Show Extension Office Is Beehive Beehives s At of Activity The annual Cooperative Extension Ex Extension Ex- Ex I EX-I tension Service report prepared for the Federal Extension Service Service Service ice Utah State University andI and I th the County Commissioners by bythe bythe bythe the Extension Service Staff in Sanpete County indicates indicates indicates indi indi- cates that the County Extension office is a busy and popular place The County Extension staff has i made 1917 farm and home visits I during the year They have had had 1668 office calls and 2095 telephone telephone telephone tele tele- I phone calls on various subjects I in agriculture and home eco eco- seven Eighty-seven news articles articles articles arti arti- cles and md 57 radio programs have I been prepared A total of bulletins and circular letters have been distributed through the lo- lo local lo local cal office this year The agents have conducted leadership training meetings for adult leaders and H 4 club lead lead- ers and officers to train them in new skills and techniques In ad addition addition addition ad- ad the agents have participated participated participated in meetings with adults and 93 H 4 club meetings and programs with a combined total attendance attendance- of persons Approximately 30 per cent of of the extension agents agent's time has been spent supervising the boys and girls enrolled in H 4 clubs A A. total of 1881 different different different differ differ- ent local volunteer H 4 club leaders have assisted the Extension Extension Extension Exten Exten- sion Service to make this program program program pro pro- gram possible e. e The most popular home economics projects are foods clothing and home im improvement improvement improvement im- im provement in that order The most popular agriculture projects projects projects are Poultry beef dairy swine and sheep The home agent spent 30 percent per percent percent cent of her time assisting home- home makers and H 4 club members with foods and nutrition 27 per percent percent percent cent with the house and surrounding surrounding surrounding sur sur- rounding furnishing and equipment equipment equipment equip equip- ment and 25 per cent of herI her time was spent on clothing work I The balance of her time was wasI spent on program planning home I management family life child development family economics health safety safely and community development The agricultural agents agent's spent 35 per cent of their time on livestock livestock livestock live live- stock and poultry work 19 percent per pel percent cent on crops including weeds and insect control 16 per centon cent centon on farm management and five per cent on marketing The remainder remainder re remainder re- re I of their time was spent on program planning soil and water conservation wildlife agrIcultural agricultural ag agricultural ag- ag engineering and community community community com com- development |