COOPERATIVE EXTENSION WORK IN AGRICULTURE
AND HOME ECONOMICS
State Agricultural College of Colorado,
U
.
S
.
Department of
Agriculture and Bouldel' County Cooperating
.
ANNUAL
REPO:.i.T
OF
COUNTY AGENT WORK
December
1, 1920
to November 30, inclusive.
)
'ANNUAL REPORT INDEX
Page
Agricultural resources of Boulder County- - - -
1
Status of Farm Bureau Organization,
Outlined program of work, 1920-- - - -
2-5
Organization,
Annual
M
eeting
)
Advisory Council
)
Membership Drive
)- - - -
6~±~
Annual
Pic~ic)
Boys
&
Girls Clubs)
Crop Improvement, Standardization of varieties)
Better Seed
)- - - 12-19
Soil Improvement
)
Live Stock, Dairy Imppovement)
Other Livestock )- - - 20-24
Home Work,
Care of Children)
Poultry
)-
25
Pest Control,
Prairie Dog District)
Pocket Gopeers
)- - - 26-27
Other Pests
)
Farm Business, Labor Exchanges
)
Exchange Bulletin)
Farm Accounts
) - - - 27-28
Blue Sky Law
)
Cooperative
M
arketing-Agricultural Education in R
u
ral Schools
Summary of Accomplishments, 1921
Suggestions for 1922, 6utlined Program of Work
-Statistical Report Summary----
.
-- 29
30
- 31-32
- 33-36
37
Specimens of Work- - - 38-42
... -¢1~-w-"'1; ~~!fit."'" ~~~.
~;tl
~
L
'
AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES OF BOULDER COUNTY' 1921.
Boulder County contains
488,960
acres.
Total farm acerage reported
138,244
acres.
Population, about
40,000
Rural po
pulation, about
6,000
Farms,
owners,
702
renters
349
owners
&
r
enters, 32.
Total number farms,
1083
Average size of farm,
127
acres.
Elevation of farm lands from
4690
to
7000
ft.
Few farms up to
10,000
ft.
Principal crops in order of acerage and yaeld.
W
inter wheat,
18,219
acerage
22
yield per acre
Spring wheat
11,286
20
irrigated
Alfalfa
21,517
3i
tons
Corn
9,386
27
Sugar beets
9,234
11 tons
Barley
4,203
25
Oats
3,981
32
Livestock in county.
Horses,
5630
Cattle,
14900
Sheep
500
Hogs,
5000
Purebreds.
Stallions,
25
Mares,
100
.
~ . ~.t-ffBulls,
300
. / .
.
r
Cows,
350
.. ·
Boars,
200
"
Sows,
1000
~
Rams ,
20
tf
'
r
Ewes,
7
l
C
yieldlf non
4
irrigated
12
5
8
I
I f
STATUS OF
FMt~BUREAU
ORGANIZATION.
The form
of
Farm Bureau organization used in Boulder County was
formulated by Mr. H. H. Simpson along in 1917 when he was County Agent.
It
differs somewhat from any other similar organization that we have
knowledge of.
The form is namely this:
Board of Trustees.
nThe government of the organization shall be vested in a Board of
Trustees, six (6) in number.
At the annual meeting of the association
in 1917 there shall be elected three trustees for a term of one year
and three trustees for a term of two years.
Thereafter three trustees
shall be elected at each annual meeting of the association fGr
~termof two years."
The Board of Trustees at their first meeting elect &fficers,
President, Vice-President and Secretary-Treasurer.
The
Secretary-Treasurer does not need to be a member of the Board of Trustees.
Advisory eouncil.
The members are made up from appointees from the following
or-ganizations:
Mountain and Plains Farmers Institute
Longmont Farmers Institute
Each subordinate Grange in the County
Each Farmers Union in the County
Commercial Associations of Boulder, Lyons, Longmont,
Lafayette, Louisville.
Other agricultural organizations when organized.
Any
organization having
200
or more members can have one additional
member of the Advisory Council for each 100 members over 200
.
We have found that this form of organization tends to keep all
factions in the county informed of the activities
of
the
Farm
Bureau and
that when called upon to cooperate in various activities they are ready
to do so
.
In the past year we have been putting effort on the organization
of Community Committees, something that had not been done Eefore.
The
chairman
.}fthese committees becomes a member of the Advisory Council.
In this form of
org~~ization,care is taken to elect members to
the Board of Trustees who can lead various projects in the program of
work, and the sub-projects are taken care of by. members of the Advisory
Council and aided by the committees in the various communi ties.
While it is a rather slow process to bring the Community Committee
plan about on a working basis, in all communities it is gaining ground
and it is not too hopeful to believe that within two years all communities
will be doing effective work along the lines which they choose.
It is believed that to further the Farm Bureau movement and keep
it increasing in value to the county that work by communi ties should be
developed.
It is believed that enthusiasm in the various communities
~ust
be worked up so that when a piece of work is laid out it will be
carried through.
To further this, the present Farm Bureau is planning,
laid out and the "world's series•• to be played at the County Fair.
Second, to promote community exhibits at the County Fair, together
with 6ommunity Fairs where possible.
This has already been taken
up with the Fair Board and they have allotted premiums as follows:
let, $75.00; 2nd, $50.00; 3rd, $25.00; and $15.00 to all exhibits of
merit not placing.
This has never been done before in this county and we feel that
we
are on the way to a larger interest in Farm Bureau work.
