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1933 Narrative Report Yavapai County
Item Type text; Report
Authors University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service. CountyAgricultural Agents.; Turville, E. S.
Publisher University of Arizona
Rights Permission to use or to order reproductions must be obtainedfrom the University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections.Contact us at [email protected], or(520) 621-6423.
G:lEL"N BEANS - About same, p rt ce ar ound 3-j;¢. •
SQUASH - Good qualitYi summer 35¢ lug, yellow 60¢, Italian 60¢, Hubbardand banana l2¢ lb.
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CUCU1ffiERS - Plentiful, local, still 40-50¢.EGGPL.ANT - Good quali ty at 4¢. .
TOML'I'OES - Good quali ty from Calif. ?O¢ lug.ONIONS - Whites from stockton $2.10 per lb. Spanish from Duncan $1.20
per Ib�G�EN CORN - Plentiful, good quality, getting lO-12¢ doz.CAULIFLO lVER - Flags taff supply, goo d quali ty, pr i ce 4-5¢.PEARS - Pr ice ar ound 5 or 6¢, smaller grades 3i to 4¢.
PRESCOTT MARKET TO TRADE
NotG; It is observe d that it is more difficult to quote local productsthan imported. This is because only #1's or at most 2's, come from outside sources - they leave th·�ir "no grades" on the home market. Naturally our local supply includes this. latter as well as fi rsts and seconds.
SHEET POTATOES - Some Nancy Ha.lLt s from Oak Creek 4¢. Phoemx Yams #1,75¢ par Lug ; #2' s , 55¢.
BUNCH VEG:CT.ABLES - Beginning to come in from S. R. V. Main supply fromCalif. A few lo'ca�s. Calif. (big tie) 30-40¢ per/aoz. bunches.Locals (smoll tie) variable quality 15-25¢.
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Cl�BAGE - All loc�l, good quality, plentiful supply I! 2¢. ,
.ii.?PLES - LocuL supp.Ly of small end medium, no Loc a], :fancies appearingas ye t •.Smalls $1.15, me d Iums $1.45 per box. Calif. Bellflower s3i¢ ·PJr lb. Washington Jonatnons/extr�·iancy $2.35 box (40 Ibs.)
GREEN BiJ�TS - About cLc anad up, 5¢.SQUASH - Hard s heLl.s 3¢ pe r lb. summer s and Italians 75¢ p cr lug.CUCUMBERS - Loco.l� 60¢; CQlir� ?5¢ p0r lug.i.l�OMATOES - Calif. #1, 90¢-�1.00, Locals #1, 85¢; #2's, 60¢; "ungraded"....._-J" not quo te d ,
ONIONS - Spanish 2¢, whites 1t¢ up.CLULIFLOliiJER - Loc aLs , including coconino, 5-5"i¢ , fine quality.DE..:'J'JS(DRY) - Prices on Pintos continuing to weaken. Other varieties ab ou t
. ': ; the su.mme as last week. Pintos quoted at $3.50; Pinks $4.50;Smnil Whttes $5.00; Large WhitEas $4.50; Large Limas $6.50; BabyLimes $6.35; Red Kidney $7,20; Black-eyed Peas $5.25.
rfhG question is being continually asked why our quotations for localpr oduc t s are always below those for impor ted goods. We do not have theunswer , but beLt eve it is a sub j eo t worth o onat dcr Ing by alL interestedparties,
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page 112NO TES .ON FRUI T ,A.\fD VEGETABLE, 3.TO�GE
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The folloviil1g s ta temcnts �re from a lett:�r on" th0 above subject by:" Fred Draper, ExtEtnsion Specialist in I:i0rtioultu,l;e ,(U of �) ..
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IRISH P,OTATOE!?: Where you ,sto.t's potatoes at 'a 'temperature of 55 or
6Q degrees fo r about two weeks atter d1 ggf.ng , any bruis ee or breaks inthe, skin VI ill heaf, over wi th a corky growth that' seaLs /up these breaks.Placed direotly into a very'oold callar, these scars become blackenedand may cause' the potatoos to rot.
