____________________ _ (h) Other farm bureau organization meetings --- ________ _ Total ____________________________________________________________________________ ---__ ... _

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List below any additional work relative to farm bureau organization not covered by above questions:

SOIL-IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

In answering the following questions, report only results of the activities of the farm bureau and county agricultural agent that are supported by records. Answer every question. Use figures where work done can be supported by records for current year. Use "Unf." (unfinished) where work is unfinished or no record available; "N. A." (not applicable) where question does not apply; "0" (zero) where no work has been done.

DRAINAGE AND IRRIGATION.

Number.

8. Drainage systems planned and adopted --- _____________ _{..[_ 8 9. Acres involved in Question 8 --- ____________

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10 11. Acres involved in Question 10 ---~--- ____________

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FER'l'ILI'l'Y.

12. Farmers who used commercial fertilizers --- __________

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12 13. 'rons of commercial fertilizer included in Question 12

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__________ _()_____ 13 14. Acres of clover or other legumes plowed under for green manure--- __________ _{_!_____ 14 15. Farms on which soil was tested for acidity--- 15 16. Farms on which lime or limestone was used--- ____________ {)____ 16 17. Tons of lime or limestone included in Question 16--- ___________

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17 18. List below the organizations or associations relating to soils that the farm bureau committeemen, the agent, or 18

his predecessors assisted in forming:

Organized previous to 1920. Organized in 1920. Type of organization.

Number. Members. Number. Members.

Drainage Associations --- _________________________________________ --- ---

---~---Limestone Associations _________________________________________________________________________ ---_____________

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SOIL-IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS-Continued. STATE SUPPLEMENT.

This space is left for each county agent leader to include supplemental questions relating to soils applicable to his State:

CROP PROJECTS.

In answering the following questions, report only results of the activities of the farm bureau and county agricultural agent that are supported by records. Answer every question. Use figures where work done can be supported by records for current year. Use "Unf." (unfinished) where work is unfinished or no record available; "N. A." (not applicable) whore <Juestion does not apply; "0" (zero) where no work has been done.

CORN.

Number.

19. Acres planted with selected seed corn, spring, 1920.--- _______

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Y..._____ 19 20. Farmers selecting seed corn, fall, 1920--- ______

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20 21. Bushels seed corn selected______________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ ___ ;?__~--- 21 22. Farmers testing seed corn for germination---~--- _______ j _ ')____ 22 23. Bushels seed corn tested for germination__________________________________________________________________________________ _ ______ :t__ _::_ 23 24. Acres planted with tested seed________________________________________________________________________________________________

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24 25. Farms on which corn growing was .introduced or farm practice relative to corn culture modified______ _ _______ }__()____ 25 26. Acres involved in Question 25--- _______ ;?_.2_ _ _;,_:- 26

WHEAT, 0A'l'S, BARLEY, AND RYE.

27. Farmers treating seed wheat for smut_______________________________________________________________________________________ _________

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27 28. Bushels seed wheat tested for smut__________________________________________________________________________________________ -~-~-- 28

29. Acres sown with treated seed_________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ _____

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29 30. Farms on which wheat growing was introduced or farm practice relative to wheat culture modified_ _ ________

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30 31. Acres involved in Question 30--- ____

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31 32. Farmers treating seed oats for smut--- --- 32 .;I 33. Bushels seed oats treated for smuL--- 33 34. Acres oats sown with treated seed___________________________________________________________________________________________ _ __________ ( _____ 34 35. Farms on which oat growing was introduced or farm practice relative to oat culture modified_________ _ __________ t)_____ 35 36. Acres involved in Question 35--- ____________ Q____ 36 37. Farms on which barley growing was introduced or farm practice relative to barley culture modified_ _ __________ ?!______ 37

38. Acres involved in Question 37--- ___________ C)_____ 38 39. Farms on which rye growing was introduced or farm practice relative to rye culture modified_________ ---~---- 39 40. Acres involved in Question 39--- ________ ., _ ____ 40

BEANS AND POTATOES.

41. Farms on which bean growing was introduced or farm practice relative to bean culture modified____ _ _________

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41 42. Acres involved in Question 41.--- _________ ./)______ 42 43. Farmers treating seed potatoes for disease--- __________ -_g______ 43 44. Acres involved in Question 43--- __________

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44 45. Farmers spraying potatoes for disease--- ___________ ()______ 45 46. Acres involved in Question

45---47. Farms on which potato growing was introduced or farm practice relative to potato culture_ modified_

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48. Acres involved in Question 47--- ---~-- 48

LEGUMES, 0'l'HER HAY, AND FoRAGE.

49. Farms on which alfalfa growing was introduced or farm practice relative to alfalfa culture modified_ --- 49

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50. Acres involved in Question 49--- --- --- 50 51. Farms on which sweet clover growing was introduced or farm practice relative to sweet-clover

culture modified--- ______

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CROP PROJECTS-Continued.

LEGUMES, OTHER HAY, AND FORAGE-Continued.