PROGR~4!~
OF WORK.
The following program of work was determined
by
the several
communities holding committee meetings, and suggesting lines of work
to follow.
These suggestions were brought to the Board of Trustees
of the Farm Bureau, char1ged, new suggestions added, the whole
recom-mended for adoption; sent to the Annual
Meeting
and adopted finally.
Four communities gave their opinion through
committees--Broomfield, Valmont, Hygiene and Burlington.
Six other communities
were worked in by individual consultations wi-th different farmers.
Si.x community meetings were held in furthering the pro gram.
The great interest taken in the past in pure seed through the
registration of
fields
of corn, wheat and barley caused this to be the
bigproject in the program of work.
The need for better livestock in the county Cffilsed the breeders to
feel that it was a duty to continue the sales of pure breda even though
the price was very low.
The breaking up of the joint Cow Testing Association which was
between Adams County and Boulder County necessitated the formation of
anew Cow Testing Association.
The presence of prairie dogs on part of one township caused
the
call for a Prairie Dog Pest District.
The remainder of the program was from suggestions ruainly.
Project
A._~rganization.F. W.
Wadsworth, Chairman.
Sub-project l.
Farm Bureau
f•iembership
drive.
F.
W.
Wadsworth, chairman.
To start Feb. 7,1921 and end Feb. 21,1921.
To have help from State Farm Bureau.
Goal,
600members
at $5.00
Sub-project 2.
Annual Picnic. Richard Swnmons, chairman.
To be held in Boulder County, July 1921.
Goal, 2000 present at picnic.
Sub-project 3.
Boye
&
Girls Clubs.
Mrs. Robt. Linton, chairman.
Work for community club building at Roosevelt Park.
Organize sewing clubs with total of 150 members
Organize canning clubs with total of 35 members
Organize poultry clubs with total of 25 members
Or
g
anize calf clubs with total of 25 members
Organize pi
g
clubs with total of 25 members
Organize sheep clubs with total of 16 members
Orgazlize corn clubs with total of 50 members
Organize cooking clubs with total of
50
members
Find local leaders for all clubs.
Goa
l,
to have a
t
least 90% finish work.
Projec~B.
Crop .fmprovernent.
Chairman, W.
A. Groom.
Sub-project 1.
Standardization of varieties.
A. D. Holt,chairman.
200
acres registered Marquis
300
acres registered Kanred
100
acres
registered Turkey Red.
250
acres registered Minn. No. 13
Try out other silaga corn in variety tests
Try out sunflowers on Gunbar
r
el hill for silage.
Start the gr-owing of certified potatoes in county
Start the growing of registered Grimm alfalfa seed
Sanry out the contest between Marquis and Defiance wheat.
Corn club with
50
members
Sub-project 2.
Better Seed.
W. W. Robbins, chairman.
Urge testing, cleanin
g
, treating of seed by publicity in
newspapers, Exchange Bulletin, etc.
Conduct a t11ur of fields of
registered
grain to d
·
emonstrate the
use of pure seed.
Plan an exhibit for the County Fair and the Corn Show.
Sub-project 3.
Soil Improvement.
Richard Sammons, chairman.
Get at least 5
farrners to start rotation system of crops.
Project C.
Livestock Improvement.
c.
A. Rossiter, chairma.YJ..
Sub-project 1. Dairy Improvement.
Lee Johnston, chairman.
Calf club with 10 members
Build up Cow Testing Associ at ion
Assist Broomfield community to create a purebred Holstein community
Gontest at County Fair.
Sub-project 2.
Other Livestock.
Herbert Howarth; chairman.
Calf club with 15 members
Combination sale third Thursday in February.
Bred sow sale Farmers Congress week at Ft.Collins
Pig clubs with 40 me!lnbers
Sheep clubs with 10 members
Project D. Pest Control.
W. J.
S~ith, Chairma.~.Sub-project 1. Formation of pest district. W. J. Smith, chairman.
Form pest district on prairie dogs
Form pest district on pocket gophers
Sub-project 2.
Other pests
.
Find method and hold two demonstrations on destruction of crawfish
Find best method and hold two demonstrations on control of
wildcats
Garry on two demonstrations in the eradication of morning glory
Work out control methods of rag weed, fire weed, fan weed.
P~oject
E.
Farm Business.
C. L. Hover, chairman.
Sub-project l. Labor exchanges.
Rae H. Ki teley, chairman
Cooperate with 6ommercial clubs in conducting exchanges
Sub-project 2.
Exchange Bulletin.
C. L. Hover, chairman
Publish Bulletin each month.
Committee meet once each month and aid editor in getting material.
Sub-project 3.
Farm Accounts.
J. A. Decker,
chairm~.Hold three farm aecount schools
Urge banks to adopt account books approved by A.F.B.F. and
fur-nish book to farmers.
Sub-project 4.
Blue Sky Law.
W. L. McCaslin, chairman
Project F.
Hqme Work.
Mrs. Rott. Linton, chairman.
Sub-project 1.
Care of children.
5 schools in feeding children
Hot lunches in schools
Sub-project 2.
Poultry. E.
J. Schweiger, chairman
Hold 10 culling demonstrations
Sale of pens of chickens
in
combination sale
Poultry clubs with 25 members
Sub-ppoject 3. Girls clubs. Mrs. Robt. Linton, chairman
Sewing clubs
with
150 members
Canning clubs with 25 members
Cooking clubs with 25 members
Project G.
