The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1926-03-04

Tho sum of Sd, O86, O27.5O was saved
81 the farmers of Washington in
1oo5 nv the assistance of the extern
lion service of the state college. This
r T S the profit due to increased
--nduction. better management, etc.
Knot about by the adoption of better
form and home practices by farm
men. women, boys and girls.
That the extension service has just
completed the most efficient period
~ service ever rendered TO the rural
,,eonle of the state is indicated by the
;ncrased spread of influence over
past years.
BENTON county people will be inter-
eated in brief summary of the work
~ Miss Gertrude Gage, county club
AGENT. She answered 544 office calls
last wear and wrote SIG individual
letters in 1926. She held 267 demon
stration meetings. with an attendance
of 1864. At 48 training classes held
for leaders. sc different leaders were
present.
There are 2O2 boys and girls en-
rolled in clubs in Benton county. The
nroiect enrollments are: dairy calf
club. 9; cooking, 27; corn, Is; garden
10: pig, 8; poultry, 10; room improve
ment, 8; sheep, 10; and sewing, 1O1.
Three boys exhibited corn at the
Pacilc International Corn show and
all received prizes. Corn as a gen
eral thing is wormy in this county.
This year 90 silos in one neighbor-
hood were filled with corn. The corn
club members made a saving of $508.
Livestock club members. including
swine, sheep, dairy, and poultry,
made total saving of $79O.41, with
value Of $2212.77 for their products.
Cooking club girls made saving of
$137.O2. Girls sewing clubs made a
saving of $613.59 making dresses,
underwear, hats, etc. Women made
q saving of $964.47 in clothing work.
Through horticultural school and
demonstration tours held in 1926,
81 farms adopted improved practices,
such as dairying. pruning, thinning,
etc. Seventy-fve poultrymen were
poultry school. The Yakima Poultry
association was organized as result
of this meeting.
In nutrition, 23O families adopted
improved practices AS a result Of
nutrition class advocating more
milk and better lunches, 43 under
weigh children were raised to nor
NAL, and 148 others made a noticeable
gain, in one grade school. Two young
mothers study classes were organ
lied for study with a combined en-
rollment Of As. Demonstrations and
discussions were given by Miss Gage
and the county nurses
Improved practices in clothing
we're adopted by 226 families. The
154 homes adopting better practices
In home management did work in
kitchen improvement rug making,
lamp shade making. labor saving de-
vices, etc.
The extension service held 4775
meeting in Washington during 1925
With an attendance of 1880. This
is an increase of $500 rural folk at
tending these meetings over the total
for 1924.
A total of 61,949 farms and homes
adopted improved practices in four
teen differerA projects. This is an
increase of 1000 over 1924. Live
stock farmers used suggestions on
n,774 head of dairy cattle, 6799 head
Of livestock and 135,O19 head of poul-
try. Four hundred fourteen purebred
sres were placed, most of them re-
placing scrub sires.
Recommendations offered by the
service were used in 147,356 acres in
crops and soils; 35O,7O0 fruit trees;
1910 acres of potatoes; 2,1O1,811 ac-
res of wheat relatives to smut con-
troi; 9O66 acres of potatoes in dis
ease work; 669,174 acres in rodent
control; 1857 acres in drainage and
irrigation, and 1907 acres in clear.