53. Farms on which red, alsike, or white clover was introduced or farm practice relative to clover cul-ture modified ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 54. Acres in vo 1 ved in Question 53 ____________________________________________________ ---_____ _ 55. Farms on which soy bean growing was introduced or farm practice relative to soy bean cultme

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55 56. Acres involved in Question 55--- ____

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56 57. Farms on which sorghum, kafir, or feterita growing was introduced or farm practice relative to

sor-ghun;, kafu, or feterita culture modified_______________________________________________________________________________ _ ________ ()_______ 57 58. Acres involved in Question

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IMPROVED SEED.

59. List in the following table work done in connection with seed improvement:

Improved seed secured. Improved seed for sale. Crop.

No. of farms.

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Name of varieties being standardized. No. of farms. Bushels. Bushels.

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RoDENT AND INsEcT PEsT CoNTROL.

Number.

60. Farms on which rodent-control methods were followed_____ ________________________________________________________ _ ___ ) ___ .2:-:::tl__ 60 61. Acres involved in Question 60.--- --- .../. __

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61 62. Pounds of pois?ned bait involved in Question 60---:--- ___ !!) __ --:_;_~ 62

63. Farms on which insect-control methods were followed ______________________________________________________________ _ 64. Acres involved in Question 63--- ---~---65. Pounds of poisoned bait involved in Question

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66. Farms on which orchards were planted (apples, peaches, pears, citrous truits, etc., except bush

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fruits) ---______ ___ ____ ___ ______ __ _____ _ __ _____ __ _ __ __ _____ __ ____ ___ ___ ___ ___ __ _______ __ ___ _ _ ____ _ _________

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66 67. Acres involved in Question 66--- ________ {}_______ 67 68. Farms on which fruit trees were pruned__________________________________________________________________________________ ----~--- 68 69. Acres involved in Question 68--- ___ .L ___ ~---- 69

70. Farms on which fruit trees were sprayed _______________________ ..__________________________________________________________ _ __________ .;______ 70

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CROP PROJECTS-Continued. FRUIT-Continued.

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7 . oys an us u s mc1 eut to crop pro u~on agent asstste m ,amzmg m 1920 ____ __ ______ _ __ __ 71

75. Members enrolled in above clubs ____________

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76. Members in above clubs completing

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7G 77. List below the organizations or associations relating to crops that the farm-bureau committeemen, the agent, or 77

his predecessors assisted in forming:

Organized previous to 1920. Organized in 1920. Type of organization.

Nu:nber. Members. Number. Members.

Potato Growers' Associations ___________________________________________________________ _. ___ ---____ --- _____________________________ _ Fruit Growers' Associations ___________________________ --- --- _________ /__ _________

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___ ;{!_ ____________ _ Market Gardeners' Associations ______________________ _____________________ ---________ --- --- __ _

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STATE SUPPLEMENT.

This space is left for each county agent leader to include supplemental questions relating to crops applicable to his State:

LIVE-STOCK PROJECTS.

In answering the following questions, report only results of the activities of the farm bureau and county agricultural agent that are supported by records. Answer et'ery question. Use figures where work done can be supported by records for current year. Use "Unf." (unfinished) where work is unfinished or no record available; "N. A." (not applicable) where question does not apply; "0" (zero) where no work has been done.

Number.

78. Registered stallions and mares l)ecured___________________________________________________________________________________ _ ______ Q_________ 78

79. Registered bulls secured {

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Dairy _____ ---________ --- ______ {.)_ ---}

81. High-grade cows secured 81

Beef __________ ---______ ---82. Registered rams secured--- --- 82 83. Registered boars secured--- _________ .; __

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83 84. Cow-testing associations organized in 1920--- _________ t_2_______ 84 85. Cow-testing associations in county (including Question 84 and those previously organized)__________ _ _______ ()________ 85 86. Number of members in a,bove associations---~--- ________ c_J________ 86 87. Cows tested or under test in 1920 for milk production in all such associations organized in 1920

or previously ---"-- _________ ()________ 87 88. Cows tested for milk production by individuals______________________________________________________________________ _ ________ Q_______ 88 89. Cows discarded as result of test (Questions 87 and 88)--- ________ Q_______ 89 90. Farmers assisted in figuring balanced rations (all animals)--- _______ ..2-:________ 90 91. Silos erected--- _____ ;2. _

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91 92. Farms on which poultry practice was modified _____

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92 93. Animals tested for tuberculosis--- _________ _(J______ 93 94. Animals treated for blackleg---~--- _________ ('_______ 94 95. Hogs vaccinated for cholera--- ________ f1______ _ 95 96. Hogs treated for hemorrhagic septicemia ________________________________________________________________________________ _

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96 97. Farmers assisted in controlling necrobacillosis ________________________________________________________________________ _ --- 97 98. Farmers assisted in controlling contagious abortion _________________________________________________________________ _ --- 98 99. Farms on which beekeeping was introduced or the handling of bees modified _____________________________ _ --- 99 100. Number of hives involved in Question 99--- _________ }_______ 100 101. Boys' and Girls' Clubs incident to live-stock :groduction agent assisted in organizing in 1920_________ _ ____

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101 102. Members enrolled in above clubs ___________

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LIVE-STOCK PROJECTS-Continued.

