Annual report of county agent work, 1919: La Plata County, Colorado

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JOBT

1919 -

- - - -

-

-

- - - -

1

Crop nnd

Soil

Impro ement

Pr

jeot - - - --- - - -

- -

7

Livestock

Improvom8nt

2rojeo•

-Boys

nd

Girls Club ro je o

-~ -~

- - - -

~

10

~eat

Control rojeo

-Co-operative

Buying

nnd

Salli

---

---

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.__

rojeot -

-

-ilo

r.i

~il~ge

rojeot - - - -

-

-

-

-

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-

-

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o i onou.a

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't ~

d ior· t

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oj

et - -

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opo:t'~

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to

"'Ph

13

14

18

20

22

( I

fo,cultur

Cont ins 1.861

- e uroee of

sq1ere

mil

Cont ine bo

1t

302,957 or

.otnl op

lJ

tion 14,900,

Hu

1 populr.·tion 9

.ooo

18 A.

County:

•

in

umber

ot _

rme

1,000. Aver ge about &}0 ores to the

f,rm.

Elevn tion of

tn

Prino1

po

1 oro

Al_ l:f 18,308

rley 2,773

_•

92

_•

1 nd rom 6.000 to

,000

feet.

in ardor o aore e are ne t~llow

t

hoat 10,363

•

Corn

eri

..n

,987

a.

76

e.

Ont 6,217 a.

Po atoee 667

••

rn

yi

ld

of

ch oro this

y

rr

lf

lta

3

tone ,

rh

t

20 b

•

ats

28

u.

B rloJ 26 bu.

Uorn

26 bu.

otatoea

100

e o e,

ye,

16 b , Bonn 600

lbs

mhere no in the

Oounty

11vo tock

ae

f

llo s:

4,487

hors

_•

20,22?. onttle, 4,049

ho

,

,

42,462 hop,

n pure br

,

d

eni

l

n follo

•

_•

13 trllion

•

6

re,

200

bulla, 60 cow

,

250 bo r ,

300

w

,

400

r

a,

500

ewee.

I

IO

bJ

t

1

ni ,.

t

1

or,

•

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n

n,

o.

I

lub

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n

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t

eot

t

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h

1

r tu:re

t

th!

(

ortt.y

poet t on.

•

1rle lube or mti~aa

18,

nbo , h 1p

11

snoh

57,

70.

3,

6,

(

r

d

toe

250,

estro1

d

2,.

250,

11...,

ent

3l.,

(

cm

.AND

so

IL D!PROVEMENT

PIDJ~OT

bject

To interest

farmers in

improving

the quality of

their

grain

and

vegetable b:,

d e leoting,

gr ding•

cleaning.

testing nd tr ating.

iroc dur

The attention of the

'f

rmers wn.e directed to the

con-dition of various B

mPlee

of grain xhibited at Institutes,

armers

Schools,

Grengcs,

t the

Offic , through

the

public

p,,.ees

lid

the

Exchange Bulletins. as well e.e in

pwe

onal

conversation in the office and on the farms.

Testing:

A e ed tester

w

a on exhibit.ion

1n

the offiae

during the eprin month

fihere the viability of aaed

w

teated

by

mans of blotters "ra doll" nd thermal testers.

Pledges;

?ledge o~rd

ent out

by

the Pu.re Seed Dep

rt-ment of

the Oolle e were distributed

among the farmers for

their

signP

tures and from re ults obt ined

it

would

in

lo

·.

te

that at least 96% of the

tRrmers

treat d their grain, and

fully 75%

graded and cleaned all seed grain.

The blotting teetors, seven hundred in number,

were

distributed

~ong the rural schools of the Uounty nd

in co-operation

with

the teachers, pupils brought seed rom

the ranches rnd tests were D:Bde for

viability.

In this

way prob

a

bl~ Go%

of

the see sown in the spring was tested.

But one oase lllls been reported where orop was lost

by

reason

of not hDving

seed teated before sowing.

Llnny

farmer

brou ht to th offioe

ed to be teated, while ma.ny more sent

aemr.,lea

to the Coll.eg

•

Exhibits o differ-ent v ritiee o" seed ,

well

as the dif~erent

frr

de of. the s~me vnrio~io

we~e

one

h1bi-~1on at the office during the seedin period.

Plowing,

:t'omonstre.tion in

deep nc1 shallow plowin

,

a

wall

f-11

d spr1

p

owing

e e

e

ror

the

JUr

n

ose

of

dr ing oonc 1'1ona

'1

ob rv1n the yields of

gr

in

grown

the re from.

?.lanur1?1 :

~or ty demons rtAtor

oo-oper teo. or

th

pU.1.

o e

or

proving the

VAlue o~ the ppliottlon

of

m nure to grain

and hay

11

nd

dth

m"'r :ed re ulte as 1nd1o

n

ted in the

sunm ry

at tho olose o.r this report.

~1 o of s eding:

emonatrations

in e rly nnd 1 te eedin,

as well

different rate o

ead 1n

were

de :for simil r

reasons, end em not in po

ition to ive results from iff r nt

rates of

e ing

th t would e em to be conoluaiv.

