1949 Annual Narrative Report Pinal County

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ANNUAL REPORT

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William M. Brechan

Assistant County Agricultural Agent

Pinal County

Arizona

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Map showing division of county into communities for Neighborhood Leadership Plan.

I - Cover Page

II - Table of contents

III - 1:1arrative Summary

A.-4-II Club nark

B. -Horticultural ·.lork

C.-Radio T:ork

IV - 4-H Organization

A. l:e thods Enployed

B. Leaders

C. Results

D. Recommendations

V - Pictures of County Extension Work.

TilG trcr-k of the assistant agent in Pinal Cou.nty is dividedinto tl.'IO classes--organizing and conduc t Lng all a;;::::'icultu;:'sl 4-HClub nor-k and. conducting all ad!:linistrstive I'JOrk for both Ae;ri­cultural and Home Economic 4-H Clubs, and secondly, conductinggeneral agricultural 'Work, whatever it may be.

Durin; the last 5t months of service the assistant agent has

spent 78 days on 4-�{ Club work and 57 days itli th general agriculturalwork. The agent has spent 85 days in the office and 50 days in thefield. T'nere were 68 farm and home visits made by t::e aeent. ThereVlere 275 office calls and 69 telephone calls made during this period.The agerrt had 56 news stories published and made 22 radio broadcastsand ap:proximately 350 bulletins were distributed to interested peoplethroughout the county.

A - 4-H �'lCrm:

Tl:e deadline for all 4-H enrollrr:.ents in Pinal County was on

De cemo er- 1 at 'w�ich time 199 girls arid 192 boys were enrolled in4-H Club work. These numbers represented 27 4-H Clubs tr.cr'ough­out Pinal County.

'I'he months of December and part of January were spent invisiting the different clubs. There were a number of new leaderstl:is year that needed considerable help. Many project visitswere made over this period. The agent tried to meet vlith eachclub to see toot they got started correctly in filling out theirrecord books • Individual confercmces wer e hzLd with many leadersto help outline the club work. In Junuary the a gcrrt mo t �':i th thehand.i cr-af t leaders to outline a s!1tisfactory rae tl-od of judc�inG thehandt cr-af t exhibits at the County 4-H Fair.

The aGent visi ted many business concerns in January to talkabout t he,n sponsoring special ai.ar-ds at the 4-I-I County Fair. There::mlt �:Jas eleven cold lovin� cups VIers donated to th , chcmp ionsor outst'Jndin�; e:::±iJi ts i!l th ; various departments at th\.} 4-II Fa Lr ,Q� d. the two banks in tho county �.;ai::1 gave their annual auard of a

reGistered hereford nejfer calf to thJ top boy or sirl in the beefcattle department. l�oney rzas also receivod the first part or the

year to help finance the 4-H ::roc;rar.l for the 1948-�9 Club year.

TLe a�ent uae d the circulor letter tlJ.is year in club work toi'l1.form the leaders c.n,l :'lOmbers on Impor-tcrrt s ub jce t s , These letters'�lere uset especiall:r on ini'or:":.Jtion ab out tha 4-H Fair.

This office purchased a camera 'ilith f'La sh ctt::lct":l::..:nt and thise"lElbled U3 to take all our mill 4-H pd c tur c s i'or 4-£ I'u' lici tjl'.!:'}ny p Lc tur-e s ore b);:en Jurin thq club year. Tr..e p Lc tur-es this

;year 3ave a cLearcr ")icture of club -;'ork in the county 3S they. coull be t,:,l::n over � Lon- Jr -erLod of tir e. Tl�c pictures uer e

sent to t!l'3 Ext ans Ion Service '�8r9 rzrts ',ere made for th� localnovcpcper-s , 'l'h.. Co::;" '}rnnde ''11 j Coolij,r:;e n,3]?UrS ran s:,cc ial sec­tions on 4-H on the openint� day of the 4-H F3ir. Tr... is t:?8 of

publicity is very hslpful in G.evelopin,Z 3 ,�ooG. club :rrc c;ram inttis cor.nty , This agerrt has t'oun.l that i�ivin,S :"our iocal editorsstories an.I rJictures t��,�lt are I .ocd end tiL11�ly, they �',�'Jlish t.heri

rather th?n wa s te paper ba ske t them. rrhe ne"LlG�':aper still r ema Lnsin this county the no s t Impor-tarrt tool in cettir;,g -:_1ublici ty to

the people.

