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l·Zt·onomics, University ol` Kentucky, lor the year ended l)eccn1ber lm
31, 1946. ln this report will be found a statement ol` the various mil
activities ol the past year, a list ol` publications, and a financial l
statement ol` receipts and expenditures.  
Q Respectfully, soil
Thomas (Jooper Plill
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Governor ol` Kentucky is t
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ln accordance with an act ol the Legislature ol the State ol tl?
Kentucky, approved March I5. lillti, l herewith submit the annual TI
report ol the Division ol Agricultural Extension ol` the (Iollt‘g€ JLI
ol ;\gl'l(Qlllllll`(f and Home Economics, University ol lientutky. lot lm
the year ended Dettetnbtcr fil, 1946. tvti
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ANNUAL REPORT OF THE EXTENSION DIRECTOR
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 3`I, `I946 \ ·‘ ·
By 'l`. R. liky.-xxt`. .\ssistant Director 4 _ _ I
(QQORDINATION OF the Extension Service with state agricultural ll V
experiment stations and the U.   Department of Agriculture with `- E
their research facilities gives rise to values that are realized more and i E
more clearly as time goes by. Farmers and others have demonstrated I _
ion _ their understanding of these values by making additional funds avail- " ,
me able for research work and by putting into practice an increasing num-
gm. ber of suggestions and teachings brought to them by the Extension i I Q
Kms Service. A V
jul l·`armers are confronted with the need for conserving and im- . "
proving their land resources while at the same time producing enough A
for sale to provide the things they must buy. To do this requires good
soil management, adapted and improved varieties and breeds of
plants and animals, economy of labor, eflicient feeding, prevention . .
of diseases in animals and plants, and efficient marketing and buying.
l·`or aid in meeting these problems farm people turn increasingly
to Extension workers, who in turn are guided by information from
researcli. »
One of the problems facing Kentucky agriculture is posed by ii
the multitude of small farms in the state. A small-farm operator · t t
is often at a disadvantage because the size of his business does not ‘
justify investment in implements and machinery which on larger
farms so greatly increase the efficiency. Operators of small farms are
T (yi tlterefore often deterred l`rom growing the crops they need. because I ·—
ml ttf tliiliculty in handling thetn without proper equipment. ln elforts _`
(gc to tttvet this need, Extension workers have undertaken with consider-
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1)Z151111`(j. The story is 11111Cll the sitnie regzircling 1lise21se—resis1;1111 H) H1
t11b21e1;11, 11111)1`O\'Cd str21ins 111 S()1`g11ll1`t1, l1et1er pasture grasses 211111 11211 V
(j1`()1)S. Studies in 12l1)l)1` eilieieney 211111 (lC111<)11S1l`ll11()11S 111 lL1l)()l`-S2l\`111g
Lf(lll11)1]lC11L 101: 121l`1l1SlCll’ it is 11l1l)()s— RHS
sil11e 1`11r 1111e worker 111 visit 21 th1111s21n1l 11r l1lt)1`C 12l1`I11S during the 1`Cill`,  
in 211l11iti1111 111 11is 11111er duties. ll11(l spend L?l1()l1gl1 1in1e 211 eueh 111 `_
2l(`(`t)1111)11S11 the results (lCS11`C(l—1l11(1 yet 1111 S2ll1S12l(T1()1`y substitute 11211 lmi
I been 111111111 1111: such visiting. E11`e1itive 1111r211 1C2l(lC1`5 re111tire l)Cl`S()l121l  