Following the curing period, the potatoes store best at' a temperatur e around �5 '�nd 59 degrees. As ,we know , potatoes con tafn large quanti ties of starch and if' they are stored at temperatures "claw 45 dogrG6s.a part of t ha starch turns to sugar so that ,:when they are baked ,01' boil6�th�3y are soggy. .and have {an unpleasant 'SW�0t taste.,
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.. Of coursc we' don't want tho, tcmpcratur e' of the storage cellar toromain hi.gh�",Gnough to o aus e the potatoes to form sprouts, but can usuall,c.ontrol th,0 tumpG'ro tur.o by vantiLat ing t,ho ce�lar.,,". " .'
Anot h�r point, a ccr t a in amount of moistur c Ln the" air of the potatQ" o01�ar Vi.ill prevent the pot a toc s Sh:t:ivGli�g. ,
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SWEET POTATOES: MatuI'� bo r'or o diGging and hand.l,e oarefully. Thencur o in -a� epeoIcL house or room at Q tamparctur:u of 80 or 85 degrees,for o period of about two WGJks. Wl;um tho SW\;;st po ta'toes uri:: dug theyare full of' snp , and the skins ar e tender. ,By our tnr; them with stoveheat and Giving pl'enty of ventilation dur t.ng vt he curing per Iod , 'we getrid or this surplus mo tatune, and the skin of �hJ� pot.c t oe s bee omes sortof velvety to tho touch.
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At the close of t;hG curing poriod, stop th0 heat ond, allow thetemp ere tune o� the storage room, or house to-, fall to ab ou t ,55 degreesor from 50 to 56 .degrees.
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Temporatures below' 50 ora ideal"' for the development of car tutnstorage rots, it .the germs ore p rasen't in. the potato or the .house , ,,'
ROOT CROPS: In th'4 case or the' root crops, like carrots, b0�tS,turnips, salsify and parsnips" we went Q low temporcture or only tl11 ttle above freezing. As Co. mat tur or fact, these .roo ts 'have a freezing, point that is slightly below 32 degreos'and wa.tor Will froezabe rore they will.
The average ,celler 'is too warm and too dry for, the ,�torQge orthose root orops , and for that recson they usually, keep best "hen stor8C1in pits outdoors.'
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;,CnbbQ�6 is CUl9tl1u:c oral> that keeps best at Q r.clatltely low tEJmperGtur e and so ann be kept in pi ts or buried in trenches.
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Onions r equf re low tClnp'3l'otures, but lll.'Y.S't be kept dry �md wallvGnti.lcted. Tho frecezlng point for, onions is betwoen 28 and 29 degl'�9a"but it' is not desirable" to have th� temp0rnture go bolow 32 degrees ,�nd36 or 38 degr eos is bott3r,•. Don't. store ontons in bags or Ln boxesthat p rev crrt 0. frae ciroulation ot :o1r. �MGsh bags oro'-roll right, butopen o r ctes are botter.
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APPLES: Many hove apples to s tor o , APplGS keep.-best at (1 -temportl..tur e around 32 dQgrees but of course '':_.thG: 'only vmy to koop t hem crt that"tGlq)er�,turo is to place them in a 'ootnriie'r6fdl,:;'col;d s t.oruge ,
Under the most favorable home storago condtftions wu, can keep applaa.at n tE3mpcirature around 36 to, 40 degrees, and if the apples Q.rQ-::-Sllnd� �
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are picked before trey become oVd'rtr1..itur�, end, aXd llQndl.e�a.rerUIl::Y uoavodd -b:r1l1s tng, the y will- kee p. fairly'vlell-'-in {l,,---eo.ld aOllp..r. Soma: of"th.;l Lrrtez keeping ,varieties might be bUl"ic'd'in outllo,or pits. ,.
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In .caae you have soma dxtrn ni ae ,apples of. the main' will�Gr vor�e-:tl0:s�,- :!,''Would (ldvlse· the expense Qf p.Lac Lng .at,,).,en.s',���� part 'or the�e,··tn' c,old' storo.g�. .�. i"��::,i�:�'
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Prescott, Prizona oct. 18, 1933.