Weeds;

Exhibit of nixious weeds were exhibited at the

office and KXdemonatration exhibits were made

t

the air,

and Farmer's !eatings to cnll attention to the enormous

t•x xaoted from the soil and crops

by

thee weed.

Du.ty of ater: Demonstration conoarnin~ the

rioua

$!'1.0unt

of. irr1 tion water given to the crops and

the

result

am

·

in!l

uencea therefrom were

de.

Smut

Cont:ro

1:

Contra 1 of smut was ractioa.117 98%.

~ e Seed: Demonstrations were seour d 1n

various

p

rte of

./'~:(County

in

growing pure hettt, oats, btrley oorn

nnd

pota-toe.

Thirty

demonstrators produced wheat, Thirty-five

d

onatr tor produced oats, Fifteen

a

emon

trators produc d

b"rley. S venteen demonstrators produced corn,

Eighteen

de onstrators produo d

notatoe.

R gistering Jiolds,

The l?roj ct

Oornm1

tto of th Form :Bureau

arrr

nged

to regist r

ti

lds

ot

pure grain of vr,rio:E

varities, hieh

upon inepeotion show

not mor

than one per cent of any

other vart•t

•

and

one-tent of one per cent of

ut.

Twenty

fields were registered under this

arrangEJil.ent.

Testing:

Gr in from th s

re is

t r d fields will be tested

b

tore

the nnual Seed Show in Jan~ry, for thQ purpose of

letermining

their -viability.

·

Acreage;

>.a

an

indication

of the

enthusiasm

displayed by

the fermer in producing more grain,

the following

tatistioal

exhibit hos;

heat

Oats

Barl

y

Rye

umber a.eras

umber aor

umber ore

Number a.ores

Humber aor

Uumber

Number

Num or ore

1918

10,000

3,760

1,390

30

aorea

"

ft

"

1919

10,400

6,217

!.733

92

R aulta

'7,..,.0,M.,

f?cfl(J.,,.1s

sores

"

"

n

of r 1n sown with treated

.nd

teat

d

seed ..

,221.

of potatoe plPnted

with tre ted and e leoted eed 54,

of crops

plmited

o rotation prino

ipals 1,102,

of gr in

l

nd T!'l1n ur od 1 79 •

of

hay

1, nd rmmred

207.

of grnin lPnd plo ed mor

th n

:x

inohea dee

789,

own to pure seed he

t

861,

eo n to pure a

o ta

421,

umber scree

Number ore

1unber aore

sown to pure a

eed b,

rl

y

175,

pl,nt d to pure

eeed

corn

124,

(

li'1n&

ncie.l

Reaul

t

V lue of increas

yield.gr

1n,du to s ed tre tment and

selection • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

4,210.00

Vt lue o

incr

·

a e yield

,pot

Ptoen

,

due

to 't~en't

mt

nd s

eleeti

on

• •

• •

•

•

•

•

• •

•

• •

• • • • •

e.lue o

inora..,..,e

yi

1d

•.

r--in, due to rototio

• •

7nlue 0~

·

1ncre~

e j1e1,

~

in,dne t.o

nuring.

Vnluo

ot

ncre se yield,h•r-, clue to m1:

,

nure

• • • •

1,350.00

V luo o iner

yi

ltt due to deep p1

1ng

• • •

11,020.00

2, 06.00

3,100. 0

7,890.00

@

'70,076.00

by

vounty

A

ent,

32.

Total

Number

of

8'3

ap

ent on Pr oj eci:

urop Improvement Com.-m. tte

;

rion Campbell, Bayfield,

A.A.Brown,~.

,2

.Dur·ni:?O

,

eat

Day,

!"'

#2, Durango,

Ralph

A

a

,

Breen.

naul

itter,

I

cio,

LIVESTOC

Dfi>RO

PROJECT

b3

ct

To intere

t

f r ra nd tookmen in better be

f

and

dairy cattle and

prol~ io strain of ho

to dete in

that pur br d stock o:f

11 br ed are or pro:f'i ta.bl

th

n

mongrels and to t nd rdize a

fpr

a possibl th 11v

-took of

th

County.

IE

Prooedur

rse:

Thie

rk 1 a

continuation

of work

along this line

for the

t fours son.

The year 1916

devoted

lorge-ly to d velop nt

o the

airy

tock.

1917

a

d voted 1

re-ly

to the develop nt of the heep industry. 1918 attention

a directed toward improving th

in herd of th County.

hil this ye r partioul r

ttention as given to d voloping

a better strain

of

hor

•

Early in the

a on

hors

-en ere inter std ins curing a better gr d

f

stallion

than

horetof

obtain

din this County.

In publio

add.re as

at

the Ttlrious

far

er'a

or niz

tion

nd

by

riv t

inter•iews

with

n interested 1n the raisin of horse, fiv looal1t1 e

w re int re te in shipping in re ist red st llion.