Cooperative Marketing.
Sam Thomas, chairman.
Assist the livestock shipping associations
Arrange for sale of club stock at Fair time
Arrange for sale of
registered
seed
Advertise registered seed by sending lists of growers to other
County Agents
Arrange for exhibit of registered seed at County
&
State Fairs.
Project H.
Agricultur~~ducationin
Rural Schools.
F.S. Luethi,chairman
Get course in farm accounts on accredited and required course
for 8th grade
ORGANIZATION.
Leader
tFrank Wadsworth.
Community Organization.
With a member of the Board of Trustees, the County Agent went into
each of the three communities organized, Broomfield, Valmont and Burlington.
First a visit was made to the leading farms and the work discussed with
the leading farmers.
Their suggestions were taken and they were asked
to name other farmers who might be the proper men to be asked to a
Community Committee meeting.
A date and place were set for a meeting.
The other men were then visited and invited to attend the meeting.
Because of this method being new to this county and the time
limited since the Agent came in the county in July, and a program of
work to follow, only the three communities were visited in this way.
It was thought a better plan to start slow and build strong·.
In the Hygiene community, the fourth community to do work this
year, a different
pla~ was tried.Mr. W.
J. Smith, who owna a large
acerage of land in this community was
particu~arlyinterested in the
eradication of prairie dogs.
He was appointed a committee of one to
select the other men and call a .meeting.
He did so, and six were
present.
At the meeting, a committee on Prairie Dog Pest District
and one on Farm Accounts were appointed.
It was found that the right
man had been secured for the Pest District.
The best work of any
community was carried on in this project in this community.
Plans for the adoption of the Program of Work by the Advisory
Council before the Annual Meeting were not carried out because of a
misunderstanding in calling the meeting, so the program was brought up
at the Annual Meeting Dec. 10, 19 20
im
the
f
o rrn suggested by the County
Agent after consultation with the Board of Trustees.
The Advisory
Council meeting was then called for Feb. 5, 1921 at which 32 members
were present.
Tee program of work was adopted as a whole at this
meeting.
Annual Meeting.
Dec. 10, 1921, District Court Room, Boulder, Colo.
200 present.
Largest annual meeting of the Boulder County Farm Bureau ever held.
The Corn Show was held in connection with the meeting.
Each project leader gave a report of his project.
The Farm Bureau Constitution was amended, fixing the annual dues
at $5.00 per year instead of
$2.00
.
Members were solicited at this
meeting and 33 new members at $5.00 were paid up.
J. H. Golden, Sam Thomas and C. A. Rossiter were nominated and
elected to the Board of Trustees.
Board of Trustees Meetings.
The members of the Board of Trustees are: J. H. Golden
Sam
Thomas
C.
L.
Hover
C. A.
R
c
ssiter
Fr
a.nk VV
ad swo rth
W. A.
Groom.
At the first meeting, officers were elected as follows: President,
J. H. Golden;
Vice-President,
Sam
Thomaa; Secretary-Treasurer, Harry
Niven
.
It has been a pleasure to work with the Board of Trustees.
Never
has there been
a
meeting where more than one was absent
and
all were
present at nearly every meeting, even when as high as two meetings were
called during one week.
T~eBoard members are progressive and yet
careful, making one feel that any proposition submitted would receive
carefuland thoughtful consideration.
The work of the Board has been
fine and it would be hard
to
suggest where they could increase their
service to the county through increased effort.
It was unfortunate that Mr. Hover
had
to be away indefinitely
during the year, but we were very fortunate in having the services of
Mr.
Luethi
to take his place.
Advisory Council.
Four meetings were held during the year with 60 present at these
meetings.
On Feb.
5, 1921
the first meeting was called and
32
responded
which was the largest Advisory Council meeting held
to
date.
They
took
up the
program
of
work
in detail
and
finally adopted
it
as
a
whole.
The last m
e
eting was held
Oct
.
22, 1921
with
26 present.
meeting
was
adjourned until the 26th because
of the
large amount
business to transact.
The princip
s
l
l:Jusiness
was
the reports
Club Agent and the County Agent, the
new
Prograrn of Work and the
Meeting and Corn Show.
This
of
of County
Annual
After considerable discussion and some changes, the new program
was adopted as a whole and turned over to be passed on by the Annual
meeting.
Committees on Corn Show and Annual
Meetigg
were appointed.
The
Annual Meeting
is
set for Dec. 17, 1921.
Proiect Leaders Meeting.
One meeting
was held
March
l?,
1921.
Those present
w
ere Mrs.
Robt.
Linton,
Mr. E. J. Schweiger,
Mr.
F. S. Luethi,
.l'ilr.
w.
A. Groom,
Mr. Lee Johnston,
Mr.
w.
W. Robbi
n
s,Mr. C.
L.
Hover,
M
r. C. A. Rossiter,
Mr. J. H. Golden,
M
r. Sam Thomas,
Miss
Em.'na Full, County Club Leader
and
the
County Agent.
Each
project leader g
StVe his
views
o
f methods to use and what he
expected to accomplish this year.
The real sugges
t
ion that should bring
results
'N
as given by C. L. Hover.
It wasthat each Project .ueader should
write out
what
he expect
e
d to do in his work and have it :ready for the
Bulletin.
This was carried outin part.
SUB-PROJECT I.
M~~BERSHIPDRIVE.
Frank Wadsworth, Leader.