BUSINESS INDEX, FIGURES (WEEKLY 'I'A..BLE)U. S. Dept. of Commerce Report (Survey of Current Busin�ss)
Prices from "Fisher's" Index - "Bus fnesa Ac t tv t ty" from "Businuss Week"o
Prices Farm Produc ts
(�O ki.nds]
1926 1933 1933 if+2'L v
Jan. July Aug sept. Oct. � Cot.
J 30th 7th �! 8th,
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II100 I 40 50 50 51 50 46
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100 61 71 76"
7f;i ?7 64
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mal �,/
100 54 68 66 ,62 62 55'"
1923-25.
.100 23 72 68 50 50 26
100 40 75 70, 58 50 19, ,
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J100 51 ,65 65 59 65- -
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Week endi"lg
Prices non-farm Froducts (90 kinds)
General Bus in ess Activity. (A combination of leading business activities).
st\:lel Ingot.Production
Auto Production
Car Loadings
Figures �rom files or YAVAPAI CATTLE GROWERS.
Illustration: The figure 40 shown under liJan.' 1933" (column #2 above)means that the average price reoeived by the farmer for 30 .Leadtng farmproducts in January 1933 was $40.00 compared to an' average price of�lOO.OO 'rece ived for the same 30 farm produots .Ln January 1926.
ANOTHER ATTACK ON '!HE SURPLUSThe latest i�portant farm price irifluence is the decision of the
Fedaral Administration to inorease the 75 million dollar allotment forfood supplies for the needy, to 330 million. It is tru� this is not an
en,t1rely new appropriation and also true .bhat not all of too money willbe used for food, n evar theLe s a it is certain to make a considerable dentin the food .surp1lls;. . '
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. Speaking of the "removal o't the surplus" as a road out of depression,lt is intBres�ing t� recall'past exper.iences.
The surplus of 1920-21 was shipped to EUrope (on cr�4it) to replacethe war-time, destruction in that ar�a.
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The surplus of the 1913 depression which begaa in January 1913 andmoved steadily downward until tha close of'l9l4, was quiQkly absorbed,after that date, by tha excGssive war-time demand.
: ..Tho surplus of ,th0 1893 depression which, agr-LcuLtunaLl.y , was still
gOlng strong 'in 1897; was markedly reduced in th3 early months of 1898by the Spam.sh-Amcr I ca n war ne e ds and tih e "Kl.ondyke RUsh'r, both of these,,consuming factors of no small imp�rtance.
Th�.surplus of tho 1873 depression as well as of earlier ones and to30m3 axt�nt that pf 1893 was grad�Ql1y used up in ·the' construction Dnd
levGlopmGnt of, the "New Wests"., :',.'
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rWhile 'at any time, some "accidents" similar to anyone of the above
ay aris0 to r�mOV0 the pre scnt food surplus , it appe ar s �at VIe ar e . -: ,
at to be lcf� ent Lr eLy to the mer ey ·of accidents •.
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E. s. Turv i11e,
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Fage #4MONTHLY REPORT
(All figures from the Survey of Current Business, U� s. Dap t , of
commerce, thru courtesy yavapai cattle Growers).
SuPPLY
(Table 1)
PRODUC'l70N AND "STOCKS ON HAND"
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ar I 1933 1932
25 Jan. July Aug. Aug.
0 65 100 92 60
0 149 140 134-
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0 263 266 G--_._- --_- -
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IndustrialProduction Rate
World stocksFood and Rawf\·�a ter Lal,s
10U. S. All stockson Hand
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JE!.:AND
(Table 2)
CONSUldING n�DEXES
1923-2
r I 1933 I 1932I
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I5 I Jan. July Aug. Aug.
I 60 " 70 77 65
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59 * 70 73 59 !I
39 50 56 40J
Base Yea
Dept. store Sales 100
�actory Emply. 100
Factory Payrolls 100
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(Table 3)
MEAT AND FEED PRICES
Consumption a
ent , (millionsC'f 1bs.):All meatsB5ef and VeaL
(Meat, Chicago - Feed, Kansas CityI
1933 1932
Jan. July Aug. Aug.
