, 1926-04-21
Agents Report
FOR the Mnoth of March
Of. A. Chisholm)

in lamb feeding and dairy were held
at Sage Creek and Powell early in
the month. These schools were well
attended considering the lateness of
the season. These meetings should
have been held early in February.
The lamb feeding work was handled
by d.. j. Robertson in a very able
manner and considerable interest was
shown. The purpose of this school
was to arouse interest in this industry
which promises to be of some import
ance in the next few years. One
lamb club of eight members was or
gained at the Marquette school on
Southfork.
Two motion pictures secured from
the U. S. d. A. were shown at Sage
creek and Powell.
Dairying has shown a substantial
increase and much interest was dis
played. At present local project lead
ers are securing orders for dairy
calves to be shipped in the spring, and
the agent has been asked to locate
three registered sires, which he has
done. These have not been shipped
in yet.
Mr.. Robertson was assisted in
both lamb and dairy meetings by To-
cal leaders and they gave some very
interesting information, showing a
splendid spirit of cooperation and a
desire to push their projects.
Registered pigs have been located
for the two pig clubs. The agent has
received lots of help in this from the
local project leaders.
Geo. Boyd of the Biological Survey,
spent two days in the county, mixing
poison grain for early distribution
from this office. 300 lbs. were mixed
and a large part of this has been
sold. The agent, accompanied by
Lou Pearson, visited the lambing OPP
erations in the neighborhood of Low
ell, to see the methods of feeding
Landing ewes. This was a very in
teresting trip. Approximately. 5000
ewes are being LANDED in the two
places visited. with splendid results.
Methods of feeding ground alfalfa
and grain were the incentive for the
trip. A number of the sheep men in
this section are changing to ground
hay and are finding it very satisfac-
tory.
Poultry-The poultry school and
show held at the same time with the
dairy and lamb school was very well
attended. The entries in the show
were not numerous because the breed
ing stock was in use. A large amount
of credit is due to the project leaders
and committees for the final success
of the show. The farm bureau and
county commissioners went together
and purchased twelve turkey show
crates, which easily took are of the
show birds.
Mr.. Summers gave two judging
demonstrations and ribbons were
awarded to the winners in both poul-
try and eggs. This was followed by
timely talks on ARE and feeding of
baby chicks and poultry.
What follow up work that has been
is very gratifying and so far twenty
eight farms have been found to be
using improved practice with chickens
and poultry. Probably the sanitation
work with the breeding turkeys is the
most noticeable. Several farmers are
planning to hatch turkeys with incu-
bators and use brooders. At the an
nual meeting of the Marketing asso-
citation it announced that 80 per cent
of the turkeys sold graded No. 1,
most of the 10 per cent of No. 2 birds
came from the sections most remote
where little extension work has been
done and was due to improper killing
and handling.
One meeting of the hay growers
was held and it was poorly attended,
but prospects for organization are en-
couraging.
Miscellaneous work this month con-
sisted of conference with other pro-
ject leaders. and some work on cost
and production for livestock and crop
work.