1921 Narrative Report Navajo and Apache Counties

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Authors University of Arizona. Agricultural Extension Service. CountyAgricultural Agents.

Publisher University of Arizona

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Annual Report. Navajo_Apache Co. Arizona.

Farm Burecu.

Inorder to launch the �arrn Bureau in good shape on a paidmembership baSis Mr.O.S.Bro�n .President, Arizona Farm Bureau.

seoiured the servioes of lJr. S.Fred Cur.mings of Illinois to c�_pe. gn the State to awaken an interest in the orga.ni zation. tworouslnZomeetinS3 werG held at �hich !� 6umn1Dbs answered to

t�e 37� people attending foar qnest1ono &9 follows: �nat isr ad l:t'haM Bureau .h1edel�8.tion. �hG.t has it dcne , whet is it doing,an w �t does it pro,ose to do fmr the farmers of Amer1oa� Alively interest Wfiil rr�nl:fcst a.nd many following tho meetings�ere ready to f,ut up the �lO.OO mernborshir. fee. This V1Bitwas followed by two short visits fro:n tho 3tato Fresid.ant and.a. little lated (July) lj:r 0. state solicitor for members.�he memborship cem�aign r�9nltp� in getting 101 paid up mem_

�9rs in Apache County and 1:33 Hl I!avaj 0 Ocurrty , or 234 in a Ll ,

Follm'!ing this campl:ien local cOrJni tte.es - were fJppointed tosdd further to the mecberAhip.

The Uou.nt� .J:·'arm Bur-eau is organized with a p rocd dcrrt ttlvice pres1dent/1?i� a Aecrctsry-trs5.suror, and merab cr-sh f.p fromeach conn1m1ty in the UOTlnty. It is o"O€rnteii as 8. cc rpoz-at fonund.er tho �tata lav; known aq �.B. l09,copy" of "ihich p Leuas ffndherawjth. 8ach agrioulturnl co��unity also has xi a FarmB'lrean. l1re3idend., Vice presidont,and oeoretary*treanurer withJr:ember'1hi:p drmm frol'! the local CO���luntity. Tho�e Lo o a L of_ficers are e19ctai by tho ne1'lbers and hold affine for one searothers arc oloated and aualified. �hri co��unity of!i3ers meetonoe e ach year to eloct countv laro Bureau officers.·

7he .h'ar� Buroau 1!arnberfJ in th9 vario us commtlnitie�'j rrlA0tfro� time to ti�e �ni �1th the county ag�nt outline the pgri_polioies or prograrn3 for the �.���.fcr the respectiv6 com_mtmities. The"T also no!w10.er town and :ne1ghborhood nlf.1ttersmuch as do t�wn councils. Tho offioers or COr.1rJittoe� finrlmarkets for COMl'H;mit:r products and sell oooperatively.

.Under this plan hay. grain, und cattle have been sucoessfu111y sold. Thus 160 tons of h[1Y have been sold at a nof sd<litional·

profit of �3.00 'Per ton, or ��540.()O t 124.\)0 8l1cirg of outs at

25i, or lr :310(1. GO &lld loCO heaCi c f cat t Le �t �iE:. �,r.�. �o more

per heed that otherwist \7ould have neen secured, or ,;,2250.00The fsrr.l Bureau has been n.nch interertted. ill ili.il'TCvirJg 11 ve a+ock!Yle!'lbera having i.!Ilported 4000.b&.by ahicxB, a dozen roosters, ens

re�istered Shire stallion, three Jerse7 he1ferst !our registeredHereford cattle, and 15 h e ad of go o d Hwins.

