Annual report of county agent, 1919: Moffat County

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 DECEMBER 1 19'i

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County Agent.

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

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 accomplished. This 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 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 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, space is provided to accommodate such 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 records. The following 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 demonstration work.-Below are given instructions for use in filling out tables on pages 5 and 6 of the summary report.

These tables are for the purpose of tabulating 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 that subject: Corn, Oats, Wheat, Potatoes, Alfalfa, Other Farm Crops, Orchard Fruits, Small Fruits, Truck Crops, Soil Demonstrations, Liming, Green Manuring, Drainage, Miscellaneous Demonstrations 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, farmers' 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 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 column 6 give the profit secured per acre or other unit as given in column 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 may be of methods or results.

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On this page draw or attach a map of your county, showing township or community boundaries, and locating thereon demonstrations listed on pages 5 and 6 of this report .

On this page draw or attach a map of your county, showing township or community boundaries and approximate location of farm bureau members by means of dots ...

SUMMARY REPORT OF ·WORK OF COUNTY AGENT. · ··.\ · (A) LIST OF DEMONSTRATIONS •

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Name of demonstration, ciassiiying under· Number of _{meetings attendance in demon-}of '.Dotal Total units increase (yield Resultant . profit Total du~ to

(1) crops, (2) live stock, (3) s.oil, (4) . demon- at at _strations, per acre or other Increase given farm business, (5) miscellaneous. · strations, demon- meetings, _1918. measurement), in column 5,

1918. strations, 1918. 1918. I 1918.

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ILLUSTRAQ'IVE ENTRY.

CROPS.

Oat Smut Control _______________ 15 12 250 1, 200 a. 8 bu. to a. $4,200

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

(B) WoRK DoNE IN RELATION TO CRors.

On suggestion of agent or through the Farm Bureau during 1918. (Do not g_uote statistics.)

Number.

1. Farms selecting seed corn in falL____________________________________________________________________ ____________ 1

2. Acres planted with fall-selected seed corn _________________________________________________________ --- 2

3. Farms testing seed corn for germination __________________________________________________________ --- 3

4. Acres of corn planted with tested seed _____________________________________________________________ --- 4

5. Farms growing corn for silage _______________________________________________ _________________________ --·---~--- 5

6. Acres of corn grown for silage ________________________________________________________________________ _ !_~---- 6

7. Farms on which the agent knows that corn was grown following his suggestions, includ-

'J-ing all lines of corn work other than those included in 1, 3, and 5 --- ______

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9. Farms on which the agent knows that wheat was grown following his suggestions________________ _ 9 10. Total acres of wheat so grown ________________________________________________________________________ --- --- ·· 10

11. Farms treating seed oats for smut ___________________________________________________________________ ____

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14. Total acres of oats included in 12 and 13__________________________________________________________ ____________ 14 15. Farms on which the agent knows that seed potatoes were treated for disease following , _{1_} his suggestions_ ·--____________ ---______________________________ ---_______ _______ '::f':__ 15 16. Acres of potatoes planted with seed treated for disease_--- ___

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17. Farms on which the agent knows that potatoes were grown following his suggestions, other than those included in 15--- ____________ 17 18. Total acres included in 16 and 17--- ____________ 18 19. Farms on which the agent knows t.hat hay was grown following his suggestions___________________ 1U 20. Total acres of hay so grown __ ~--- -- ---____________ 20 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. Farms on which the agent knows that alfalfa was sown following his suggestions __________ ':{ __ _ Total acres

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Farms on which the agent knows that sweet clover was grown following his suggestions

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Farms on which the agent knows that soy beans were grown following his suggestions ____________ _ 21 22 23 24 25 26. Total acres of soy beans so grown_--- --- 26

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-27. Farms on which the agent knows that cowpeas were grown following his suggestions_₁ ___________ _

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30. Acres of winter or hairy vetch so grown ___________ ---

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33. Farms on which the agent knows that rye was grown following his suggestions _______ __

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35. Orchards cared for in whole or in part on suggestion of agent __________________________________________ _

36. Farms on which agent knows red, alsike, or white clover were

grown---~---37. Total acres of clover so grown ____ ---

---1---38. Farms on which agent knows beans were grown ___________________________________________________________ _ 39. Total acres of beans_--- ___________ _

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~~~~-(C) wORK DONE IN RELATION TO LIVE STOCK. On suggest·ion of agent during 1918.

