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Prairie View A&M University Digital Commons @PVAMU Chamber County Cooperative Extension & Home Demonstration Collection 12-1947 Annual Narrative Report Extension Services Prairie View Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/chamber-county Recommended Citation Prairie View. (1947). Annual Narrative Report Extension Services. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/chamber-county/5 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Cooperative Extension & Home Demonstration Collection at Digital Commons @PVAMU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Chamber County by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @PVAMU. For more information, please contact hvkoshy@pvamu.edu. !._IDJUAL NARRATIVE REPORT District ______ _ NEGRO COONTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT TEXAS EXTENSION SERVICE PRAIRIE VIEW, TEXAS 1947 l ·- •• From________ to ' ------------------,> Mail 3 c opiel of thi s r0port before ' Dl cembe/ 10, 1947 to 'Mr. W. C. David, State Leader Negro Extension Work Pra irie View, Texr;1s Received a t Prairie View _______ , 1947 BEGIN EACH SUBJECT ON A SEPARATE PAGE Narative report onHome .. F-i...:>dU.ction-•:Q,f.'··•F.r.lily•·Feod···Supply - (Subiitc) District .... ~ .9.!i.~~············-··············· C~mbers County• s <>Yer-all pilttern of -~ griculturd has been ene crop system as much aa any other county in TeJC&a, Unitl recently f .i.rm t"oi&l1liliea contributed 11: tle to .i.n all-roW'ld program or .ftiLl'ming or one v;hich contributed to the i.nmediate needs or the toad conaorving group. Generally vegetable producers produced only veget'6bles which they depended upon tor cqh. These vegetables werEl sold loc.:uly to cattle or rice ;:i;rol"'iers d~vated aJl theiru.me to the grov1eth and deveJ opment of their particula r line, This, now, the old system, had its &dVantagea and b9c.ause or local conditions .-.a s not too objectionable .e:xcept that distributior proble.ma often d6l'lied adult anci growing members of t wnilies va riety in the diet. Trai.i:ing and assi stance is being given t ~~ilies ~hich propeses to enable f amilies to prod~ce and prop-erly consume a larger shar e of the va riety in the f ar.illy I s consumer schedule • .ila in any other area, Prodtiotion of t he .f'arcdly'ti food supply embraces practic-lly all agricult re productions practices. These m.y be pointed out in part a s follows: (1) veg-etable gardens, (2) Boul.tr;y and poultry produ~·ts, (J) cattle-be,::f a nd diar:,, and (4) s ~•ine. Fil ilies are init.i.a~ng production programs designed to give t hem a ever increasing qu-ntit:, of high qu.s.lity f voda. Because of their pl aces in t e count.ya a6riaulture a.Jl the above mentioned product.ion .factors in the f .  ,,tnily • s tootl needs i'iill be discussed .-..s separate aubj-eota e:xcerit lhe Home Garuen, dairy cattle and s· .. ine. Vegetioi.blea production in .adequate qu.:.nity Wi.is the achivrurient of 80 families loc- ted in all of t he county's tive camnunit1es, Fourtr.en of th~se garden units ,,ere il.Chivements of no-farm famil i es, Vegetables gard~ns grown b:• 4H club members and ad"lts &!'counted tor 14 and· 47 respectively. The pattern of 1)r acti ces i nvolv'9d-the product.i on or the ve3eta.ble garden varied greatly with the individual proo11cer. One problem fairly doro.nant .1utong would be pl'Oducera was ait.es ildequate tor vegetable product.ion presented lWh1J.t s eemed to ha.ve been a aajor problem. Assis,ance llc.48 _.1:en by the County Agent in the selec~on ot SJ ga:·den sitoa. Additional asaistance ••s given by the preparation of a ~rden soils. Such aaaistance indubted that -.g~in through reccommendationa aa to drainage tertiliz.i.tion, both Jam :,ard and coaa-erciQJ.. FoJ16w:ing the .;;.bove pra.cticea -wa!9 another embracing variety selection, afwd treat-County .. Chambers ........................... . T au• (10~ ) Page Ko .. -l ••··· ·· ·· · Agent.l{ermi.t .. Daviaan .............. . BEGIN EACH SUBJECT ON A SEPARATE PAGE Narative report °Aome·-fr:)ducl-i-orrsffl"~~gwmily··F~od· .. Supply District ••••••• :~<xstc:•t1········-··-···-···· . i d • ..tl t. . u ■eed ment. :.nd plant pro:gagc1.ti0n. Six method demonstr.1.t..ions were gl.von n soe im,c, • .1.on .:1n diaintectunts. hdditional aan~natr~~ions totaling t~elve (12) were given in VeBetabla g4I'den procuti..)na prc•Ctices. Those vegetable g.:..i·aen methods of insoct control, unc. methods of pl;'-lrt. production for field g.,;rtlen tr,1nafer. The river-all achiv~ment in the production of.' food tor the f.,.;r.ily•a cons ,m. t:i.on tJas sutisi'~-Ctory, howewer; it is ter.r.cd .., beginning and far from absolutely adequate. lhe import nee of mea.ta in the food proriuction pro~ram for the t\1~;J.ly 1 s cons;: rnption rnDst not be overlooked. swine \~il) be the , hu.se discuused here. The ~J'wine protl}Jc~d in the Co-rnty was lare;ely achieved fort he f.-1.1r:ily 1 s consumption. The major iY:>rtion of th:i l.i , .. rod-UCLions was cent.er~u--the H ...nk~.mer, \~lisville, i.LOd Anahu.:,C conwwtlties. .Problmns of dis-ease, parasites ;md .feeds were m.:i.ny-s,dn~ rouuctions. }'erioo.ic outbreaks of h•Jf:: ch'.Jlera c .ntinue to be anno,v ing a.nd demund a in, st in the in::,cul,;;.tion of swine .i.gainst the disease. Assist,.mce •;,~a given producers thr_,ugh method demonstrd,t.ions .;.nc.i training meutings. T~ feed-ing problem \;,;it.h Si-tine 'iioi.s a la.rge nne in view of t he 1,ack of econo:nic grain products in the County. Gains-s\,ine wei~hts were <?Xpensiv_e ~s ..t t1hole, hot.ever; fev1 :.>roti .,cers "ere able to turn \,a.sted rice into pork this me.:..ning the product.ion c:>at. County Ch.mbera ............................. . Tc,a• (rn4 ) Page No ... 2 •· ... ... . AgentKo.r.mit ... D,a.v.iaon................ ., BEGIN EACH SUBJECT ON A SEPARATE PAGE Narative report on ••••• "P~stU:'.eia··········<s;;i;j~-~i->"""""••·························· District •• •• Kas'tenf···························· Pasture improve:-cent. and develo ment are :,f major 1rnpurt., .-;.nce in the C.-J1:ntys over-all p.ttem of agrjcultu.re. The gener::..l cash crop production progr~ calls tor t~e prod.t:ction pz:c,1r• c,dls tor the produciion or beef c.:.ttle -.ccom: ,lished through good .. erm.,nent . astures. The better the pasture the b-i!ttc r the proriuction prvgraru which a:e<ms ca9h in the rural fai:tlJya .. ocket book; hence imp=irt.. nee is attached to the ca st . re. I . proYement practiceo in pastures are restricted l.argely to two act:ivities, re::-tiliz~tion and we•;!d coni rol. A total of 22 meeu ing were held in the distribution of information related t=i pa:::t;:re .. ork. While about 15000 acres ot pasture and grazing 1-.md received ono or both of the major p,;;.st ure develo mebt act-iTitiea only 729 acrP.s are novi set aside and de:::iigna.ted as _cast ;1re demonstr.:.i.tions. These represent pastu:·e acreage in demonstration areas t wo or more yeare except 27 acres comprisini one aaderl demonstration· tor the year. Agent •• Davii.i1on .. •••••••••·•···················· BEGIN EACH SUBJECT ON A SEPARATE PAGE Narative report on ... J:~iul.tr.Y. .............. (.S;;bj~·~ii'····················"•·········· District...... ~stern-·········· ............. . \'tbile a sm,...ll qu ... ntity or the . 