Annual report of county agent work, 1919: Rio Grande County

Annual

Report

of

County Agent Work

1919

Rio Grande

County

Colorado

COOPJIRA.TIV.&i .&XTSSION WOlUt II' GRICULTtllt&

AltO HO " !COONOMI C

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t

rioultur 1 Colleg

ot

Col r o

ana u.

Department of

Agr

i

eu.l tur

Oooperat1

_•

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Re

ourc

Hi

tory

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A RICULTURAL

BASOURC~S

0 RIO

GRAND~

COUNTY.

i

ht

un

d

squ ·

mile

b

ut 158, 85

cr a in

t

al pop la ton 12,000

Rur 1

pu.l

ti

n 5,000

r

t

r

1,000

ab ut

l

or -

Ob.

.&1

ati

n f

f

lalld.

fr

7500

t

8500

t

~

Princi

1

or

p

1n

r

r of cr

ag

ar

toll

w

Wb

t

J

18

,ooo ..

p

t

10

,ooo.

e

15

,ooo.

yiel

t

ch cr

p

i

y

aa:

u. Pot

_{' 12}

Pe

19 bu.

T

r

r

in

t

c

unty ,

11

Te

t .

!Oll

w•:

34?5

or •;

600

mu

An

pur

br

ani

11

600

r

500

w

, l

?~l

c

ttl•i 6541 hog _; 65842 h

~

toll

we:

15

eta111ona;

Ther

•

t

tal

f

i

t

110 tilled thie y ar.

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m:sTORY CO. AG'l'. O:RK

All.O R.I:SUJU OF WO:RK• L919.

,

JIOBK OF PRAVIOVS COUNTY AG.&mTS.

County

nt work wa begun 1n R1 Grand County . ev n

years go; not 1n thi county lone, but in the whole

__

_.

..._~

valley, which included. Rio Grande, S

gua.che,

Ala.mo a,

Oon ...

ejo an4

co

till& c untie

Thi

ork

wa.

etarte

County

Ag

nt

t.

Win or, no • annual report

tor

the year 1912•

1913 howoa

t~t

he wa• 1n trumental

in

forming

Th

o~te

Vieta Hog

Grower

A e•n, an

organization that put the

T&l•

1

y

on

the map as a hog pro ucing ction.

"liex.t came Oou.nty Agent

A.

c.

Oool•Y, now Director of

&ten ion Work in N

w

Mexico.

Mr.

Co l•Y acte4

Val-1 y

Agr.

Ag

nt tor

the

fi

c

1

year,

J lY lat, 1912 to July

lat; 1913, and his report for

that

;year ho

z tion of Valley

Co~rci&l

Clu , compo

the or

ani-o farmere

and.

bu ine

m n :from all part of

tb

V 11

y.

llhil

thi

organiz tion

di4

ood

w

rk in acquainting the people wit

County

Agent work, yet

ing to

t

ctional

f

ling,

it

di

not hol4 to ether and wa practicallY 41sorganized

by

the

tim th next C unty

Ag

nt took charge.

llr • . :L H. Thoma , in the Summer of 1914, followe

Mr.

C oley

V llay

Agriculturi- t, in which oapaoity he s rTe4

tor

pr ctically two

y

re, when Rio Gran4 County 4 oi

ea

t

mploy a County

Ag

nt of 1

t1

own.

•

Thi

po

1

tion

tfer

d

t

.

Tho

and

b

oc

pt-ed.. During hi

journ tn thi

County,

tar

urea;u • •

orga.niz

4; ·

oye' and

girl

I'

clu

rk

w

start

d.; x:p

r•

1

nt

·1 th

eet

cl ., r

re · gun •

wa. a.1

h

trea.t-t

f

ed

p

t t

a

ith orro iva u li te

for

eoa

n4

rh!z toni

a.

gur gi yen in •

Thoaae•

ua1

r

-p

rt ahow an 1ncr

a •

of from two to w

nty

e~cks

ot

po•

tat

a

in are

plant•4 with

th

treate ee4

oT

r

that

f

th

untr te •

whi h, by th

w~,

1a very ur ri

in~

P~SJW'T COUl~TY

AG T.

Th

pre ent

County

Ag

t

too

up tb · work

Ja~

1. t,

1918.

Since th

t

time

the

pri:ao1p

1 line of work ha.a

b n ir cte4 t ward liT

t

ck impro e nt

t~ough

the

u • of "'•tt•r re

ding

ook,

th

or

1z

tion

ot

liT

toek

oci

t1

na, how

an4

t

t~a;

tb

eraaic

ti

n

r

prairie dog1;

tb

procuring and

the ·41 tr1

uting

ot

farm

l

or; and

the organiz

tion

of a

working

.tarm

ur

a~

ORGAlTIZATIOli.

