Dodge County Extension Service

Description

The 1937 Dodge County Extension report contains four documents: 33-page Annual Extension Review, Analyses, Interpretation and Presentation Summary; 74-page 25th Anniversary Narrative Report. Narrative report includes: Staff list W. G. Werner, AAA block man; Shirley Emerson, Club Agent; Aileen Just, Club Agent; Graham Fuller; Charlene Rose; Victor Sander, Assistant Agent Rain and drought, budget, work load changes (pages 4-9); Projects Goals and Methods (pages 9-15); Crops, varieties, Hybrid Corn test plots with results, lime, potatoes varieties, map of potato plot locations (pages 16-22); Poultry disease problems (page 23); Livestock Dairy, sheep, DIHA organized, location map and membership of cow testing, sleeping sickness in horses (pages 23-27). Farm Management Tour, 2 story hen house, location map and membership of Dodge County Farm Management Cooperators (pages 27-30). Problems of Creameries (pages 30-31); Cooperative Oil Company organized, shares sold (pages 31-33); Nursing Project 206 women enrolled, 4 meetings, trained leader (page 33); Grasshopper new to Dodge County, 13 ton bait, 12 barrels of poison (pages 34-35); Pocket Gophers and Rats (page 35); Weed Control weed inspector problems and results, County Extension purchased sprayer, Creeping Jennie (pages 37-38); Rural Youth Organized (pages 38-39); Rural Electrification Coop REA, little interest in electricity, lines built, shares sold (pages 39-40); AAA Program (Agriculture Adjustment) 1,120 applications (pages 40-41); 4-H County Leader Association organized, officers names, programs identified, local club structure set, clubs taking part in Music, Plays with results, County Fair, Achievement Day, State Fair and Jr Livestock Show exhibitors and results, location map of clubs (pages...

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Dodge County Extension Office, University of University of Minnesota