During Ootober s:e'ieral of the Lcc al rnrr: Bureaus ccnduc't sd

community fairs. liine ware held t1ni a. thousand peorle attended,.they Wlt1f sav the f8.r;:'l, gardop.• orchard. and hand r:s.d.e pr-o ,

duots of their own res·pective COITJfJuni ties as they never beforehad seen them. From the stnnd "{:'oint of fairs the sveLts were

really worth while. �erts frcr: tho college were in attendance t

to judge the products, oonduct ae�onstrations and give the bestavailable information along all sgricaltaral lines. ttlss Bouton,Home Demonstration Gaent was partioularly aetive and rendered

exoellent service in judging women's work,oonduoting demonstrat

tiona, and dAliver1"J J��tvTes on 71ve top1eg�

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UndeI' the auspioes of the i1e..rm Bureau two obaervat f cn t ourswere o onduet ed ill September. 7hese t cur-e consisted of farmf)TSfro!'1 Apache County ferror; in llavaj 0 County find like',�.;it� 6 Navaj ('I

Coan� farmers visiti71g in J:.�iach6 County. tho ol)ject being e

edu.oational in nature us nell &0 l'oor6(rtiVS B.lJ_d 30cial. :Gn.chparty wa.s lic light ed �ith what was OGeD. Lilld h eur�. liIcotingswere held eaoh oveni�� ut which thc'Yis1tora fro6 7tho etheroounty" were the chief speskez-a, Local fo.rmerc r.Lso spclreend ttius tha best and mont uavunccd ideas were excJvmgcd firsthand undez nondI�1on:J aI' much cnthuniaom. Proi'efJ30r Orider ofthe e o Ll ege t.nl Dr.Bartlett of the state OOr:n:1ia�ion of EortiorllttlTOcooperated. 'I,:i th the county s.gent in presenting uny teohnicalinformat1ont necessary. In�a.riably merso ez-a of th o auCli.en.ce fre_ely a ske d rr!16st�OllS clld discnt'1sr)d prob Loma oovering r:any ana.varied far� e���peri�ncG� unl practices. Dr.Bnrtlstt stressedmethods of illsect control,J')articularly �:he o oz-n ear worm anfiplant lice. the ear �orn nn,'" 'De ccnt.r(��... l�(i lJ;i i�u.�tine thq c o rn

silk wh en it first Lppec.rd \"J1 th arsenate of loud charg0[ f.rOf.'"la 1u'!t sun, �3.:::;1� (l:!' �?1hich su.: v..t. h and., _:)lnnt lice r.''luy be o on.,

trolll3(t by spruying \Tith I lilac� Leaf ·40 If, a tobacoo Boluthm.ProfeR30r Or1der strcnrcd the o�cturd und thA eardon as Mam18 ofprofitsblo h omo prodn.ction ..

An thore iJ but one ,:ilc ir. ...pache (;ounty her fe.rmer�Jwc rr- I brtioll1url� i!lt:::rcr�"'ve(: i1.. i:r.�:p{;c'til1g tI1G 'Vt..ricu.s ty:pesin :rHV�jO Jonnty. lit �5t. Joeop!1 w ... J. r,'ooc1ruff v e rLe.VG :1:htu pj.tf1ilos,rAall� GOod. crie s built ut s:::!_ll cc at , Lt lil1€dt.le tner e is theei -�1-tt C1i('ieli. riln r�n/�.I? o f � -. � ('1':1:� t. otzed stock p l.ac edfl�tV1ise l.ntl lupred at t.m.l�XXLi..J. a Lt e.rnut o onc s at tho. angl?s.'l'hese art') -';reEA.tc � r.1-fJb l)ip!� tar or B£�rhalt to nuke th ern aar

tilht. �hif-' 1;"tHj lP t'.t1rt 1'1� : �J: rl:: .... i:l"tr.le rrh o r-e It·ncer iEl cheap,a: J;"l T1ljPl) Clr..i ��(A..:;idc IVA hpVG r h ... c hac e ome to bn known HR the·'Lin(lr.n. �11o". 7hi-; t�Vr() (iL�o :L� an c:ctn[_;on of ur_rif.::ht b oazds

r.ith tcrr�\l wull rCIt:,r bet'"';(Al the out er und 1n...'''101'' "toilrds. The

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ki lied. 7he echco I g-irls p r epurc d � g0cd lunch fro.,.., �llltpl1escontributod h:.' the t!t".IC'hnsy/, T�o'!11�.fr ;�St1 photo� ';-:0.

