Show Extension n i n Work I Brings farmers rs I a 1 L I aa t ds By By J J. J J. J Reed Re d Moore ft orthe l I h. h e ewt 1 l JS Won nil 1 ci i e dates Ua t to 1 1896 wt n the III WI ap ap 1 P ft Md d cown commis- commis f Bt to hold t iEt ut ea year J ta county 1 In 1611 1911 this was s up t-up as a aj p e in u th e. e 1 About 1 B i was S emt- emt i B and and other f i s ent n nS S S S. R R. BO wu to 1917 T was ams asked County and aM nd be the th Co County nw Agent t. t Mr wad h he iK until 1824 when I Ji Jk Ml t fat r. c-r. Courtly County and nd David Sharp came from from iron iron to lo Sui County to f be Count County Agent Agent Mr Sharp was In InI Inthe I the county count cou ij for 16 yeaS years years until MO 41 i I Mr are Came I. I In Iii IMS IN 1 I I I After Mr Sharp Lee iee G Guymon came cam to Summit County Co 94 oJ Its U. County t Agent ACt and w was s. s here un un-j un nn 1 i iI ill til 1953 when he was was sent to to i I I Sevier St r County and J. J R Reed Moore Ithe I Ithe the present County Agent came into this county I I Along with Along with these county agents agent were wert many home Kome Agents who ho I have g given excellent service for fort I th the years year they were here hero Among those who served t were Vert Marcy Murcy M Dor Rh a Jit Hearth rah Gardner rcy Thelma Huber Carlson r n tt r nd r t-t t pt t present res nt Naomi Tn Tenn n is filling tilling this position and hat has done dont so for approximately 10 years I It is the purpose of f the Extension Exten I Ie sinn sion n ser e both from trop a federal and state slate basis jo fo 0 serve Iye the cit citizens cit cit- ns of the county in bringing ng i the mOt most recent t and end up up-to- up to- to date in information pertaining tu to to f farm srm end end- and home uv v i ln In J recent rf e s 's taken on on the addI add add- I iti r rit it In a o of i JI Interring k g all ali I dr o r rk Jt all l people Je in U it rS p gr a u 1 4 In Sum surn He Het Here t th w un n y the 1 d et r ii fa farmers a S na t h herp hep elp blA J m lire en M iio thi i o v t o lt th co ci taw JY h in tri tt t u ty t lid arid 1 hied d H I Many w j I W. C y t or of f crops r h have 1 t ct I r d and P o ed ben ben- n- n r l tr n ie ien n up UD for tilt the 1 Improve Improve- m fl of n t mil s crops s d ote extra a leed hed that at might 1 1 n W lIdid The T r 1 f of t the he b hAVe Je e ih tri lq qu 1 the l tat v. v t 7 rr F r I about bout In the last 16 years yearl through the tr rUl buU g I. I program I The The poultry industry within the county has now teach reached Beached el a a. a major major ma mn- I jor item AIRm The m most lt a hen could o ld lay was eggs per ye year year r where where- whereas as os ri now now W she will lay or bet t ter er I IThe The dalr dairy Industry through the Extension Se S Service vice has in increased increased In- In creased production In b both h size of f h herd rd and In the quantity of b butterfat In 1925 1025 the th aVerage size herd was w was s 15 cow cowl cows In 1940 1040 this this' had ralp raised d to about I 1958 it h has CI raised to 2 2 end In n 81 cows per herd I TIe The The average R butterfat butte b back J In 1025 1925 was wai Just a little better than Ihan han pounds per c cow In 1058 th's h hns has Increased where the the j I average average- production per cow row In I butterfat is f pounds 4 II 4 Work Lead heads i The man main n program that the has been blen de devoting dp- dp i Extension dension is given Riven voting Its Iw service I to the boys oos I and girls girl e of l the th- count county In this 1 I Ih ha e learned to do b by doing through the H 4 Club work Malor Ma- Ma I lor most of or the fields that anyone anyone can cnn think of U Livestock stock projects projects' food lood and clothing projects s crops safety and a good man many others are art there for the boys OOS and girls Their 1 re results results re- re fo are brought before before- t the e. e lr public mainly at the county fair where folks can see what the j boys bos and girls have ha done At the present time there are about I enrolled In inthis this program There are man many fields in which the county agents li go Insect control weed feed weed control rodent control disease control plus others arc are jobs handled under the direction of the county agent Home agents plant for lor an ad ad- to fo Y d d clothing home furn furnishing a and n nd dg finding a place in n the h homes mes of the county for the Various arious Items as well as n anything eiS else th that t has to do kith this work stork rk at home such as water lightS SanI sanitation In In- u I i 3 I B ta t formation On can on this WE can bi be h had Md through the through th t home he-home agent Th- Th extension is working continuously with other agencies to set Bet up up a program that will result in better I |