40. Registered stallions the agent lmows were secured on his suggestion ____________________________ / ___ _ 41. Registered bulls the agent lawws were secured on his suggestion ___________________________

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43. Registered rams the agent knows -\vere secured on his suggestion ______________________________________ _ 44. Registered boars the agent knows were secured on his suggestion _________________________ ---{----45. Registered sires (all kinds) transferred from one commtmity to another on his suggcs-_{tio11 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ __} I

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46. Number of head of other live stock bought or sold on his suggestion _____________________

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47. Cow-testing associations organized by agent or on his suggestion in 1918 ________________

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Co~s t~sted or under t.est in 1918 for milk production in all such associations

organ-Ized m 1918 or preVIously ________ ---__________________________________________ --~-

---Cows tested for milk production by individuals on suggestion of agent ____________________

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57. Hogs vaccinated for cholera by agent_____________________________________________________________ ____________ 57

58. :Hogs vaccinated for cholera by veterinarians or farmers on agent's suggestion_____________________ _ 58 59. Hog-cholera control clubs organized in 1918--- ____________ 59

60. Silos secured on suggl,stion of agent_ _______________________________________________________________

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT- Continued.

Nmnber.

---(D) WORK DoNE IN RELATION To SoiLS, FERTILIZERs, AND FERTILITY .

On suggest-ion of agent during 1918.

61. Crop-rotation systems planned ~tnd adopted ____________ ---·--- ____ --- _________ 1 G L

~2. Drainage systems phtnnorl and. ullopVvL _____________________________ _ _{)2

6:3. Acres included in these drainage areas __________________________________ _____ _ _6•) ·)

64. Irrigation systems planned anrl itdopted _________________________ ______________ _ ___ ___________ ________ 6±

65. 66. 67.

Acres included in these irrigation areas __________________________________________ _________________________ _ Farmers reenforcing the manure with acid phosphate or ground rock phosphate _____ .

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Farms using chemical fertilizers on suggestion of the agent __________________________________ ___________ _

6Ei 66 67 68. Tons of chemical fertilizer so used__________________________________________________________________ _ ___________ 68 69. Farms on which the chemical fertilizers were home-mixed on suggestion or under the

direction of the county agent_ ---_____________ 69 70. Tons of such home-rnixed fertilizers used_____________________________________ ________________ ____ ________ ____ 70

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Acres of clover and other legumes plowed under for green manure ___________________________________ _ List below all work done in relation to soils, fertilizers, and fertility not covered by the

above items: 71 72 7~) •. l 74 75 76 77 _._! _____ -- ---- --- -- --- --- --- -- ---

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Number. (E) WoRK DoNE IN RELATION TO FARM HoMEs AND FARM BusrNEss.

On advice of agent or under his direction during 1918.

78. Farm account books placed in hands of fnrmors ________________________________________________ -~--- 78 79. Farmers who kept such accounts throughout tho year __________________ __________________ ___ ---;:__ 79 80. Farmers assisted by agent in summarizing their accounts ___________________________________________

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keeping ____________________________________________________________________________ --- ____________ 81 82. Farmers' exchanges organized bJ county agent or on his suggestion in 1918 __________ _______ (]___ 82 83. Value of business done in 1918 through all such exchanges organized by agent or his

predecessors ____________________________________________ ---____ --- __ ______ ____ 83 84. Other pur?hasing a~d marketing associations organized in 1918 by the county ag . ..1t

or on h1s suggestiOn ______________________________________________________________ --- ________ ____ 84 85. Total value of business done in 1918 by all such associations organized by agent or

his predecessors_______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________ 85 86. Approximate savings effected in 1918 by all such associations or exchanges______________________ 86 87. Farms rented in 1918 through such associations or exchanges ______________________________ --- 87 88. Farms supplied with laborers in 191~ythrough such associations or exchanges, or

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by county agent_--- _______ ]____ 88 89. Total number of laborers so furnished to farmers _____________________________________________ ----~-- 89 90. Water supply and sewage disposal systems introduced___________________________________________________ 90

List below all work done in relation to farm homes and farm business not covered by the above items:

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

Number. (F) ExTENDING THE AGENT's WORK IN THE CouNTY.

91. Different farmers visited on their farms __________________________________________________________ ~-L-~~:__ 92. Total number of farm visits a made---

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93. Calls b on agent at office relating to county agent work ---

IZ_f--?J---94. Meetings c held under auspices of county orga.nization d or agent _____________________________ b) __ _

95. Total of all meetings in which agent took part, including No. 94 _________________________ ---~-.J=-96. Total attendance at such meetings, Nos. 94 and 95 ___________________________________________

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97. Membership in County Farm Bureau (Dec. 1, 1918) __________________________________________

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98. Farn1ers' clubs organized by agent in 1918 --- ___________ _ 99. Total membership in above clubs _____________________________________________________________________________ _

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100. Other associations organized for adults in 1918______________________________________________ ____________ 100 101. Total membership of all associations for adults organized in 1918________________________ ____________ 101 102. Boys' and girls' clubs organized in 1918---'---- ____ ;J_______ 102 103. Total membership in such clubs organized in 1918 ___________________________________________ __

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103 104. Agricultural articles written by agent published in local papers ___________________________ ___

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104 105. Agricultural articles written by agent for County Farm Bureau News or other

offi-cial publications of Farm Bureau___________________________________________________________________________ 105 106. Letters mailed e (include original copies of circular letters) ---

