The 1925 narrative report covers Farm Bureau business and mentions two bank closings. County Commissioners were asked for help in hiring the Extension staff. The document outlines the scope, nature, and results of Extension work. It includes Animal Husbandry, Agriculture Economics, Rural Engineering, Poultry, Womens Clothing, Nutrition, and Boys and Girls Clubs (4-H). Interesting facts; pole beans planted for silage, an outbreak of cholera, lime sulfur and arsenate sprayed on orchards, Womens Clubs held project meetings. The supplement contains crop yields, acres, farm calls, livestock and poultry numbers, demonstrations, exhibits, meetings, and members and attendance.
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
The 1924 Dodge County Extension Services Annual Report narrative report includes many names. Projects described include: Soil (lime was ordered by boxcar), information regarding crop improvement and shows; associations including, Duroc Breeders, Shorthorn Breeders, Cow Testing, and Egg and Poultry Marketing. Talks about Sodatol (TNT). Boys and Girls 4-H Club working through rural schools; Farm Bureau picnic; Bread Baking Contest winner received a 48 lb. sack of flour and two cakes of yeast daily for two weeks. County Fair and Livestock Shows, and Women's Achievement Day. Two supplements contain crop yields, acres, farm calls, livestock and poultry numbers, demonstrations, exhibits, meetings, and members and attendance.
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
The 1926 annual report contains two Documents: The 33-page Annual Extension Review, Analyses, Interpretation and Presentation Summary, and the 50-page Narrative Report. Narrative report contains: Farm Bureau Report meeting reports, picnic activities (pages 1-3); Projects Goals and Methods (pages 4-7); Soils and Crops rental problems, barley, truck crops (pages 8-9); Livestock and Dairy Milking Shorthorns, feed school, Vernon Coop (pages 9-10); Rural Engineering and Marketing construction advice, blueprints, Water in buildings, Pyrotel for blasting, coop marketing (pages 10-13; Home poultry considered womens work, proper housing for poultry (page 13); Boys and Girls Clubs (4H) - retention in program, State Fair precedes County Fair (pages 13-14); Projects Goals and Methods (pages 15-16); Soil fertilizer, names of men using fertilizer (pages 17-19); Crops Gopher Oats, barley crop show, cabbage (pages 19-20); Dairy - cow testing, (pages 21-22); Poultry study of first poultry project, tour (pages 23-24); Marketing truck growers marketing problems, Growers Association director names, onions, cabbage (pages 24-26); Boys and Girls 4-H Clubs State Fair and Junior Livestock Show names and placing, camp (pages 27-28); Summary of Activities (pages 29-32); Statistical Summary (page 33); 1927 Projects, Goals and Methods (pages 34-36); Outlook (page 37); Boys and Girls Club Projects and members (pages 38-42); Adult Poultry Project Clubs and members (pages 43-49); Farm Bureau Board of Directors (page 50).
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
The 1928 annual report contains two documents; 31-page Annual Extension Review, Analyses, Interpretation and Presentation Summary; 44-page Narrative Report. The Narrative Report contains Farm Bureau Overview including picnic, work in Home Economics Department and free bedding at the fair (pages 1-5); Projects Goals and Methods (pages 6-9); meetings held with location map (pages 10-13); Soils and Crops, seed sold at Extension Office, Gopher Oats, landlord problems, noxious weed control not popular (pages 14-17); Livestock, cattle testing, hog tattooing (page 17); Dairy Cattle Testing Association with officers, herd management, purebred sires (pages 18-19); Poultry clinics held, culling lessons, turkeys (pages 19-20); Engineering blue prints furnished (page 20); Rodent Control cyanide (pages 20-21); Agriculture Economics Better Farming Club (page 21); Home Management labor saving hints (pages 21-22); Boys and Girls Club work first Bread Baking and Sewing Contest, other contest with results, U of M Short Course, State Fair (pages 22-24); Recommendations for 1929 (page 29); Statistical Summary (page 29); Outlook for 1929 (page 30); Cow Testing Association including membership a map (pages 32-33); Home Management Clubs and members (pages 34-37); Boys and Girls Clubs Projects and Membership (pages 38-43); Farm Bureau Board of Directors (page 44).
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
The 1927 annual report contains two Documents; the 31-page Annual Extension Review, Analyses, Interpretation and Presentation Summary; and the 40-page Narrative Report. The Narrative Report contains Farm Bureau Overview including picnic (pages 1-3); Projects, Goals and Methods (pages 4-7); Meetings held and map of those Extension Agents attended (pages 8-11); Rag Doll method of seed testing (page 15); County proclaimed tuberculin free (page 19); dairy (pages 18-19); poultry (pages 20-21); rodent control (pages 21-22); Boys and Girls Clubs (4H) (pages 22-28); year's statistical summary (page 29); Detention Outlook (page 30); Cow Testing Membership and map (pages 31-32); leaders and membership of Poultry Project with map (pages 31-39); Boys and Girls Clubs projects, members and map (pages 40-45); Farm Bureau Board of Directors (page 45).
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
The 1929 annual report contains two documents. 49-page Annual Report of County Extension Workers 29 pages. Annual Report includes interest of organization in extension work, 1929 program and results, meetings held in Dodge County, finding and happenings denoting agricultural programs, 1930 program of extension work, statistical summary, outlook and problems, members of cow testing association, Better Farming Club members, Club embers for 1929. Three location maps. Items of interest include Farm Bureau picnic on July 4th, 4-H'ers sleep at the fair, 4-H enrollment.
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
This is the first annual report from the Dodge County Extension Service. The report covers the purpose of the extension office and its relationship to the Dodge County Farm Bureau, the University of Minnesota and the United States Department of Agriculture. It contains information regarding farm management, farmers clubs, boys and girls clubs (4-H), and women's clubs. The document contains names of people in Dodge County in 1923. A supplement contains crop yields, acres, farm calls, livestock and poultry numbers, demonstrations, exhibits, meetings, and members and attendance.
Contributing Institution:
Dodge County Extension Office, University of Minnesota Extension
Letter from R. W. Thatcher, Dean of the University of Minnesota Department of Agriculture, authorizing the use of space for the Minnesota State Horticultural Society office on the University campus.
Business envelope from Minnesota State Horticultural Society and business card of R. S. Mackintosh, Secretary of the Minnesota Satate Horticultural Society
Morrison County, Minnesota: The Domain of Better Farms, c. 1925-1926. Thirty-six page booklet with blue cover; black and white photos and line drawings included throughout; discusses the advantages of living in Morrison County. Title page says, ""Come to Morrison County. Prosperity Awaits You. In the Heart of Minnesota."" Topics include a brief history of the county, Agricultural Advantages of Morrison County, Climate and Health, Soil And ""The Lay of the Land,"" Queen Cow and the dairy industry in the county, Grain Production, Crop Statistics, The Grasses, Corn in Morrison County, Potatoes, Fruits and Vegetables, Livestock and Poultry, Educational Advantages, Transportation, The Lakes of Morrison County, The City of Little Falls, The Towns and Villages of Morrison County. Also includes small maps of Morrison County and the State of Minnesota. The Minnesota map is an Auto Road Map and shows paved road running through Morrison County. The last interior page is an Information Blank to be filled out by the reader and sent to the Board of Commerce in Little Falls to receive more information on purchasing farm land.
Souvenir pamphlet showing the agriculture, natural beauty, schools, and economic development opportunities in the cities of Redwood Falls, Morgan, and Walnut Grove, all located in Redwood County, Minnesota