The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1923-03-29
BRIEF SUMMARY or COUNTY
AGENT WORK IN SOUTH DA-
k0TA FOR 1922
BY r.. w. Hall,
Assistant Director Of Extension

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Assistant Director of Extension
There were an organized eommun-
tiles in the counties having county ex-
tension agents. There were 1919
meetings held in these communities
With 9 total attendance or 43,173.
Soils and Crops
There were 70 drainage systems
planned and installed.
Sweet clover seed was secured for
1870 farmers to seed 23,7S3 acres.
Soy bean seed was secured for 824
farmers to plant 1856 acres. Alfalfe
seed was secured for 1924 farmers to
plant 1880 acres. 1851 bushels Of
certified seed potatoes were secured
for $50 farmers. In the west river
country poisoned bait for poisoning
dogs was furnished to 1874 farmers
who poisoned 1881 acres OF land.
In cooperation with the farmers, in
the west river country, fG3 ,391 pounds
of poisoned bran mash was prepared
for grasshoppers. 37,035 pounds of
bran mash was prepared for army
worms. Trees were sprayed On. 233
farms.
Livestock
All equity uBSUAS maintained StEu
and livestock exchange lists. Many
farmers secured breeding stock and
seeds near home through this eX-
change. 146 dairy bulls. 1872 rams,
and 705 registered boars were thus
secured. Applications for registry Of
breeds are to be found in the office.
County agents keep on file applica-
tions for tuberculiu testing and 10,3O8
head were thus tested. Upon the sug-
gestion and advise of the agents 3d.
SIS head OF cattle were vaccinated
for Mackleg, 203, 489 hogs were vac
cinated for hog cholera, and 1928.
cattle were dipped for sca0ies.
Farm Management
S92 farm account books were distri-
huted. Is farm leases were drawn.
40 farmers were assisted in keeping
cost Of production records. 1896 farm
lahorers were placed. 3 farm loan
associations were organized.
Marketing
25 cooperative livestock shipping
associations were organized with 1852
members and did a business of over
81 900 10000 3 potato growers local
associations were organized with PSI
members doing a business of $35 900
90. 1 alfalfa and sweet clover assO-
Citations were organized with 55 mem
hers doing a business of $25, 408 80.
During the past six years the county
agents have organized 1913 cooperative
livestock shipping associations.
The Census report shows that in
1921 there we're Ill cooperative buy
ing and selling associations i'll the
state. Our list, which is not complete,
shows 333 cooperative elevators, of
50 are classified as equity ex-
change elevators, % farmers union,
Q equity union, / rockdale, and 239 i'm
dependent elevators. County agents
ALWAYS actively cooperated with
the farmers elevators located in their
COunues. Chnsus reports for 1917
shows that q per cent of the farmers
in the State sold through cooperative
elevators doing a total business or
S2l, $751; a. 90 while Is per cent of the
purchased through coopera-
tive associations doing a total bust
ness of $3.5S3, 77100. In short they
sold nearly ten times as much as they
bought in this way.
The county agents have actively
supported the State Wool Pool. State
Potato Growers Exchange, and the
Western Alfalfa Seed Growers Asso-
ciation-the state organization for
marketing comparatively the products
named.
Farm Home
% sewage disposal systems were
installed. and 10 water supply systems
,vare installed S5 hog housps and 10
barns have been built according TO
plans furnished. SO farm building
ventilation demonstrations were com
BY means of specialists. S25S women
have secured instruction in regard to
clothing aud 1908 with regard to
foods,
Boys and Girls Clue Work
1888 boys and girls, were enrolled in
IA kinds of clubs in counties having
county agents while 9S2 members
were enrolled in counties not having
In doing The wsrk on the above pro-
iects. the county agents visited 1905
farms. and 1851 people have called
at their Offices. A trifle over one-half
their time has been spent in the
country. A total of 9,0S5 meetings
were held with an attendance of 232.-
720. 63,S70 individual letters We're
written.
This large amount of work was done
by farmers working together in active
community organizations in coopera-
ton with other communities through
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