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107. Total circulation of all such circulars and circular letters ____________________________________

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107 108. Local extension schools, including farmers' institutes, in his county at which agent

assisted_---________ --- __ __ _______ _ 108 109. Days devoted by agent to the above extension schools and institutions____________________________ 109 110. Total enrollment at these local extension schools__________________________________________________________ 110 111. Agricultural observation parties conducted (automobile trips, etc.) ___________________________

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111 112. Total number of persons in all such parties ______________________________________________________ _

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t?_____ 112 113. Meetings or demonstrations held at which assistance was rendered by specialists _________ {______ 113

a FARM VISIT: A farm visit is a call at a farm by the agent at which some definite information is given or concrete plan of work outlined, or some valuable information obtained from the farmer regarding his work or the better practice prevailing in his neighborhood.

b OFFICE CALL: An office call is a visit by a farmer, or other person, seeking agricultural information, as a result of which

some definite assistance or information is given.

c A MEETING is an assemblage of persons in which the county agent takes a definite part, held in his own county.

d The association established primarily to promote county agent work.

e A LETTER is determined in the same way as an office call. Letters written shall include all single letters and the original

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SUMMARY REPORT OF WORK OF COUNTY AGENT-Continued.

(F) ExTENDING THE AGENT's WoRK IN THE CoUNTY-Continued.

List below all work in relation to the projection of the agent's work throughout the county:

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Date mailed to State County Agent

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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT, 1918.

REPORT OF WAR ACTIVITIES.

Include in your regular narrative report under appropriate headings a full discussion of methods used in food production and food conservation campaigns and other war activities, together wi~h results.

TABULAR STATEMENT.

CROP PRODUCTION CAMPAIGNS.

Spring wheat. Winter "·heat. Oats. Corn. Rye. Buckwheat. Barley.

(1919 crop.) (1919 crop.)

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cunng or locating seed _______________ --- ______ _ _________ ----~--- __________________

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Number of bushels of seed secured

or located for farmers ________________ ---Number of additional acres seeded (1919 crop). (1919 crop).

as result of special production

campaign_--- __________________

---(1918 crop). (1918 crop.)

Estimated total production on

ad-ditional acres in bushels ____________ --- --- --- --- ---··---CROPS-Continued.

Sugar beets. Potatoes. Beans.

Number of farmers assisted in

se-Cane or

sorghum. Other crops.

curing or locating seed _______________ --- --- --- ··--- --- --- ---_{Pounds. Pounds.} Number of bushels of SE'·3d secured

or located for farmers ________________ · __________________ ---Number of additional acres seeded

as result of special production

campaign_--- ---·--- __________________

---Tons. Tons.

Estimated total production on

ad-ditional acres in bushels ____________ --- --- --- --- --- _________________ _ 1. Number of bushels of seed corn saved this fall for 1919 planting ________________________________________________________ _

2. Number of perdons assisted in home garden work ______ }_ __

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1. Number of applications received by county agent or farm bureau for farm or household laborers ___

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3. Number of persons who applied for work as farm laborera or for household service to the county agent or farm bureau:

Male ____________ /_7---Female ___________ }_ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _

FERTILIZERS.

1. Farmers assisted in securing fertilizers ____________ ---_____________________ ---2. Tons of fertilizers (phosphate, nitrogen, potash, or mixed fertilizers) secured or located for farmers as

result of emergency campaigns ________________________________ ---_______ ---_______ ---__ _

LIVE STOCK.

l. Additional cows bred as result of special campaigns---~---

---2. Additional sows bred as result of special campaigns __________________________________________________________________________ _ 3. Number of sheep placed on farms---4. Increased number of live stock on farms as result of special campaigns:

Cattle _________ ---____________ ---_________________________________________________________________________ _ Hogs ______________________________ ---_______ . ______________________________________________________________________________________ _ Sheep _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ Poultry _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _ 5. Number of calves saved from slaughter as result of special campaign __________________________________________________ _

FARM POWER.

l. Number of farmers agent assisted in securing loan of

tractors---~---2. Increased number of acres cultivated due to tractor campn.ign ___________________________________________________________ _ 3. Number of farmers assisted in securing the use of power sprayers, ditching machines, or other power machinery to economize

labor---MARKETING AND FARM CREDITS.

1. Number of public markets which the agent assisted in establishing ___________________________________________________ _ 2. Total value of products sold at such markets ___________________________________________________________________________________ _ 3. Number of farmers assisted by county agent in securing credit for purchase of machinery, seeds, fertilizers,

or supplies_---4. Farm loan associations which the agent assisted in organizing ___________________________________________________________ _ 5. Number of tons of hay sold to War Department direct through Farm Bureau or other associations organized _{by agent _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _} 6. Number of tons of straw sold to War Department direct through Farm Bureau or other associations

organ-ized by agcn t _ ---______ ----________________ -___ ---FOOD CONSERVATION.