This yeer this agent dec ided to have sho\'Jl-'3ns�i; included inthe jud0ing of livestock. It is rd s belief that by doing this theclub member 'will do a better job in working with his animal. TtNOmethod demonstrations wer-e given in Jsnuary by 7Jaltel' Armer on thecorrect :-'�ethod in groominG ar.d showing a beef animal. Tl:e resultsat the County 4-H Fair from tllese demonstrations wer e very coodand this n:.ethod 't'lill be used from now on.

The 13th Annual 4-E Fair orsanization started in Janu3ry.T�le 4-H Fair book iiJ3S written by the assistant agent and mailedto all Lea Jer s and interested personnel by 11arch 1st. The fairbook this year was very much revised over last year. First, itij'Jas much smaLlar and corrta rned no names ott..':;r then leaders andbusiness concerns backing club 'work. The book was made very shortand easy to read and it is t:lis a -:::ants belief ttat the leadersre ad this book this year where in the past t�:8y have no t , This

county "1.'18 s authorized to buy ti\JO 1,3r�:e tents and two small tentsfor their 4-H FGirs. The 4-H Fair for this year was again heldat l':enil\·iorth School 68St of Coolidge. The Fair v'J8S l�- days long,beinG open one evening. l�ny improvemmts rrere made over last

years Fair. All Eanc1icraft, Clothin�, Foods, Room Improvement,8'1d G�rden axhtbi ts wer-e displa�red in the larGe auditorj tun. ThisI!wde i2 very easy and convienent for the peopLe to see eV8r�tthingat cnce , .3anners from e:1c11 4-I: Club in the cour:ty -;';-ere disJ?13JTedat t:18 front of tl'..,:: aud i tcr-Lum to let tho people 1:-:0;1 what clubs"i�.;lre at the fair. Large sir_ns 'were on the Ft=:ir gr-ounds tellingvlL.ere and when e9c11 event rra s sche ruLed , The fat stock auctionsa Le rras a Great success this year , Inforn13tion prepared by the

Cl/3ent prior to t�e sale uade the buyer very pleased. This Lnrortaa­tion save t�. � bu ar 311 in "'Ol'" "at ion on the anfma Ls to be sold andall about tr..eir ownsrs , The sale this �-ear vms hanIl.ed the easiestsince this agl3nt C,]r:16 to the county. The 13th Annual 4-H Fair in

t:;ener:;l ·::a8 � little sma Ll.sr- than last year, but the quality ofGT..hibits T:'8S better nd thJ or,...:o.�lization far super-Lor to -'chs '47-'48F:) ir.

Tl'is a :cnt started to stirr:ulate horticultural "I.:or1.:: last fallin tUs county. Inter .. st increased ,:reatly, especially in home

yard improvc3r1."nt , fruit .n l ci truc , In January a Lar -e amount of�Torf.: was cor...Juctcd in tl is depar trm-rt , !:etllod demonstrations on

fruit tree prunnin: uas ;'iven by the a '"":mt. 'r;dO enrlil3r resultde onc tr'a t tons on hone :�ard L"Tlprovement 1:8 G follm'Jed by tho third

one, this ..."8 s tr. , In::d3c3:;'')j n.: of tr�e Jloy !1ic:h School. 1:r. !r,- neyTste �'1d t: i o :) ·:.nt rJt aevara L tl .s s 1,'ith the school officialsto cO-:Tll(�tel:T outLir a the �lanti!l":J tn be made on thin lar _:e school