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$10.60 $9.40 $9.80 $14.40
fed, I $ 5.09 $6.50 $6�32 $ 8.73
tcornbs , ) ! 23¢ 52¢ .50¢ 33¢
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1061 1051 1163 1002371 423 . 473 364
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Beef Fresh,lTative steers
pe r owt ,
cattle, Corn
:per cwt.
rOe 3 Yellowper bu. (56 1
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1�otes: Please observe that in Table 2, line 1, the indicator of "retailF9les" has been changed from t.he A & P Tea ·Co. to "Depar tmen t storef.Jlas". The sales of this group ar e said to be "the most comprehensivencasur e of consumer purchas ing we have".
�he pr 1c e of No. 3 yellow cornat Kansas Ci ty (Table 3) is said to be th�I;ast single indicator of price trends in the coarse gr at.ns ,
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"Apparent consump tf.on of all meats and "beef and veal", table 3 indicatethe trend in the anount of meat ao·tuallY being eaten.
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MIS ClLLANIDUS
(X) 4-H.Club Work.
The usual policy has been continued of form
ing olubs only where some rea1 leader is available. That
is some one capable of carrying on with only occasional
vis1 ts by the Agen t. such a policy seems necessary be
causa of the great distances. One club is 30 miles
south, another 56 miles east and another 50 miles north
east from headquarters.
TWo of these clubs were §arden clubs and did
very credi tabl.e work. The other was a be et 0alf club
too t has been morethan usually successful. In eaoh
case the leaders were women of outstending ability.
Three of the older boys in the calf olub are
taking the advanced work this year. This oonsists of
four examination papers, for which written answers are
required. The Camp Verde High School allows oredit for
this work.
The pictures appearing on the next page are
trom the Peeples Valley Gardem olub and the Camp Ve_de
Winner at Achievement Day judging at Camp Verde: 2d at Phoenix.1933 Camp Verde Beef Calf Club.
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On the next page are two specially interesting
4-H club pi�tures.
Picture #1 shows Howard Ferguson and his younger
brother watering their garden from buckets. All of the
water had to be hoisted from a nearby well and earned to
the garden. All of the plants matured and produced.
There was no rain during the growing season.
Picture #2 shows Helen and Alyne camp working
in their desert garden, dug by hand from the raw desert
last spring. The total area of the garden was 3.6 square
rods and the produotion was as follows:
Snap beans 100 Lbs.
Tomatoes 25 "
cabbage 10 n
Black-eyed peas 10 "
Green peppers 5 It
Onions 30 tt
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No.1
Howard Ferguson with his younger brother, Peeples Valley.
(See NarrEltive).
No.2
Helen and Alyne Camp in their desert garden at Peeples Valley.
(See Narrative).
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MISCELLANEOUS
(x) iublioity ArticlesThe policy of using a weekly column in
each of the two local papers has been continued
during the past year. These items are under the head
ing of' "Agricultural Yavapai", though one of the papers
ocoasionally sets its own heading. The column doesn't
carry news items or notioes, but deals with subjeot
matter only. Since the inauguration of the weekly letter,
these items have been of a more general character t�
formerly. On the opposite page is a sample of the
oolumn for November l5� 1933, from the Prescott Courier.
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CROP PRi[Llff,DIFFICULT TASK
, Seeding a�d Moistu;e '
jMany growers, whether of garden'plants = field crops,
11,ave trt>ubler
In gettmg a stand. Uusally this can
be traced to moisture conditionsthough poor seed and' impro'pe;planting depths are also common
causes of failure..