In two

of thes loc lities loo 1 Hors Companies

r

or nized e.mon

farmer

d

siring to co-o rate to

dv nee

th

horse

industry,

while in thr e localities indi idual hor e n w r

prevailed

/0

upon to ecur batter toe

•

Et ht regiet red stallion

/

and four register d m re

er

hippod in from

H

braala

s a

r su.1

t

of

this oa

p9ign.

Thia

too

a

insured

b e f o 7

·

shipping

inst coident

nnd

d1

e

e t~r

one y

r a

pro-~ i o n

i

t

los e

to

the

1nTe

tor

•

/ C~~tl

;

In

i

ilar miner o ttle en were

interest

d to the

xten of inves ing in registered b ef Add iry

typ

of c

~ttl

,

.

and are induced to attend th N tion 1

e tern Livestock A

o-ci&tion at Denver, in

J

n ry, for the purpose of purchasing

such pure br d stook a

they

sired to dvano tha standard

of their herd

•

a result of this campaign nin t y - f i v e ~

pur b d ire

·

1 ped into the County during tho e

nrly

p rt of the

eason.

o s;

Continui

the ork of th

pPst

thre ye rs

by

co-ordi

ting the boy and girls of the Pig Olu

1th dvano

-m nt of

swin indu try on the farm.

In

ner l the number

of

f

rmer

ru

vi

pur bred ho

ha

been inorea ed fro on

hundred and sixty-four to two hundred nd fifty during the

pre-s

t season.

ers o the Boys Pig Club were asked to ell

one

g:i

l

t

to a new

em.

be r th 1 sp 1 ng, iv

ing

them one years

ti

e

t six er oent upon th inve tment.

s a result of thi

on

hundred new Club

ber hB.v been added to the 11st.

Fr er influ noe,i,by observing the d v lo ment of the pure

bred

swine

industry in their localitiea h~ve been purch

sere

of this stock and as a reSt1lt

the

Duro~-Jers y typ

of

hog

h e becom very popular in every community in the Oounty.

Six hundred am. fifty pure bred hogs are now finding home

~ n the ranghee of

this County.

/sheep;

The

sh

ep

industry has

come in

:tor its

tthare

of

attention, although in a. minor degre •

One hundred and e~ihty

·

pure

br

d sheep have b en shi ped in to mingle with the flook

ot

the

County

durinE? the

yePr.

i"Poultry:

The

oultry industry ha.a recoived oonsiderabl

tten-/ tlon

and

two

Poultry Clubs were organized during the year,r

-sulting

in

ha.\ting one hundred and ten pure bred fowls oxhibi ted

j

at the Fair.

~

'

Fair;

To 1nte~ st farmers in better live tock, the Fair

eaoointion, through the influence of a Comm1tte of the Form

Bureau, was induced to increase the cash preDiums to ~50.00

for first premiums on horses azd cattl

,

w25

.00

for first

premiums on hos,

and

16.00 for first pr miums on sheep.

Premiums tor graded livestock wer entirely eliminated this

year, end ass result nothing but register d livestock was

exhibited.

The exhibits this yePr, exoeeded by far all former

exhibit at the Fairs.

The

following 1ndio tee th inter

t

displa1ed in pure bred livestock at our looel Fair during the

past season: 65 head of re ister do ttle,

91

head of

regis-ter d hogs, 17 head of regisregis-tered horses. 6 head of re.isregis-tered

mules, and

11

head of r gistered sheep wer exhibited, ar.ii

many

sales

by

reason of this splendid exhibit wer made duri

the

Fair.

Organizations

To facilitate the distribution of surplu pure br d stock,

those interested

hr

v

porfected hat is known as The Le.Plat

County Pure Bred Livestock Aaaooiation with upwards of forty

member.

This

Association is now planning to hold a

le on

the

10th

day

of

December t

hich t i e seventy-four bend of

registered Hereford o

r

ttle and sixty-five he d of registered

Duroo-J rs

1

ho a hnve been cataloged for the aale.

Th poultry reiaer of the County

htve

a.lso pa feoted

Oounty Poultry A.ssooia.ti on

And

have plmned to hold a

show

am

a.le of their aurplu stook during the second week in

Je.nw

r7

1920.

(

R

sult

Number of farms having pure bred hog • • • • • •

250

Number of pure bred hogs on f~r-e • • • • 650

umber of f~rms hAvin pure bred c~ttle •

•

• • • 95

Number of pure bred

o

n

ttle

on f

rms

•

••

116

Number of farn1s h~v1n pur bred sheep • • • • • • 6

Number of pure bred sheep on

f

rm

, •

•

1320

Number of cows tested for butter tat

•

• • • • • • • •

29

Nwnber of reeding stock

trPnsf

rred to other~ rme

89

Humber of demonstrations of liveatook. • • • • • •

15

Mnmbe r of

dPys

ap nt

by

County

Agent on Project

6

V~lue of pure

Value of pure

Ya.

l

ue of pure

Value of pure

Financial Results

bred horses in County $14

,

000.

00

bred

cattle

19

,

000.

00

bred hogs,

19

,

500.00

bra sheep

9

,

000

.