Total
13 5 paid up members.
Raised dues from
·$
2. 00 to $5.00 per year.
This drive was set to start Feb. 7,
1921
and to end Feb.
21, 1921.
Mr. J. M. Rogers, state organizer, carne
in
the county to help.
Six
meetings were called and he gave very able talks at each.
These
were
held at Longmont, Pleasant View, Broomfield, Hygiene and Valmont. ABout
540 people heard himat these meetings.
Mr. C. L. Hover spoke at one meeting at Niwot with 50 present.
Mr. F. S.Luethi spoke at one meeting at South Boulder Grange with 3 5 present.
A total of about 600 persons
hea~dthese talks and all seemed
enthusiastic.
But when it carne to paying the f
i
ve dollars, they did not
respond
so ree.dily.
H
o
wever, in the communities where personal work
was done by the solici to
t
•s calling on the farmers, 80 to 85% joined.
Evidently it resolved itself into personal work and some
o
ne
to
push the
local solicitor.
Men to look after the drive were appointed in every community.
A
list of prospects were furnished each man.
The County Agent spent days
with the solicitors in two communities.
80
~~
of the farmers seen joined.
The County Club Leader helped in two communities and 551c joined.
One
ot
twe
of the solicitors in the other
coa~ittees went out, but did notpush very hard.
The result was that the drivedid not go big.
Recomme11dation would be to place either a state or national
or-g~~izerin ch
E
rge and make it possible for him to cover the county.
It
seems to require presonal work and neec$s
someone
to push all the time,
especial
l
y now that money is not plentiful.
Our goal
was
600 members.
Reached
13 5.
SUB-PROJECT
2.
ANNUAL PICNIC.
Richard Sammons, Leader.
Goal, 2000 present.
FT
his picnic is an annual 9.ffair always held in conjunction with
the F atmers Union and Granges of the county.
The joint committee was: Rudolph Johnson, Grange
Emil Affolter, Farmers Union
Ch as. Ziegler, F ar
r
ners Uni
o
n
Richard Sammons, Farm Bureau
Frank
~vadsworth,Farm Bureau
H. S. Prince, Grange
Philip Haass, Grange
Bert Fel th arn, Farmers Union.
pay all expenses for the picnic.
They sold the concessions for $150
and
uurned
the amount over to the committee.
A good time was planned
at Meadow Park with baseball, jitney dance, orchestra, speakers and
horseshoe contests.
Things were going fine when about 3:00 p.m. a cloud burtt occured
\spoiling the fun.
The concessionaires went
in
the hole some, but it
was made up to
them
by the three
orga~izations.The picnic is one
of the
biggest undertakings of the county by
way of making a show and the only change
that
could be suggested is that
we turn it into more of an educational affair by having judging contest,etc.
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB PROJECT
Mrs. Robt. Linton, Leader.
Of course the different clubs come under their respective projects
but the whole of Club Work is sum
m
arized here to give it desired prominence.
We have been exceedingly unfortunate in holding Club Leaders.
We
made it a special project this year to secure a Club Leader, but
i i
took
three before
we
were fortunate enough to
seep
one.
Miss Emma Full,
\Vho
was the f'i rst one, was secured Jan. 2 2 , 19
21.
Great credit must be given her for the able
wayshe started all of the
club work.
We were indeed unfortunate when she became ill and had to
leave June l, 1921.
We will al
,;
ays
remember
Miss Full as a congenial
worker and a might
'\
fine woman.
We were fortunate in securing Miss Jane Snow to take the place until
we could secure a permanent Club Leader.
She did splendid work until
we secured Mrs. Josephine Lee Ferguson, the present Club Leader.
··
Owing to the many leaders and rush of work, Mrs. Ferguson found
club work in some
·
Nhat of a chaotic condition, but it was pulled out and
straightened up until we have a very creditable showing.
Goal: to organize
enrolled
finished
Sewing clubs,
150 members
94
49
Canning
35
14
14
Poultry
25
20
20
Calf
25
14
14
Pig
26
49
49
Sheep
10
1
1
Corn
50
37
37
CoQJking
50
114
112
370
343
296
Goal: to finish 90%.
Finished
861o.
A great deal of time was spent by the County Agent in training
poultry
tea~sand stock judging teams.
Club members exhibited 25 pigs, 13 calves and 16 pens of
ch~ckens
J
at the County Fair.
~
The county was well represented in the winnings at the State Fair.
Notwithstanding the fact that one of our best boys was taken off of
the
team the last minute bee 3USe of breaking camp rules and we had to
sub-stitute a boy who had had no previous work, we placed third in the state
for judging team and had high boy.
The team was composed of Agned
Liddl@, Bernard
B~ster,Wadsworth Viney.
Bernard Buster was high
boy for the state.
The poultry demonstration team, which was trained almost entirely
byC. A. Graves, the local leader at Broomfield, was dec
l
ared ch
-
mpion
of the state.
Poultry, champions
Stock judging, 3rd place, high boy
c~~ning,
no place
Sewing , third
Corn,
champion
boy
of state.
Through the efforts of the Club Agent and County Agent, the County
Commissioners put up
$100
.00
for the transportation of Club
boys
and
g
irls and club stock to the State Fair.
21 boys and girls were taken.
Two pigs, one cow and calf and one heifer were taken.
One pig placedthird in club work.
The Heifer placed first in
first year club work and second in open class.
The cow and calf placed
first in third year work and third in open class.
