Show Extension Extension Office Activity Report For Year 1936 I L A complete report of the the theIron theIron I I ties and accomplishments of forthe for forthe forthe Extension Office Iron County I the period from November 1st 1933 to October 31 1936 was re recently recently recently re- re filed with the state office b by County Agricultural Agent Lamon Lamonti La- La monti mon E. E A summary of the report showing the activities ac accomplishments accomplishments atI at- at I and findings findings' of the office Is given as follows County AAA Wheat Allotment I committee t t A I 1 reorganized Proof faI fo fa compliance checked on 21 farms I Clearing AAA Wheat contract papers pa papers papers pa- pa pers and completing all aU business I necessary before disorganization of association seven 1936 AAA farm re record record re- re record cord books completed collected and One hundred fifty If- If ty farmers now keeping farm re record record record re- re cord books under farm farni re record record record re- re cord project I Twenty boys boy's and girls girl's H 4 I organized in the county with I girls and 34 boys enrolled Thirty Thirty- one leaders and supervisors o of clubs including 26 women and 5 I men H 4 club exhibits shown at 24 events during the year including I Utah State Fair Ogden Livestock Show and Southern Utah Ram- Ram I Breeders Breeder's Show Eighty Eighty- I j four percent of club members completed completed completed com- com projects Annual I H 4 club outing held in Augst Angst at ati i Vermillion Vermilion castle recreation camp i Two kindred three fifty-three separate work sheets sheeLa were re filed by farmers under the Soil SOU Conservation program pro pro- I gram of this number at least should qualify for benefit pay pay- ments s t total of approximately will be distributed in benefit bene fit payments to farmers Soil Conservation Con- Con cooperators answered administrations administration's administrations administration's administrations administration's ad ad- ministrations ministration's questions for Ut the purpose of assisting in hi the formulation formulation form form- of the 1937 soil conservation conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion program Fifty Range conservation conservation conservation con con- application blanks for determination determination determination de de- de- de termination of grazing capacity have been received at the county agents agent's office Extreme drought and water shortage shortage shortage short short- age In hi the spring followed by excessive excessive ex ex- July and August rains demonstrated demonstrated demonstrated de de- the value of corn com as a forage and grain crop under Iron County conditions Yields of 50 to 85 bushels of shelled corn com reported per acre New alfalfa stands 50 to per percent percent percent cent more profitable than man manyi old alfalfa fields One hundred sixty sixty sixty six six- ty acres of commercial potatoes grown in hi the county Although yi yields were low high prices netted profitable returns on the crop Green pod pen cash crop returned a gross of to per acre to farmers Pea harvest helped community by furnishing labor for I men women boys and girls Breeders of purebred dairy cat- cat alt urged to breed proven sires possible and to keep breeding records Dairy herd individual in individual individual in- in cow test project began and carried on with 7 1 cooperators tors Cow testing a valuable guide to herd Improvement l H 4 club fur furnish hish one third of the pure bred sheep exhibited atthe at atthe I Ithe the Southern Utah Show General farm and home orchard program carried out two Eighty home orchards graye sprayed p pI farm and Coddling moth I in n the lessened program 50 per cent damage planted certified farmers Five Markton oats and grain seed small barley One ton of winter 12 farmers barley planted by I club Fifty to 80 bushel p per acre un under successful growers reported by s un-j un der the project Fifth consecutive liar ar of I al grain tested planted on Rolce B. B Nelson farm Markton oats and winter club barleys barlesi barley small grain v varieties Local corn com varieties Will Allen Isaac Parry and Sam Bam Ford more i under Iron Ifon county conditions condl condl- because of early maturity I Extension home projects ts stress I dry cleaning remodeling repairing repairing repair repair- of clothing cloth cloth- ing and buying ing practices and ing vegetable and fruit drying vegetable fruit and meat canning Home management and home re recreation recreation recreation re- re creation problems also considered Forty thousand lambs pastured in or fed