Cooperative extension work in agriculture and home economics, 1918: Las Animas County

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Fonn No .. 207 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION UORK IN AGRICULTURE AND HO~m ECONOMI?S

U. S. Department of Agriculture 1

and State Agricultural Colleges Cooperating.

States Relations Service~ Office of

Extension Work1 North ~nd West~ Washington1 D. C.

EXTENSION WORK WITH WOMEN

·ANNUAL REPORT

From JuJ y 1st to December 11 1918.

Report ·of _ _:gn.e_s__."""Bw.~1~\r...;ei.Lu~t.-4!-z~e~x---'---

(Name)

State CaJ ora do

Emergenc~r Horae Demanst.ra t ion ;.·gent.

(Ti t1e)

District. _______ County Las Anjma ~i ty: TPlniCJad

Due December lQ, 1918.

(If the worker has not been employed entire year1 indicate exact period. Workers resigning during year should make out this report before quitting the Service.)

Approved ~~nd forwarded by:

Date ______________________ __

State Leader of Home Demonstration Agents. Approved:

Date1

Extension Director.

(These reports of the home demonstration agents are to be made in tri.plicate

fo~) one to be sent to this offiCe1 one to the State Leader and one retained

by the agent. The reports of the State-wide specialist~? will send one to this office~ one to the Director1 and one retained by the specialist.)

SOME OF THE QUESTIONS WILL NOT APPLY TO· THE WORK OF ALL THE WORKERS) AND THESE1 OF COURSE-1 NEED NOT BE ANSWERED. IT MAY OFTEN HAPPEN THAT THE ADDED ITEMS ARE MORE IMPORTA!TT THAN THE PROVIDED QUESTIONS ..

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2 -To the Worker:

In t:he annual report due from each worker it j_s desired that a clear ac-count of the work of the year be given. This repr.>rt should be divided into two p3.rts: (1) a narrative report.~ ancl. (2) a tabulated or sy.J:nm~~ry

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

should be in effect a statement under appropriate subLeac.ings of (1) the plans i r.--cluding plan of organization.~ (2) the methods emp~1. oyeci ~-n carrying them ou-~~ and (3 )

the results ~ecured under each plan or project un\lertaken ., as we ll a s all miscella-r

neous work accompl~shed. This r epo rt may be illustrated with photographs.~ maps.~

diagrams.~ blue prints.~ or any material found oi value.

(2) S~mary Report: This is designed to be a summary of those features of the narrative report t hat can be tabu.lated. In order that the State and Nation-al summaries· may be comp:i.led, it is necessary that there be some unifonni ty in the summary report. Under each topic space has been provided for such entries as an individual agent may wish to add.

SUMMARY REPORT.

I. ORGANIZATION.

Training Schoois for community leaders Number ___ _

Women members in far.m bureau Total Number 2

(Men and thei!, families belong to the Fa.ru Clubs)

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Community groups which have adopted (projects) plans.t Number 20

Name of projects Communities adopting projects.

F ood Conservation Number

20-Sanitation nnd health Clothjng Conservation

Household GonvE~ni enee.s_

Home Beautification

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

Number Number Number

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tf 10-10 --20:

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-Means of travel Ford and t.ra ·in (Long diste.nces and road f) 1 r

bad shspe most of the time)

Is there adequate office room Yes (poor eq_uin:lJ1ent)

Is there a laboratory for practice work~n~o

~---Hours per week stenographic help is furnished Number 6 hrs.

II. PUBLICITY.

Bulletins~ leaflets) and other material distributed

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-III ACTIVITIES.

In this tabular form will be shown the efforts put forth by the worker

and the number who have come in immediate contact with her influence.

Activities :ses ;Training c las-for Local :leaders

itec tures :Demon- :visits : Exhibits ;Total

or 'strations : in :number

: Talks :Homes ; :people

in r egard to _{·----~---~---~---~--~----~~~~~}:,' : reac hod

:Num- lAttend- ;Num- :Atten ;!~um- .:..Atten- : r~umber ~Num- :Atten-I

:ber iance :her :dance :ber :dance. · ~ ber :dance 1

A. 1. Production ); ) : 2 ~ Utilization ): (Use of war ) 1 substitutes

H-and nrrozro. . ) :. planning) ) ~ ) ; i I

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3. Preservation }f C'an~1ing Classes

-:- 1 9 4. Marketing ₃ _{40 :} B. Clothing_ I - \ ~:15 :200

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Fuel .. I j ~ D.Budget

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pense Records : I E. Health-

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F . Child Care _.

