The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-12-15
1aisyer Gives Report
on Work for Farmers

Eve distinct projects Of work foi
v,.math county farmers were prose
cu,cd during 1915 by II. Il. Glaisycr
co.,nty agricultural agent. according
"a the annual report just complied by
hin, In addition. several minor prof
eer Of work were carried, on success.
fully.
During the year Agent Giaiayer car.
r,cJ on n farm management demon.
aration project. n gopher. coyote and
rabbit contro, project. u county or.
gsnizatton project. a variety crop
demonstration project. and an indus.
,nal club organization and school fair
proicct beyond this cooperative az.
rlclliurai extension work has been
conducted. movable schools for far.
ncrs have been brought to Klamath
county. and clubs have been started
10 make use OF the federal farm loan
act
The report OF Agricultural Agent
ClnIs,cr shows that from January I,
1916. 10 December I, 1916. the period
covered in the report. 30b farm visits
were madc by him on request. 100
farmers called Rt his once for infor.
nation, 3? meetings were held In the
county with total attendance Of
l'2S. sixteen ncld meetings were held
10 show the results OF 4 demonstration
Of some special crop. 1897 letters were
mailed from his once and 1868 70.
ceisci.
4 copy Of the complete report has
been mailed to the department Of aEri.
culture. another TO Oregon Agricul.
tural College. and n third IL In the OF.
nee nj County Agent Glaisycr. II
may be- read by any farmer who caros
to call at his once,
OF the Ave main projects. probably
that on farm management IL most IN.
,ercstine. In klamath county. In
starting this project last winter. II
was decided to make survey OF the
irrigated farms 30 as to be- able nj the
close Of III" survey to make n com.
parison Of irrigated conditions. Next
season n" dry farmers VIII be In.
clndcd and similar comparison made
of them. In making the comparisons
10 determine the most profitable sss-
ten Of farming. the following are the
nam points taken into consideration. I
The relation and size OF farm bust.
nrss To labor income.
The relation OF number Of produc.
tive animal units to labor income.
The relation Of crop yields to labor
income
Livestock receipts per productive
animal unit and profit.
The return Of 800 worth OF feed
fed and profits.
Percent receipts from stock and
profits.
The farms where the records were
obtained were not In any way selected
for the best or poorest farms. but
we're taken as they came, Thirty.fve
different farms were covered. all In
the district between Klamath Falls
and Maiin.
The results OF farm management
project show that OF the thirty'fivc
included In the report seven yielded o
labor income OF $500 TO $1,000. hve
yielded an income OF nothing to $500.
and FIVE Of $1,000 Ono farm yielded
from $500 to $4,000 in labor income
and eight showed an actual ioss. la
bor income. az referred to In the m.
port. IL tho amount Of money tho far
ner makes at the end Of any ono year
h return for his years WORT. he re-
ceving besides this hts board and
Assse rent for himself ana family.
II was shown in the project that Of
twelve farms Of An average acreage
u a. acres. only two yielded . labor
issome Of $500 or over. On the other
hand. Of twelve farms OF Al average
acreage Of 2s1 acres. Ave yielded a
labor income Of $500 or more. show
lag greater labor incomes on larger
farms. The report says some farmers
are enlarging their farm business by
enc or more Of the following ways:
Buying or renting more land. keeping
more livestock. intensifying on the
land and stock already held.
The project for eradication OF
ground squirrels. coyotes and rabbits
was given much attention during the
year Clubs for the special purpose
Of poisoning squirrels throughout the
Entire community by cooperate meth
Dds were formed at Mt. Iaki. Pine
6rove. Orindale. Lone Pine. Shasta .
View, Langell Valley. Bonanza. Spring
Lake. BLY,. Dairy and Hildcbrand, Tho
poison Wag miYed nv Ono man. known |