Community
Cl~bBuilding at Fair Grounds.
The Fair Associaion had $500.00 surplus and through the effort
og
the Farm Bureau they were nearly in the notion of starting the new
Club Building, but at 1 ast other repairs were needed and we failed.
This building is badly needed, especially for boys and girls
club demonstrations.
We
'
are still after
it.
CROP IMPROVEMENT
Leader, W. A. Groom.
SUB-PROJECT I.
STA~D~RDIZATIONOF VAHIETIES
Leader,
A. D.
Holt.
Under this project probab
l
y more work has been done
by
the
committee in charge than any other project.
At least one of the
corn-mit tee
on
registration
of
fields has visited with the
County
Agent
every field.
The committee on registration is
A. D.
Holt,
A.
C. Maxson,
Sanford Buster, VI.
A.
Groom.
Mr. Holt and Mr. Maxson have given
the most time to the work.
Crops worked on
Goal
Result
Marquis wheat
200
A.
225
A.
14 growers
Turkey
Red wheat,
100
A.
none, because Kanred is
a
Turkey
Kanred wheat
300
A.
750
A.
21 growers
Minn. No. 13 corn
250
A.
3
50.
w.
59 growers
~ew
varieties of corn were registered this year for the first
time.
J.
E. Manchester has developed a distinct type of yellow dent
in
the
last eight years.
It has been grown enough
in
the county to
demonstrate its
·.vo
rth,
so the committee decided to start
it
out from
the supply of seed this year as Boulder County Yello•N Dent.
Eight acres
were registered.
The other variety is a strain of Silver Mine which has been
selected
for early maturity and size of ear for the last nine years
by
C. H. Dixon
of Cory, Colo., Delta County, at 6000 ft. elevation.
It was thought
that it might be a good ensilage corn for the county, so W.
J.
Smith
was prevaileri on to purchase some and plant it.
The corn did so well
in
the 10·
acres which he planted and matured so that ears from the field
tested 100% germination.
However, this was a very favorable year for
the corn.
Mr. Smith is saving it for seed.
The
co~~ittoedecided that
in
order
to watch it more closely
~~dto keep it pure should
it
provehit.A.
~beneficial, it should be registered.
We called
i t
Boulder County
W~The growers of registered seed are:
Minnesota No. 13 corn.
C. A. Rossiter,
16
acres
Eugene Crosson
2
August Borgmann 20
A. H. Borgmann
7
Rudolph Brand
1
Clifford Brand
1
Robert Brand
l
R. S. Haney
18
S. D. Buster
10
Bernard Buster, 1
V. R. Pennock,
3
Burt Hart,
6
Guy Hart,
6
G. W. S. Co.
3
W. R. Reynolds,
16
C. R. Spencer
~tEverett Harmon,
10
Clare Hoover,
8
w.
E. Pilcher,
2
Durward Pilcher, 1
Jerome DeBacker, 10
Arthur DeBacker, 10
Edmund Darby ,
1
Leslie Madison,
2
Chas. Kelsey,
2
Glenn Laybourne,
1
Amos Taylor,
1
Evald Anderson,
1
Carol Bashor,
1
acre
Elbert Reeves,
Merrill Linton,
1
John Reeves,
Jere Leggett,
4:
Howard
Reeves,
Glenn Leggett,
1
Harold Bogren,
Ralph Mosher,
2
Evan Gould,
Harold Ewing,
1
Herbert Osthoff,
Ralph Bixler,
1
R. A. Dove,
Frank Bixler,
7
King White,
Adelaide Kozisek,l
Mr. Skavdahill.,
Arthur Rossiter,
1
Wm.
Nelson,
P.
c.
Molholm,
1
Sam
Thomas,
Vern Molholm,
l
Herbert
.
Osthoff,
Marcella Koziaek,1
Dan Burch,
W. J.
Smith,
J.
E.
Manchester,
:Soulder.
l
County Whi
~-10
acres.
Boulder County Yellow Dent.
8acres
1
acr~1
1
1
1
1
8
1
3
6
5
1
6
C. L. Hover,
Steve Bishop,
J.M. Wisecup,
Frank Wadsworth,
W.
w
.
Kiteley,
\~alterCarmean,
Marouis Wheat
18
acres
H.
J.
Hale,
Sam Karsh
&
Wm.
Hanson,
Gao. Abbott,
Frank Pughe,
Robt. Linton,
14
acres
16
acres
41-}
15
622
Son,l9
24
15
28
6t
Wisconsin Pedigreed Barley
Burt Hart,
6
acres
Sam Karsh
&
Son, 10
acres
Kanred Wheat
A.
H. Borgmann,
112
acres
Robt. Linton,
14
w.
J.
Smith
105
o.
c.
Harris,
4
v.
R.
Pennock,
26
P.
c.
Molholm,
25
c.
B. Webb,
21
M
.
Thompson,
2t
J.
A.
Matlack,
5
J.
H.
Golden,
5
Vl
alter lVarl son,
18
Thos. Beasley,
25
Steve Bishop,
16
Frank Smith,
38
A. D. Poor,
15t
Arthur Turner,
68
o.
M. Strombers,
4
Frank Pughe,
9t
Burt Hart,
30
w.
E.
Cushman,
11~~J.
H.
Butterworth,
Sunflower~
for
Ensilage.
14
Several of the farmers on Gunbarrel Hill have silos.
This is
all dry land.