104. List below the organizations or aasociations relating to live stock that the farm-bureau committeemen, the agent, or his predecessors assisted in forming:

Organized previous to 1920. Organized in 1920. Type.

Number. Members. Number. Members.

--- l---l---1---Bull Associations __________________________________________ --- ---"--- --- ---Breeders' Associations __________________________________ ___________

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(J _________ --- Poultry ABsociations _____________________________________ --- --- Bee Associations __________________________________________ --- --- --- --- ---STATE SUPPLEMENT.

This space is left for each county agent leader to include supplemental questions relating to live stock applicable to his State:

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FARM-ECONOMICS PROJECTS.

In answering the following questions, report only results of the activities of the farm bureau and county agricultural agent that are supported by records. Answer every qnestion. Use .figtaes where work done can be supported by records for current year. Use "Unf." (unfinished) where work is unfinished or no record available; "N. A." (not applicable) where question docs not apply; "0" (zero) where no work has been done.

FARM MANAGEMEN'l'.

Number.

105. Farm account books distributed__________________________________________________________________________________________ _ ______ j ___

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108 109. Other farmers adopting cropping, live-stock, or complete farming systems according to

recom-mendations ---~---

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110. Farms on which buildings other than homes were constructed or remodeled according to plans

furnished ________________ .:_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ __________ d._____ 110 111. Farm leases drawn or modified___________________________________________________________________________________________ _ __________ {(_____ 111

LABOR.

112. Farm laborers supplied through agent or farm bureau____________________________________________________________

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112 113. Farmers assisted in securing tractors, sprayers, ditching machines, or other machinery to

econo-mize

labor---~---·---

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CREDIT.

114. Farm Loan Associations agent assisted in organizing_______________________________________________________________ _ _________ _()_____ 114 115. Other credit associations agent assisted in organizing_____________________________________________________________ _ __________ -2______ 115 116. Farmers involved in Questions 114 and

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STATE SUPPLEMENT.

This space is left for each county agent leader to include supplemental questions relati;ng to farm economics applicable to his State:

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MARKETING PROJECTS.

BuYING AND SELLING.

In answering the following question~;, report only results of the activities of the farm bureau and county agricultural

agent that are supported by records. Answer e'very question. Use fig'ures where work done can be supported by records for current year. Use "Unf." (lmfinished) where work is unfinished or no record available; "N. A." (not applicable) where question does not apply; "0" (zero) where no work has been done.

Number.

117. Number of cooperative buying and selling associations in the countY---··--- __________ )_______ 117 1J8. Number of associations involved in Question 117 that the farm bmeau, agent, or his predecessors

have assisted in forming--- _________ _/_______ 118 1.l9. Number of farmers assisted by farm bureau or agent in buying or selling through other channels

than coopera, ti ve associations _ --- ---

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--- 119 120. In Table I list the cooperative associations which the farm bureau and the agent have helped to

form in 1920, and amount of business done--- --- 120

Name of association.

Illustrative entry.

Date formed. Number of _members. Produc.ts handled. _business. Value of Saving.

Jonesville Fruit Association ______ Aug. L______ 150 Sell apples and peaches; buy sup- $120,000 $5,295

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---121. In Table II list all the types of cooperative buying and selling associations with which the farm bureau and cotmty agent cooperate. (Include all associations listed in Table I.)

TABLE II.

Type. Number of Number of _{a~fg~~~- members.} Products handled. Value of business. Saving.

Illustrative entry.

Live-stock shipping--- 4 560 Sell live stock and wool; bnyfeed _____ _ $540,000 $45,600

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MARKETING PROJECTS-Continued.

STATE SUPPLEMENT.

This page is left for each county agent leader to include supplemental questions relating to marketing applicable to his State:

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FARM-HOME PROJECTS.

In answering the following questions, report only results of the activities of the farm bureau and county agricultural agent that are supported by records. Answer eve1·y question. Use figures where work done can be supported by records for current year. Use "Unf." (unfinished) where work is unfinished or no record available; "N. A." (not applicable) where question does not apply; "0" (zero) where no work has been done.

Number.

122. Wa ter-su ppl y systems planned and installed_--- --- j____ 122 123. Sewage-disposal syste~s planned and installed--- __________ _/______ 123 12 4. Lighting systems planned and installed_--- __________ ()______ 124 125. Farm hom@s constructed or remodeled according to plans furnished__________________________________________ _ _________ Q______ 125 126. Home grounds improved according to plans furnished--- __________

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126 127. Homes in which labor-saving machinery was introduced--- --- )______ 127 128. Household laborers supplied through agent or farm bureau·---

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128 129. Homes modifying practice relative to gardening·--- ___________

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129 130. Boys' and Girls' Clubs incident to home making and gardening agent assisted in organizing in 1920_ _ __________

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Members enrolled in above clubs ______________ . ,

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131 I J 32. Members in above clubs completing

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STATE SUPPLEMENT.

