Show san an juan county planning committee meets the san juan county planning and development committee met in the extension office friday january to outline programs and projects that would assist farmers of the county to maintain 0 or r increase their income and to do a better job of farming during the coming year the home management phase was done by the women on the committee during the forenoon the men met with county agent E 0 biggs on farm problems and the women met with home demonstration agent thelma G walton in the afternoon both groups met together to discuss common problems and to correlate the program the following problems were listed as vital to the agricultural and atad home economics development band and welfare of the county greater production of forage soil and water conservation soil fertility using better seed livestock improvement and pest control alfalfa and grass seed production farm planning and farm records livestock marketing 4 H A club work raising of self sustaining orchards and gardens fly control campaigns increased poultry production windbreak plantings pest control programs pro rams noxious weed and rodent rodent control recreation and citizenship 1 nutrition well nourished minds and bodies are the wealth of america 2 more effective use of cold storage lockers 3 meal and food preparation 4 clothing how much of family sewing is done at home classes to be held in basic principles of clothing construction and also a tallo tailoring i ng class 5 home furnishings interior decorations kitchen improvements and visual aid classes in upholstering and wood finishing 6 best buys tor for your dollar the county agents are now in the process of writing up the policies and recommendations of the committee into a plan of work that will serve as a guide to the extension people in carrying out their work during 1950 |