crounds. Tl in rJo""r,YloJtr'"'1tion vlill t�'- ... ob ou t tr,o Jrf'�rs t o corrp Le't eb a c-u eo' t '. size of the .iob an.l t'l .. limited rundc , T' J otl:ertwo reoult de'::lOnstrations ore at rriv9te homes-c-one in Ca03 Grnnle.. nd one in Cooli d ·e. Can" iderah' e ",.orl.: \,138 done by tlH Q ;r:P1t on

these homes , Many inquiries resulted from the work done on thesehomes. The home in Ca sa Grande VIa s completed the La st of Apriland the O:lG in Coolidge will be complete by tJ'..is La t s fall. Allthis work has Greatly s't tmr Ia t e d hcr-t i cu.Ltur-c in tb.i.s county.This 3.t;3it .ias many calls daily on ve:3etables, f'Lower-s , trees,shrubs, etc. It is hoped this wor-k VJill continue to be popularas the need �or this in Pinal County is very great.

C - R..";DIO ·:rORIC

This agent started a vleekly radio program last fall over thelocal CooLi dge 'station. It vra s decided that an excellent way tocontact the :;)60],)Ls all over the county 'would be by radio. The

programs wer e conducted by the assistant agent ar.d the station

Manager. Thsy v.ere very mrorraa.l and often originated from a homeor at an i�ortant meeting. �s agent presented on the programsinforl�tion about horticulture, plant diseases and insect control.The procrar�s ":'Jere ar-ranged so the Lnf'or-mat ion giV8::l each week trou'l.dbe very ti�ely. Visitcrs a�d s,ecialists often ap�eared on this

:9ro,�ram i'ri th the agent. Q.uestions vrer-e asked tor and answered over

t1"6 air. A bulletin was offered each... :proGram whf.oh vms also tLllelyat that particular proG�am. ResDonse to this pr027am became veryeood and it vras felt many people v.er-o securing useful informat ionv:hich they o thervzi se would not receive it lldthout this pror::;ram.T:-:.e Agerrt found this procram. an excellent means of ,:;ettins publicityout on horticulture and 4-H wor�:. Tnis series of prosrams viiIlcloso at t.he snd of ray. It is hoped t:tey will reSUP.1e in September.It is this agents r-cconcendati on ti18t when they re sune in the fall,that a demonscra tdon garden be started. This 'Hill enable the agentto '=ive very prectical Lnrorraat.ton on the pr-epar-Ing 8:lQ gro"v'iinc ofbQ!'uen ve.=:8tebles :.ina. flowers. It i'jill also enable him to Givethe radio sudf ence exact inror.::-�tio:l on th s 1[_Gtllods of corrtroLfngins sct s and dLseasc s tha t vziLl, occur throughout the yaer.

A - 12T.E:ODS :3: J:LOlr:ED

The 4-E 'Jlub work in Pinal County has increased considerablein the past 3� years, but there is still a great deal of organiza­tion to be done. The county is still not entirely sold on clubwork and until this is accomplished club work is going to be fight­ing an uphill struggle. Newspaper and radio publicity has been

doing a great service in getting 4�H publicity to the peo�le. Itis important that this be continued. �Then the county is sold on

4-H Club Vlork, then the agent can work out a stable club progra.m.Out of school clubs still remain the nucleus of all club "tiork. Itis hoped all clubs will soon be in this class. !Core clubs V18re

aga tn or2:anized this year out of school. The greatest number of

non-conpLet tons in club work still remains in school clubs.