It wasthought if a crop could be found that
would
give
a greater tonnage than corn
unde~dry land conditions, that it would
be acceptable.
Mr. John Hartnagle planted six pounds of seed.
It was planted
considerably
thinner
than the corn, but the tonnage was very noticeably
heavier on the ground.
Mr. Hartnagle did not weight the sunflowers
or corn, but he complained of the weight while filling the silo.
He
mixed the sunflowers with corn and is feeding it out now.
Some of the
sunflowers were
15
feet high.
If he gets satisfactory results with
feeding, he will try them on a larser scale next year.
Other Ensilage Corns in Variety Tests.
Reids Yellow Dent
Northwestern Dent
Wisconsin No.
7
Wisconsin No.
8
Silver King
These varieties were all given a trial,but none of them have proved
the ensilage corn for this county that the Boulder County White promises
mainly because of maturity.
Certified Seed Potatoes.
The lack of marketable crops in the mountain sections of Boulder
County brought the call for a try at seed potatoes.
No better potatoes
can
be grown than in the mountain sections and where care has been taken
with the soil, good clean seed can be grown.
700
pounds of certified
Pearl potatoes were purchased by the
Farm
Bureau and sold to five
growers in the hills near Boulder.
The growers were, Oda Yates, 100 lbs.
E. W. B
ae
k
s ,
10 l b
s.
/~
A. L.. Yo
key
,
50 1 b s.
Chas. Hartman, 100 lbs.
Chas. Craig, 100 lbs.
mt was found when these potatoes were dug that they did not
conform to the type of Pearls at all.
A
sample was taken to the College
and Dr. Sandsten said
th~there were several types present, but the
nearest he could say would be that they were Downings.
We will try
to have taem certified next year as Downings.
They were good, clean
seed.
Vve preferred Pearl potatoes for the mountain section so that we
might work up a seed rr«ket for the Greeley section.
Downings are grown
to some extent.
Dr. Robbins, head of the seed project and Guy Miller, County
Commissioner, helped to line up the project.
Several of the fanners on the plains section of the county tried
certified seed.
0. C. Harris, 500
Anton Koppef 100
J.
H. Golden, 100
100
25
Robt. Linton, 100
Paul Richardson,
Emil Affolter,
lbs. Cobblers
l bs. Early Ohio
lbs. Green Mountain
lbs. Pearls
lbs. Bliss Triumph
lbs. Pearls, also tried Green Mt.
Early Ohio, Green Mountain
Green Mountains
Where the number of pounds is not given, the grower was trying his
own seed.
All of these fields were inspected by Mr. C. M. Tompkins, Horticulture
was a very favorable year for the development of dase
ase,
especially
Rhizoatonia.
All potatoes were badly infected.
It is very doubtful
if we will ever be able to grow certified seed on the plains section.
The ground is saturated with disease.
Part of these plots were
plant-ed on ground that had never been in potatoes before so far as anyone
knew, yet they were diseased.
It is very probable that we will have to depend on the mountain
section :Oor our seed
potatoes.
However, the value of good, clean seed
has been demonstrated to these growers and Mr. Harris,
who
grew the
Cobblers, has ordered all certified 0obbler seed for next year.
Altogether about 4000 lbs. of certified seed potatoes were brought
into the county through the Farm Bureau.
Registeted Grimm Al(alfa Seed.
Two farmers asked about the growing of certified Grimm seed.
It
was suggested that if they
were
in
asection where no other variety but
the certified Grimm alfalfa was grown that it would be possible.
Mr.
E. L. Buster shipped in 100 lbs. of seed.
However, it was decided that
it would be impossible to register it as pure.
Marquis
and
Defia~ceContest •
.
This contest of production has been going the last five years in
the county.
Defiance
has
given the largest average return per acre.
Last year the rust hit the wheat just between the time the Marquis was
cut and when the Defiance was ripening.
It cut the yield and quality
of Defiance so hard that very little of it was sown this year, hence we
could not continue the contest.
Corn Club Worli.
Sanford
D.
Buster,Jr., won the championship of Colorado for Corn
Club work.
He
took grand championship for 10 ear
s~nplesover all corn
and grand championship crate over all corn.
This was shown at the
State Corn Show, 1921.
He grew Minnesota No. 13.
SUB-PROJECT 2.
BETTER SEED.
Leader, W. W. Robbins.
The crunpaign for treating, cleaning and test
i
ng seed was carried
on through publicity in the county newspapers, Farmers Exchange Bulletin,
and talks.
Nine articles and three talks were given on this work.
One
new cleaning mill was purchased and the man who grew 100 acres of
reg-istered Kanred cleaned it all at his farm.
Exhibits.
Exhibits were a part
0f
the
better
seed
c~~paign.There were 196
entries at the County Corn Show,
which
was
the largest Corn Show to date
that the county has held.
There was a large display of registered
Minnesota No. 13 corn at the State Corn Show.
The result was the sale of
seed corn to Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Whoming, Utah, New
Mexieo
and all
parts of Colorado.
Three exhibits were shown at the County Fair.
A si~
foot sample
from a representative row from all registered Kanred and Marquis and
barley fields together with a large poster giving the names of growers
ru1d acerage per grower
was
shown.
· .
37
.
fields in allwere represented.
Ten stalks of ensilage corn from each of five varieties with the corn
peeled back to show the comparitive maturity, were shown.
The varieties
whown were, Reids Yellow Dent,
Boulder County White, Boulder County
Yellow Dent,
Minn.
