Show RESTING SUMMARY SUMMARY SUMMARY- OF EN EXTENSION SERVICE ENIN IN IRON COUNTY L e following brief summary of the ther Agricultural Extension Service r ties jes In Iron County for the past were ere taken from County Agent Agen annual report Md d der r the direction of or the County bt t four AAA AM programs have bern been In Iron County during the year namely wheat corn corn no com hof ency gency cattle purchase and emery emer emer- y sheep heep and goat purchase pro- pro s. s three enty-three wheat allotment cones con- con s ts are In effect covering acres ee e C contracts cover a three v ar arod od 1933 1934 and 1935 The bene- bene payments to cooperators for the year 1933 were for agree- agree to reduce wheat acreage by fit fit- per cent in 1934 and by ten per pct perIn In 1935 hog corn-hog contracts are ine In e In the county The contract term one ne year involving 1000 1900 head of ofis is and acres of ot corn com Bene Bene- payments to contract signers will i to for reducing hog Auction by twenty-five twenty per cent and acreage from twenty to I I cent 1 of emergency drouth ref re- re f cattle purchases were made from fromi i county farmers covering and drouth st stet ken cattle with withof average e of 46 animals purchased each t h transaction Of this total total her ber head of cattle were coned coned con- con conA A ed and 2620 were accepted for forA forA forA A total of was paid for forIe Itle le Ie bought Ip p to and including October 31 a ael el 1 of old and drouth strict strick- ewes had been purchased from Iron ity nty sheep men were coned con coned conned con con- ned ed and were accepted for A total of was as paid pro pro- ers for sheep bought ring the past year have haven n paid to farmers and ough ugh the four AAA programs oper- oper opere e In the county four tour farmers have been shed tied ed extension or AAA farm tarm act ac- ac nt t record books and assistance been given them In keeping their ther tints ants four boys and girls H 4 dub clubs ire e and conducted during durin year Sixty-four Sixty volunteer men women leaders conducted these The total club enrollment was wag members members members' completed it Ir projects A total of ot quarts fruit and vegetables were canned bottled 18 containers of Jellies Jams were preserved I food products were prepared and meals meats were planned and served articles of ot clothing were made 3 InS were re furnished and re dec re-dec- dec dec- ted 18 articles of ot house furnish furnish- furnishes es s sand and 12 craft hand articles were I Ie de e by H 4 club members Sixteen s of corn twenty-one twenty head of re e bred sheep and fifty fifty- ht chickens were by 4 H ib b b boys five new trench silos were con con- and filled with corn silage total of tons of silage has been red Ted by means o of these trench silos silo the county In ln cooperation with the FERA forty- forty ht classes on foods and nutrition We- We re held In eight communities with a 1 attendance of Three can- can centers were established These processed cans of fruit ad d vegetables or cases of can san sand cand caned ed d food at twenty-four twenty cans per case Four farmers in the county planted Markton oats or Federation eat beat One grain test was ducted testing out the comparative ding leUng Qualities of thirteen varieties corn eight varieties o of barley and ande ne e of wheat The count County Agent Has assisted ers era rs in making applications renewals for seed feed farm and Auction action loans Monthly ground water soundings of vente enteen en pump wells in the county ve ye been made and assistance has n given Irrigation companies in In sering sering se- se ring eight drouth relief relle wells P Seven poultry dressing and demonstrations were con- con by Mr cht poultry or by the County gent In cooperation with the district cultural inspector seven tons of bait were Iere distributed to six ty county farmers Approximate Approximate- 1200 infested acres cres were treated Four Pour farm and wind wind- aks eaks were planted The County Agent received 2359 of of- of pice Ice and telephone calls calIs relating extension work during the year t ut hed ted news items or stories WT Individual letters and 81 83 circular letters distributed 1523 USDA state extension and ex- ex station bulletins and circus s made 2009 farm or home visits 4 ving 68 different farms or homes The Ct County Agent acknowledges acknowledge the wholehearted c era era- tion Uon of the following ling organizations and groups in the Extension pr program am The county commissioners and all aU county officers the various farm farn farnand and live 1 live livestock stock organizations the Iron County Record and the Parowan Times the Branch Agricultural College the county county county coun coun- ty public schools the churches women's women's women's wo wo- mens men's clubs dubs and relief society organIzations organizations organ organ- the FERA Red Cross CrOY all aU civic clubs dubs and business organizations In fact all citizens of the county have hav I cooperated in a most excellent spirit to achieve e this years tars success in agricultural agricultural agri agri- cultural Extension work |