1. Number of farmers or others given information in regard to storing fruits and vegetables _______________________ _ 2. Number of quarts of fruits and vegetables canned by adults as result of work of agent, exclusive of regular

Boys' and Girls' Club Work---3. Number of canning demonstrations held for adult women-~----

---4. Pounds of fruit or vegetables dried as result of special drying campaign _____________________________________________ _ 5. Eggs preserved as result of recommendations of agent ____________________________________________________________ dozen __ _

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MISCELLANEOUS.

1. ~s ofpo~oned grain or bran dist9buted by ~gent or throug!l Farm Bureau for rodent or insect controL

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*2. Number of questionnaires or other requests for information handled by agent for/various U.S. f5epart-ments or officials---*3. Number of questionnaires or other requests for information handled by agent for agricultural colleges or _{other State institutions, departments, or officials __________________________________________________________________________ _}

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assistance---( Give any other definite results secured incident to war work that can be expressed in terms of acres, bushels, pounds, or dollars.)

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Fora_se CropJ

Seed

Se1_.ec~ion

Organiza""Cion

Ground

s~uirrels)

Prairie ogs

)

Dairy Cs.t-t

.Le

Beef Ca."ttle

MAYBELL .

F rm Manaqement

& )

cooperative

marketing)

Seed Selection

&J

Treatment

)

Rob ' t Estey .

G .. W. H

tts .

J . M.

Diescher .

Vern

Hyatt .

Rob 1_"1j

Estey .

Jo: n Hicks.

E. B. Deu Pre:3 .

Chas. Baker •

W. P . Wagne •

F. 11 .

Ga~non

E. C.

Johnson .

Van Hout..;n .

CROSS

i

OUilTAir •

Org

!liz

at

~on

S uirrels

J

~

Ra~Jbi

ts

:'ra.irie Doge

Bircia

Gordon Graham.

H. M. Kemp r .

Dairy

c ~t t

le

Begf

C ttle

.

Farm ~ana em .. .-nt & )

Cooperative m

rteting)

Seed Selection

& )

Treatment

)

W

ter Supply

JACK R.ABB I

rr ,.

Or,ganizatio.~.

.

Squirr~le

Russian Thistle

Seed Selection

& )

Treatment

)

Field Crops

Ro de

WADDLE CREEK .

Or~aniz:

tion

S uirx· ls)

Gopber9 )

Chip:.r!!on1ps)

ild

Oats & )

Russi n Thiatle )

Black Leg

Beef Ca;t tle

Bepresentatives of

he

J .

J . Stephenson .

G. Graham .

Frank White .

E. E. Job es .

J .

J . Steph3nson .

L .

B . Wakeland . Tom .

Blevins .

Mr • H n.on

t

r e e •

A. Ayers

Mr .

Morgan .

Estel- Pelley .

Park

Wood

A.

L.

Durham .

D vii

Utley .

Park

Wood

_• H:l.rry

Durham .

vct.:riou

communities

\'ere

selected to ttend at a County 'ide mee-cing at Craig.

The Cam..,3aign

bei11g

bel.- in the inter

it

was

impossi·.~le

ror the people to get to this

meetiri~

from

t~e

outlJing

d.iet·icts.

The distfu ce must be made

by

A1to

CT

horseb~0k ~~ t~erv

is

bu~ ~ix

milas of

railro·d in the

County. Under these bai

'Neat: ..

er

C')ndi-c:.ons ' there v;ere

a.bout seventy

fiYe of th:. most

pron~inent

farmere of

tne

iiscrict Burround:ng Crai g in attendance .

The

con-sti·t,Jtion and

oyla~vs

of t'te Farm Burea1.· were

adopted

and

t:hen a

.~eneral

iecuasion

took .. ""lace as to the

Following i

e

li

~

of

tb

e Le der s and Pro

j

:ct s for

Mof .. at County ae

dopt:3d a·t the

County Wtt e

meeting in Craig.

PROt.Ti!;CT .

OHganiza.tion

Roden·c Central

eed Control

Live Stock

v1e~rk

et

ing

Field Crops

Home V!ork

ulub ~ork

Ro de

PROGRAM OF

~ORK -LEADERS .

J..,tADER .

Rob '

·t

Estey

G. W. Hett . .

F . M.

Drescl:er .

Riley Hamilt .... n

iarl Van Tassel

John Hie ::s

·v Mr o. John Hicl\: s MI.'s . G Coman

Joe

Bis~

.. u

DDRESS .

Cr:1ig .

tf

"

n n

"

n

,,

It

m_y be noticed

that

in the above

list that

all

t~.e

mer.. came

fro11

Gha

distl:ict close to

Cro~i :Y .

The

ad~Te.nta~e

of

h ving a

COT!jtnitte ~

compo ... e o

men

Close to

Cr~ig

is the

f•

ct tbaG

they

c·n

ge~ toget~er mor~

ree;ulal"ly

t 1an

if

"they

wer~

selec·ted

rom over the

en-eire County .

