Show Summit County Extension Service Reports on Very Success ul Year The annual report for 1956 orthe 01 or the Summit County Extension Service is now filed as history but it has been good history Activities Activities Activities Ac Ac- have been carried on Inthe Inthe in inthe the following enterprises Crops livestock marketing conservation conservation conserva conserva- tion farm Carm management Carmand farm Carm farmand farmand and home buildings and grounds home management health clothIng clothing cloth cloth- Ing foods and nutrition family life lite safety H lf work control of Insects weeds and rodents B Boys Boyi 11 and Girls Best Beat Crop Some of oC the items above are stressed each year more than others This year year in agriculture livestock new crops fertilizers and we weed d control were stressed a little stronger than some of oC the others 0 Of OC course 4 H is al always always always al- al ways emphasized far Car above anything anything anything any any- thing else Boys and girls are our most Important crop The rhe county has run seed tests in la wheat barley silage corn com garden products These are arc provIng provIng proving ing to be very enlightening as to what the county should grow Weed control plots were put putout putout putout out in tn areas of oC the county Seventeen different farmers farmer are cOoperating here The final Cinal results results results re re- of oC these experiments are going Ing to take a few Cew more years At least seven sevea different nt chemicals chemicals chemicals chemi chemi- cals were tried on the weeds Fertilizer plots are still provIng proving proving ing the importance of oC its cation The agen agents ts made 1252 Carmand farm Carm farmand farmand and home visits had 1349 office calls 1843 phone calls wrote news items made 2 TV and 4 radio broadcasts distributed bulletins held meetings with adults with 4 39 attending held 39 H 4 meetings with at at- at tending There were 61 4 H leaders with boya boys and girls In 4 4 H H clubs These boys and girls enrolled enroll enroll- ed In projects and complete completes 1 I of oC them The H 4 h leaders aders held ld meetings with members members members mem mem- bers as the total attendance The agents feel that the year was a good one and desire to thank the people of Summit Co County nty for their thelt cooperation and I fine tine work |