When tho

pre

nt

0

ty

nt

took ch .

g

ot

th.

wor.k in

Ri G:r 114

0

u.nty,

there

xi

·t d

what

th n

known

the

F

m :Bur

u..

Th

c

unty

1

gin

t ·

e

divided.

into

seyen d1-strictl

d

from

Oh

of

tb

e

repre nt

tiT

a oho n,

and

lat r

kn

wn

a

Dir ctor.

The•• s

T

n r pre. entati?e forme wh

t

known

Ill

the

B a.rd

ot

D1r :ct ra, whoe duty 1 t

w

to

e

t onoe o oh

m nth ith the County Agent

an

outlin•

a. pl

ot

ction

to

follow 4 until th n

¥t

regular m

ting,

or

until

th

ork wa completed.

The Dtr

otor

r cho n t th annual

ting,

hich occurr d u U&llY

in

M roh, and which was mad up

ot

two r pr eentatiTt trom

Ta:ry

ag:rioultura.l.

organio~

-t1on in tbe County.

Al.ao,

t

thi

annu

1

me tin ,

a

pl Qf work for th en uing

year

wa

outliUe4,

which

the

County Agent and th Board

or

D1r

etor

w

r

uppo ed

t

carry ut.

Se ing

that

th pres nt

f

rm of Farm ur u is not

lto eth r ati

factory

and wi hing to make

it

or lik

th

eat&

11 hed

tor

throughout the Unite St tee, th

Director

ncl

the County

Ag

.nt met early in the pr nt

year

and

ppointed

on man in

e

ch community

t

t

the Bure

u.•

ag

nt, o that when

any

pro lem o . up ,

But thi

a

ot

p

v

4

g

1

t

1 k:e

tol.~

th

1m ..

ple r

n that thi oo

unity

id

not

h

~

&

regu-1

j

,

he

i

not

T

tinit• ork

t

o.

H

m

e

co unity n

n

int

an

e ch n

giTen

nit

iec of

w

rk th

thi

Uld.

h

:Y

p

d. ut

better.

An

thi 1

munit

w rk an

hat

r 1or ing on no ;

th

regular c

m-ot

ork,

1Lh

t

m

t

one man dir ctly

in

oh

to

:four

lin

t

of ach line.

our rg

nlz .tion

i

a

f

11

w:

County

o

ixman,

.a.na.

re iclent ,

• R. A. Chi h lm ; vice•pr 1 nt, • W.

w.

ri .ht;

an

Secretar

_•

J.

A4

_•

Th

~

cutiT

Com-itt

n

1

t

f

th

thr

n

a ra.

H.

c.

Ay

elott ; 0.

in ,

J.

F

Goff

and

w.

w.

Ha. p r,

who m et

one

1 th th County Agent.

Th

T

na.r

h

in

h

or

roj

t,

•x

pt

1 tw

0

••

wher

n

giv n

. r

j

ct.

Th

pr

j

ct

with

the

le

r

of e

ch are

f ll

we:

l3oya

and

Girls

Cl

••

B.

Chi olm; LiTe

St

c

I

prOT

nt,

e.

Ay

·-1

t•

d

J.

Frank G

ff;

t

c

ntr

1,

c.

ing

Y.

w.

H

per;

F

m.

1..~a.

r ,

.& J.

Y. Y. Wright.

A the map

ho

a, h C

unty

natu:r

llY

1Tid.

int

nt

Vi

t ,

B

n,·

gent ,Del rte,

Pino Cr k , T in

nt

i

an South

~or£

ch of tb

fur

th

tn-pl·op rly.

communitie

i

~or

r

l

s

or~

ia

t

r

1

oyer ,

h

p

o

h Y th

m w r

Att

r

ta.lJ£1

1 "

r f

t

in

'ff

rent

s cti n of tb Count ,

1t

h

be n ecid 4

that

th

~in

li

of

or

ill

fOllOW

LiT

t

t

in

V .

ry

COIWllWli

ty

f

th

Count

,

impr Ttuuent

1

v

ry

oonun:

ity;

1 ·

or

in

11

•

ut

So

"':l

rk

T

in

fo

t'

1n;

Clu

rk

i

ll

-iti

_•

On•

or

the

in

t

atur~ea

of

the

•

tter

••

n

PJ'O-ject

for

tile coming

ear

will b

th g

owing of

e

po•

t

to pl t• ·

y

th

f

r

lve

Alr

y

fi-ient num.

rhv

lT

a1

g

thie

,

itlg

inter ste

an

r

•

to

et

p

rt

•

ll

re ·

1

r

this pur·

••

Our

.me

tho

t

rganization

for

thi t··

i

PlY

ity

t

th

h "'"

f

tl:

k

i

hp

t to producing

1

tx·i

t .