Se'tr•3ra.l of our

~iatrict

are

from

thirty

two to ei:htv five mileq from Craig

:i~h ~o

means (., tran:

.)Or~Gat

ion ot 1er

than

a car 01 ..

hor

aeback .

Had s.n

executj.va

con

1·tt.:.0

been seleotea

from the entire

County

it wcul

i

h ve

bee!l

im,..Jos

3ible

to ge

~

the co:rmr.i

t

~

e;

~ogethe

· in any one Jlace .

The

·isa1va ....

ta.0

e

Q-f

tha

ou"tJ.ying

istricts :her..,

r·val_y

exi ts JetwJ3n that section

n~

Craig :s that

they claL.:

L. ... a~

the 4'ar·m

Bur ...

a,_1

ie a

Crt;,~ig

orP-:'ar ..

ization

Pnd not a

Ccunljy o

_:a-r1iza~ion .

In some inst noes the

n~en:bers~~i

... r.oney coll::c:ted in these

"Utlyin

₀ d.istric~a ~as .

not · een turne over to the

Secre'~s.ry

of

t

e Farm

MEE'l'INU~

Community

commit~ee meetin~s

h ve b en

hel in .,he varic·us

i

etri eta and intere

t

h

been

~hown

very

stron~ly

on the main

project, th

t

being Ro

ent

Con~rol. ~hie

project

has been

the

most

in

portan·c

work

under·taken

by

the ],arm Bureau this

y~ar.

The

se t.,;lon bein:s so

ry

it

~vas thou...,ht

dvisa1--,J.e

to

cent~r u~on

Pest Control nd

t~:a

has been done

Nith very

'efinite resuJ.tS

parte :;

.t·

the

Coun

~

y.

Th

nd eucoesQ in

11

Roden,; Con't4

ti

Gampaisn

was

t~e lar~est

oam.hi6n ever o rried

on

~ains~

rodent

)~~~

in Co orad .

It ·a

a means of

1:>ringing

to the fo.r

r

e.ra

o.f the County

the

v~lue

of coo er tive

~ork

and also, aided

in greatly advert

i

ainJ

the F r.n Bureau ncl the

Yalue · tO be

r

ef!ie .:'rom SUCh an

organizatio~

in

.. .P

MEMBEriSHIP

the F .em

Bu1

e

,J.

in the Campaign last

i''ebruary and March .

Ml

ctive campaign for

membershi

J

the

~~omin6

yeo.r

w ....

s .:.)lanned

~-nd

it

\fC>tld

no doubt h ve been succ

~s.

:ul

a.nc ..

great deal

of

ded interegt

cre~t~1

u to the P·st

Control .

One

ro~ect

that h ... s been carried.

thoroughly

succes

-~ully

gi

vee greater impetus to

the orJ;anization than · nur.aber that have juat

be en

~l·

1·f 1one .

More people will be interested

than e

1er

in the Pest

c~nt.rol

work c..n..:.

.vill

be

o·lad

to join the Farm Bureau !'or

the

bene

f.'j_t

to

be d3rivea from this

~ork

lone .

:.lem.'l:)er

ahip

Campaign BUOt~er yea~ Sh0L1ld.

be

v;e y

Moffat County

·t}

e next few

yee..rB

will dei>end

upon many-conditions.

The

County at the

preeen·~

time is

soin~

through

tl

e develo)ment from

a ho. estead

Count

f 'to '""

rming Country.

~any

vvle a e hare

~ereJy

to prove up on

.. i

.ce of

lan ani Jhen. to e ell

it.

Thi3

clas of people

are r.ot in"Ge1·

,s~.~ed

in the develo.::")m._,nt of "the

country ana

tl

e wor:: of the Farm

Bureau will have

to

~Je ; i .,h

other

opl_e.

The~ a

re

e ..

~ev

n..en

in

e·

ch

CO!T1nluni ty

ho re

interesteJ.

ln the

~.~or.::

of the

Farm

Bureau

n

they

are

the

natural

le~·~era .

All of the

~·~·o

...

~k

.. cne iill be

·through

th .... se

n;en, ani

ae t!1e countiry

ev~lops

others ·.;. il..L fa ... l

.:.n

line .

'l'

e

')ig

thing is ...

.jO ~et

these

r.

en inc eres

ted

and

then keep their

inte:e~t

u in order to do

t~is

the County Agent

r.

ill

hav-:=o ·--:o arran .

...~e

a eche

Lule

_nd

hold _, st "',jo

it.

He cannot

at~em;~

to

~~n

le

any

one

vork as

tha

mixing

0.

Aoison

l ~i

.self .

Thio

~ill

occup· his vhole

~ime

an:

a~~

resulv organization

~or k ,· i 11

he n e gl e ct e d .