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Dnrillt;., the 15ttcr part of the season eo m WBS uaed an bait1nat�nd of outs. irairie dcgn anpear to have n 6re�t 11k�n� for

this grain henoe there \'":&8 a high perocntsge of 0.0[;9 k111ed __ ;i5

_-....;t;...;;:o 98 /0. fIlth the .uas of corn it -r,r�s not nt flll diffioult to kill

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t Several nttemptR were rondA destroy mice in granarieswhere grcirl WDS in storaGe by using various kinds of grain bait

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but with indifferent results whereu.pon the county agent afterdue experi.mental work found that the' following liquid bait WB,S100 % effective where there was little or no other liquidavailable for drink:

Alt�lo1d Rtryahnin�t i ts.(l�vel)Saccharin � ts.Baking qoda 1 te. .

rttx the ingredients dry, thon mix into paste with B. little"ater, then add v:rat�r to r.1Rke a o'ua.rt. Put the bait out in sbal_low dishes in places fr9�UGnted by mice. As the water evaporatelfroM the dishes add more wnter. This b&i t hae been. vsey- ef.feotivo in dest£oying mice in flour ��lls and granaries.

The follo�1n5 written statements from farmers will serveto show ,..hat th.�y think o f the rodent control v:ork:

Apache COULty." 1"1ron the bitter eXperienoe of previoos years I

oan trc.thfu.lly ss.y thnt if there had been no :poisoning therewould have been no crops or grass. Consequ.ently 1 constd.sr tthe vnl�e of this YOhr's �ork worth the value of �y wholeorop or b.Oout ;';1000:'" J3.A.�Lmnpsont �5.Gar. �r1zonii.

� Yeu u�ved crors valued at over $2980. in.tho\j big dr1va hers in treating 4480 acres of rang.a and cro!,>

area. Ranga are� figured at �l.OO per Bcre and crops savedat �lO.O,) par ac rc.

If Joy 13·Patterson. st. Johns. ,Arizona.

If Valu9 of ?'ork to me not less than �5·Ja. in treat_ing 80 acres.- N6then V.Eraley, �ernon, Arizona.

U I am surf; I �8vea �\lOO. by putting out yourpoison on 16 acres of oats t..nd be-rIel-" :F._-.l�rr.;:::.duke.

q Saved o ror-s by Jtilling l)Tliirie doe? Ve.1ue to'oJ me �j500. �\8.1'lg·e graqses ��5.00 �. J.Al'bert Brown. St.Johns.·

I' At least half of the crops have been ��aved from

pre.irie dogs in my looelity at LindoCl t h ru :your cempflign.·1.

J .H. ,t'ro at t Snowfl&.ke. Arizona..

If 3aving of o rcpa froy:! rr!tiri 0 does �Clrth about

-i20C.to 1!le.It E.Thorne.s Jr. I:'inedc.le, Arizona.

n Neighbors lost fron 1/4 to 1/3 of cr-ops from

�rn1rie dogs becau�e they did not une poison. I followed

your dirsotion9 in using the poison y�u gave me and lost

very little. 00nsidcr it +o rth about r�')50.1.A.Decker. holbrook, Arizo� a.

We are plenn1ng to make the rodent contrcl work

more effeotiva bS c tcs er oooperation ana. more systematiowork.