When moisture is the source. oftrouble, it may he, either of two
types. First; too little moisture, re-.sulting in the failure of the seeds
Ito sprout or to establish roots
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ond, too much irrigation afterplanting, causing the plants to
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I Where irrigation water is avail
�able. the surest, seeding method" is
I to water heavily before planting.� The amount applied should be suf
Ificient to saturate the, .ground for
I a foot or more and wet" it for sev-
eral feet. Under such conditions itwill require from one to two wee,ks-l'for the moisture in the 'first foot of'!?�i� to' rea.c� its. normal static con- jdition, Until this occurs, there ismoisture transfer in considerableamounts, both, :by 'capillarity andvapor movement.:If then, following su�h an ir
rigation a shallow seedbed ismade and the
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seed placed at the'bottom of the mulch, moisture frombelow continues to mave up (asvapor) into the mulch and keeps itmoist. The loss 'by evaporation dur
ing the day, is made up at night.Germination ,moisture is therebymaintained until the roots establish themselves and the surface supply is no longer needed.
. Light irrigations will produce not �more than a d�!y' or two's upward Imovement and are therefore: of no
��lue for the plan a;:? PFt1h\ed. <I:' �
'Uy E. s, ')'URVILLE(Ccunty ,Agri<�ultural Agent)Strenuous efforts are being made
to raiso the prices of agriculturalproducts. In some cases these ha vebeen ,£!::".:-ccssfu��' .'In others themovement ihas been. .small or inthe wrong direction. In all cases theeffect .()f the. operation of the lawof" E'up:.>ly, and demand is, plainlyseen.Potatoes Ihave about doubled in
price, because, there is a 20 pe';cent reduction in, yield and no car
ryover; Feed grainr:; are up .about50 per cent from last, year in spiteof a heavy carryover and becauseof a 2,';) per cent, decrease in pro-,duction. "Wool and mohair are upbecause of the elimination of thesurplus and an increased textile demand. Dairy products ale stationaryin the face of. a nearly 100 vel" centincrease ih cold storage, holdings ofbutter and, It 40 per cent increase Iin cheese. Egg prices are
weakeh-1ing before a heavy cold storagesupply, a 75 per cent increase over'!'4ast year. Pork' products are wav- 1
ering, awaiting the market's� i�te,r-II pretation of the effects of the pro-,cessmg tax and t:!1C hog reduction;program, Cattle prices are definite-:1)1 down in response to the, known.heavy increase in cattle numbers.']about 3 �illion head OV€T last yea)."'�jTo raise the general price lever
I'in the face of such conditions i� a.'
real job. If the law' of, supply and'demand still functions, it 'can only Ibe done by unloading the surplus,']
Sample of "Weekly Column" entitled.A.gri oul, tural Yavapai
byE. s. TUrvil1ePrescott Courier Nov. 15, 1933.
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MISCELLANEOUS
(x) Farm Loans.
The Extension office handled all of the crop
loans for �he district. These were 45 in number and
about $3800.00 in amount. Also, many of the payments
have been received by and forwarded from this offioe.
Neoessary explanations have had to be made in many cases.
The office has also become the looal.. Bureau
of Information ooncerning the many other types of loans
although no applications are actually taken.
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MIS CELL.ANEOUS
(X) Garden Club Wor k.
The Prescott Garden Club started by the
Agent June 8, 1931 continues to funotion suooessfully.
, It 1s composed of Presoott adults and has for 1 ts
objeot the dissemination of information regarding
the culture of trees, shrubs and flowerso Meetings
are held monthly.
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(1) (2)
contour Bordering on the Farms of F. E. cook (1) and
James Pace (2), yavapai county. These contours were laid
out by Irrigation Specialist, H. N. Watenpaugh. Both
are dry farms and have shown much evidence of washing.
The very dry season�during the past two years have given
little opportunity of judging the true value of this work.
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V OUTLOOK AND REC01:MENDATIONS
Outlook:
Looal Extension work has lost no ground during
the past year. However, its future is closely related to
the matter of recovery. The abi11 ty to continue to, pay
taxes 1s the matter at issue.
Briefly summarized, local conditions are as
follows:
The copper mining industry stands first in the
county. It is at a very low ebb.
Range interests come second. These differ.
The cheep industry, owing to the priae o� wool 1s in a
relatively strong position. The mohair industry is in
a similar position, The cattle industry is low and
constantly slipping.