00

Total

61.600.50

Improved ~1vestook Committee;

John

Waters,

Dur

a

ngo

,

Ch

a

i rm

m,

A

.

Lee, Bur

t

.ngo

,

Secrotary

,

Clyde

VanDusen

,

:Se.y:t'ield,

Henry Akers

,

Bay.field

,

V/1lliam O

'

Brien, Durango

,

$.A.Mater

•

R #2,

1'u!"

ngo

,

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0

1

to ,n-o· n

n

triotBJ

l-

·

d

t

dnn

al

re.

2-

I

1 ldll

s

1roh

d ho

rn aru

e

d

01

on

cl

d1

-;;/

or ,

1

ir

J> ,

r

on-oi:r ~n

po

.,

oned

•

, l

m

r.

r nc

in

hi

/19

27,

.oo,

(

a

itte on Peet

Con~

ol;

• •

h."111

•

ir

n

•

O

nir n,

Ed. Bi

,

lioon,

Dl

triot fo.l,

Luther .Jennison

,

wn

t

lib

.:r,

.

F

.Holdor,

r

11010.

Di

triot

o.

e,

of. Gro"<"o

,

attl

,.1

tta

r,

Zern Stuc

A

• •

Bro

tom Hrr

Oh Tloe

11

<lo-op

1d

olling

rojoot:

•

(

(

~et 1.mn tea

88'f'il'lft

on two c re poi

ohea

\I

200. 00

:-'otril

ae.\ff.n

under th1a project

8,390

.

00

.1me spent on

th1e projoot

bJ A,,.ont, 11

df!.ya,

S LOS Al'iD SILAGE PR

J

CT•

Object.

I

if

/J.

I

To interest

f

era in provid

in

succulent feed for

live-stook in winter•

To deter line the tonn e per nor

J

he

eoomomy in atorin teed

,

the

teedin value in sil,ge nnd to

cull ttention to the

lue of raising a oultiv ted crop

by

a system of rotation

.

Procedure

Bullet ina on the feed

in

of s loge

,

~rticle

in the

loci

1 press

and

ohnnRe

Bulletin

di ou

si

advant g ot feedin ail e

and person~l interview

ith stockmen conoerning the economy

of producing

ailag

•

loo 1 community oo~

ittee

meetings

for the purpose of arouei g groater intoreut in silos

w

re

tho m "ns

uoed

to int are at stockm~n u thi line of feeds.

Queatiom

ire ere sent

toe,

oh silo owner of the

County

,

r

-questing thoir

r

pljes to the follo ing in uiriosJ

1

-

What

kind

of

a

ilo

hrive

you?

2-

vh

t i s its o aoity~

3

-

Ho

much did

it

cost per ton capacity?

4

-

h,t

v riety of corn do you think best

for

sil

l

a?

6

-

Give

ap

roxi te cost per ton of

all,ge in the

silo?

6

-

How many tons per acre do you produce?

7

-

State briefly your estimate of the

lue of eil

i

ge as a

feed for caltlo, horses

nd

ahee?

~ e r y

silo owner in the County res onded and the uninity

j_o

of opinion of all

thoee

men

was

most tri ing

and

the ass mbled

videnoe a

publ.ehed

in the Exchange

Bulletin

and col"Ull nted

upon idely,

especially

mong the f r era. Sale a ents and

nuf cturera

g

ve it

a

ida aircul.Btion

.

·

Seventeen oo-op r tor in

ra1BitlP'

corn

iDaJI

for ail g

were

seoured

and

dat gathered at the close of the

sea

on.

The exec di ly

high

prices of silos prevented m

ny fso

building this see.eon•

Balflnoed rations

,

including the feeding

of ail o-e wer publi he<t

and

instructions iven in this ~ l i n e

nt

the

armer'a

School where forty-thre

f

rmer attended as

students

.

Farmers visit d the silo

nt Fort

Le

is School of

A

rioulture

and listeninR to

lec~1re

by

Prof r

.yon

the velue of p~oduoing

11 g and feeding

it

to dairy and beef stock

.

Finanoial esults

Esti

ted

value of sil

ge

stored in fi ty silos thls

aenaon

24

,

000.00.

(

Silo Project

Committee:

F. W

.Kroeger. Dnr

a

ng-o,

s •

.A.llaeters, R.

#2,Dt1r11ngo

L.:B • .Bu ·nham, Red

~

esn.

Matt Bopper, Allison,

,

(

OISON

u

L NT ~RA ICA~ro

PROJ ~CT

Object

To awaken the stoakmen to the enormou. heavy losses among

livestock from

gr

zing

upon oiaono s plant ~nd too ry on

e carnpe.ign to

eduoat

the

f

r

·1era for

tha

purpose

of

enabling

tham to identify poisonous plrnts when

present.

o

bring

the attaation

of

the Vetorin rian

nd

the B

tonioi

1 De ,

rt-ment of

the

eoreage of those poisonous plants

tor

the purpose

of

m

k1M" a

study

of

them and

if

possible to determin the

degree of tixici

ty

of

those

hnt during

the

v rioue ata.J{ges

ot

their development

nd

to

oscertain and

reoommend

auoh

tre~t-ment

na mar relieve stook suf ering fro. e tin such plflnts,

and to aid a aamp

ign

or the

cxterminntton

of 11 poisonous

plJ-nta

in

this Co·

nty.