No. 13 and IowalSilver
King.
Samples of all the
fivefields of certified
po~atoesfrom the mountain section were
sho~1.Registered Field Tour.
Beaauae of lack of time this tour was called off.
Ear to Row Test.
Arthur Rossiter, a Corn Club boy, consented to try an ear to row
test of Minnesota No. 13.
Ears were taken from the champion 20 ear
exhibit
sho~1by
the County Agent at the State Corn Show and champion
ears from the County Corn Show.
42 ears were planted.
The same planter was used for all rows.
The plot was planted in
the center of a 20 acre corn field.
The smallest ear was planted as
far as it would go, 275 feet.
The other rows were planted 275 feet, then
the remainder discarded.
A flood washee through the plot when the corn was six inches high
but it survived and a
per~ectstand was recorded.
It was very interesting to note the differences in the rows.
One
row matured 2 weeks ahead of the rest.
Some rows were heavy forage
producers, some light, some had ears erect, some drooping, some long
shanks, some short.
Some wows were affected badly with smut and others
right beside would not be affected.
No
partiiular record
was
kept of
these facts.
The plot was started to
J~howthe
differenc~.J:..r.L_:Q_r,JQ...uoingpower of
~·
The ears were planted promiscuously without regard to weight
or anything, as the numbers of the ears will show.
The corn was cut with a binder and taken to the barn where it was
husked and weighed separately.
Such a difference was noticed in the
production of the different rows that the cause was looked for.
Rows
run from
100
lbs. to 200 lbs. in corn produced.
A record of each ear
was kept as to length, circumference, depth of
kernel,
straightness of
row, wedge kernel or not, smooth or rough kernel, color of corn, color
of cob, size of cob, waight of ear, number of rows, whetrier filled out
at tip and butt, tapered ears or not.
Following is the table showing the most noticeable differences
in production and what appears to be the cause.
It will be noticed
that the rows were growl'l in all parts of the plot; thgt length varies
but
litt~e;that most of the ears are
16
rowed
and that very little
difference in production caused by rough or smooth ears.
Evidently
none of these factors made much difference.
But when the weight of
ears was taken into consideration, the results were interesting and
should cause room for thought.
1
The ten ounce ears averaged 153 lbs. per row; the eight ounce
ears averaged 142 lbs.
This difference was not caused by more corn
being planted, but evidently the producing power of the 10 oz. ear was
the greatest.
!he 11 oz. ear seems to fall back again in producing
power, though there were only a few of them in the plot.
No. of ear Length of
No. of rows
Weight of ear Rough or
Yield per
ear
smooth
row
10
7t
in.
16
8 oz.
rough
113
41
8
16
8
smooth
121
24
8
18
8
slightly
rough
100
22
8
16
8
smooth
152
36
820
8
smooth
143
37
8-f
16
8
rough
163
23
7..1.
16
8
smooth
150
6
7!
16
8
smooth
16'1
46
7-f
16
8
smooth
140
26
6.1.
16
8
smooth
121
14
7t
16
8
smooth
161
45
7-~
16
8
smooth
155
44
q*
16
8
smooth
161
19
8
16
8
smooth
146
Average length, 7.7 in.
Average weight, 142 lbs.
38
9t
16
10
smooth
150
8
at
16
10
smooth
166
9
7t
16
10
rough
1L~57
8
16
10
smooth
115
31
7-f
16
10
smooth
145
16
8-~16
10
rough
162
20
8
1
6
10
rough
200
42
at
16
10
rough
121
32
7J
16
10
rough
174
Average length, 8.1
Average weight, 153 1bs.
39
7-i.
218
7
smooth
174
40
at
16
7
smooth
151
13
7-~
18
7
rough
132
18
8
18
7
smooth
161
25
a
16
7
smooth
141
47
16
7
smooth
122
21
7f
16
7
smooth
142
35
~t
18
6
smooth
156
43
16
6
smooth
115
Average length, 7
7/9
Average weight, 144 lbs.
33
7-~
16
9smooth
100
17
8
16
9smooth
161
28
7-!
16
9
rough
161
12
7-!
16
8
rough
183
29
7i
16
9
smooth
153
30
8f
16
9
smooth
133
Average length, 7 5/6
Average weight, 148! lbs ..
5
8
16
11
smooth
146
27
8
16
11
smooth
144
15
7-f
16
11
rough
141
SUB-PRbJECT 3.
SOIL
I~WROVEMENT.Leader, Richard Sammons.
Goal, 5 farms to start rotation system of crops.
Four farmers were found who wished to statt rotation on their
farms.
They are:
·Mr.
Mack, Boulder
C.
J.
Mather, Longmont
C. Emery, Longmont
Paul Hummel, Boulder
These
f~mswill be surveyed
this
winter when the owners have time
to help and new rotations worked
o~t.Field Competition, 5 Acres
Q..~~The matter of getting prizes put up for field coq.1petition
>.'!astaken
up with the County Fair Board.
The sugar factory gave $60.00 for the best
field of beets.
Empson Packing Co. gave a silver cup for the best
field of wheat on pea ground ru1d a silver cup for the best field of beets
on pea ground.
Peas are the canning factory's best crop, and peas are
also a soil builder, so this was right along the lines of soil improvement
on a field basis.
The judging of the wheat fields was left to a committee, W. W. Robbins.
