Show Extension Service Convention Reported By Director Peterson William Peterson director of the Utah State Agricultural college extension service recently returned from the regional conference of extension eXtension extension ex eX- tension workers in 11 it western states at Zephyr Point on Lake Tahoe Nevada rada where problems of rural interest were considered Since the con conference er nce was divided into three parts administrative clothing and horticulture director Peterson was accompanied by Miss Susie Sanford clothing specialist and ArvUL ArvilL Stark horticulturist for Utah In 1937 a committee composed I of Director F. F A. A Anderson of Colorado and B B. H H. H Crocheron director director di director di- di rector for California and Director Peterson was appointed to prepare and present a report on agriculture agriculture agriculture ture and home economics in hi the 11 western states This was done and at the Lake Tahoe convention the report was reviewed This report centered around the I efforts of the extension service in I reaching the he farm population of of the region A review of the personnel personnel personnel per per- conducting extension work was made as was a report of how well the Information the workers have to offer is reaching reaching- the farm people The conclusion was reached that more work must be done for our farmers and especially in boys and girls club work A method of approach was devised devised devised de de- de- de which called for the development development development devel devel- of a plan of work that willaid will willaid aid in solving the problems of farm people This s plan is to be correlated with the thc efforts of existing existing existing ex ex- government agencies that are operating in the agricultural field Director Peterson reviewed the physical measurements of the region re region region re- re gion including topography climate population livestock irrigation reclamation Indian lands and national national national na na- na- na parks He stated that the western region comprises approximately approximately approximately 40 per cent of the total area of the United States Ten of the 11 states were represented represented represented New Mexico's director being being being be be- ing detained because of Illness Ulness |