This space is left for each county agent leader to include supplemental questions relating to farm-home projects applicable to his State:

List below any additional work relative to farm-home projects not covered by above ~uestions or in State Supplement:

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CliAR.ACTER AND SCOPE OF OFFICE AND FffiLD SERVICE.

In answering the following questions, report only results of the activities of the farm bureau and county agricultural agent that are supported by records. Answer e·ve?'Y question. Use figw·es where work done can be supported by records for current year. Use "Unf." (unfinished) where work is unfinished or no record available; "N. A." (not applicable) where question does not apply; "0" (zero) where no wo1·k has been done.

Number.

133. Different farmers visited on their farms_________________________________________________________________________________ ---~---::2--~--- 133 134. Total number of farm visits made---

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134 135. Office consultations relating to farm bmeau work (do not include telephone cn.lls)_____________________ _ ___

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136 13 7. Days in office ___________________________________________ ---_____________ ---~--_____________________________ _ __ _/_ __ ._

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-:.-)_-:= 13 7 138. Farmers' Institutes held (not included under farm-bureau organization meetings, p. 4, or

demon-stration meetings, p. 19 )---139. Attendance at meetings involved in Question 138 _________________________________________________________________ _ 140. Extension schools or short courses held ________________________________________________________________________________ _ 141. Attendance at meetings involved in Question 140 _________________________________________________________________ _ 142. Other agricultural meetings attended by agents not previously reported ___________________________________ _ 143. Attendance at meetings involved in Question 142 ___ ---144. Grand total all meetings held during year, including organization, p. 4; demonstrations, p. 19; and

miscellaneous, involving Questions 138, 140-142

---J---145. Grand total attendance all meetings involved in Question 144 ---116. Agricultural articles written by agent and published in local papers (do not include notices of

meetings or similar brief news items)---147. Agricultural articles written hy agent and published in Farm Bureau News or similar bureau

publication---148. Articles written by farm-bureau members and extension specialists published in Farm Bureau

News or similar bureau publication_-H9. Personal letters written and mailed_---__________________________ ---150. Circular 1 etters written_---__________________________________________________________________________________ _ 151. Total number of copies of circular letters mailed---152. Number of questionnaires¥.- or other requests for information handled by agent for U.S. Department

of Agriculture or other Federal agencies ___________________________________________________________________________ _ 153. Number of questionnaires¥.- or other requests for information handled by agent for agricultural

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17

MAP OF DEl\iONSTRATIONS.

On this page draw or attach a map of your cotmty, showing boundaries of communities or other local units recognized by farm bureaus, and locate thereon demonstrations listed on page 18 of this report. In order to secure uniform mapping in each State, the county agent leader will indicate lines of work after characters:

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TITLE OF PROJECT.

18

TA:aULAR SUMMARY OF PROJECTS,

APPROXIMATE DISTRIBUTION OF AOENTS'l TIME IN OFFICE AND FIELD ON l'ROJECTS AND MISCELLANEOUS WORK FOR 1920.

Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May. June. July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Total.

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19

DEMONSTRATIONS, AND DISTRIBUTION OF WORK.

RECORD OF DEMONSTRATIONS,a MEETINGS, AND RESULTS SECURED IN RELATION TO PROJECT WORK DURING 1920.

Days specialist helped. 5

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Exhibits • helped. shown. 8 3 Photos taken. 9 DEMONSTRATION MEETINGS. Number of Number. demon-strations. 8 Agent A~~ft present. present. 9 3 Total attendance. 194 Units in demon-strations. 62A

Resultant increase Resultant profit per acre or other due to increase. unit. 54 bu. $2,635

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COOPERAT IVE

EXT•E:~SIOI:

lORK

I I·~

.AGRICULTURE

A:~D

HOME EC: ... \ OJ)[ICS .

Sta.te Agricul curctl Colle.ge of Colorado, County

Fe.rm .

Bureau,

Larimer County Commiss ioners, e_n - U. S.

De1=2~rtment

of'

Agri-culture,

Coo ,erating •

..

~:j:JU

AL REPORT

I~~DEX.

Agricultur~l

Hesources of

County .

Brief

History

of

County Agent

Work and resume for

19~0---

1-3

Org~r

ization - ---

j-4

Crop Improvenent--- 4-6

Livestock

Improvement---~---

7

Home

Im~rovement--- - ---

7

~est

Control ---

8

fi,a

irs ---

8

Orcoard

Im~rov~ment---Farm

'ureau

~ews---

9

Livestock

ark~~ing--- -

9-10

F

o.r m

Management--- --- ----..~.

v-ll

Statistical

Report

and Summ:;ry

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I

,.I

/~GRICUL1URAL

RESOURCES OF

LARIM rR

COUJTY .

Are~

in

square miles -

2629

Acres in f arms

Total

~OfUlution

-Rural

Popu).at

ion

umbe.r

ot

.f&rms

136694

1941

~verage

Acreage per Farm - - - - -

71

~levation

of Farm Lan . ._.ls

from 41:3UJ

to 75Uu

feet.

