The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-12-07
COUNTY AGENT DOES
VALUABLE WORK
SUMMARY OF ACCOMPLISHMENT
MENTS IN LATAH COUNTY
DURING PAST YEAR

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his annual report of the activities OF
his office, which shows much valu-
able work accomplished in the inter
est of agriculture in the county dur
ing the year. The following is a
prehensive summary of the report
Since all residents of Latah Coun-
ty are either directly or indirectly
interested in agriculture, and espec-
tally in the agricultural development
of Latah County, your county agrI-
cultural agent has prepared this brlef
summary of his report for the year
beginning December l, 1921, and end
ing November 80, 1922, and is send
ing it to the farmers and other busl-
ness men of Latah County. OF ne
cessity, the summary is short. How
ever, a copy of the full report of the
county agent is on file in his office
at Moscow, and may be examined at
any time by any interested party.
The results that have been secured
during the past year, and for that
matter during the entire period Of
more than four years that the pres
ent county agent has served the peo-
pie of Latah County, could not have
been achieved without the assist
ance and encouragement that have at
all times been given freely by the
progressive farmers of the county,
the county farm bureau and other CO.
operating farmer organizations, the
Board of County Commissioners, and
the administrative staff and special
lists of the Extension Division and the
College of Agriculture of the Uni
versity of Idaho.
ORGANIZATION
During 1922 one additional com
munity was organized for county
agent work. This makes a total of
twenty-five organized communities in
the county, The twenty-five COM
munities adopted a total of 131 local
projects. One hundred eighteen farm
ers lead these 131 local lines of work,
some men leading two projects.
Lines of work taken up in each
community were determined by the
sources of income in that community,
the aim being to work on projects
that were of greatest local import
ance. Farmers of each community
decided upon the work for that com
and selected their local lead
ers. The county program is COM
PEST CONTROL
The chief work on the pest con-
troll project for 1922 was a continu-
alton Of the campaign against the
Columbian ground squirrel started in
1920 and carried on in 1921. Prac-
ically the same methods were used
his year as in previous years. All
If the 25 organized communities Of
he county adopted this project as
part Of their work for 1922. Briefly,
results of the campaign were as fol-
ows:
1. General squirrel control meet
ngs were held in 22 communities,
With an attendance of 339.
9. The Bureau of Biological Sur
yey method of preparing poison bait
vas demonstrated in 22 communities.
8. Poisoning supplies were sold at
.ost in 26 communities and the use
If poison thereby increased. 1879
,unces of strychnine and 4S3 ounces
# saccharine were sold to 511 farm
RS.
4. Monday was set as poisoning
lay in each of the 26 communities
With the understanding that if the
weather. were bad on Monday, the
irst fair day thereafter should be
poisoning day. People generally
poisoned on that day and thereby
the attack on the squirrel.
5. Sixteen hundred acres of pub
ic land were poisoned over by the
ounty agent and farmers adjoining
he land with poison furnished by
he state and prepared b. Hunty
gent.
6. Committeeman nominated at
quirrel control meeting in 20 COM
lunities were later appointed by the
;oard of County Commissioners to
ct as local inspectors, or supervis-
RS, to enforce the rodent control law
4 the 20 communities which asked
, have the law enforced.
z. Loss from work of ground
ouirrels was reduced to a minimum
4 all of the communities adopting
his work as a project.
Rock Chucks
One demonstration on methods of
oisoning rock chucks was conducted
II the W. H. Bennett farm, on Dris-
oil Ridge, and one on the A. L.
vhitted farm, on Fix Ridge. Each
{ these denominations was sue
essfu1 and the rock chucks were
topped from doing further damage.
LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT
l. During the last two weeks In
lly, two veterinarians doing work
nder the direction of DR.. ]. D. Ad-
ms, Director of the State Bureau Of
nimal Husbandry, tested cattle in
atah County for tuberculosis. This
ork was done in cooperation with
lie county agent and farm bureau
During the two weeks,
)92 cattle were tested in nine coun-
y communities and in the towns of
oscow, Troy. Juliaetta and Kendrick-
x of these reacted and were slaugh-
red.
2. A Holstein Calf Club was or
anized at Moscow with three mem
,r% One of the members started
ith a grade calf and the other two
arted with purebred, calves. Other
'ys wanted to enter the club but
t4sfactory calves could not be
und. The club will be continued
I'D enlarged in 1928 The three