The fields were judged on the following basis:
1. General appearance of field.
Purity as to variety,
20 points
Uniformity of stand,
5
••
Freenes
from weeds
&
disease, 15 points
2. Grain, must show one-half bu. srunple at Fair.
Yield per acre( threshing machine measure) 30 points
Grade, U. S. standard,
___!Q..
points
Total, 100 points.
The judging of grain was done by Alvin Kezar.
31
fields of wheat were judged.
the County Fair.
16 fields were represented at
The judging of beet fields was left to a committee from
-
the Sugar
Co. Experimental Station, A.
a.
Maxson, chief of Experimental Dept. Longmont
H. Scilley, Agr. Supt. Loveland factory
E. C. Houston, Agr. Supt. Brighton factory
To be judged on this basis:
1. Uniformity of field, i.e. thrifty condition of plants, stand
general appearru1ce, freeness from weeds.
Stand of beets,
12 inches being 100%,
50 points
2. Weight,
20 points
3. Sugar content,
20 points
4. Shape
10
pointe.
Any lack of uniformity owing to different soil conditions beyond
control of grower left
~ajudges to determine.
Sample of five beets to be selected and brought to the Fair by the
Best field, $30.00
8~cond,
20.00
Third,
10.00
The greatest enthusiasm was shown in the competition when money
prizes were given rather than silver cups.
21 fields of beets were entered for Sugar Co. prizes.
16 fields of beets after peas for Empson Canning Co. prizes
18 fields
~'presentedat Fair for Sugar Go. prizes
8 fields represented at Fair for Empson Co. prizes.
LIVESTOCK.
Leader, C. A. Rossiter.
SUB-PROJECT I.
DAIRY IMPROVEMENT
Leader, Lee Johnston.
Work.
Goal,
10
members.
Result,
7
members.
Although
we
did not reach the goal in number of members in the
Dairy Calf Club, a great deal of time and effort was given by Mr.
Johnston in stock judging tours and training the judging team.
Three
judging tours were taken.
The result
was
that the judging team
took third at the State Fair
andhigh boy for state.
Dick Jay,
Mr. Freeman, Mrs. Linton and several others he.ll.pp.eedd
~
.
·
the County Club Leader andCounty Agent on these tours.
~
·
The schedule for the two day
~udgingtour was asfollows:
Monday, August
9.
9
a.m.
10:30.
1:30.
3:00.
4:30,
Tuesday, !ugust
10.
Howard Bros. Guernseys
Eston Buster, Holsteins, Shorthorns, Durocs
C.
J. Mather, Polands
W. A. Dickens, Shorthorns
Burt Hart,
Durocs
9 a.m.
E.
J. Maris,
Jerseys
10:30.
A. D. McGillvray, Polands
1:30.
A. E. Anderson,
Herefords
4:
30.
Jay
&
Allan,
Shorthorns
This schedule was kept to the minute and 18 boys and girls attended
on Monday and 17 on Tuesday.
The breeders all had their classes fixed
when we arrived and they all gave the beat assistance possible.
Cow Testing Association.
The old Cow Testing Association called the Boulder, Platte and
St.Vrain Valleys Cow Testing Assn. was partly
in
Adams County.
The
Adams County people decided to form an association of their own, so
it
necesiitated the
fu~mingof a new association.
Mr. Ball, field man for the State Dairy Commission, did a great
deal of efficient work in helping to organize the new association. Mr.
L. L. Simpson, the tester, quit so we were forced to find a new man.
Mr. Gail McLain was secured.
Through continuous effort for one month, the new association was
started with 19 herds and 219 cows.
It was made possible because the
College guaaanteed the tester
official~·.testingwork while he was off
duty in the county, and by donations from the banks and creameries.
These donations were as follows:
Longmont Farmers National Bank,
Longmont National Bank,
American National Bank,
Colorado State Bank,
Quality Creamery,
Gilt Edge Creamery,
N
iwot
Sad!e
Bank,Five Boulder bar1ks, total
$50.00
25.00
20.00
10.00
10.00
20.00
10.00
50.00
$
195.00
Following are the herds in the association:
Gabe Lucas,
12 cows
Sanford
&
Eston Buster,
12 cows
Mat Wencel,
12 cows
John Weng
,
12 cows
Howard Bros.
20 cows
Robt. Nelson,
20
"
Elmer Geer,
15
"
W. E. Arbuthnot, 12
"
J.
D.
Steele,
12 "
N.
Anderson,
12
uE.
J. Maris,
12
nMarcus Harper,
.
15
uC. A. Rossiter
&
F. R. Chapman,
12 cows
Geo. Yeager,
12 cows
F.
A.
Barhite,
20
uC.
E.
Broleen,
12
"
Harry Yeager,
12
"
Willard Forsyth,
12
"
J. Kalberer
L~-·15
uHerds, 19
Total 265 cows
We have several new herds on the string
and
Mr. McLain is working
very hard to increase the number of cows and herds.
We do not
antici-pate any trouble next year in keeping the association going.
Th
e
officers of the association are: Harry Yeager, president;
Marcus Harper, Vice-President;
E;
J. Maris, Trustee;
Lee Johnston,
Trustee;
Walter McCaslin, Secretary-Treasurer.
We have planned to hold
quarterly
meetingsof the association
mem
b
ers to analyze testing records, feeding records, etc.
The first
meeting is Dec. 3,1921.
Amoving picture will be shown,
''Out of
the Shadows
...
~mfield