Pr inc

~pal

crops in or er

of

acre ge are as

fo.tl

ows:

Alfalfa 33?16; Wheo..t 30UOO;

Beets

22000 ,

Corn 9ZOO; Oats 6670;

Barley

5844.

Average yield of each crop

tr

is year was ss tol..J..ows:

l-il

J:'_l ..

8

3 tons; Winter Wheat 50 ou.,

Sp~ing

¥fueat 40

bu;

Be~ts

lci

uons,

Carr

35 bu; Oats 50 ou; Earley 60bu;

rnere

are in the county

pure-b'!'c:d

animc~l

s as fo.1l

o-Ns :

Bulls 1Q5; Cows

300;

Bo rs

50;

Sows

0 .

There l's a tot .... l

o.~.

l:JO silos

in

th..,

county

an·· 125

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BRIEF HISTORY P.ND RESJME OF

COUNTY AGENT WOHK IN LJRIMER

COUNTY .

On

.liovember 15 , 1Sl7 , the

La.rimar

County Commissioners

signed

&n

agraement v

ith

the College

tc employ a County Agent . l'he

_p1·esen

t

agent

was

empl

ye ....

a11d

beg::. n work

.April

1st 1918 .

The farm

bureau organiza.t

ion

work

iVas el

:-:yeJ.

tne.t sumner on

ac-count of the very

busy

season

for

the farmers .

In the fell of

1918 , the influenza was

very

prev-:.

~nt

in tne

county ,

so

organ-iza.tion

work was

fur:-;her

deleyeJ. until January 25 , l-91£1 , when

the

t-::;m~or· ary

community

chairmen

were calle

together

!or

conte.cerice .

It was plan.neJ. to

holu. meetlngs in

several

cotnmunity c nters , so

th&t tne

farrc.

ourec.tU

~Ol~k

might

be

ex~

..

l ..

_. ine\.l to. the

pepple .

rrhis

was

done

2Dd

twelve

communities

adopt ed ~ 1rogr~ms

of work in

which

their

communities

"~vere

especi'",lly

J.nterested..

Mr . H. W. Hochoaum of

the

~ashington

Office ,

and

Mr . A. t .

Lovett ,

StQ.te tead8r of Coun'ty .Agents gave materi.:;l assistance in

ex-:r:lc.ining how the

farm bureau func-ciuns .

A

county

meeting

wes

calleu

for F'ebruar·y 15th , 1919 ,

at which

each

community

was represented anJ. the progra_m of

work

f'or

each

com-munity

was explai ed . Officers

w1d

1xe

·utiv~

Commi tteemen were

chosen

at this time .

::-3hortly after

this

meeting a

commi tt_ee or

±'arm

ruen end women

,·ent

before the County Co

unissivners

and

aske~

for thdir

co-oper&tivu in

the

employmerJ.t

or a County

Club Leader

\Vho

mi ght

u.evote

all

of

his time

-co

th.:;

wol'k

~Jith

the

boys

ana. girls .

rhe

Commi ssioners

were quick to see

the

value End

nec~ssity

for

this

work being cared

for in

Larim~r

County

and on March

1st ,

lSl& ,

Mr .

~.~ .

Hill

was

employea

for

this

work . ie

express

our

ap~reciat i on

to

Mr .

W. E. Vaplon ,

then

State

Club

Leader , for

his cooperation

in

helping

n

ake I.:;ossib ....

e a club leafier

for

this

county .

That

tne juu.grnent of all

parties

conct}fllSJ.

in

urg1ug the emplc·ymdut of

a

club

lea

er was

goo~.t ,

is

evidenceC1

by

the

fact thot tuere has ever been

an

increasing

interest

among tne ru,r·al boys

ana

girls

in

rig ,

poultry , corn ,

canning ,

an~

sewing

clubs .

Credit

is

ue

the

coffimitt ~ e

whose business it was

to

sele~t

the

c

l.

u b 1 e ader , for Mr .

ill has a 1

,~ ~

y

s been fait h.r' ul to his .; o r

k

ar

d.

has createu

a wcno.ertul

int~rest

amvug

the

boys and girls in

all lines of

club

activity . He

h=s

s~o~n

himself

to

De

a

leader of excepti n,.l aoility ·.-

·rne

cornm.issioners

recognized this

f'act

w~.en

they

have given

him

inor~ases

in

sal~ry

wnt-:re

other

counties

hE~ve

made strong

bids

r'or

ni-s servi';es

1-(

RESUME FOE 1920.

'l'he membersh i p c ampc-iign

caT

ied on i n

De c ember"' ,

J anuc;.ry and

F'ebr uary ,

br ought in onl·y 129

rrh~muers .

I t

Wb. S cle .:;~. rly

evident

th~rt

if

tne Ls.rimer County

Farm

Bureau wa.s to

hol...~.

j ts position

Vv

i

th

vtt1er

COUll t i es

uf

the

St

t..t

8 ,

8.

