The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-01-26
COUNTY AGENT
ACCOMPLISHED
MUCH IN YEAR
Report of r. c. Newcomer
Shows Progress Made in
I Club Work, Other Things


Shows Progress Made in
Club Work, Other Things
Agricultural Extension activities in
Morton county as carried on by Coun-
ty Extension Agent Ralph C.. New
conner, were many and varied daring
the past year, according to infor-
nation obtained from annual re-
ports submitted to the u. s. Depart
ment of Agriculture and the extern.
sion division Of the North Dakota
Agricultural College.
The records of the county agent
reveal that he has cooperated with
various county and city organizations
As we'll as the organizations promot-
ing extension activities which were
two community clubs with member
ship Of 14O, three Homemakers clubs
with a membership Of So, 10 boys and
\ girls clubs with a membership Of lis.
1.-THE membership in the Boys and girls
clubs consisted Of as boys and GO
girls. The community clubs were
headed by Dave Cannell, Of the Glen
Ullin Club and Geo. H. Urban of the
Hebron club.
The Homemakers clubs were To-
Gated at Flasher, Mandan, and High
land Township. Mrs. Lloyd Kaufman
was president Of the Flasher Club
during the year. Mrs. John Mason,
of the Mandan club and Mrs. Taylor
the Highland club. The Homemakers
clubs held meetings once each month.
and carried on their programs from
an outline of various topics selected
at the beginning Of the year, with
different members Of the club dis
cussing the subjects that were as
signed to them, pertaining to foods,
clothing, poultry and homemaking in
general.
:, Junior Clubs
Each Boys and Girls club was or
ganized with q president, vicc-pres-
ident, secretary and local leader. The
officers were members Of the club,
but the local leader was an adult in
sthc community who was chosen to as
sist with the supervision Of the club
and give suggestions in the carrying
out Of the club members program for
the year. The name of the club, pres.
ident and local leader is given as fol-
fclws:
Busy Bee Clothing Club, Hebron,
Frieda Rchm, president; Mrs. Funk,
local leader. Busy Workers Cloth
ing Club. Hebron, Clara Rehm, pres
ident; Mrs. Lawrence, local leader.
Hebron Corn Club, George Ding, Jr,
president; Mr.. Johnson, local leader.
Hebron Poultry Club, Herman Kick.
president; L. Rehm, local leader. New
Salem Calf Club, Alice Hole, pres
idcnt; A. A. Haines, local leader.
Highland Pig Club, Mandan. Ernest
Ellison, president; Gus Schauss, local
leader. Highland Foods Club, Man.
dan, Esther johnson, president; Mrs.
Weiss, local leader. Flasher Corn
Club. Louis Torkclson, president;
William Wcibers, local leader. Flash
err Calf Cub, Jerome Stowell, pres
ident; Ncls Bakken, local leader.
Pershing Poultry Club, Sweet Briar,
Lillian Schleicher, president; Dave
Clauston, local leader.
Aside from perfecting the organi-
cations and general supervision 81
junior members were visited and
given personal assistance with their
club problems. Assistance was given
in the training of three demonstra-
ton teams and two judging teams.
Two Of the demonstration teams COM
petcd in the state contest at the State
Fair at Fargo, and the representatives
of the Hebron Clothing team won
=, first place. The judging team made
up of two members Of the New Sa-
lem team, and one from the Flasher
club won first in judging dairy cattle,
and were later sent to the National
Dairy Show at Detroit, Michigan, to
compete with other state teams and
won high honors.
Many Farm Visits
Farm visits numbering $50 were
made during the year, the report
further shows, and AGO individuals
called at the county agents office
asking for assistance or information
in some form Of agricultural work.
Eight hundred thirty-eight individual
letters were written in answer to
inquiries coming to the office, or sent
out giving information relative to
some specific information on some
agricultural subject, and in addition
to the specific type Of letters sent
out, 4O15 circular letters were mailed
out during the year relative to sub
jects' of more general nature to the
farmers Of the county.
A total Of 81 meetings, with an at
tandance Of $3.50, were held during
the year. A farm boys encampment
was held at Mandan, in cooperation
with the county agent Of Grant coun-
ty. for one week with an attendance
of as boys. Two farm picnics and
tours were given assistance.
A largn amount Of personal serv-
ice. such as locating seed, livestock
and farm exchanges in. general, were
carried at almost all times during the
year, but no very accurate method
Of recording the transactions for
much of this work has been yet de-
viscd, but the exchanges, sales and
), purchases that have been known as a
sdircct result from information fur
nished from the county agents office
amounted to some Of 81 900 in 1925.
Cattle Testing
In cooperation with the state live
, stock sanitary board and the federal
bureau of animal industry 1,47O cattle
were tested for tuberculosis. and coo
cattle were dipped to control an OUT
break Of scab in one community. NJ.
teen herds were added to the state
and federal accredited list. and three
townships secured sufficient sigma
lures to make the; testing Of al
cattle Within the townships compul-
sorry. &C..
a Many other interesting items a.
revealed. by this, report show thst