Tbe County is One Hundred

~n

Six miles long and

fifty

nine miles ·ide'

itj

nly

i~ ~ilea

of

railroa~

nd

poor r ·ds over the

ent:t ...

e is-ctnce .

It can

1

Je

readily

a~n

that

a close chedule m·st be m intained

in or er to lreep the Community committeemen interested

organization .

S. W.

Hetta---Tv~der .

1.

D

t

e of ,?crk--February l , --Auguat 1,

?

>..~ e

Asaistance---State T:'lntomologtst and

•

.Diolo

~i

cal Surv

-"~./ i 1

cooperation

wit·~-

the F:trm

Bur ... au

and Count

J ll~en t .

The Biologtcal

St.rvey

furni

b .. d

a

·,.nan

to rriA:

tht:3

)cison . :;-:: government

.nd.

!Jr ,.

t

e

l~nc.

in Rout

ti ~n.d 'l'~cf:'at Coun~

ie •

3 .

Pt;;st District e--T

ro

Pest

:li

stl'·ict s

O:!:'ganiZed

last

y

ar !v:mte

;;he . ~

ork oontirue anu..

two

rr.ore

toNn-shipe

~re

organized into Pest istricts.

March

first, twc more were ide·,

l~ter

m

kin~

,ix pest

diet.ticts of

ti1irty

ix

S(iue..re

IJ.ile en. ..

h .

4.

Fin'""nce.--The County Agent ...:>u:rchaaed _our ton

of o

t

s to start t11e campaie;l!_, fou.r bun ;r-e ouncve of

stl:yc'lninc;

an~i. L'orty

OtJnc.as

of

sa.acha:rine.

Ti-le

entj re

camp

i 6

n

~~

..

s

:':inance

i

"oy

the

County

A~ent

e

assistance

,.. s

~c:····u.3ed

.,

y

t:re

County Con-:.missioners.

tl'•l' 0

o.

00

Re u, ts fo.L

) i·

4

pest inspector ·.as , lao re:f,J, ed

so that

it

'"'IF·-o

nee

a ga.ry

fc.r

t~.e

County A.;_:ent to act as

can .;.

t

i.nto more trouble

by

act i.n"'j' as Pee

1.1

Inspector than in any otber

~~Y

in the work in the

County rud his other ,ark will euffer .

Pest

Districts in 1-Jfoffat County

t'ill

not

oe

a success

until

mucr

more

f

the

l(;;.nu.

is

y:roved

U!_') .

At

present there

a:re large areas of State and Governmen·t

le ... nd that ca

~lnot

()e

ole~!'

ed

u~1 .J.Lder

any existing

le.~: .

T~e horees~e~

er c·

~not

be compelled to

fi~ht pee~e

on

his land under a)Cistir..g lEurs .

The only

way

that

~~e

.:ork

~ill

)e

entirely

SU

:..Ceaeful rill

oe

tO

!:ave eVeTyone

cooper te in

the

o~ork ~~

to

have more aseistance rom

RESUL'T S

Ai:i

D ST A.'r I ST I 0 '3

11::35

ounces of

strychnine wera used in

mi xing

st

tons of oats .

w

s ,

ixe'

aocording to the

Biological

St1.rvey

formula.

The

aa8istance

of

Biolo ical

survey m n

W"

a

1p _.d

t

times

1_)Ut

owing to tie

large ter,·itory

it

'· as

im:9ossi';le to mix the

)O i son

~or

all

~istriots ~nd

eep

them aupplied.

The County A

0

ent

"Ni~j_

eo.ma hire1

h~lp

niYed moet

of the

~oia~n~d

grain.

A

man ie

nee~ed

in

eve~y

GoUt-Yt

y 111 -;: ..

e infes c e ..

&.."' 0a

of the State · .. n.. in

f·

ct

a grou. of men could be used in

)Oisonina

ove~nment

lana..

T.1e

Coun·t

y

Agent

shOlJld not

take

it

to

r ..

im-this

County

as it ill

oc~u)y

all of

hie

time to the

det~~ment ~f o~~er

work .

7 , 000

g~ls

of

~cieon

grain

1

_, w,.

Jistribut e l throu:-;h "the Count .. J.gent '

a

office,

aoo

;sal~ ... ... h

.

... ,_, ...

gc ve nr:;r;;n't land .

-a Jiven out tote

Lietri~~tea

n

The 1Jalance

\Vas

sol

to the farmer

ai· cost of mix:i..n for

:listri1Jul;

ion' on pri ve. .... e

l

"'n · •

The

:infe.~te

· ; rea. in MofC·:tt County con ist of the

whole East e ·n

Pa.

t

be.' n:s 50

mil3a no '~: Gh

and

.:~..bout

35

l!..a t -= . •

a.

:-:r 3

et .

The ... o-val a.rer

~~eing

about

Z ,

355 e uare

r.il

s.