1 ct:t'ger member

Sh i :p

Should

oe seoureJ..

A

mid- summe.r

Ccf!JJ:=.ig.n ,

raise· the

mernbvrsh~

to

23U .

Tcis i. s. about one

h c.li' v;hat

our membership should have

neen

but ot th8t , a

cre~itable sho~ing

was

ma~e

and more

peopl e

nave

become actively

intereste'

in

the

work

of

the

org ~ nizaticn .

It has bt;o!l

the pu..Licy

01

the cour1ty farm bul'eo..u to

b~B

conserv-::itive

in

its

e!fort

to so _ure members arJ.O. they have all been

se-cured on the

basis

o l

~or~ actu~~LY

done .

Some

exce:t;:;t

ion s.i.l

y

goo.:.t. work

h as

been ctone in

se

var al communities

although pra.ct i cally

nothing has

0 3eH

done in ot.hers

₁

due to

the

tact

that loc&l leaders

coulu ·nat

be

found.

to acce.ct

res.t~: onsibility .

The work with the

boys

a1rl girls

h s s been

very

eti

icien

tly

car~u.

tor

by

Mr .

W. o.

Hill ,

Cub

Lea~t::r .

Be

has

been

untiring

in h i s

e iorts

in

~heir

behalf •

.doth the :.lub lec..der c.n

t!l.e\

county &.z..,ent have worked. very closely

together in

helping

evelp~e

farm bure2u work

throughout

the

county .

-;·e

have

alws.ys ha farm

bures..u

work

in

1

1r.J.

no mat-ver what

kin~

o: work we

h~ve

been

dcin~ .

CJorrimuni cy l ea e.rs of e...<:cepc ion.sl

ability

h.:.ve

developed

th

1s

yet:;..r ,

anu.

·c

-1 ~se

!!len

c.r1

vvomen a.re

v i tal

factors

in

the

buil ""'

ing

up

of

f'c.rm

3.nd home 1

i 1. e

in Lc.rimer County .

n;xtension

specis.lists

and. memt>e::.rs o"'

the College

faculty have

co-- O.f.Hjra.t ad n

wit.h the cvunty farm buresu in

a very e i fective mal ner .

" e

desJre to mention especial ly the ·ollo ·ing men

an·:t

woiLen t o

w£1orp we are dee ply

il

J.e oteu for

their

assist

~n ee

:-Miss Sheridan, Stace

Cl ub

Leader .

Mi ss Keunedy , As st .

State

Club Lea:ier .

Mi se Miri::tn Hsynes ,

Ste.te

I eader Home . Demon8tration Wo.ck .

A.. E.

Lovett , Sts.te

1 eader

County

Agents .

E. J . Maynard ,

Live stock Experimentalist.

~iss

.c..r:n•a

Douglass , Asst .

r ~ead~ r ,

H. D.

Work .

Mr .

A. E.

McClymon~s ,

Extension

Agr0nomist .

Mr .

V~ . L .

Bur·r·e·Lt , Deputy St:;;..te £est Inspector

Dr . 8&ndsten

1

State

Horticulturist .

Mr .

H. D.

Lockl~n ,

De

uty

State

dorticulturist .

Prof . ueo . E. Mort on ,

J

nnnna.l

Husbdnurym ...

n

Mr •

.h. · ... •

Clark ,

Exte.(lSion Livestoek

Speci a~

1st .

~vr .

Joe

Keys , .. US .

Biologiccl S-arvey

4-(

·he !arm

bure3.u office has

beeG

l oc ated with

the

l!..,ort

Coll:ns

Com-nerci&l Club

the psst year ,

and tne·association

has

been

very

pleas-end.

M:c .

o.

J .

Watrous ,

the

Secretary

was selecte-.i

as f:trm l abor

co mi-cteeman. on

tLe

Kxecut i ve Committee

of

the

county burao..u

and

he sna his assistant , Mi ss

\elliver

have

h&n~led

tnis matter in

en a<..i.miraole

manner .

'rhe

county pays rent to the Commerci, ... l

C..~.ub

.lor tne farm

buro_.u o-

fie~ .

The county also furnish

a.

stanogrctph-er,

three

days each week .

The

County

CO!Lmissioners

have

b..jtJn

cc..,nsisten

t

in tne .Lr support of

the

County

Ag~::.nt

&na.

the

County

C_ub

1e· "'er ,

~~e

feel we

hc..ve

good advisors

in these gentlemen. The present

board

is as

follows :

Har~r

is .Akin , C. M. Garrett anci J .

ii~- . Mc~luJ.l

en . These men h::., ve al

-ways shown themselll'es to be int;:;restei.l in E·ll

lines

of farm

bur-eau

activity

~na

it

is

a

pJeasura

to work for tnem .

A County Cooperative Livestock

Sh i ppin~

Association was organ i zed

by

the farm bureau

during tne

year,

·nd

the

manager , Mr .

A. H.

Rosentna1

rne.kes

his

off

ice at

tne

farm bureau !1eadqu,;..rters .

ORG

J:

:JIZ

1:

1'

I

~)N .