Prooedure

Continuing

the work of the previous

yonr,

the

co-o er~tion of

all

~tookmen

nd fnrmers as olioited to

identify

every ar a

where whorled milkweed and other poisonous

ls

nts

were ro

ing.

A persono.l

oanvase

Wf!8

CPrried on

throuRhout tho ea son :tor

the purpose of loo ting

~areas

infested with whorled

milA

weed

end.

samples

were kept on exhibit at

virioue

public pl

cea

throughout the Oounty, 131'.ld in the office of the 0ounty

ent.

Placards

were

printed on

heavy

bo

rd

n

)er be, rin thie

·n-scri

tion" Poison ffhorled ilk

weed. Di

it

up.

or

further

p

rt1oulare

inquirr of

County

Agent".

These

plaoards were

posted

upon

every area in

the

Uounty ior

the

purpose of

oalling

attention

to the fannera and stookmen of ite presence

a?Jl

to

further the information cone

ernin

its identity.

Loo 1

committeemen were

~Pointed

adjacent to every area discovered

with inotruotions to keep the same grubbed out as

f et a

it

appeared upon the ground duri!Jl? the summer.

Forty-two

areas

were found in the

vounty,

none of them exceeded

one-tenth of

nn

acre in size.

Bulletins

upon

th

subject,

dis-tributed

from the

vollego

were

pl ced

in the hand of

every

etockmAn posaible.

Publicity articles were

1Ten

to the loo 1

p~esa and to the Editor of

the

Fnrm

Bulletin, giving

descrip-tion

nnd

methods of control (lnd a e.rn1ng to all stookmen to

avoid

allov,ing it

to

grow upon their premises.

The

co-oper tion of the College was solioi ted

nl

the services of

Prof.

W.L.Jle.J'

eeoured,for the purpose of studying its h bite

Rasul ts

.I.oases

dnrinoo the

ye r

w

re rednoed _rom 1,600.00 of th

previo,

ye

r do· n to

00.00,

in

o f r

s Known.

Prof.

y

snnounc d that when the rubbing is don

uring the podding

eeaaon th t the

lif

o

!

tha

pl11

t

s euf:Ueiently

w

kened to

prophesy its com lete eradio tin within eyer or to. Digging

it

out

t ePrly

dnte

in its

life history does

not seem to

hev

atorial r sults.

The ~ounty Commissionars h!ve

~P,r

ed to nppro rinte euf

icient

funds to h·ve the work of ext,r.:iination done thorou,hly during

the

succeeding se son.

Sum r-:,

Areas disooTered,

42,

Estint. ted

lose

this seaso

~400.00,

Nut1ber of de

onat ·at

ions

o!:

poisonous weed

i

ven, 20,

"umber

of

oisonous wee . arena destroyed. 42.

Number o:f d

·

ys

ant on

Proj ct

by

Cou.nty

ent 11.

Poisonous

lt

nt Uommitte

Cr~rles Ha!line, Gri fith,

_ rr-i.nk

ride, Grif

.

" ith

H~rley ~oberta, Gr11fith

,

C.

othber,

Grifftth

Dr.

{ir1.g •

I nao 1o

,

~.. Jack~ Ignacio

,

H.H.Go

rh~rt,

Ignac 10.

Ohorlas Conroy. Durango.

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•

.Brown,

n ,,

2,

Du.r

r

ngo,

Robin '1i'ruzier,

:/}2,

Dur

ngo

.

L-A· iltse, Hesperus,

Leo

Taylor, Rod

es

•

(

Increased

value

of pure

brod

etook in

CountyValu of increased orop production

-Vr

lue

of silo. e

etored-Value fro oo•oper

tiT

buyi

erd

elli

project

\rrend ;1:ot 1

61.600.00

70.076.00

24,000.0

a

390

oo

63,966.00

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t

LRPlatA county Colo!

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n

tch" of prairie

doRs by UAe

of

ry

o

isoned o

~

ts

for bait.

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:

.

~

.

Smith, County A~ent

La~lata

County Colo

.

Po

isonous

\1

horled lHlkweed

growing

o

n

b~nks

of i

rr

i

gation

d

itches.

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No.7

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La:?

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nd

his litter

Form No. 6, (Revised 1919.)

COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS.

U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES

COOPERATING.

STATES RELATIONS SERVICE, OFFICE OF EXTENSION WORK, NORTH AND WEST,

WASHINGTON, D. C.

ANNUAL REPORT OF

COUNTY

AGENT.

Due November 30, 1919.

State, ____ ( ~ ~--- C o u n t y , ~ ~ ·

-~ / } A

-Report of _ __/£_, ____ ,<}{__ . . __ _ _ _

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_________________________________ ---

,

County Agent.

From~_;/A_/J!./to November 30, 1919.

( rr ag~nt has not been employed entire year, indicate exact period. Agents resigning during year should make out this report before quitting the Service.)