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Organizationof ~ _..:.. Other Activi- I I

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t i es not inclu- ; .,. . ded in above .,. ,.

county 1.on en for : . ,.

hom~ ~ffl _{o a} comrrru.ni _~~ty,. ₃₂ _{540 14}

betterment

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-A.. Foods.

1. Production of food: ·;ill fall under Agri. and Club Leaders J:leport. The H. IJ. J.. •• merely cooper-a ted in ur ing a lar~e;er food productj_on

~me gardensJ No. Poultry, No. o fowls. __________________ _____

Bees., No. of hj_ves ______ _ Butter} No. of pouncis. _________ _ CheeseJ No. of pounds Pork ... No. of p ounds. ____________________ ___

Gardening , dairying end poultry raisin~ are tbree well established

T~ist below all work in relation to produe·tion not covered by above items:

industries in Las J:..nimas County, ?rncl have increased VTondel fully since

the beginning of the v1a1,. ·

2. Utilization conm1vni -+: y kitche:1s esta.bJ.7.r.=b ed for purpose of holding demo1l s t 1ati or.:z ar. d :...1.i s trlbl\.t.~n; } i :.c:.-::--l U.t'O.

Community kitchens esiabJ.ished for distri'!,·,·utir·,n of cooked food,~ ro

··---Value cooked food sold, $ _________ _ _{Va lue cooked food made,} $.~---Families influenced in food saving., Estimated No~ 2 / 3 of ent~re population. t/

1 ar dema:nds r i th the vaPious coor-erating agencies helped to promote

3. Preservation of food! (this project. Ca·nning kitchens established} J\To ·

-Canned fruits, ___ qts. Fruit :r;roducts, ____ qts. Dried fruits;, ___ lbs. Canned ve getables~ __ qts. Brined vegetables"' ___ qts. Dried vegetable·s __ lbs.

Canned meats) _ ___ lbs. Canned fish,. ____ lbs. Preserved eggs, ___ doz. List below all work in relation to preservation . not covered by above items: 1 .... good 2/3

of the fantilies thruout the county a1·e preserving all kinds of food for

wintep use. This winte1· Hill find fevver people living from tin cans and

sto1~e goods .

4. Marketing of supplies:

Cooperative buying association9 No. _ _ . Material purchased, Value $. ___ _

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

Curb markets established, No. __ _ Value of p roduc.ts sold: Fruits J $ ___ _ Vegetables $ ____ . Butter, $ ____ . Cheese} $:____ __ ~ Eggs, $ ___ _

B. Clothing Conservation.

Families influenced in clothing conservation"' Estimated No. 3/4 of ent·ire 1

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popula tior~.

Fabric saved, Estimated value $ . Salvage shops established"'No ... ... --- .. __

The fantil1es thruout the county not only used their old clothing by making them over into viearable garments , but they also gave

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5 -C. *Fuel Conservation.

Coal saved Estimated value $

Wood saved Estimated value $

Kerosene saved Estimated value $

Gas saved Estimated value $

Electricity saved Estimated value $

Families influenced in fuel conservation

This is a r•ich mining section an the question Number~----~~~~---of fuel has never·

(arisen.

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Income c·ons~rvation.

Families making budgets, No. ___ -. . Families keeping expense records No~--Changes in standard of living resulting from exp~nse-re~ord keeping.

This project c.oes not seem to appea.l to the people of Las Animas

county. As yet very fe1-; people

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families have eraspec1 t.be we@ning

and impor•te.11Ce of budget making in the home. ·

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Health conservation.