Farming, fruit and vegetable production has
improved considerably over 1932, except for drouth
conditions and a too low production. It holds a better
technical position than does cattle. Poultry is almost
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out of the picture and awaits a oonsiderable price
improvement.
Recommendations:
These must be confined to a policy of keep
ing in close touch with developments both within and
without the county, and standing ready to do the thing
that is immediately neoessary and best calculated to
serve the interests of the local public. The only
progrrun that can be definitely stated is that of keeping
the agricultural publio well informed as to conditions.
especial.ly e co.nomrc conditions.
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VI Sm�nvIARY OF EFFORTS FOR 1933.
Briefly, the work of 1933 may be summarized
as follows:
POULTRY:
Poultry'work was largely a continuation of
the "SurveY" started to study means of reducing the
high mortality. Improvement was noticeable in minor
troubles and in the major chick trouble of B. Vi. D.
Paralysis oontinues a major mortality cause.
The Poultry Department of the College continues
to cooperate in this work.
DAIRY:
Dairy work consisted chiefly in the organization
of two dairy associations, whose members control the fluid
milk market of Prescott and the Verde. Marked improvement
is noted in eaoh section.
Some home cheese mak.ing efforts were made thru
demonstrations provided by C. F. Rowe, Dairy Specialist.
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SOILS:
The soils project was continued as an effort
to study moisture requirements. The dry land wheat
experiment gave a rather favorable result, but the summer
crops, both dry land and supplementary irrigated, did not
produce profi table returns.
This work was done under the direction of the
Agronomy Department of the College.
TREE DISEASE:
The tree disease proj ect continued wi th r esul ts
at least sufficiently favorable to justify further efforts.
LIVESTOCK:
Livestock efforts were confined largely to
assistance to the local cattle Growers Asro. o tat ton , :Market
ing and other economic efforts were the chief lines of
endeavor.
4-H CLUBS:
Three 4-H Clubs operated. One was an old club
and two were new ones. All of the clubs did good work.
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!vlARICETING :
Idarketing efforts (other than livestoct)
oonsisted chiefly of market information sent out thru
the Weekly Letter. Two meetings were held in the
spring when this plan of action was decided upon. A
meeting in November analyzed the season's work.
Results will be reported later.
LOANS AND OTHER GOV�RN]'1ENT ACTIVITY:
The Agent's office handled all crop loans
and acted as a Bureau of information for other types
of credit. Also the office has carried on considerable
publicity for the NRA and the AAA.
WEEKLY LETTER:
The weekly �tter goes out to a mailiDg list
of slightly over 300 and carries truck and fruit markets,
a weekly and monthly general index table and numerous
items of local interest, economic and cultural.
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HOlVlE ECONOMICS:
Work in the field of Home Economics has
consis ted of the following:
A series of a week's meetings conducted by
Miss Frances Brown and discuss ing and demonstrating
meat csnnfng ,
The delivery of bulletins on household
matters in general from the office.
Correspondence with I.11ss Brown in the inter
est of local parties.
LOCAL APPRAISAL OF WORK:
The best single evidence of the appraisal of
�xtension work in the county by the people of the county,
is the fact, that though the closest farming community
is 15 miles out from Prescott and the chief farming
district is 50 miles away, the office records show a
total of office calls for the year of 2255,
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ACRNOWLEDGE1\fENTS:
Valuable assistance on important matters,
but not always related to organized projects, was
received from the following sources: Al� departments
of the College; C. U. Pickrell, Extension Livestock
Speoialist; Fred Draper, Extension Horticulturalist;
c. F. Rowe, Extension Specialist in �oultry and Dairy
Work; H. N. Watenpaugh, Irrigation Specialist and
Miss Frances Brown, state Home Demonstration Leader.
Also the Agent wishes to express a most hearty
appreciation for the services rendered by the Yavapai
County Chamber of Conm:.erce. This office has at all
times been Willing to promote any plan suggested by
the l"l.gent and has given liberally or clerical. and other