( N a m ~ ~ ~ d A , . __ _

=:f'r~~~de;r~

Bureau.

(Address) ___ 2 ) ~ - ----

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··-.. ' State County Agent Leader.

Approved and fo1wn.rded by:

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT.

To THE CouNTY AGENT:

In the annual report due from each agent it is desired that the agent give a clear, concise account of the work of the year. This report should be divided into two parts: (1) A narrative report, and (2)

n, tabulated or summary report.

(1) Narrative Report: This is by far the more important part of the ai)lrnal report nnd should be

in

effect a statement in orderly fashion, and under appropriate subheadings of the work done and the results secured under each project undertaken, as well as the miscellaneous work accomplished. rrhis report may be illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, blue prints, or copies of charts used in demonstration work.

(2) Summary Report: 'rhis is really designed to be a summary of those features of the narrative report that can be tabulated. In order that comparable State and national summaries may be made, it is necessary that each agent use practically the same method of tabulating. To secure such uni-formity, the accompanying blank h0,s been prepared. It is based on the report blanks used by the agents since the work started and covers only the more usual phases of the work. Under each sub-division of the blank, space is provided to accommodate such entries as an individu0,l o.gent may wish to make. Some of the questions will not apply to the work in a certain county, and these, of course, need not be answered. It may often happen that the added items are more important than the pro-vided headings. It may also be necessary at times to make estimates, but, so far as possible, all data should be based on office records. The follo-wing pages are designed as a form which the agent may

use in accounting for such phases of his work as it may be possible to put in tabular form.

Instructions for tabulating results of demonstation work.-Below are given instructions for use in filling out tables on page 5 of the summary report.

These tables are for the purpose of tnbulating the definite demonstration work* of the agent where accurate known results were secured. Under each of the following titles with appropriate subheadings list all demonstration work in relation to tho.t subject: Corn, Oats, Wheat, Potatoes, Alfalfa, Other Farm Crops, Orchard Fruits, Small Fruits, Truck Crops, Soil Demonstrations, Liming, Green Manuring, Drainage, Miscellaneous Demonstra~ions in Relation to Crops and Soils, Feeding Demonstrations, Stock ,Judging, Hog-cholera Control, Blackleg Treatment, and Miscellaneous Demonstrations in Relation to Live Stock.

(1) In,column 1 give the total number of demonstrations in regard to each particular subject, whether a meeting was held or not, but do not list demonstrations given at miscellaneous public meet-ings, such as institutes, short courses, formers' clubs, etc.

(2) In column 2 list all demonstration meetings held.

(3) In column 3 give the total attendance at meetings listed in column 2.

(4) In column 4 give a measure of tho total munber of units involved in tho demonstration in terms of acres, tons, bushels, etc.

(5) In column 5 give results of demonstrations, expressing results in terms of increased yield in bushels, tons, dollars, acres, etc. Indicate the measurement used. Do not give the increase in percentage.

(6) In column 6 give the total profit secured due to increase as given in column 5 n.fter all addi-tional expenses of the method demonstrated, including the extra cost of harvesting and marketing,

have been deducted. ·

*A demonstration is an effort designed to show by example the practical application of an estahlished fad. Demonstration may be of methods or results.

On this page draw or attach a map of your county, showing community boundaries and number of farm bureau members in each community.

Locate officers and executive committee with an X. Locate community committeemen with n, dot.

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On this page draw or attach a map of your county, showing community boundaries, and locating thereon demonstrations listed on page 5 of this report.

5

SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT.

(A) LrsT OF DEMONSTRATIONS.

'

l* 2·* 3~ 4·* 5*

Number

:N"umber of Total _{Total units} Resultant :-ama of demonstration, classifying under of meetings attendance _{in demon-} increase (yield

(1) crops, (2) live stock, (3) soil, (4) demon- at at _strations, per acre or other

fo.rm business, (5) miscellaneous. strations, demon- meetings, measurement),

1919. strations, 1919. 1919. 1919. 1919. -

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DISTRIBUTION OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT.

(Inrlude both field and office work in each project.)

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1_ ~_rar_ch._1_ A_pr-il.

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

Number.

(B) CROP PROJECTS.

List only worlc done in connection with demonstrations ancl campaigns incident to crop

projects.

1. Farms selecting seed corn in fall _______________________________________________________________________ / ]_

2. Acres planted with fall selected seed corn___________________________ ____ _ _____________________

/~---3. Farms testing seed corn for germination ___________________________________________________ _______

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4. Acres planted with tested seed __________________________________ --- ____

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5. Farms growing corn for ensilage--- _______ --- ---'---

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6. Acres of corn grown for ensilage ________________________________________ · __________________ ---'----~ ~ -7. Total number of farms on which corn growing was introduced or farm practice ,

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8. Total acre~ of corn i1wolvecl in question 7 _______ _ ____________ ---· _______________

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9. Farms treating seed wheat for smut _________________ --- __________________________ 1

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--10. Acres sown ·with treated seed________________________ ______ ____ ______ _____ _ ______ __________ ___

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11. Total number o:f farms on which wheat growing was introduced or farm practice

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rel~tive to wheat culture mo~ified as a result of wheat projects (include spread

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of mfluence from demonstra.t10ns) ________________ --- -- ---·

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---12. Total acres of wheat involved in question IL______ __ _ _______________ __________________

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13. Farms treating seed oats for smut _______________________________________________________________

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14. Acres oats sown with treated seed_____________________ ____ _ _____ ---

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15.