The original

date

for

the

annual

crg~niz~tion

meeting was

set

tor

Decarnb~r

9th

but this

hap1;ene~

to

be

or1e

of

tne

coldest

days of

th3

year an...t

only 25 memoers were

present .

It ws_cl a.ecide...L to

postpone tl1e

meeting

to

Decenber

l~t.t1

s.nd.

on this

~ia.te

75

men

sui.d

women were

present

to

organize the

.vork for 18ZO .

J , [.

RoJ.gers ,

President

in

L:Jl:

was unable

to

be at

this

meeting

on

account

of badly drifted rosie ,

the

Vice -~resi~er·

alclO w-s

no

rrB8enc , so

M. ··.

Harned. , Cou1.

r;y Chairman

J.Or

Crop

Irnprove-Wdn~ ,

presided

at

the meeLing .

Re~orts

ere

rna~e

frvm

aix

com-muni

ties~

w

the community ch;:;

ir·lnt;;n

as

l~egar~is

tne

cotnrlluni

ty

pro-gram. of

work. Other

c or.tlmuni

ty

programs wera

reported

by

the

Coun·ty Club

Leader ana. by

the

County Agenti .

The

meeting

w~a

hel

in

the

For t Colllns

Y . ~ . C . A .

The

programs

o f

work

we.r:·e

writ

en

on s

l:1-rge blaokoo.:J..Cd

&r

a.

e.ftc.r

consil~rable

<.iiscuss ion,

&.

cuun

ty

p ·ogr

:. as

al.LOJ.- ~ ed .

This

work was

com-pleted before

tna

~inner

hour .

During the r...tinn .,r hour the

Cou1ut.i ttee

on Nomina:c ions met and

acrreed

on the

foll-o·w

ing men

<:

nu.

a

o

nen

who shou11..1. be nomina.ta.. to

ser~e

on the

County

Exeuutive

Oo~mittee

ror

19~0 :

Officer s .

.PresiJ.ert-

J . ~' ·

Eo gers, ' ... l.Lington, R. 1 .

Vice - Prvsi~ent -J . D .

P&ncake , LOVelond,

(

Executive

Committee~en .

Orgsnization

--- J . M. hedgers ,

Vellington ,

R.L.

Farm heads

---Geo.

Garrett , For t

Collins , R. 2 ,

Crop

Improv~ment---M . T .

H8rneu ,

· ellington, R. l .

~drm

Labor ,

- ---O . J . Watrous , Fort

Col~ins .

Pest

Control- - - - --- - ~ . A .

Martin ,

0 elling~on ,

R. l .

Orchard Improvement---J . v. Smith,

Laporte ,

Livestock Impr.ovement----J .

D. Pancake , Lovelo.nd.

Livestock

Marketing---Pa.ul

Meaa.~

Berthoud .

Rural School

Improven.eut -

rs. C •

.A .

Culver ,

fort Collins , t. 2 .

Home Improvement- ---Mrs .

Velma

Bee~e ,

Fort Co . lins , R. l .

Clue

York--- -- ---Mrs E.

:£1\

Mun.roe ,

Fort Collins , R. 2 .

-After

dinner ,

which

was se;.rvBd

cafeteria

style ,

the above nsmes

were placed in

ncmin~tion

by

the chairmen of the

committee

and

they were elected

unaminouoly for

the

resf ewt

ive

ple.c es .

The delegates present , spent a short time in community

sing1ng

after which farm

bureau work was discusse;.i for a

brie~r

perio'-'- •

The meeting

adjourned rather

early

in the afternoon

as the

even-ing

bore

evid~1ce

of being very

co~~ .

The

Executiv~

Committee

has he:i.J.

regular n1on.thly meetings on the

se:::ond.

Satur~&..Y

of

each

mo th .

At

these

meetings

plo.ns

have been

made

for carrying

on

t.he

work

in

the

vSLrious

communities . Tne

two

uvuncy

1

,vorkers have

at

_&.~1

times appreciate.:i the

aa.vice

given

by

tt.e

Committ.JB

ou

matters of farm

bUl''oau

policy .

L

grea.t

deal

ot crelit is Clue the

Co:LLmittee

for

their intsrest

an faitnrulness

in attenU.ing

the

meetings aJ....i.

helping

plan

ard

carry

out

the

county

projects .

Community

Comm

ttee m.eetjn;s have been held this fa 1 in five

com-munities

and

progrsrr.s

of r.ror.k t.Ls.ve be en

adopted ,

Two

community

programs have been explained and adoptoci

ena.

t

_e people

made

a

c-quainted v.ri th farm

bureau

work.

r·Jo

n:embers nave

bee J. sol io

i

ted

c<t

these

neetings , but the

:merub0rship Compaign

will be put

on

e~

a

later

a.ate,

the

two

cour.~.ty

workers

furnishing

transportation

and local con.mi

t

teemcn

doing

the

soliciting among their neighbors.

The

county

meeting ,-vill be

teld

in Decdmber aft

or programs of

work

t.l.E4Ve

been

e~

opt'"'.i

in tha

vo.rious communities .

