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Show New Bulletin Reviews Extension Activities For Past Two Years "Rural Utah Builds for Better Living." This 1b the tltla or an illustrated, 72-page bulletin Juat rese by tixe UtaU gtate Agrlcul-Uural Agrlcul-Uural college extension, service. The nav publication reviews by means of words and pictures activities of the extension service for the past two years. The report, which is addressed to Dr. Elmer G. Peterson, president of the college, from William Peterson, Peter-son, director of Che extension service, serv-ice, points out that "New plans and new programs inaugurated by federal fed-eral and state governments in an attempt to bring about widespread recovery in a nation emerging from a critical depression, was carried foraari by the . extension service ser-vice during the past biennium. "Manv assignments were marked with the elmergency stamp which made it imperative that agents am. specialists lay aside, for the time being, project worX at hand and thrdA' their entire efforts into the new assignments that had been designed de-signed by represenatives of a benign be-nign government. With such an efficient and effective organiation as the extension service through which to operate, the secretary of agriculture and his aides did not hesitate to assign to agents and specialists the task of .molding public pub-lic opinion and bringing about - changed practices in agriculture and home making so that the national na-tional picture could be completed." The publication shows that the extension staff assumed key positions posi-tions in state and federal programs. It treats scarcity of water and increase in-crease of noxious weeds in Utah as two major problems confronting farmers. Women as well as men . have their place in program planning, plan-ning, which is successfully mapping the future of Utah agriculture, in- volving both farm and home economy, econ-omy, the report points out. The need of more homes for young married people in the state is seen as a means of retaining the young people who must leave Utah each year. The report also cails attention to the aid given extension ex-tension programs by approximately . 3.Q0O voluntary leasers, the service's . aid to youth through 4-H club and other programs, and to cooperation of the- extension personnel with other federal and state agencies, particularly the college and federal department of agriculture. The publication reviews agron- " oimy projects which have stressed use of pure ' seed, improving of farm' pastures, soil conserving practices, prac-tices, water utilization, weed con-. con-. trol, educational tours, and removal .of old and diseased trees. It also summarizes the fight in Utah ..against "Mormon" crickets and . .grasshoppers; cooperation with rodent-control agencies; the livestock live-stock industry and its problems; dairy herd improvement and dairy manufacturing courses during the . two year period; the extension serv- . .ice's sheep and wool projects; the poultry improvement plan which is being received with increasing enthusiasm en-thusiasm in the state; and the part of agricultural economics in solving of Utah's rural problems. Through the extension horticulture horticul-ture project thousands of diseased and useless fruit . trees have been removed.. The forestry project has .encouraged planting of more trees on farms fcr windbreak and wood-lot wood-lot purposes and the use of more Utah-grown lumber, providing trees at less than production cost from the Clarke-McNary nursery on the college campus. Through joint consideration of farm and home problems the ... service has encouraged1 successfully an interest in cooperative family planning, earning and speniding. In the heme housewives have been contacted personally and aided in .- formulating thrift practices in the fLim.ily clothing problems. Family health has particularly been stress- ! ed ty i sans of dental and medical j service plans. Adequate diets for farm families bjve been promoted i ty encouraging the planning of a i year's f :od sup. ly, preserving cf foods fc :rough canning projects, training of housewives in food prep-partion prep-partion by leaders, preparation of h.iria-grown foods, and special educational ed-ucational programs. D;-ing each of the two years 5300 boys and girls were registered in 4-H club projects with 78 per cent completing their work. In 1937, 153 representatives of 24 counties attended the annual club leaders' training school, and scores cf leadership courses were conducted conduc-ted fcr leaders in the various counties, coun-ties, Health has been particularly encouraged among boys and girls. Interest has been created In these projects through special recreational recreation-al activities and exhibits cf crops and handiwork from projects. Through media of na.vspapers, radio programs, bulletins, letters, and cooperation with other public and private agencies the extension editor has kept farmers of the.area informed of important developments develop-ments in agriculture during the biennium. bi-ennium. The publication, which will be provided to anyone requesting it through county agents, is illustrated illustra-ted with 52 halftones and 29 tables and grapl'as. |
