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COOPERATIVE EXTENSION UORK

IN AGRICULTURE

AND HOME ECONOMICS

U. S. Department of Agriculture .a

and State Agricultural Colleges

Cooperating.

States Relations Service~ Office of

Extension Work, North and West,

Washington~

D. C.

EXTENSION

WORK

WITH WOMEN

.ANNUAL REPORT

to December lJ 1918.

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Due December lQ, 1918.

(If the worker has not been employed entire year1 indicate exact period. Workers

resigning during year should make out this report before quitting the Service.) Approved ;~nd forwarded by:

Date

---State Leader of Home Demonstration Agents. Approved:

Date~

Extension Director.

(These reports of the home demonstration agents are to be made in triplicate

fo~) one to be sent to this office, one to the State Leader and one retained

by the agent. The reports of the State-wide specialists will send one to· this office, one to the Director> and one retained by the specialist.)

SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WILL NOT .APPLY TO· THE WORK

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OF ALL THE WORKERSj· AND THESE 1

OF COURSE 1 NEED NOT BE ANSWERED. IT MAY OFTEN HAPPEN THAT THE ADDED ITEMS .ARE

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-To the Worker:

In the annual report due from each worker it is desired that a clear ac-count of the work of the year be given. This ::'Eport should be divided into two

parts: (1) a narrative report1 and (2) a tabulated or sy.mmary report.

(1) Narrative Report; This is an important part of the annual report and

should be in effect a statement under appropriate subLeac.ings of (1) the plans i:r.-~

eluding plan of organization) (2) the methods emp}.oyeci :i_r .. carrying them ouJ.; and (3)

the results s-ecured under each plan or project un.lertaken1 as well as all miscella~

neous work accompl~shed. This report may be illustrated with photographs) maps~

diagrams) blue prints1 or any material found oi value.

(2) Slln!mary Report: This is designed to be a summary of those features of the narrative report tbat can be tabu1.ated. In order that the State and

Nat_ion-al summaries may be c omp:i.led) it is necessary that there be some unif ormi t_y in the

summary report~ Under each topic space has been provided for such entries as an

individual agent may wish to add.

SUMMARY REPORT, I. ORGANIZATION.

Training Schools for community leaders Number ___ _

Women members in farm bureau Total Number ______ _

Community groups which have adopted (projects) plans~ Number ___ _

Name of projects Communities adopting projects.

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Number ___ _

·. Members enrolled in girls' clubs through B.D. agents

Means of travel

~---Is there a la bora tory f or p rae tic e vro rk:__ _ _....--:lL:;.::n--:..;.__ ________ _

Hours per week stenographic help is furnished Number

II. PUBLICITY.

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~ Wl1..l j3ulJ.~tins J leaflets, and other material distributed ' t L a~{ c (.

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-III ACTIVITIES.

In this tabular form will be shown the efforts put forth by the worker and the number who have come in immediate contact with her influence.

;Training c las- :Lee tures :Demon- :vi sits : Exhibits ;Total

;ses for Local or 'strations in :number

:leaders ~ Talks )!omes ; :people

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Activities in regard to

iNurn- !Attend- iDJum- :Atten ;Num-~Atten- : ~;umber

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:I~tten-l

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A. _e ~ ' _{! I} 1. Production 2. Utilization (Use of war substitutes and ltt'altfU planning) 3.Preservation 4. Marketing I j ; ' .

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Ex-pense Records ~

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F. Child Care

Other Activi-ties not

inclu-ded in above Total I - ... q I -..

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A. Foods.

1. Production of food:

Jwme gardens~ No. ______________ __ Poultry, No. of fowls ___________________ _

Bees~ No. of hives ______________ _ Butter, No. of pounris:..__ ______ _... __ _

Cheese, No. of pounds _________ __ _{PorkJ No. of} pounds

T,ist below all work in relation to production not covered by above items:

2. Utilization CCj).!ilnni+.y kitr-he:J.s esta.bl:_ebed for purpose of holding

demonot1·o:vdor..z ar:.d .J_jG1,riot\.t:;. ng )i. ~-cJ:"r-> tU .i.'O.

Community kitchens established for distri:>utir,n of cooked food, No .. _____ _

Value cooked food ·sold, $ _________ __ VaJ.ue cooked food made, $. ______ _

Families influenced in food saving, Estimated No. ________ __ 3. Preservation of food:

Ca·nning kitchens established,

No·---Canned fruits, ______ qts. Fruit products, ______ qts. Dried fruits, ______ lbs. Canned vegetables_.__ __ qts. Brined vegetables } ___ qts. Dried vegetable·s __ lbs. Canned meats) _____ lbs. Canned fish, ____ lbs. Preserved eggs, ____ doz. List below all work in relation to preservation -not covered by above items:

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\ ~ 4. M.-e/""'\. o-{A.-1 ). Q_ '-"--L'-'. Marketing of supplies:

Cooperative buying association~ No. __ _

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'-Material purchased, Value

$ ____ _

Cooperative selling associations} No. ____ __ Materials sold, Value $. ___ _

Curb markets eotablished} No. __ _ Value of produc.ts sold: Frui tsJ$ _____ _

Vegetables

$ ________ .

Butter~

$ _________ .

Cheese, $ _______ , Eggs₃

$ ___ _

B. Clothing Conservation.

Families influenced in clothing conservation~ Estimated No. ______________ __

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Fuel Conservation.