Cor.~.solidation

has been effected among sever a.l

cor:-m;unl

t·

ies and

it

is

ho~e-J.

more

.satisfactory work

wi~J

be

a~complishe~

by

exten~ing

the

ooundary

1 ines .

~

Crop Improverr:ent .

orn

~work ·

on this proj e.:::t

h :3 s bBen

limited

to corn

cH1·.i

wheat

ana.

to a small

extent

to )OtatOes . Wo k was started tnis spring

with

the

farrn~rs .

They

Wcl'd

:tul'nishecl ll ...

U

pounu.s

certLtieC1

4-(

Minnesota No .

1~

seed corn wnich Wgs

bought

from

farmers

in

Boul-der County .

Some

was~ ippe

in from

the

Minnesota Experiment

Sta~ion .

This

see~

cost

ten

cents per

·oun~ .

Ninet y-eight

acres were

planted with

this cert

if

iel.i.

ssea..

soma

t

armers

re-ceivei:l a

poor

stand

due

to

pheasa~nts afh.t.

cut vroruu:,,

but others

had a

good.

stanci . 1'hese

nien

reque3ted that the

1r

fiel(ls be

in-Sl;ecte..:i. . This was .i.one during the

sum.rr1er

to

see

that

the fielus

tve re

at least

thirty ro....ts

fron

c0.rn 01

di...:teraut

va1·lety •

... Jhen

the

c.;orn

beg;.:H

to

mature ,

Extension

Agronomist ,

McClymon...ts ,

went with the County .. U.gen

t ,

the Cl

uo

Leader an...1 the Crop

Improve-ment

Cornmittee:man

~nd

demonstrations

ere

given on

hov

to selec:t

seec.t. in tho fiel(J.

beiore

frost . Three

farmers

follo~·

ed.

this

metho..i

an .. sele::t-i

enou~h

see.l

for

their

own

use

next spring .

At

h.us}~ing

time

the

fiel..is 'lfuere

a~r.

in

inspected.

a110.

tht;; men given

~better ide~

of

th~

true

type of innesota No.

1~.

After the

corn was

cribbe~ ,

demunstrations

were

hal~

on

three

farms to show

novv

to

select

seeU.

an .... he. to s-cor in or a-ces . 1\vo

f?~rmers

are

putt..:.ng up

their

first grcl.de seed

for

sale in h::lf'- bushel

crates.

The secun!..l gra-ie .viJ.l oe snelleJ.

SIH.l

gra-ieu. an. sold

for

a

less

}

price .

~r!le

Seed Imf;L·overnent Comrni -ctee

believes th3-t the seed

:

corn

situa.ti.on

will

be im_t.-1:oveu oy

encourag·ng farmers

to

buy

their.

s~et.i

co.rn

in tne

ear .

.

·

...__/'

A corn ·show will be

bel~

in

Decemb~r

an nany

farmers in the

county

arc

very rf.uch

lr

t;::;restBU.

ar.~.""-

hove

g iven assurance

they v·vi=...l

bring in exhibits .

/"'\

·:/The county far·m bure0..u bought

t

r1o

halt bushel crates of Registered.

.Minndsota

No .

1~

see

co...:·n at

the

Boulder County Corn Show 1

ast

Deccnnbe£ .

This

corn Vtas

plaLed

out

ith

::orn culb boys this

s1,ring .

I

re:L .. n· to

'the Club Leci.i&rs

re1;or·c an fin·.l.

that

sixteen

boys

fin-ishec1 their

,1ork ..

vi

th

tW3fity

acres of corn .

One

cun::tr"'d.J..

sixty

bushels of s.aed corn

•~~Jere

selecte--t.

The ten

fartnt3ra selecteu.

seed

f'r•orn

their fiel

a

to

the

amount

of two

hun(lt·e ·

a.f ..

d

fil

ty

busnclB .

'I'his

VVl"Loh

the one

hundreli

sixty /

bushels gi'Ovvn

by c:Lub members brings the total oi

registered

seed,..t;l"

corn

seldCttf,J. in

th&

county "tO rour

nund.reu.

~n

ten

ous.hels .

··'""

~-..#"''

Ji:heat.

_·

_wo

_hurl

_{ro.i snd three bushels}

_of

_{cc-rtified Kan.red see}

_w.~.

_ea.t

_-vas

StjcureJ.

fJ.',_,m

tht:

Fort

Haye

Kanss.a

!Lxperimant

8tEA..tioLl

and

distribut

-eu. ut

o.

cost of

;p6 .

~5

per

bu:a red

to t7·cnty one farmera of

the

county . This

being

o.

w-i.nt.:.r Vb.J.'Jec.y

of

teat ,

cf

courae ,

the

j.ernGnstration

wi:l..l

not

b,3

ccn,)leta...L until

next

f's:l .

SoirJ.e

of

the

WJ.leat

fDiJ.e;.).

o

cor~

e up tb.is fc..:l

on o.or::oun of the

dry weo.the.r ,

....