Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-09-16

outlay lot the county extension ser
vice in the 1922 budget now being
compiled by the county commiss-
toner's, could be reduced without any
damage, proposition the extension
service can figure out in submitting
its own estimate of educational work
outlined and necessary to carry on if
the county is to get the benefits that
the service contemplates according to
E. B.. Stookey county agent.
There is no end of benefits that
the county has derived from the SER
vice it was organized in Thurston
county. The county agent the home
demonstration agent and the county
club leader, have all greatly aided
in perfecting farm work and life thru
out the county. In the home demon
stration departmnt work the benefit
of farm women includes numerous
dressmaking and patter cutting dem
onstrations, textile testing, schools,
wider use of labor saving devices, in
stallation Of water systems and sep
tic tanks and the excellent result in
the follow-up work on the milk cam
paign.
Club work has enrolled ATS mem
bers this year, an increase of 1876
over last year. These organizations
include calf, pig, canning garden,
potato, hot lunch and sewing clubs
for children throughout the county.
The extension service has con-
Quoted a series of berry study tours
and lectures over the county, has
given eight pruning and spraying
demonstrations. Through coopera-
ti0n with the state department of
agriculture and project leaders of the
county more than 1900 cows have
been tested for tuberculosis. The
gain In smut treatment demenostra-
lions and six drainage demonstra-
lions have been held. A federal hun
ter and trapper to exterminate pre-
datory animals was procured for the
county by extension service coopera-
tion with the farm bureau and the
county game commission. A dozen
livestock and dairy study tours and
lectures have been conducted.
Saving Is shown
Az q basis for simplifed estimate
of extension service value to agri-
cultural interest OF the county. an
outline Of what has been UNDER
taken and accomplished IN the past
year through extension service or
ganixation and operation, and in CO.
operation with other organizations
II herewith presented. Figures on
cash saving or increase OF income
are given only a. to activities upon
which they can be actually credited
ana against that total 1t il to be
remembered that the extension SER
vice whole budget for next year Is
$8.5S5. so far as the county IL con-
carned The state and national gov
ernmant match the county expen-
diture practically dollar for dollar
IN supervisory service and extension
specialist work additional to the sal
ary apportionment.
The extension service is establish
cd to carry to the people on the
farm the dement's OF the best farm
practices and scientific information
that has been made available by
experiment stations generally and
the U. s. department Of agriculture
In any county the extension SER
vice is cooperative arrangement
whereby the funds for the work are
provided by the U. s. department of
agriculture, the state college and the
county. In Thurston county there
are three workers in the extension
once servece, the county agent,
home demonstration agent and club
agent. The work OF each agent is
with the farmer on the farm, women
In the farm home and the boys and
girls. Extension activities are large
ly carried on by demonstrations,
working with organized communi-
ty groups and are largely OF an edu-
cational nature.
In placing money value on work
OF this character 1t is necessary to
conffine the estimates to- farmers
buying and selling, which occupies
but small part of the extension
service program of work. altough
marketing is coming to be considered
az much within extension service
scope as anything else, in finding
the most favorable markets at the
least expense to the producer.
Buying At Wholesale Prices.
Consideration of the various ex-
tension activities in Thurston county
shows an appreciate service all
ready rendered through cooperative
buying and selling. as an instance,
shows a saving to the farmers of
mn cipaa Ioruarv