Coal saved Estimated value $

Wood saved Estimated value

$

Kerosene saved Estimated value

$

Gas saved Estimated value

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Electricity saved Estimated value

$

Fa~ilies inf1uenced in fuel conservation~ Number

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Income c··ans~rvation.

Families making budgets, No 9_..._· Families keeping expense records 11o __ _

Changes in standard of living resulting from expanse-record keeping.

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Health conservation.

Water systems installed, Number ____________ __ Value

$~---~---Lighting systems installed, Number __________ _ Value$:....,_ ________ _ Houses screened, Number ____________________ _

Kitcben and other rooms remodeled, Number ________ __

Piec~s of improved household equipment adopted~ Number ________ _

Families inierested in health conservation,

List below all work in relation to conservation of health not covered by above items: {'; ~ J'-'~ (' '\.£ L \.., k 1:

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There may not be much to report on these projects as they are comparatively new in some counties~ but report w~~t has alrea~y been accomplished₁

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GOOP~RfiTION.

Organizq.tion (social1 civj.c~ ed1..lCatio:nal)

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VI. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR 1~19.

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It is desired that you give here what you consider the best plans for the development of pe~nent work in your county.

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THE STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF COLORADO , U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. AND

CITY OF PUEBLO, COOPERATING

OJity ){all. Jurhln. a!nlnra!ln

EXTENSION SERVICE

HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK

he

point of

or_: of 1e e r tas been intensely

.nterestine from every

iew, but ;

roat

of a_l for the breadth

of outlook

that ho.s

con1c

to

th s co·.

nuni tJ, the

1ncrensecl

interest

of t!:e \

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to

tl

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bette:r-~le~

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the ho.

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nnd t1

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B.\7 lt n~

ng

or

our

rore:L

"l1 uome::_1

of

all natione

litles to

the

ruct

that

the-y

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in

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ave boo.a

give1

in the use of SLbt1tit1xtes, o.lso

ce.nning

demon-stra tio

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if d.t 11

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located h .re c-:.1d fruit '

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riven in six le·>sons, how•

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to enu

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·1:...ng of foo s

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of n

~1", borhood groups into

cl sees for

the study

of

home p:r•oblorns is, I think on of

t ·-:.e est· vrn s to reach

t

e peopl e

and to see

t_teir* needs . . c ho.ve

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or

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in

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borhood

for six

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THE STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF COLORADO , U . S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND

CITY OF PUEBLO, COOPERATING

C!Httt ){all, Jfurbln, C!!nlnnron

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HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK

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t'las

&'t' pr~oblel-

to reach these

women . 1e theo:t·~~l has &lwa-ys

seemed to e that the

way

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thru

t~e

child in the school .

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o.s ·true

to a small deg:r•ee, but I ·anted to come

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herself .

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what

to do with the

substitutes

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were J:?equirecl to buj and neecled

nelp .

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gh the De.a.eor"'ness

IIo~~e

wher·

the Itali.an

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ask-ed to come

and

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them .

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sE"n.rer~

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told th m. I

wo·~tld come

to

one.

of tb.eir

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nke bread

as they did . Th_s meant to m ~lte 16 lbM or

flour

n..:1.d 41bs

of'

co1"ln-meal into b! oac"., o_s t hey t·.l ·. ~ 1rs n:.uke <t. 0 l bs of

flou:r i:.to

bread at

! did tl:..cir V:$1.;{ mixing . he br·cad in a tub ·:lA liEtJtil'lg

it

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;,ren .

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tna

c,ay 1n this

ho.ne

hav

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JJ

oH .. en present

w1'th as mrtny b bies . Th-s lead

to !aeet:...ne:s in

the

homes of tbe Austrians

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Slavs

e:tid Po.lish ~-'omen .

I hope to get .nLo

m~

ny

·~ 01') ~ grot:ps

o

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next ear .

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lks

or

Co .. ser ··u.t1on and it.s

t! .. ti.0

meaning were

e

ven

befol"'e

_me~ny

cl ubs of the Cit-y

und

in all the Pleture Louses .

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that the

ree1p

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Depa~tment

of

Agr:tcul

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or

the

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I had pt blished recip w:il1ps for the n uick B1'les.ds" t Y,. st Breadsn

o.nd · "Cor·n metitl'* .- to

get before

tl

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people hon

to use

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THE STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF COLORADO, U . S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND

CITY OF PU-EBLO, COOPERATING

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HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK

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slips

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groeery stor

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be give .. o

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r1th

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lour~

,.,..5000 of these rie:re

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into c1

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stores

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interested

in

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tHE STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE OF COLORADO . U . S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. AND

CITY OF PUEBLO , COOPERATING

<!tuu ltall. Jurhln. <!tnlnrabn

-4-EXTENSION SERVICE

HOME DEMONSTRATION WORK

The

ot~tist1QS

stbm1tte4 in this report

my

see1.

1.-..rger

than

n01ne ~nd

smaller th

1 ot

1ers,

but they

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valuable

only

as

they

point to the gre ter field of usefulness

th~t

opens before us for

the

con1ing

year,

that

all of these peoples

VJhom

we have .come 1n

contact

with

mo.y be

members

of

one

n~·

"tvorking

to~varcl

the bette!''•

me1'1t cf

the

Am.er1ean

home •

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• espeet.i'~ 1"" at.bmi ttudt

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