ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT of MARICOPA COUNTY December 1
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1942 Annual Narrative Report Maricopa County Item Type text; Report Authors University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service. County Agricultural Agents.; O'Dell, J. H.; Powers, H. B.; Hobart, Charles; Brown, Paul W.; Van Sant, W. R. Publisher University of Arizona Rights Permission to use or to order reproductions must be obtained from the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections. Contact us at [email protected], or (520) 621-6423. Download date 09/10/2021 03:17:49 Link to Item http://hdl.handle.net/10150/580308 ANNUAL NARRATIVE REPORT of MARICOPA COUNTY December 1, 1941 to November 30, 1942 ANNUAL REPORT OF J. H. O'DELL, COUNTY AGRICULTUHAL AGENT AND H. B. POWERS, ASSISTANT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT AND CHARLES HOBART, ASSISTANT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT AND PAUL W. BROWN, ASSISTANT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT AND W. R. VAN SANT, ASSISTANT COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT MARICOPA COUNTY DECEMBER 1941 TO DECEMBER 1942 INDEX III. Summar,y of Activities and Accomplishments ••••••• 1-2 IV. Changes in County Extension Organization Form of Organization ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 General Policies ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 Procedure ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 3 V. Program of Work Factors Considered and Methods used in determining Program of Work •••••••••••••••• 4 Project Activities and Results ••••••••••••••• 4-5 SOILS - Project #1 Alkali Reclamation •••••••••••••• 5 - Project #2 Fertilization Practice •••••••••• 5-6 � Project #5 Irrigation Practice ••••••••••••• 7-8 CROPS - Project #6 Pure Seed ••••••••••••••••••••••• 8-11 - Project #7 Better Alfalfa Hay •••••••••••••• 11 - Project #8 Weed Eradication •••••••••••••••• 11 HORTICULTURE Project #12 - Pruning •••••••••••••••••••••••• 12 Project #13 - Pecan Propagation •••••••••••••• 12 Project #14 - Date Propagation ••••••••••••••• 13 DAIRY Project #22 Dair,y Herd Improvement ••••••••• 13-14 Project #22a- Dair,y Herd Management •••••••••• 14· Project #23 - Disease Control •••••••••••••••• 14 Project #24 - Better & Proven Sires •••••••••• 14-15 LIVESTOCK Project #19 - Feeding Beef Cattle •••••••••••• 15 Project #20 Sheep Feeding •••••••••••••••••• 15 POULTRY Project #28 Caponizing ••••••••••••••••••••• 15 Project #30 Poultr,y Improvement •••••••••••• 15-16 Project #30a- Poultry Disease Control •••••••• 16 MISCELLANEOUS Project #15 Insect Pest Control •••••••••••••••••• 16-18 Project #16 Rodent Control ••••••••••••••••••••••• 18 Project #23 Disease Control (Plant) •••••••••••••• 18-19 Project #26 Economic Survey •••••••••••••••••••••• 20 Range Revegetation ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 20 Swine Production ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 20 4-H CLUB WORK - Project #29 Boys and Girls Club Work ............. 21-27 ORGANIZATION Maricopa Count,y Farm Bureau •••••••••••••••••••••••• 27 Farm Security Administration ••••••••••••••••••••••• 27 Agricultural Conservation Association •••••••••••••• 27-28 County Agents' Conference •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 28 Soil Conservation Service •••••••••••••••••••••••••• 28 Arizona Holstein-Friesian Association •••••••••••••• 28 Arizona Jersey Cattle Club ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 29-30 Arizona Guernsey Cattle Club ••••••••••••••••••••••• 30 Shorthorn Breeders' Association •••••••••••••••••••• 30 Purebred Breeders' Association ••••.•••••••••••••••• 31 Farm Crops Field Day ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 31 Smith-Doxey Organization ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 31 Miscellaneous Activities ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 31 War Activities ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 34-37 VI. OUTLOOK AND RECOMMENDATIONS, INCLUDING SUGGESTED PROGRAM OF WORK FOR NEXT YEAR ••••••• � ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 37-38 SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK OF PROJECTS Project HI Alkali Reclamation •••••••••••••••••••• 38 Project #2 Fertilization Practice •••••••••••••••• 38 Project #5 Irrigation Practice ••••••••••••••••••• 38 Project #6 Pure Seed ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 38-.39 Project #7 Better Alfalfa Hay •••••••••••••••••••• .39 Project #8 Weed Eradication •••••••••••••••••••••• 39 Project #10- Quality Ginning & Spinning •••••••••••• 39 Project #12- Pruning ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 39 Project #13- Pecan' Propagation ••••••••••••••••••••• 40 Project #14 - Date Propagation ••••••••••••••••••••• 40 Project #14.1 - Citrus Nursery Practice •••••••••••• 40 Project #15 - Insect Pest Control •••••••••••••••••• 40 - Project #16 Rodent Control •••••••••••••••••••• 40 - Project #19 Feeding Beef Cattle ••••••••••••••• 40-41 - Project #21 Farm Flock •••••••••••••••••••••••• 41 - Project #22 Dairy Herd Improvement •••••••••••• 41 Project #22a- Dairy Farm Management ••••••••••••• 41 - Project #23 Disease Control ••••••••••••••••••• 41 Project #24 - Better and Proven Sires ••••••••••• 41-42 - Project #23 Disease Control (Plant) ••••••••••• 42 Project #25 - Fitting an"Animal for the Show Ring. 42 - Project #26 Economic Survey ••••••••••••••••••• 42 - Project #27 Grading and Candling of Eggs •••••• 42 - Project #28 Caponizing •••••••••••••••••••••••• 42 - Project #29 Boys and Girls Club Work •••••••••• 42 - Project #30 Poultry Improvement ••••••••••••••• 43 Project #30a- Poultry Disease Control ••••••••••• 43 III. SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS The Agricultural Extension Service program in Maricopa County has been planned to fit into the war effort in cooperation with all agri cultural agencies. To further the war effort in all lines of agricultural production has been the chief aim of the program. Changes and adjust ments have had to be made from time to time to car� out emergency pro grams. However, regular projects have been carried in the usual manner. Special emphasis has been placed on 4-H Club work with new activities being introduced; Dairy Herd Improvement leading to greater efficiency in production; Fertilization Practices advocating the use of animal manures and green manure crops as substitutes for those commercial ferti lizers which are no longer available; Insect Pest and Plant Disease Control with more efficient use of insecticides and fungicides; Pure Seed in order to supply the needs of farmers in this and neighboring states with seed for vital crops; Dair,y, Poultry and Swine Management to increase pro duction and further the "Food for Victory" Program, and U.S.D.A. War Board activities. Progress has been made which should lead to greater participation by farmers in all national programs in the future. Cooperative projects covering a wide range have been con ducted with the Unlversit,y of Arizona Experiment Station, the U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture and other federal and state agencies. The Agent and Assistants have cooperated with the Count,y Agricultural Conservation Association in carrying out the educational phase of that program and the Agent has attended all meetings of the Count.y Com mittee when requested. Meetings involving regular routine matters were not attended. Count,r War Board activity has been given first consideration and a total of 25 regular meetings of the Board were attended by the Agent and 6 by Assistant Agents. Members of the starf assisted in all surveys conducted by the Board. Cooperation has been given the following agencies in projects conducted in the count.r: Soil Conservation Service; Farm Securit,y Administration; Agricultural Marketing Service; Fish and Wild- life Service; National youth Administration; Bureau of Plant Industr,y; Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine; Bureau of Agricultural Econo mics; Office of Defense Transportation; Office of Price Administration; U. s. Arm.1 Quartermaster Corps; U. S. Weather Bureau; and all farmer cooperative associations. The relationship with all these organizations has been ver,y satisfactory. The work of Assistant Hobart in the sign-up for Smith-Doxey groups has been outstanding. All acreage in the county, both short and long staple, has been signed up in the program. The grasshopper control program was carried out in cooperation with the Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine and the Maricopa Count.y Board of Supervisors, but there was little demand for material as compared with years past. This was due to the light infestation throughout the count,y. The Agricultural Conservation Association this year received and filed 4648 Work Sheets and issued 1675 cotton marketing cards for both short and long-staple and 293 wheat marketing cards. The acreage of long-staple cotton for seed production was increased materially this year in anticipation of an increased demand for seed for the coming year. Grower response was prompt and ve� encouraging, showing a willingness of most growers to participate in any workable program. In the 4-H Club project, Assistant Brown has stressed war activity and the "Food-for-Freedom" program. Response from leaders and members alike has been very satisfying and the project highly produc tive. Leaders assisted in all national programs. Lack of transpor tation has hampered some activities but not the interest of members or leaders. The Agricultural Chemical Laboratory, in charge of Mr. George Draper, has been in operation all year and has analyzed the following lots of material which have been brought in by farmers and others: Water for salt content, 599, soil 487, water for fluorine 152, feeds 12, manure 37, poison 17, plant material 34, and miscellaneous 31, a total of 1369 analyses. In carrying out all phases of Extension Work in the Count,y a total of 2,833 farm calls were made, 5,451 office calls received, 9,413 telephone calls made or received, 2,014 letters written in answer to