Th

ed ill

n

tr

.Ql t

1

y

a.r'

k

t pot

t

,

ort

,

n

t ..

I. ₀

in

th

\J

11

•

'rh

pot t

ho

ing

•

ft:m

l

. ill

_l

t

pl

•

i

tion

pl

t

uring

th

fir

t

h '"" lf

of

J

Or-1

y

a.r.e

ill

giv thi

lot.

n

th1

t

r

in

t

et

th

r

er

the

c

t

Ag

nt

ill g

thr

g

th

p

pull

v

ry

i

0

l&llt.

The

fro

t

will kill th pl

t

just

ou- the

,r per

ti

h

pe,

t

• th

•

r

r

ize

po

t .

Th

f

11

wn

y

ar

the •

ill

g

1n

•

-1

te

tr

th

... an

th

er

tio

r

te til

t

the

t

the

t

urth

or

f

ft

e ho

to

haT

a

t

1

lY

is• •

re

1

tant, t.r

1c

ot

t •

Thi

1

h

OI

tb

Br

1

B

uty,

t

t

t

n

w getci

littl

OY

k

t

price

1

r

ut•

V 'lley,

au e of

it

em

othnee ;

it

ie

awo-erf

iel

r,

t

h

1

ng c

i

u.

y pl

t-in

ll

f

r

_{' a}

w

A

re

t

al· h

en

i

t

n

i

g

t

th

tr

t-ent

f

pot

toea

ith

0

rr

1Te

Ubli

t

th

r

liko

treat

nt

,

hioh 11

ll 11

go

t

t

it

gee

ut

}

r

the

₁

...

₁

_r

_'V

₁

nt,

in

_th

Oil

every-h

re ,(

it

i

t

p

t

to

grown

iD

uch 1

ge

Q.

antiti

•>

ill kill

th

d.ieeas

onl

n

th

t

•

_{•r ne}

Will pl

t

r

25

t

12

ere

f

it

h

u

an

unci

eel

to

he

ere,

the

tr

t

ul

b

n

iT

₀

-r

ti

n·

,

il

th

tar er

u1 ·

be co

_{oting lY}

_on

With th

e

pl t, . ould be c rr

ting

not on

y

th di

rs p rt of

1

t,

but

al80,

he woUJ. be keep in up

/

tm

qu

lity an · the

t

1'

the

pot

to.

h

:ve

prod. c

tor

the

l

t

·t

o year

om

th1

g

li

3500

oar

pota.t

e

ch ye

•

n1y

begia-n1ug h

be n

_•

It i

very

imp

rtant

cr

p

ill h

Te

toke

bre

t

ot it.

PJI T

OO!TTROL.

(

(l)

PRAIRIJ!l DOG ;, ADICATION.

{a).

Sin

tha

et..,ling up

of

h

v

11

pr

1-rie

ogs

h

l'e

eeu

Th

y

re

yer

h

re,

n

the

f

ot hills,

~

in p rt

f

the V 11

y

in the little

.,

lle

_•

xte

d.ing

u.

1

to

the m

u.n.t in

As

th

V 11ey

be ·e set le th

e:r1

dri nbc

T.u

re r

t

o

n ·

L

the

~ere

t

of the

a

g:

~ir

t, the et ling

of

th.

1

nd.,

Secon , the riaing

\Vater

t

.bl , hioh

is the re u1t

t

re

t

.qu ·

ti ti

f w

ter

bei~g

poured.

out v r th V lley,

t

he

n

11owe

t

et ..

tla

t

w

r

the

1 .

:r;

ls

the

yete

of

ubirrig

t·on

r

isee1

the

bl •

The dog

ha.•

retr

te to

th

foot

hill'

t

hirty-I iT

il

of hi

h

e

in the C unty.

F

rme:r

10

thi li ha e

Ieport

great lo

of

cr

tn,

amoun

ing

t

thou

d

f

d 11

In

entire fi

1

'

f

b

r1ey

ere

e

trcye

by

he e

e

p;

the

:t·

g

the

a·

ounted

~0

fifty

pe:t:

ce t. r

even m re.

p

₀

In the ye r 191 ·

t

191

o e or ha b e

_ceo

-pli he

t

ard er·dic ting p 1 1

ith

n

th

r-t

R

er

_'

the

For

t

s

r

ice

pretty

ell Cl

a

out

Qe~tatn

e

tions

of

the

coun

ry,

b\lt

in

the

e

as,

th

0

a.re

b~c

Wling

a numer u

ST

r.

mhey

't

p-Ultipli

r

,

in rde t

h

0

ghly

er

di

te

th

m;

it

i

·n1y

u

tl n

or

et

rn

1

vigilance

n

t

_e

_{P t}

t

th

h

p

t out

th

poi

n.

