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Show DAVIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, SEPTEMBER 17, 1981 WEEKLY REFLEX ervice mergency Bv DONETA GATHERUM Farms belonging were emergency measures imposed on people during world war I, the USU Extension Service may not have been established in Davis County. This opinion was expressed by William J. Thav ne. the first county agent for Davis County, in his 1918 annual report. 27 training school sessions dealing with food conservation and preservation, clothing, poultry, gardening and health. in- terested in education, disease and pest control, marketing and fair labor prices. DUE TO rationing measures established because of the FROM THE 1918 beginning, 'the Extension Service in Davis County was A full program for men and women was offered in 1918. The following year, the first youth group came into existence. Twenty-on- e boys enrolled in the Pig Club. A local bank gave $10 for the best hog and $5 for the second place winner. Top honors went to an unnamed boy who grew a hog for 9.01 cents per pound. Under the leadership of Mr. Thayne and Mr. Criddle, the family-oriente- MR. TH AVNE describes the problems of establishing an service office by sav ing. "The work was new to the people here and in fact the introducing of the work had been opposed by them until the Emergency Bill brought it here. So the county agent and home demonstrator found no one ready to receive the work and as usual lots ready to oppose it. Due to the trucking industry people are very prosperand likeous and wise work long and hard on the land to make a living. It was late when were were organized. Very few came out to the meetings so that almost anyone present w as elected as officers or Extension Service worked miracles the first year, setting up projects in pest control, labor, seed improvement and marketing. THE 1918 annual report tells high-price- d of theseprojects. Poison oats were placed in squirrel burrows on 160 acres of grain fields. About 9600 squirrels were killed saving farmers an estimated $9,600. Many were elected who would not work and thus the work was left to those who would do it. PAID EXTENSION agent, conducted system of county agents during the period of 1911 to 1918. If it hadnt been for the BRAN TREATED with arsenic was credited with killing millions of grasshoppers, saving $10,000 worth of crops. Cutworms also received the poison bran treatment. Cholera was diagnosed in 86 hogs and 546 cows were treated for anthrax. services officers were William J. Thayne, county agent; M. Lucile Lee, county home agent; 0. H. Nelson, country club leader; Eva J. Nielson, assistant club leader. DELBERT CRIDDLE choosing good potato seed, controlling smut in oats and constructing hot beds were given in 10 Davis County communities. Cooperative buying enabled farmers to purchase seed, binding twine and other commodities at great savings. THE WOMENS organization offered many worthwhile projects to 15 women living in 10 Davis County towns. M. Lucile Lee, the home 1 war, women were taught to use wheat substitutes and sugar substitutes. Food preservation techniques including brining and drying were taught by the extension service. Eight hundred fifteen women attended these lessons. The annual report indicates 24,606 quarts of vegetables were canned, 5,234 quarts of vegetables were brin-ne- d and 60,502 pounds of food were dried. Women were taught to raise poultry and to preserve eggs for use during the winter. The purpose of this training was to reduce the consumption of beef thereby conserving wheat. Women were encouraged to use cottage cheese as a meat substitute. THE NECESSITY of saving cotton for munitions and wool for soldiers clothing caused the extension service to offer classes in the selection of clothing and in making old clothes over. Four hundred eighty-fiv- e women saved $5,363 by remodeling old clothing. The Spanish flu epidemic was combated in part by programs established by the extension service. Women were trained in preparing food for those suffering with the flu. Nursing skills were taught and preventive measures were stressed. DAVIS COUNTY women demonstrated food production and conservation measures at the Utah State Fair. Encouraged by the success of the 9 8 projects, the extension service and farm bureau planned and carried out many new elaborate programs in 1919. An irrigation project that brought water to 6000 acres was completed. Farm Bureau members conducted an excursion to farms in Salt Lake County. A request to establish a 20 acre state agriculture farm in Davis County ws submitted to the state officials. 1 1 TODAY, THE USU Extension Service in Davis County is one of the most respected and used of all government agencies. The reputation for good service and helpfulness the extension service enjoys today can be credited to those individuals who worked hard to establish this worthwhile program back in 1918 when it all began. GRAND CHAMPION Myron Casdorph, member Davis Myron Casdorph kneels by the while hog County Fair grand champion Kenneth hog purchaser, Cuthbert, stands by. Hes a representative of the First Security Bank of Layton. go on a mission for his church. He is the son of Richard and Layton, bid a whopping $1.80 a pound for the 232 pound hog. of the Davis High FFA Chapter, is this years owner of the grand champion fat hog at the Davis County Fair. Kenneth Cuthbert, representative for the First Security Bank of Carol Casdorph. He serves as FFA Utah State the 1981-8- 2 Sentinal and is involved in church and community MYRON WAS asked what he was going to do with all that money? He said he was going to keep raising hogs and then THE EXTENSION service Volunteer Farm Bureau established set prices to be officers were W. D. Criddle of Syracuse, president; E. F Smith, Bountiful, vice pres ident; H. S. Welling, Farming ton, secretary and treasurer Mrs. F. L. Layton of Kaysvil le, home economics chairman; L. D. Briggs, Bountiful, junior extension leader. paid farm laborers. This eliminated laborers from farm to farm trying to get the best price for their labor. Eight dollars per acre was paid to those who thinned men sugar beets. Twenty-on- e were employed to thin 600 acres of beets in 1918. MR. CRIDDLE worked hard for many additional years to improve farming techniques and conditions. He served in many Farm Bureau county and state positions including director of the Utah Sugar Beet Cooperative. In 1931, Mr. Criddle received a Certificate of Efficiency in Agriculture from the Salt Lke Chamber of Commerce recognizing his dedication to agriculture. The Farm Bureau organization was developed from the Hello A UNIFORM labor price was also given to men em- ployed picking tomatoes. Some farmers wanted to pay Japanese workers more because they were better workers but this was voted down by the extension service officials. Men werent hired to top sugar beets because the school boys did this work. School was dismissed because of the Spanish flu epidemic. DEMONSTRATIONS on Friends Of So. Weber An invitation is extended to the public to come and have a wonderful meal in the newly constructed dining hall with fellow South Weberites. The host will be the Weber Basin Job Corps Center. THEY SPONSOR this din ner to help inform others of their accomplishments on the windy hill. RSVPs are needed as only 150 can be served. So call to- -, day and reserve your place at the table. The date, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. at the Weber Basin Job Corps Center, South Weber. 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