Some gect ions

along the

r. jt..

ming

line

r~

.more

badly

infest.,

than the Sout:1arn an_ .. lJ!eetern :r::.rts of

TLe resu ....

t

e · ·:_. the

.~o i

on

or~

in (;\,re truly

wonderful.

H ny ....

·arrr.er s

have re ort ed hundr

e

is o

'£

ea

s uirrels beins

fou~d

on

Th.; County

~ent

r

i

ven ... long tht! roa ;vl:..ere

tfi

e

.~.--oi

son grain \: s

ietributed ani ba.e seen the side

.P ~r'e

roo..d along

the

0

rain fi

.1Ci

re·'n ,ith dead .1.:irre1e.

Denon-strations

c

rri~

on tn the check plots showed t:is

p

ison

to be .• ore

ef-f'euti

i-e ttan nv of the ;'. ison sold

·t ths

aru~

stores r 1:

trib~ted

by

t:e

experiment st tions

, ne of

~he c ..

in re::-:..sons for euc:-..

r.enomenal s

1

ccess

_v;c~.e

-'·he

..:act :ha

~.. ~L~ .,.

o

i

ncned g in

01:

ld

~)-=-

s

cured fre h .

The e ui.r ·ela e;.te

it

·1e ,t

e.:· .,

i

it

killed

'L'l.icker· hc..n

after ha"~·:i.n..:: ~-.Jood ..

or .... o 1e tine r

whe1·e

tt:e

. oisoned

O'rain had

1

)een ..

_.~..:.ppe

l

in from Ft . Cell ins.

Governr:.ent repor · blanks were

RelJ.t

o

the

co-operators · n

t ..

is ca. pai:n =.n:l. in nearly every instance

their

re!)ly to he uestion as to how the

dOrk

could

"oe

n:pro ed ,;a,s

by

hav:n..., more governre nt m .n o han· 1 ....

poison,

i:l.ll

to have

it n .

.:.xed at the

oon~munity

centers

inst oad

o

L

vi~g

to go

to Crai-; .

This ·.

=

..

one in some

rlace~

but

there is 3enera_ly a :ortage of oat in all o

i~

.e outlyin,

coiimur..itiee sc it \vcul be neceeoary to take

the co.t s

a:

on...