0ultry anu poultry products J,roduced by club 1.,001u1:1rs were sold the l .. rger ,.ort:ion .round its \,ay ta the f ,,,_.:i.ly dinner b.blu . The u..:.st..mce to markets !;revent ·r,ide sprac1.d ~~e of oult.ry . r ~1.i..cticn ;;.s a c.,:,sh crop. Extemal p;.r1,1.sites, Fourt.cen meth:Jd den:onstr .. 'i.iow:1 t:1:ro given in vc:11'iot.s ph ... ses of poultry pr.;itluct~:1n. Among thei:. were domonstl·ations in Juti;.~ing, cul in& t ;~e l ;..ying flock, ,,.:...rning for eo-1.urnal parasites ,.i.Cd riciiug the .flock of external par;.i.:;ites. Nine 4U club boya ai1roJ.1tiu in p0ultry. All restricto::sd their activities in chi ckens. Four of i.heD ni ,e completl!u \,it ... tut...J. of 639 birla. Th• nw.jority of th~::.~ ·•~ere used by the .fau;ily to sup; leH,ent food _protii.lction quot-as. One h1:t1dred-torty were sold aS broiler·s "nd the sa!.ne nw.tbur ot c.o~ena of tiggs \~t!re so1d bl' club members as ungracieu, Six.t~:on rnuct.ings uf ... po,J.i.ry valve \1ere held. Four of these llere primarel.y concern<:d with the µ1·evention of uiae..,ae .;.nd <iise.i.:ie cont.rol . The reaidner of 12 m.eeti~concernecl. them!ittl.Vos 11::.t.Ji culling and selection of chickens. County ............... .................................... . Chim.~ > • Agcnt ........ ...,_ .......... ·=···· .. ·· .................. . BEGIN EACH SUBJECT ON A SEPARATE PAGE Distr:ict •••• East,em············-··············· "Greater a&J.es of our cash crop," permanent past, re grasoeeJ wr,r-;the objective o! beet cattle producers in Chambers County. To r each this objective producers availed the,~eselves of a collection of information in cattle production and related pr~cticea. The sale of the 1 tall calf' cro!J was pointed out by them ar, bej_ng , he fcrth yea.r of useo.r better prod11ctions methods anti a job well done. Cer t a inly t heJ• enjoyed another ye.are• end ";ith pro.tits meeti..rig their approval. \~hat they a ch:i.eved they llegely attribute to t -r,o j mproved practi ces wh:i.ch they imit&Ltec! (1) herd management and (2) past i:re itnprovome.nts. The 1 .t er will be discussed separa.tily. The first of the two practices Herrl manhga.'"':ent involved \,it hin itself' sevt1ral 14e1.ivitiesim-portant each in its o~n wa;y. A f ew of theae activitiea mJLY be mentioned as follows: (1) Breeder stock selection, (2) Temporar-y or e1,.e r~ency .feeding, (3) Insect control, (4) Inoc-ul.~tiona tor d,a~se contr~l anti preventi on and other management pr acti ces of leaser im-portance. Training meetings in t he spring resul.tcd in a pledge by t he nw.jori ty of the 6J pr:>d-uce!·S t.o tallow more cloaaly the program and demonstr-.tiona set rort.h in previous years. ._.; These were followed by a ·aeries .ot dan1onstrat.ions tra ining or group ciiscuasions, and visits to demonstrktions. 'lrhUe produ ars make no speui~ C!f.fort. to prod:ice animals ot blaoi!. lino they choose from the spring CJJ.f crop y .ung strechercalvea they deter."lline would gr:nm into a beef type animal !;.nd br.: ng forth oft springs also ot a general ty_ e desired. Since the r eal and milk fed cul.ves are the s.>rt more in dem -nd by local. bi,,yera the c.i.l.t l':hoae mother shows a the favored in stocks selections as well as thut cn.lf showing the beefy type. Also iipartant to m;,l,nJ' ,)roducera is .a. c .;.lf ahowingpredominat Bremah blood lines J hence a.bout a thired of the producers are selecting !or stockers c ,1lves con.f'l rrung to this type. Thia type ot calf at 6 to 11 weeks old bring top p l'icesin a special market f ,lr rodeo type calves. \11th the assistance ot the County Agricultural. Agt!lnts and 4H club boys in the ae) ection ot etock-er O.ilVe■ 1n addition t.o a methods demonstrations, 4 visits to demonstrations cmd 62 rldt■ to tar,lla by th~ County .Agent. fiork by the Co_unt Agent result~du1U ···a ··4H··e:twbiiDoJl'if· •s·auring Page No·-· ··2 ········· Ch-lmbera , I Agent ................ ........................... .......... . BEGIN EACH SUBJECT ON A SEPARATE PAGE Narative report on __ J)~~-f ___ C_¥,ttl~-------·-·--·-··--···--····-················-·-----<SubicctJ District ..• _.~~-°t-~rn----····-····-·-·-··-···--··· lealiership and r ecdving ■pecial tr.dning in the judging of livestock. Follov.ing tha selection of those anir...-i\s that are to perpet \:ate the produccro herd it is b1.p-,rtant as ha r 6ili:c;e ta meet emerge."lcies will t er.:iperary feeding prograr.i.s. The .term lftooipor~,ry t~ediag" is used because th1.1 county• s in a production program based on permanent pastures.- To fi.J.ly appreciate the feed5.ng prr:iblems of t he beef cattle prod1:cerin tho Count; it might bs well to point out that the periods during 't1hlch feed;.uz other than past, :re oome, tilnes become a must. The t,;o rai neral neatrates an ,1 supptinot to pa3t1<res is a I!luat throug~1 • the ye,~s. During ,~inter 110nths 111other.!i weak a re generally Eed a ■ubsistcmce amount o.f grail protein concerntrate, a nd dry h,~y in oriditior1 .- o the dem .ndecl 7ear around £eedinz ot mneral sup_ ler!!ont of ::iteral bone mea"'. ,nd sal't. On0 r•rnducer., Ocie R. J a ckson of the Eagle co,~-unity is experminating ;;;ith ll f e,t h1:,ad of cal.I.le by supplying lime phos; ha:t,e thNugh t he ' drinking water whore dii'teront paat,,:re io in t!se. It i a too e :i.rJ,;i· t:o deter.-.;,~ne resnlts5 howeiterindica.tiona are that t he rosultn may be qt!iat a-.tssta.ctoey. Really import.ant away the :activities embraci."lg the m,:nagf.lment practice ·,..hich restricted by producers i,as that of insect control. Information h, . .nded do~;n frcm experminenta by other groupa and commerci.::J.. cencerns Wlls used by 90% of the 63 men .md 19 4H boys eng.;.geti in be8t Jm(kiucticn. More the.n 9Bal of the bt!ef animal.a ·in the Couoty t;ere either dipped . or sprayed once or ?-.1:>re in' an effort to control external r-.u~ites while some type at commercic-J. drench was •.!Bed on about 40% of the anim.us tor new control of enternal. paraaiLes. ~"/1th the ass-istance of the C9unty A.gent, 16 method demonstrations were heJJ.d during April, 1&My 1 J une, •.\nd July~ to control ~ernal. par~altea. Chief amont§ the insects att, ... cted tdth t e D.D.T. 8pr.:..ye and dips -.re t he Hom t~ and moaq11itoea. These removed the eroe-hea.d. \,hich oomned little effected by control moas-,irea tamel1 ver ac1.tiafactor-.r enrl the above ment,ioned peat. Because ot the im ort.ance of bee£ cattle pr:iuuctiona in the countya agricult1,re 100 days were devoted b i the County :;.genta to ita actlvities and productions problems. Thia however, inclilded together 'lflith above mentioned a cti vities that of disease control ~nd in-acul;1tions. Anthrax seem to be and annual problem hence the inoculation of mature anim ls against i t haa ab'.lut beca'!.:ae a munt in t :ie producora progre~a £Butt!-el:l···au··~ ~-WJ.p···.µiocw..at1 P nge No ..... ----·--- ···-2 BEGIN EACH SUBJECT ON A SEPARATE PAGE Narative report on •• Beef .,Gat.t,l-e-···········:······································· (Sub,ect) District.- iastezm ............................ . of calTea ag-.inst Blac~leg. This yea r as iri previ:>us ye;..rs demonstration were given by he County Agent in the method of inoculations. Page No •.. 3.·-······ AgentJriirmit -l)aviiiol'l"············· 

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