The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1921-12-16

were Represented by the 100 buyers.
The picric acid cost $3.50 per cwt,
while 40 per cent dynamite was cost
ing $24.6O and stumping powder cost
ing $3.50 to S23.00. Thus the saving
was approximately $1,000 per case OF
100 lbs., or $4,000.
| 8. Farmers who never before pur-
chased blasting powder, ordered pic
ric acid and have started clearing
land. The order of picric acid is lead
ing to larger purchase of CONNER
cial powders and to more cleared
land in Latah County.
4. Two demonstrations of the use
of picric acid were conducted by Prof.
G. R. McDole under the auspices of
the county extension service. Fifty
two farmers, representing eight of
the 10 communities purchasing picric
acid, attended these and declared pic
ric acid fully equal to dynamite or
stumping powder for blasting stumps
CROP REPORTING
Thirteen communities adopted crop
reporting as a project for 1921, and
thirteen crop reporters were selected.
The object was to cooperate with other
counties and farm bureaus of the
state and nation in supplying ade-
quate and accurate crop reports, in
cooperation with the United States
Department of Agriculture. The thir-
teen men selected were we'll distribu-
ted over the county, so that the re-
ports sent in were representative of
the conditions in the county. The re-
porters all sent in their reports regu-
larly and Julius H. Jacobson, who has
charge of federal crop reporting work
in Idaho, states that Latah County re-
ports were all that could be asked.
MISCELLANEOUS
| Under the term miscellaneous" is
: including work that was done during
the season but which was not in con-
t nection with any of the regularly
e adopted projects. The summary Of
the miscellaneous work done during
f 1921 is as follows:
S i. Two farm management schools
S were held with an attendance of As
: farmers
e 2. A mass meeting of farmers was
held in Moscow to hear the report of
S Mr.. George Sievers, county leader Of
e wheat improvement project, on Nat
2 ional Grain Marketing conference held
II in Chicago.
d 8. A cooperative experiment was
started by A. N. Rognstadt, of Big
t. Bear Ridge, to determine the effect OF
a blowing under varying growths of al
,r falfa, with varying treatments of land
plaster, on subsequent wheat crops.
" 4. A field of Little Marvel peas at
Avon was inspected and certified as
se seed.
d, ). Farm visits were made by the
is county agent to give advice on the
control of garden insects, and a news
n article on this matter was printed in
I'd all the papers of the county.
We 6. The work of mustard-ea ing
aphid was studied and brought to the
u attention of the scientists of the ex-
lg pertinent station. The aphid eats yell
low mustard and is increasing each
ed each year in the Genesee community
n Z. Three dress forms classes were
es conducted under the direction of Miss
m. Ada B. Erwin, of the Home Economics
ed staff of the Extension Division. Fifty
nd six women attended the three meet
We ings and 16 dress forms were made
n Materials for IL additional forms
ed were purchased previous to the classes
m and the forms will be made by ladies
attending the classes.
8. Two pressure Gamers were pur
lty chased in Palouse community thru tn,
a county agent and these served a.
on demonstrations in the community. Tn
JUS superiority of the pressure came
40 over the wash boiler for canning vege
of tables and meats has been demon
re- strated.
ro- 8. A faker selling poultry supple
The at exhorbitant prices was exposed an
m left the county.
In 10. Latah County exhibits wer
md collected and shipped to the 1921 Ida
,ck no State Seed Show and to the Inter
on national Hay and Grain Show by tn
county agent.
,ns STATISTICAL SUMMAhf
l25 Different farmers visited on
hat their farms .
cen Total numer of farm visits $50.
ait Office consultations relating
xxi to county agent work ........ 81
lis. Total number of demonstra-
ov- tions conducted or started.... IL
Total number of demonstra-
the ton meetings held ..........
Total attendance at demonstra-
he'd tion meetings .............. 81
&c Extension schools held Farm
management schoOls) .......
Sc Attendance at extension schools.
lew Grand total all meetings held
during year, including dem
heir onstrations, schools, organiza-
and ton. and miscellaneous ......
ems. Grand total attendance all
meetings ...... 49,. 81
me- Agricultural articles written by
fled agent and puollshed IN local
oot- papers .,:'..:.,. -.
emf Agricultural articles written by
the agent and published in Farm
eli Bureau News or News
'ens Letter $3.50. '....''..''''.
that Personal letters wrltteh ...''.l'o
oar Circular letters written ........
nitv Total number of copies of cir
seed cuar letters mailed '........ So
,one Days specialists helped county
car agent '..-.....' $500,
on y. .. rLr lC1.N'
County Agel
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