Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-11-17
FIRST EXTENSION
SCHOOL HELD IN
GARDEN VALLEY
Planned to Make the Visit
An Annual Community
Event-Great Interest in
Work Shown.

Four members of the staff of the
university extension division, Director
O. d. Center. Fred Williams, Ada
county agriculturist; Miss Amy Kelly,
field worker in home economics and
her assistant, Mrs. Alva Holt together
with Dean lddngs of the agricultural
college have just returned from Garden
valley. where they conducted a very
successful two days extension school.
In spite of most rnfavorable weather
the attendance was good and interest
keen and sustained. That section of
idaho is especially adapted to the stock
growing industry and the entire pro-
gram was arranged to give special
help to the farmers in the feeding, care
and management of their stock. Dem
onstrations were given each day by
Dean Iddings in the selection and judg-
ing of beef cattle. on Saturday Mr..
Williams demonstrated the uce of
blaclllcg vaccine following his talk on
this disease and it's prevention. This
demonstration was especially interest
ing and helpful as it was undoubtedly
the first demonstration of the kind ever
held in this section of Idaho. Both
Dean Iddings and Mr.. Williams eX-
pressed themselves as greatly pleased
with the high type and class of cattle
represented by the herds in the valley.
Director Center gave II talk on silos
and forage crops, illustrated and dem
onstrated by the building of a minia-
ture silo.
G. b. Mains, district forester, was
present Saturday and gave a most
helpful address on range plants and
pasturage with special reference to
poisonous plants.
HOME ECONOMICS.
The home economies branch of this
school was ably conducted by Miss
Kelly and Mrs. Holt and the lectures
and demonstrations were particularly
practical and helpful. Ames Whole.
sale company, of Boise, The Cash Store
Of Garden valley and Henry Cutler of
Banks offered several prizes and 10
cal committee had arranged culinary
contest that the ladies and girls were
greatly interested i'll. The first prize
for bread was won by Mrs. j. c. Mills
Sr and Mrs. John Mcbride won sec
ond prize; Miss Vera Bolitho, white
cake; Mrs. Castle, dark cake: Mrs. Ed
Glcnnon, doughnuts; first. Mrs Tom
Wetzel, first prize on butter; Mrs. |
Henry Charters. second. Mrs. ". J.
Mills. first on canned fruits, Mrs. J. G. |
Mills. Jr. secord. Mrs. j. G. Mills, |
Jr., first on canned vegetables. Mrs |
w. ]. Mills. second. cake. girls UNI
der i6, first. Beulah / olitho second.
Helen Carrigan,
IN illustrated lecture by Mr.. Center
on the boys and girls club work, to-
gether with a short local program of
children was given Friday evening
and was enjoyed alike by the children
and their elders. The boys and girls
club work viii undoubtedly take on
added interest and life because of the
lecture given and the pictures shown
Garden vally has no desire to lag
behind other partitions of the state in
this movement, which shows such
splendid results
AN ANNUAL EVENT.
Before the close of the session on
Saturday afternoon steps were taken
in the election of chairman and a
committee, representing all parts of the
valley, to make the school an annual
event. II is planned also to enlarge
same to include a community exhibit
at which both the young folks and par
cnts may show the results of their
work. The chairman selected was }.
g. Mills, Jr., and the committee con
sists of Mr.. Claska. Mr.. Wetzel, Sam
Charters and Mr.. Clark. A request for
a three day school in II has already
been made to the extension division
of the University of Idaho, and Director
Center assured the committee that in
the event it is possible to hold any
schools that Garden valley will receive
first consideration.
Truth has everything in the world
beaten for coming back-Mystic
Worker, Mount Morris. Ill.,