Water systems installed~ Number ____ ~3~--- Value $

Cost of equipment

and plt.unbel""' ' o le

bor-Lighting systems installed} Number ____ _ Value $, __________________ _

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Houses screened, Number __

--~1~5~---Kitc~en and other rooms remodeled, Number __ ~6 ____ __

Piec~s of improved household equipment adopted~ Number , 20 Families interested in health conservation., 1/5 of county

List below all work in relation to conservation of health not covered by

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above items: ~!e find that some communities have not the slightest idea

of sanitation and health, and the necessity of cleanliness.

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& I. coal camps we find the finest example of

cleanli-ness and sanitary conditions of any section in the county; one t ird

of Las Animas county is f ·0anish or ~Iexican; one thil d is ~rhi te ancl

the other third is com osecl of

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dii'fepent races and colors, so VIe

can easily see why t Heal tb Conser·va tionn is one of tbe most

impor-tant pro jecte in this county even tho

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is given very li tt.le a

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There may not be much to report on these projects as they are comparatively new in some counties_, but report what has already been accomplished, keep-ing in mind that you will 'be able to report more fully next year.

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-Organizq.tion (social) civic,. ed1J.CCl:~.ional)

Name of Org~niz~tion

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State Sh~A.gr L__Oollege )

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Extension_Service )

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St.ate Leaders of Home )

Dem. ..._gts . and Agriculturalists . ) County Tarman ' s l!oJJJJC .; } of Defense

Fa1~m Bu...,eau a, 1cl CJubs.

Food Conservation Committee Co . At::,riculturalist

City Red Cross C:ba.pte:r

School,f:

ri'ea chers r..nd cbiJ dren

Garden Club Leader

Community 2>0Ci al SettJ e nent 17orkel'S

Y. Ivi . C. A.

Teachers and chi ld.ren

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_P_ur_r o'_:_.:.s~e~o .:::..f ...:c::..._::o~o:..cp-"A-"-ra_t ion .

-~11 ·working to the same

end . To be l p the

connnu-n1 t i~a and people to

help themselves s nd

inpro-v e~·1ent. o:::' far:ri , ome

Ell'cJ comrm1n~j t.y .

AlJ of thege organizations

a.ncl :)eop_e a:r·e working in

th;i g counts- f or imr:rrovement

i:n cor'UTiuni ty and home .. Better

ment end i mprovements can

onlv come tf,ru pepfect

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·operation of every one

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VI .. RECOUMENDA TI ONS FOR 1919 • 1)

A. Organization A new Co. Farm Bux~eau with a woman's unit.

This v1oraan ' s unit to vTor~k the same as the men ' s unit -

i.e.,

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program of work" idea to be established and caPried out· by the

women themselves. 2) Extension schools and good, wide- awake

live programs to keep the women inter'ested.

3) To put the 17omen' s r oPk on a pa1• ui th the

men 1 _s. ₄₎ _{To establish}_a _{spi:t"i t of} _n_{get-to-gether}

and do" ru:r1.ong the VBl"ious cor:unun:t ties in the county; to have the

women come together to talk over thei:t1 plans and then follow the· plans

up v1ith definite action.

B. Publicity 1) To continue using the local papers for

publishing articles of interest to the

women.

2) To finally interest the women themselves

so they can v:rite their own articles fOl1 nu lication.

3) If possible,·la~er on, to establish a

Farm Bureau paper exclus:tvely · for the members of the Co. Farm Bureau and to use that paper for things relating to women members of the Farm Bureau.

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Activities. 1) Organj.zing coJ1m1uni ty groups for definite

purposes. These groups to vrork out t e r o\m program of work anc~ to

caPr·y it out with the aid of cooperating agencies and the Home Dem. Agent.

2) Lectures and demonstrations to be given.

3) Helping the vromen to solve their ovm

p:r~oblems and then

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elping them to help othe:rs less fortunate.

D. Cooperation

1) Farm Bureau

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2) State Agricultural College an< Extension Service .

3) County Council of Defense

4) Red Cross

5) Women's Clubs

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Boys' 2nd

Girls '

Clubs

7) Club Leader

8) County Agriculturalist

9) Parent-Teachers ' Association

10) Teacb.ers antlJ..Schools

11) Homes; 12) Individuals; 13) Social Settlement .... orkers.

Signed '\%-:n&n ~ . \~

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

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