It is grut1fyine to note th6.t llp�urd:� ot 80 ,�, of thefart!'e:r� now trcrt ull of their 3Tnnll gr&in to pr�ven� 2m�t •

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Poultry.Abcc.t f1v.e ye£rs ago it was ,90 rare thing to sec a flook

of etandE..rd brod rou1try:: v.-hile now they ere �€rl' c')�:mcr... incI v,"ell rcrnem1:·cr :tj"V� yea.rs t;:c s, certain j ady cenvs..�eea oneof the larger t cwne in �ev�.�o Coo.nty in sn attEmrt to get8. few c:g[:!3 v.1th which to r'"£1te a Thanksgiving cn.1re. She foundno egr;s for nobodies hens +cr e leying. This condition h�f1greatly ch ange d , not only do fG,rrners keeptv:ice ns �.&ny birdsso at that time but the� rrodo.aa (lOtIO ee:p:� th;;uQut the winter.l.tany tine fl<.ICko of rtcndnrd lJred fowels r,.ey nov: be s eon inellory C cnr.unf ty.

To 1wprove these alrc�dy fairly gOOQ fl�ckn the roultr,ysT-'E?cial1?t of t�(� o o l.Lcgn an1. the &.G€nt put forth an effortto got better ))r€f!dj.ng s toch Lse t spring. 'I'b.ie Wl:f! eccom:plishedby aoloct1ng the l;r�f:din{� h cr.e D.ni oedng the best available�le bircls and also by i'r.!pcrt1ng �b)ut �O('O beby �h1ck.s •. Atew really gov"" mfi,le b I rd s we ro secured.

Dorine; the SUt.n or ,,3 (1cr.onctratior..s r.ere c onduc t ed tothe bo�t �ethoa� of frcein3 chick€Dn of lice, 307 interested'Pcu1t:--r kC€pC;r3 llitzle8sea t!'lG r.0IDOnf1tr.t1tio:c,Q, followinc; this'!!ork 49g6 �iruJ ""6re t r

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.... tf'·l for lice and noaly laGs.t��nt;_ni�e c�lltng CEnc��tr�tion� �crc �C�duCt0j with �ttend_-rne � r:f 4E4 Y',()U 1try r' en .-.;110 c e ch h�nr11od good ,:'m:! pc o r' pTodtlC_ere thug learning fir3t·t�nJ how to n0te the dintinction,any :poultry "t":��era ar-e nl&nn1""1is to cull t;leir flockn at

least once a yesr.

A nll:""'ber of farmers J.. re alr�;ady mHtcria11zing- I:,lfiI1:J :a'il'for r:aterially in�refj'iIlS th�ir r""''Jduotiol'! and ont pu.t. Tho

�o�ltry B�eci&li�t fro� ths ccll€Ge �8da two trirq into liovajo�n� A�SD�e �o�nt1el to tat in touch with th� people who 8re

ir.tereoted in �oultry.

V'o h o o e next

��r5e to CJnluctn��tion with 1heir

seF30n be able get Sb0Ut fiftycost untl rofit demoutjtJ-�J!iti(JYlqnoultry nctivities.."

farmers toin con_

Live:1toc�.Con:�i�e:rs1ile interest has been s-.7�cnoJ. in t�6 cett1nG

of better livestock. Tho rather �oor �Qulits of dtll�Y cows

� d ,o�n three �c&re ago h�vo oho�n th�t cat�le to'3 e � ur C e o: �...., 't.i

. f.

lot � b f ''!If a.l.

.... th while f�UlJt be good pro duc e r'a 0' rn 4 ClA>. ee. � as..\: y

��l' �� tee OOt73 that e arne fror; ..a:hoonix. have been retl1::nG;�B. l�; f'" c:'J ..... m�r::"l f'l ,..."" ..,.. ow ·nrc�u.rin£' to .rtcck 1111 at:ai:n "ilr�th e..� I

' 1.1 e �-L.r- !�� ,_, .............. ...... • 1.' , J •

:. .J. till .. :$ ')f e at t l,e "�I'e hone in the cour-se c f a year muchb .-:, I

.... r c ..J �-.j j .., "" 'v • - J_'

P;�3;Agq ;ill have been �2de.