16. 17.

18.

19.

Total number of farms on which oats growing was introduced or farm practice .

!elative to oats culture mo_difiod as a result of oats project (include spread of

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1 nfluence from demonstrat10ns) ---_____________ ---________________________ _

Total acres of oats i1rrnlvecl in question J 5 _____________

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Farms treating seed potatoes for disease ________________________________________ ---··--_______ ./:[_~

Acres of potatoes planted with seed treated for disease ___________________________________________

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 g 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Total number of farms on which potato growing was introduced or farm practice I

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Total acres of potatoes involved in question 19 _____________________________________________ J ___

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

Number.

22. Total acres of hay invoked in question 21_ ________________________________________________________

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22 23. Total number of farms on which alfalfa grovting was introduced or farm practice

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24. Total acres of alfalfa involved in question 23 ____________________________________________________

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25. Total number of farms on which sweet clover growing was introduced or farm practice relative to sweet clover culture modified as result of sweet clover pro

-jects (include spread of influence from demonstrations)--- --·---· 25

26. Total acres of sweet clover involved in question 25 ________________________________________ --- 26 27. Total number of farms on which soy bean growing was introduced or fa.rm pra.ctice

relative to soy bean cultme modified as result of soy bean projects (include

spread of influence from demonstrations) ___________________________________________________ --- 27 28. Total acres of soy beans involved in question 27 --- _______________ 28

29. 'I'otal number of farms on which cow pea growing was introduced or farm practice relative to cow pea culture modified as result of cow pea projects (include spread

of influence from demonstrations) _____________________________________________________________________ ---· 29

30. Total acres of cow peas involved in question 29 _____________________________________________ ---·--- 30 31. Total number of farms on which winter or hairy veteh growing was introduced

or farm practice relative to winter or hairy vetch culture modified as result of

winter or hairy vetch projects (include spread of influence from demonstrations)_ ---· ___ 31

32. Total acres of winter or hairy vetch involved in question 31 _____________________________ ··--- 32

33. Total number of farms on which barley growing was introduced <:lr farm practice

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35. Total number of farms on which rye growing wa introduced or fa.rm prncticc relative to rye culture modified as result of rye projects (include spread of in

-fluence from demonstrations) ___________________________________________________ --- ______________ . 35

36. 'l'otal acres of rye involved in question 35 ---___________ ___ 36

37. Total number of farms on which orchards were planted or farm pra.ctice rela.frve

to horticulture modified as result of orchard projects (include spread of in.flu

-ence from demonstrations)---__ __ _____ _ _____ 37

38. Total acres of orchards involved in question 37 ---_______________ 3S

39. Total numb~r of farm~ on whi~h reel, alsike,. or white. clover growing was intro-duced or farm practice relatrve to red, als1ke,or white clover culture modified

as result of clo,er projects (include spread of influence from demonstrations) ____ ---· 39

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

Number.

41. Total number of farms on which bean growing wr.s introduced or farm prnctice

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43. Tota] number of farms on which sorghum, Kafir, or feterita growing wfl.s

intro-duced or form practice relative to sorghum, Kafir, or feterita culture modified

as result of sorghum, Kafir, or feterita projects (include spread of influence from

elem ons tra tions) _______________________ --- _________________________________________________________ .. ________ _ 44. Total acres of sorghum, Kafir, or feterita involved in question 43 ________________________ --.. --

---45. Number of persons given information in regard to storing fruits and vegetables __________

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49. Pounds of fruit or vegetables clriecl _ ---· ---___ .tJ.-:o

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51. .t pproxunate va ue o gar en proc ucts mvo ve m question 46 ___________________________ ______________ _

List bel_ow an. ndllitional work relative to crop projects not covered by above

questions: 41 42 43 44 46 47 48 49 50 51

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

Number.

(0) REPORT OF' LIVE-STOCK PROJECTS.

List only wodc done in conne~tion with .demonstrations or campaign8 incident to live-stoclc

projects.

52 52. Regis tercel stallions secure< L ________________________________________________________________________________

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53. Registered bulls secured__________ __ _ ____________________________________________________________ , _________

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136. Registered boars secured _____________________ ---· ____________ ------_____ _______

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56 57. Registered sires (all kiuds) transferred from one community to another_ ____________________

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I 57 58. Cow-testing associations organized in 1919 _ ---·

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59. Number of members in above associations _______ ---

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59 60. Cows tested or under test in 1919 for milk product.ion in all such associations 1

organized in 1919 or previously _____________________________________________________________________________ _ ₆₀

61. Cows tested for millc production by individuals---~--- --- _______

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63. Focms on whkh b•larrced rations ,me figmed for fa,mera ... · ...