B - D'.D3..13

S'3curing good leaders is still the most l.Gl:portant pr-cb Lem inPinal County. Zach year new Ler.ders have to be found because ofthe older leaders dro:9pi:'1g club l:orl.::: for no roason o tl.er than it'stoo much vJOrk. This agent has tried to present to tha lenders a

i'lOrthnhile and interestin�� pro �ram. Still consf c.er-ab Le clissatis­f'-'ction aJ):pears durinG the club year amoung the Leader s , Le8der

traininc; �-:eetings have been tried but only a small persentage oftte le:3ders appear. It appears to this agant the main reason

lack of interest prevails amoung Pinal County' Leaders is the t theydo not understand the basic princi ....,les of club vrork a nd lecder­

ship. Every way available has been tried by this c:ent but stillonly a very fc\'[ have C"�iven the a,:ent an oppor tunt ty to presentthe� IIi th the needed training. The po ss fb ili ty of a Leader-s campis an e::cellent idea but there too, only a small p er-cerrta.;e of theLe- ders '1.':111 at tc-id , Junior Leader-s seem to be the or�y r ca Lsolution to the lea :ler:'hip problem in thi'3 county. '::he tbree this

CI"1l.1r_t:T r) i tl"i.:-; � ear showad re.::rDrlc:lble results..

ie [rust keep an

'Jttr r::tlva T1ro=,roPl :oine in order to hold these oLdcr club member-su n � '.t t __.em into junior Le .dership vo.rk,

c - P�31JLT3

Cor.�letions tn 4-1: Club v.or-k in Pir.al County tllis year were

6 �irls and 104 boys , Project cO:Lpletiol1s in AGricultural clubsVl'jrE:l; farm crrps 1; ,ll'srueninc 7; poultry 9; dair�r 4; beef 14;Co ine 3; horses 2; re.bllits 5; 111:11 Gicr';lft 70.

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It is this aCGut:J recor....lH3:�r.l8tion thut more sma Ll, out of school4-� Clubs b J estar)lisLeJ if IloGoible. l�:T nav in; a l1tLj):::r of theseeLub a ,)C' t-1-9r�u. �:_rou::::' out t"9 c-mrrty tllJI'f-j i:: Cl bcttt;!r C ::. Ice of: cldir.'" tl � cluh !".J:" .....r �:u�n tlldy J"t-3r Iii 'h cci.coi , Pur e It Lea der-sora 'j�sier to �ln,J ,\:1 n J:lly 3 sno Ll nu her of menu...rs ar e in a

club. �\'10t: er r e co .' nJ.'jtion ",o111d 1) j to c'JutiHue .a i nt.af,n

c Lo ae r"lLtio'1'li ito. all tLJ :3c'v,l r t ncdpa La , 'LLay can -ive

considerable help in trans�ortation to various club �ctivitiessuch as 4-H fair, Round Up and Camp. It is also vary in�ortantto keep in constant contact viith all civic groups ani clubs. Thelast r-ecorcmendat.Lon is to keep tr..e support so many bus iness con­

cerns are novr givillg to club nork , To do this the aGent DuststOitJ them the club program is sound and by 311 ueans give themcredi t for their fina!lcial backing. Tr.La La tt er- C3n be done byp sr-sona L contact, letters, newspaper-s ':nd radio. The past yearthis cou�ty's business concerns donated �452 in cash to the 4-H

fUYJ.d, t'ave 11 gold loving cups at the 4-H f3ir, and gave a reGisteredhereford heifer calf at the 4-1: fair. These auar-ds can all be:18.i".tained if the above practices are carried out.

Vern ·Jal ton home in Casa Grande in October 1948wher-e resul t demonstration in Eome Yard Improvementwas started.

Harvey Tate at V"8rn "dulton Lome in �J.)ri1 1£49

I.1tal ton home in Casa Grande where re suLt demonstrationin Eome Yard Improvement was to be started in 1948.

Assistant agent conducting one ot his radio programsa t ',Tal ten home 'I.. i th Lir-a, 'H-al ton and Harvey Ta te as

his guests.

IA. j or t Icn of ,-old cups uud ribbons to bel ,awa rded at 12th ;.nnual I'iLal County 4-1 :bair.

View of part of auditorium stage at 4-HFair with all club banners being displayed.

Portion ct junior handicraft exhibit at the4-1: rair.

Tommy �lilson of Casa Grande showing hisGrand Champion Steer at 4-H Fair as judgeLuke Rainville looks over animal.