The 1979-80 Dodge County Extension Annual Reports contains the 36-page Annual Progress Report: Extension Committee and Staff; Summary of Accomplishments including Ag Products and Related Industries, Home Improvement Family Living Program, 4-H, Resource Development and Public Affairs, Administrative Supervision and Staff Support. (pages 1-7); Farm and Home Decision Making, Energy and Soil Conservation, Corn Management, Soybean Management, Forage Production, Pesticide Safety, Dairy Industry, Swine Industry, Home Horticulture, Food and Nutrition, Consumer Affairs, Clothing and Textiles, Interior Design and Equipment, Housing, Individual and Family Development, Human Health, Cultural Understanding, Expressive Arts and Crafts, Leadership, Forestry and Wildlife Conservation, Community Study and Planning, Extension Administration; Staff Development, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
Harold Nelson, Member of the Minnesota Dahlia Society and superintendent of the flower division at the Minnesota State Fair admiring his dahlia display. He has been cultivating dahlias since 1931 and maintains that growing them is habit forming.
Mennonite homestead with lean-to, shed and barn attached to house. Originally the home of Gerhard Dicks, immigrants from Pordenau, South Russia. Built in 1884 the house was restored and moved to the Heritage Villiage in Mountain Lake.
Science Specialist Judy Klatt with students in courtyard of Maxfield Elementary School, St Paul. Studentts are examining a Spirea japonica Little Princess shrub.