in dry lot dry lot this year five per cent Increase over last year Local corn crop an art important important im- im lamb Iamb fattening feed both bothin in pasture and dry lour Four our hundred hundred hundred hun hun- dred fifty cattle in feed One hundred persons given information regarding farm credit sources Cooperated with Rural Rehabilitation division In giving 80 families R. R R. R loans durIng during during dur dur- ing the past year loaned under this program average family ly loan Four hundred fifty people directly affected in this program Only 4 loans delinquent Pol specialists Balton Alder and Carl gave co co- culling killing and dressIng dressing dress dress- Ing demonstrations Fifteen thou- thou and turkeys in county this 1 Two hundred per cent Increase over last year Farmers Farmers' encouraged to W grow farm tarm poultry flock nock to supply adequately farm family needs for tor eggs and poultry meat Periodic soundings of underground underground underground under under- ground water levels in 15 IS' pump wells of the county were taken during the year Water table re re- re cording Three hundred twenty four farmers filed rued water claim blanks blank through extension office Ten 1931 drought relief wells sold to sponsoring sponsoring spon spon- units and groups of farmers In cooperation with State Department De De- Department of Agriculture 1400 pounds of poison polson oats and wh wheat t were distributed to farmers for rodent control purposes Three thousand acres of land treated with bait seven thousand pounds of or bran bait balL mixed and distributed for grasshopper control M. M O. O M. M and farmers caught p pounds of live hoppers Turkeys used for grasshopper control Five farmers tanners tried production of early milk lambs Millard Halterman Halterman Halterman Halter- Halter man reports gross return on his pro project of 1200 average per ewe 7 farmers cooperated In the UfO pro l I jest this tills year Jim Sm Smith h Md and H. H I L. L Adams Adana had had sample bags of ot otwool wool clips cUps graded and scoured Cooperated Cooperated Cooperated Co Co- Co- Co operated with B. B A. A C C. in planning planning planning plan plan- ning project for the testing of I t farm feeding or ewe lambs for I range herd replacement against I the usual practice of turning ewe lambs out with Winter whiter range herds heeds Promoters Promoter attempt agricultural development In Beryl Deryl area One Onehundred Onehundred Onehundred hundred twenty five interested people peo pro pIe received Information from extension extension extension ex ex- tension office Thirteen shipments of oy forest trees trets totaling 1148 1146 plantings in the county this year Twenty percent per Mf cent mortality Thirty nine form font ers era now have windbreak thel shelter r. r belts through tree plantings dur duro ing big last 5 b years Although smaller corn com aC acera le planted in hi the county this y ear I Ithan than last there are to tons of or corn com fUnge stored in trench any and up right silos There are tre trench ch silos in use All types es of live e stock atom in the county are being fed corn silage In feed eed rations ration One thousand five hundred t for ty eight acres of Infested weed wred area controlled through lypA weed project Following kinds of or weeds eeds considered in program po poi Pol son milk weed white top morning glory Canada thistle and Russia Weeds scattered widely throughout county men 3 teams worked on project Sponsoring unit contributed 1806 1805 Total expenditure expenditure on project up to November equals The Extension Agent acknowledges ledges gratefully the helpful cooperation co co- operation of the following organ organ- and groups In the county extension County Com Con missioners and all other County officers all livestock and farm or or- count public schools L. L D. D S. S Ward and Stake officers Relief Societies and other women's clubs State and County Red Cross all civic and business business' organizations Sate Department of especially the District Agricultural Inspector state Engineers Engineer's Engineers Engineer's En En- office State Veterinarians Veterinarian's office and all an citizens of the county county county coun coun- ty who have cooperated In a most splendid manner to achieve the degree of success attained during the year In hi the County extension program the Iron County Record Parowan Times and Branch Dranch AgrI culture College Most sincere appreciation ap ap- ap predation Is extended to the vol vol- unter 4 H club and adult pro project leaders In the extension o crania crania- nIza ton for their efficient unselfish and loyal service |