Since 'Per:!r.a.��ent irI:lu.ni ty vaccine against blR.�kleg han 0. - -

1 thA Btoc�en arc cuite cureiul to vao�come into Genera use �

cLnat o in 8eHson l",'hich ovcrcor.ca losses amount mg to about

10 '0 of the cal!' crop annually. Formerly it was customaryto �aCCinate onl¥ after blackleg appeared in the herd. Thus

under bost conciiticns a few head, of calves were lost.The agent bas ccnduct a t 10 dcmonstraticns Gho\ving howto usc p e rmanerrt 1ltit�un1t 'vaocina and. treating 23'7 oalves.The agent has three vaccinating instruments which arein the handa of mtt:tixxx:n: stook men most of the ii!"'le.partioularly those who have o�sll herds. �ore than 1500hoad have b�6nr vaccinated with ��ter1i18 secured thru theof.fice of tho county agsnt ,

A hurry_up call Ca!.J'9 one day in the fall for the agentto e.ppear at II 24..}lanch II where about three dozen pure bredsh�Gj) 'Were f"ic;� i�CT 1 sc�e unknown cuusa.trwn sheep had diodand other: �crc :f'al.11t:g fas t , r�tl,e Agent made en exmnine.ttonof the lh':�]1 [·Jlt1 decided tr_B.t trouble won c(�ufJod by eutinepoison ""1e�ds t but waat I18.Tticulnr l":'1lC: v1eed. �he herder raidth[.d: tLcrp \:-n ( no po iscn \!e�dD of �hc nmge. A careful

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u e arct. ehowe d that tho ::;:wsy ht..ld 'been outir.t: pingtte whd ohis POiSOTJ.C,US t o 'jheep. ,:n an.ll.iidote and physic w�s ad.�ini!Jter_ad a.nd the ahe cp put on new PLd:!t uro. This trentm�nt lias

ej:"ert1vf7 the r�:(;o���r�� '>.. �. ��u�,!e',:;;hut s10'\ ....

r;h� f()llo�.'il:g j 8 tt:.Y_sn .frc.{. the I:ove:lib€;r l�eport:The f&rm�rs 0; �no'Nfhjkn l.Tl11 �8:rlor "T.cll r-::OE': t he t i;h�re18 an o'P�urttl:llt ',' to ir;vt:lop -H'ny LdCl.ttionsl f.CT6CJ of j"'f;TMLand b� in�rca.�1ntj the �t.Jr8tF of v.�ut(;r. ',Vi t h 8. vie� toloce.tin� fev(\re.11e 9t e,r£Ge i igh t� a «lelce-stier. of formersfror �no��l�ke on thrp,o occ6sions havo reoently madetourn of inSr/r.�71r,n r.nd inva:ltic::tiCln. �he fol1owiq: RlGhtshave be6n cc n.. �H1GrF;C'..� :;horLe, Lon€. Pine,J.,ong laks, l--:h()\'7��,oW,Zoott '!l ?ipht t :L".tG�ide, D&6gc, nnrl. ':rtoga IJMr:. ()� th��GShone nni 0rtcs;9. I,a::f- are being most :f'&vor&bly considsTod.Survo�n� and O<'lti:TlutS;1 T61ntive to 'th�so Loc at Lonn r111

shortly 1)0 r.::..io. ...:1 thor of th� two latter locfitionr. cun b o

iievGlopc{j t') i:rmI)Ound &n nuch wator an is now u.vcd hy tho

�nowflakc_TE..�l(')r I rri ;;t:..t ior.. CJ. ryhioh��covern ntlproximntel�T2500 ncros. 7ho count.y n�f'nt ccnt1idcr� thi� a "t:eTy import_ant snt erprioe �ihiah in �Oi;t:1Y of the fPlPTlt)rl ('If ovor.;citiz�� i-r. thA li')�·�l1tie� e o nc e rned , �hone 03 abo11t 9 milesB.7f. of ::;no�fle.:'{e while Crtcf�a .Lt8ke 'In about 1-' miles to

the Jouth .ce.at.