.An

th

·t

i why

the

t:

can

<:

pli h

1~

re than th

:r~r

t "'"crv

oe.

Th

Ser ..

vice, or the Bi logic 1 ur ey o king under the , ha e

n

t

the fu

go

er

h

Y

ry

y &ri · ·

t

lea

t

th t

i

hat

they cl

im.

The

f

r

era ar

on

the

g

ound

and,

no

that

they h

T

seen tb.e

a1ue

0

poi

0

ta,

ill

put

ut

pOl SO

er

ye

_r.

such

thod.

tr

ping

hooting

h

y _b

n tried

r.r.d.

r

ll

ell

.. a.

go

t

r

a they

. 01

but

he only

fe

ible

Of

r ciic 'ting

th

e

t .

l.

y

i

0

/Jn

19

a,

0

· r

1x h

n

reu

ga.)M ..

n

f

p

i

one

t

were

ixed.

ha,n

0.

t

t r~

e

r

hme

-thing

li

e

eT

nty•:fiv

g

llvD

ere

b

ght directl

fr

m

the .a&nt ·

logy

D

p't

of _\ort

COllin

The

r

ma1

er

e

xe

in

th

County,

1

c

n

ith

t

e

u.

I

i

-1

g.:c

l

ourvey

.,

her

u.tl

n

riv

t

'

c:h&.rgecl

f

r

t the

~

te

t

:f'ifty ...

:five

_Q

t

per

g

llO

wher

put

n

g

er

nt

_l

d.

the poi

one

gr

in

p

lied

free of

c

g

'

th

\l

r

igning

o ntr

ct

hat

h

ld

pply·

t

n t

t

e

tri

c

l

I

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the

n

f

918,

te

h u

c-h

poison n

Xi

t

lY

ne

hu

dre

we

ty th

og

.. e

ill

hich

re

S Tlllg

i ·

t

e

t

ry

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r,

f

r one

~"e

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I

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t

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c

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hieh

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4

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l

qt.

t

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r

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in

y

rep

e

•

f

ent

o·

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a

tiX

i

.follows:

Part II

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g

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box

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i

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·t-er•

l

_•

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r

1200

g

11

n

f

th

p

1

-e . f r

_•

il-ranchmen.

fhi

p

n

tiT

f

t e

u.

Ei

1

1-T

iT

t

to

far er

and r

c"

n

unct r the

n itio

it

19

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T

i

poi

gr

in

I'

t

er,

ppr

i

tely,

e

t

Of

tly

t

nt

1

, f

r

the

th'

t

the

do

er

r

ty

.1

hinned.

ut

on

priT

t lY

o

ea.

• from the

preT1ou

year•

work.

But

i

i

ju

n

ry

th t

the og

b

illed. o

_J

-ce

t

l

n the

ranchman'

n pr

perty,

the

r

gi~

t

gr

t

X

f r h

rt

ist

0

T o hu

r

forty

th

pr irie

og

haT .

.e ... n

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COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HOME ECONOMICS.

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND STATE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGES

COOPERATING.

STATES RELATIONS SERVICE, OFFICE 01<' EXTENSION WORK, NORTH AND WEST,

WASHINGTON, D. C.

ANNUAL REPORT OF COUNTY AGENT.

Due Noven1ber 30, 1919.

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

Approved:

Date, __________________ ---. - ----··--- ---Approved and forwarded 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)

a tabulated or summary report.

(1) Narrative Report: This is by far the more important part of the annual report and 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 accon1plished. rrhis report may be illustrated with photographs, maps, diagrams, blue prints, or copies of charts used in demonstration work.

(2) Summary Report: This is really designed to be a sum1nary 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 has 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, spaee is provided to acco1nrnodate sueh entries as an individual agent 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 reeords. rrhe following pages are designed as a form whieh the agent may

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

Instructions for tabulating Tesults of dem,onsta.tion work.-Below are given inst~uctions for use in

filling out tables on page 5 of the summary report.

These tables are for the purpose of tabulating ~he definite demonstration work* of the agent where

aecurate known results were secured. Under each of the following titles with appropriate subheadings list all demonstration work in relation to that subject: Corn, Oats, Wheat, Potatoes, Alfalfa, Other Farm Crops1 Orchard Fruits, Small Fruits, Truck Crops, Soil Demonstrations, Liming, Green Manuring,

Drainage, Miscellaneous Dmnonstrations 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 !'lumber 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, farmers' clubs, etc.

(2) In column 2 list all demonstration 1neetings held.

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

(4) In column 4 give a measure of the total number of units involved in the 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 colu1nn 6 give the total profit secured due to increase as given in colum.n 5 after 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 established fact. Demonstration

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