We

~oun

it

f· .:.11 y

oQ.t is ·a ctory o send

~oison

n v ricus stu

e

lines

~~~iatin~

from

Crrig .

The nt:rt;ilo ".of

.is'tribu-cion

is r1ot :;ntireJ.y success:t\:tl

County Agent, also, he should not handle the

money as was done this

year.

There were many

times when as high as seventy five people would

call at the office on a Saturday to secure poison.

It was sacked in 3, 8, and 15 gal sack a. The

result of thi e waa that the County Agent had to cto this

diatrubuting and had time for nclathing else .

Craig ia the business center of the County. ·

The majority of the people trade at that point when

they come to town to get other supplies they get

poison also.

It would be better to distribute

it in the outlying districts but the oat

question is one tha't prevents this to any grea..t

extent.

FINANCIAL RJt;SULTS .

A

saving of

$3,300 . 00

was

effected

by

the mixing

of poison

over the farmers mixing it themselves .

The year being very

dry

the squirrels came in from the

sage brush and in many places cleaned the

wheat

fields

so

they looked as though a mowing machine had been over

them . In other places where sufficient poison was

ueed very little leas was reported.

The estimated

saving in gr a in and hay due to the poison campaign is

estimated conservatively at

$85,000 . 00

this

year .

In a good year

it

would be a great deal more than

that .

The losses in the

County normally are from $150,000 to

i250,000 . 00 a

year .

FUTURE

R.K.

The people in the County are just ·beginning to

realize that hard cooperative fighting

ia

the only

way

to

control

the

Wyoming Ground Squirrel.

His

·terri tory is spreading an(1 each

yea:r; _

finds more

squirrels in the infe§tea districts .

The County Agent

can accomplish more

by

getting the people to the point

where they will fight squirrels

~ith

the idea

of total

elimination rather

than

con~~ol

and should have someone

dlse handle the mixing of

the poison.

The

Peat Problem

is the one big problem that every farmer in the Eastern

Mof!at County has and

it

is the work to vvhict. a great

deal of time should be devoted, but not to the

CLUB WORKS .

F AR1V1 BUR.ii.AU LEADI!!R---MH S G. CA h r~Oi~ .

ORGANIZATION .

Club work was started

in

the County this Spring

with the organization of a Garden and Canning club

in

Craig with a membership of 38 ch.ildren .

A garden

plot was secured at the edge of Town and along

the

banks of the Creek.

The town

board

and other pi ople

were interested in the work met with Miss Maud

Sherridan State Leader of Boys and Girls Clubs to discuss the

matter i n

detail .

Garden

Club

leade:J;s

for tne

diffe1·ent

nights

of

the week were appo1ntec from a list of the best

gardeners in Craig.

A great deal of enthusiasm was

snovvn

by

both

club

members

and

leaders .

The

gardens were

planted

and

well taken

care

of but when

it

came time to irrigate

it was imposs1ble to get water owing to the very dry

reason

and

shortage

.of

water .

As a

result

·~he

work

had to be abandoneu for this year but plans are

now

being made to have the work

carried

on in

connection

with

the childrens

play

ground which will be built on the

site of this years garaen plot ana which really had its

birth through the organization of the Garden Club at

Craig .

No canning has been

done u:_:, to date .

(,

RILEY HAMII/I'ON--LEADER.

Up until a few

years

ago very

fe'IJil

of the

ranch

men in

this section

had been using

pure bred

range

bulls.

Any

kina

of a bull

was good enough but now

they

are start 1ng to

use bred Herfora.s and Shortborns.

The Shorthorn

breeders

preci.ominate in

tni

a section of

Colorado but have

not

been selling bulls

a.t

a price that

would

pay

them to

stay

in

the

business.

Many

inquiries

have come into the

office in

regard to

pure

bred bulls and

due

to these

inquiries

it

~as

been poss1ble to

~et

the

breeder and the cattlemen together on the sale of pure

bred

bulls.

A

tour of the pure bred ranchers

in

Moffat

Coun·ty had been planned for this fa.ll.

It would have been·

of great advantage to all of

-che

ranchmen and breea.ers in

tr..i:s

sect ion of the country and

would

~'".:.ave

aided in pushing the

use of pure bred

sires

in the

Country. This

ie a

work

that should be car.cied. ·on to-completion.

There is

a

gratual change being made

by

many of our ranchmen from beef

to a Qairy

c~ ~le .

A

nunfuer of

people have been

~egis~ered ~ho.rthorn

bulls ana.

i!lto1lO.

to raise the dual purpose

cov:

inate~-

of the beef ty e .

This

change will be more

proninent as

ti ...

e goes on as

rsnge conditions

in t.,is section

are about at

~n

end.

The u

iry

cow vill more than take

the :place of the range cow.

The Gossard

Br~~ding

Estate has shi ped in a number

of Ayrshire cat1;le and many n iries have been r.:_ade

D

irin

0

'rlill

be the

thi .. 1~ Co..t· jhc.

iry

1

r1: • .-r ilJ. ·c~ i ~;~

jt,(r.j

Qil

as they cannot continue to

raise

wheat

year after year.

BLACK LEG

VACCAl~ATIQl\l.

reporGed to

the County Agent of.fi

e this summe.c.

The locaJ.

vc;tollil

arian

waa ca.L.Lecl

ana

it

was

deci(ied

to

have an

ex·tensiou

veterina.cian

ir1ves·tigate.

..

~fter

a thorough

e..K.amina"'c

ion

th~

api

~~n1i

c

was p.conounc ed

hlackJ.eg and

vaccinat

iorl was rfj

commended.

One man who had

losst::;;u

tw101n-vy

Iiv~ n~;;;C~.u.

vaccinatod .his

w11o.1.e

herd o:t·

young

stu!·r

with

lUvf'o reaul ts. Others who had been

losing

a

few

head began

vaccination and losses

ceased.

POISON WEED.

The

unusually

dry

reason caused greater losses on

the

range

from

the

various poison

weeds than has

occurred

for

eome years.

One

instance

of

six head of oat-cle being

found

dead in one place was reported. Other i nstances

were reported that were not quite as bad. '!'he only thing

that cou.lcl be done

waa

to move the cat·tle

from

t .r. is range.

Fewer losses were reported

after

moving

them than

before.

(

This big proolem confronting

dry

land farmers in

thie county in handling stock is the forage

problem.

Alfalfa Hay does not make a sufficient yield on most

dry

farms to

pay

to plant

• .I.

~ u.

Suddan Grass has

been

used

with varying success.

Rye hay

was the best oro· tt.is

year and will no

doub~

be planted more extensively in

the

future.

It comes nearer making a crop in a

dry

year

like

this than any

hay

crop that has been planted in

this

section.

The proposition of silos for this section has been

worked on to some extent this year. 200 pounds of

petigret_;d Minnesota

=If

13 corn was

ahippea.

and distributed

·to

the farmers at cost.

A number of other varieties

aa

Swadley, Calico, squaw and flint corns have also been

planted. The Minnesota No 13 secured this year has not

done as well as

sorae

other varieties but there

ia

a

possibility of developing an ensilage corn.

Two

pit silos are under construction at the present

'time and

if

these prove successful with the corn as

it

has this year there -will be a larger acreage of corn

planted in the County this year.

It has only been the

last few years it was ever thought that corn coula

1

Corn this year will yeild from three to six tons

of ensilage to the acre and would do much better

with a

norrr1e ..

l amount of rainfall. Eneilaga will in

my estimation prove to be the best thing for the

farmer in this section who does not have an irrigated