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'64. Liv-e-stock breeders' associations organized in 1919 _______________________ ---- - --- --- ___________

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65. Total membership in such li,e-stock breeders' associations _____________________________ ______

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62

63

64

65

66. ~\nim als teste<l for tuberculosis _________________________________________________________________________________ , 6l'i 6 7. Animals trca tell for blackleg _______ ---_____________________________________ . ____ __ _______ _ 6 7

68. Hogs vticcinatcd for cholera by farmers or veterina1:ians ______ ~---_______________ l'iS

69 69.

70. 71.

Hogs ·rnccinatcd for cholera by agent (demonstrations only) ________________________________________ _

Hog cholera control clubs organized in 1919 _________________________________________________ 1 _____________

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Silos erected_---.--- ---··---

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List bel?w any atlditionn.l work relati,c to li,c-stock projects not covered by abo,o

quest10ns:

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

Number.

1-(D) S01Ls, FERTILIZERS, AND FERTILITY PROJECTS.

List only work done in connection with demonstrations or campaigns incident to soils,

fertilizers, and fertility projects.

72. Crop-rotation systems planned and adopted ___________________________________________________ _______

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72 73. Drainage systems planned and adopted_---_______________ 73 7 4. Acres included in these drainage areas ________________________________________________________________________

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7 4 75. Irrigation systems planned and adopted ______________________________________________________ _!_______________ 75

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76. Acres included in these irrigation areas ________________________________________________________ ---! 76 77. Farmers reenforcing manure with acid phosphate or ground-rock phosphate________________________ 77 78. Farmers using commercial fertilizers___ __ _ _________ ·---_______________ 78 70. Tons of commercial fertilizers usecl_ ____________________________________________________________ --- 7\J 80. Farms on which fertilizers were home mixed________________________________________________________________ 80

81. Tons of home-mixed fertilizers used___________________________________________________________________________ 81

82. Farms testing soil for acidity _____________ ---___ ---__________________ ___

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82 83. Farms using lime_--- ___ --- ___ --- ___________ ---__ ________ _______ 83 84. Local sources of lime or limestone den•lopecl_________________________________________________ _______________ 84

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8.3. Limestone crushers or grinders introduced _______________________________ --- ________ _______________ 85 S6. Tons of lime or limestone used_--- --- 86 S7. Ac1:e~ of hay land and permanent pasture top-dressed (stra\\-, manure, or fer- {)

-tilizer) ______________ --- --- --- --- ------ ____ ;)..._ ____

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87

88. Acres of clo;-er or other legumes plowed ·under for green manure_______________________________________ 88 List below any additional work relati-ve to soils, fert.ilizc>rs, and fertility projects

not co,crcd by above quPstions: j

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SUMMARY REPORT Ol<' WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

Number.

(E) PROJECTS RELATING TO FARM HOMES AND FARM BUSINESS.

List onl11 worlc done i·n connection with demonstrations and campai1ns incident to la:;•m

. '. home ~nd fa.rm business proj,•cts. •

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89. Farm account books placed m hands of farmers---"---______________ _ 90. Farmers who kept such accounts through the year _______________________________________ J ______________ _

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91. t' armers ass1ste y agent m summanzmg t H:\11' accounts _________________________________ 1 ______________ _

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92 . . F'armers who made prolitable changes in their brn;ino8s as rnsult of record keeping -1---93. Farmers' exchanges organized in 1919 _________________________________ --- ______________ _ 94. Val!,le of business done in 1919 thrnugh all such oxchangcs organized by agent, or

his predecessors _________ --- ________ .. ___ ____ ___ __ ____ ____ _ __ __ _____ ______ _ _____________________________________ _ 95. 96. 97. 98. 99. 100.

Other purchasing and marketing associaLious org.w..i,,ed in 19 H) _______ . _________________________ /

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Total value of business clone in

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ineident to question 95 ____________________ _

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Approximate savings effected in 1919 by a.hove associctions and o_-changes _________ f __

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Farms rented in 1919 through such associations and exchanges ____________________ _!_ ____________ _

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Farms supplied with labor in 1919 through such associations and oxehanges ______ , ____ _/_~-~~ 'rotal number of laborers furnished to former,; _____ ·--- --- _______ / ____

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i 90 91 94 05 96 H7 98 !)9 100

l O 1. Water-supply and sewage-disposal systems introducod ---~--- _________ I_______________ J 01 l0:2. Farms cooperating in rodent or insect control work ________________________________________ _____

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10:Z 103. Total acres involved in question lO:L __________________________________________________________ ₁_______________ 10:3 104. Farm loan associations organized_______________________________________________________________________________ I 0·1 105. Number of farmers assisted in ,;ecuring credit for purclrn.sc of m,1,chinery, seeds,

fertilizers, or supp lies _____________________________________ --- _________________________ .. _______ _____ 105 106. Number of farmers assisteJ in seeming tractors, sprayers, ditching machines, or

other power machinery to economize labor ________________________________________________ --- 106 List below any additional work relative to farm home and farm business projects

not covered by above questions: ·

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