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Boys end Girls Club work.

Club work was ntrc�ned but 11ttle 1)31 the county agent rluringthe first Tl�rt of the S6M'on beoti.u.se for a considerable tir,e inthe fore patt of tho SOuRor t�era was no state Club 1etlder, RoVi.ever. twelve olub� were organized with a total enrollment oflZO boys and girls. In a.�:1 i�. icn one girl did garden work fore Lub credit ::tL:uu� ane' � bey kc-pt a nif". 'l�he �'lO last mentionedfini�hAd their roark with crc1it. ��1n8 Or£. Jenson has non done fOUlyears of olub �ork in gardenine. lIer profit this yeuT in ,;;70.00�1allace DAt,1t t , the boy who enrad for a regiatel'ed Duroe pig uudelclub direotlcn r,de cood •

�ixt� cn� eirln �6rt. in tho Devan sewing clubs , fifty_one("){' th6miinir.he:1 their work an' �.ere D.ward9i !ich1evet�ent emblems.

�he f�11�r.1ne r��fer��h i� taken fro� the acent's reportfor l;ove�ber.

}rofA",;�or Bnllan'lync, �tn1..f.. 1Dtider of Boys snd ':arlsClubo c(')operatcrl �i th 1 h� tlB!:nt il'1 cO!hlc.lJtins Achievement'�'Vcnt"1. }'ivn sv�nt9 or "leAtings VIera held. v,.rith a totalattEn��ncp of £11 �en�le. Lt thre� �f thAre �eAtingB Profes­sor Ballf�ntyna c(')nduct�1 jufleing d.�m':m�.irF:.t1(jn� of thefJ6":,,dng t>;orK mor1t rHlbons 0:0. the 'VHrioil::� ur1ij_al�8, ngj.ngblue to do�1�n8to fir�t �lbce. red for ���ond, �n� yellowfor 1 h1rd. :'hp. �v�'l'lt� \.ero enjoyol �rl! (.'plrfilcj ntf!):�. alikeb�" the clnh girl� and the I'u11ic. At er.oh c Lnb PV'{-�'l'1t L:roi.'ei -

eoz B:-... l1l·ntYllc delivorfhl f. fiJ)lf'ndi(l ill'H"rtrr'ted(lnntornell do � loct ur s (In the l.chiever.V.mt � of �:h� b oy n fJtfl B'1rl�in club ��()r'ir thr uout the: .:tu�o. ·rhLl fcrrt.llro eavo the ,arexl'u new vier. Toint of o Iuu work and �Jer'Vc!l as t.l d�:f1n1tcline "f intlpirfltion to the boys find. Girl!] of o Lub age •

. :�my of t n o �/()lm/; people ht�'Ve exp.r eas ed a rlG*�1rt; to en.,

roll for next oeascn'o �ork.

l.ho net vr.Luo of tho work &�comp113hc'i by the club mnrnbera10 ';7185.00 or about . s.er] for cscn of thos� who ,:'t''HDpletcd. the

pr�ncribad �ork.

'.'a th the Rplendio IlVle.k.snins of the ycun�: .neGple for e Lub

vlork �e Ui'i to atre�J thi:1 line of activity- Club work ia not

('('1M nlqnry h sne e the b ov s H"'ii Girls ,,::h:) enroll HTO thoBe vrho

wn�r"-t�· ie�rn: It is r€&iiy [i,':;toniBhinz to.

s e o tho w�rk dona

bj thin o Las s of YOllllg peojlla _ The 'work in the t�!rtl an.!"l. fourth

yanrs of sew1n3 fA invariably exoallellt, 301:)0 of 1� Gx"O�rt •

Secf olub photos horc�1tht No,.