:1tt1:11ti1111. '1`heir 1`C(`1`1l1l111Cl1L 211111 11`211111l1g (`2l1111()L 11e 211i1i111n111isl11r1l i
\\'1l11t)lll l)C1`S()112l1 visits. \\’ell-se1e1*te1l. well—tr21ine1l 1111i211 1e211lers ll1`C
1111- l11·st. l]1C2l11S known by \\’111(`11 1211111 l)C()])1C thetnselves C2111 \\'U1`li Im)
l<)\\‘i1l`(l 111e ends S()l1g11l by the Extension Service. Wl
()ne secret 111 the s1t1i1‘ess 111 Extension work is 111e 2111tit.111l1· 111  
l';XlCl1S1011 workers in enlisting the interest 211111 (f()()1)C1`2l11()ll 111 11e11]11e
:11111 agencies w1111 e2111 11C1l). '1`he Extension Service captures the im- _
21git121ti11n 111 l2ilI1l1`l 111 the \\'()l`1(. Sl1(`11 s11]1]1=>t‘l lill
11121li(`S 1111ssi11l1r the i1(`(Y()111l)l1S11111Cl1l 111 l11ll(`1l 111211 \\'()lI1(1 11tl1e1‘\1‘1>U liu
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COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AGENT WORK ml
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(10111111 Ztg1`1(`1l1lll1`211 21g1·11ts were ()\'Cl`1()2l(l('(l with 111(`(`l1l1gS, 1211111 qi;
visits. 211111 1111111% 1‘2111s. ,·\s 2111 2l\'C1`2lgt‘. :1 ((1111111 llg(`111 11l21(l(‘ 777 lilltll im
visits. 112111 2.5211 1111i1`e visits 11:11111 121r1111·rs. 1112l(l(‘ |,5111 lCl(j])11t)11(? (`illl~
111 1il1`ll1C1`S, 11(j1(l 23 (lCl1l()l1Sl1`2ll1()l1 ]]1('L‘1111gS wit11 1l\'(j1`Zlg(j uttetttlztlttf (Il
111 311. l·1 1C2ttlC1`-11`ll1111l1g meetings wit11 21\'C1`11gL’ Ll1lL’l](l2l11·(`L§ 111 211, 211111 HU
1512 11111er Extension meetings with 2l\'C1`1lg`C 21l[(j11(lZl11(`C 01 #11 persons. S
1·`111· e11e1tive work IlO1.111llg` (`2lll take 111e l)lZl(`C 111 111(l1\'1(1ll2l1 1arm
' visits 211111 (1C1ll()11S11`2l11()I1 meetings, yet it is 1l1]l)()S51l)1(f 111r OIIC \\`O1`1·§C1` (11

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ovetl to visit 2,000 or ?$,()(l(l larms zi year and spend enough time at each l
illllm rt) accomplish the results needed. _. _
  The answer to this problem see1ns to lie in more assistant agents _’
myc} and adequate training ol volunteer local leaders. Early in ltllti a plan ll _ ,
was adopted lor placing assistant agents in counties on a more perma— ` ` v
_ nent basis than heretolore. '1`he county appropriated part ol` the ‘·i g.
  mst, usually·hall`, and the county plan ol work was expanded to in- I V;
mlm elude ztctty'1t1CS ol the assistant agent. Eocal leaders in 1940 held ain _ A
their arerage ol 25 meetings per county. with average attendance ol E>(l ·
lariners at each meeting. .—\s an average, a county agent had the help t ' ,,
_ ol` 196 adult leaders and 31 4-H club leaders. l
mlm County agricultural agents gave special attention to getting [arm-
1) ul ing back on a peacetime program, though insistent demand [or l`ood  
ulllllj lor export called lor continued maximum larm production. '1`he ‘ ..
  larorablenseason. and 2lC(`lllIlllllllC(l·1`C5llllS ol`· lientucky`s Extension 4 t
C hm program in soil improvement, lertilizers, hybrid seed corn. lespedeza.
wml and pasture improvement. brought record yields ol` corn, tobacco. hay.
islml and pasture. I y
S M Changes in methods ol` Extension work in recent years have been
work ltrouglu about by the many organizations and agencies which have been
set up to help the farmer. Most ol these organizaitons and agencies look .
M Ul to the county agent l`or.leadership in educational programs planned
wlllc to gain larmer cooperation. -
2 im_ Ellorts ol supervisors were directed toward helping county agents y y
Hm`. tttgaiti/e their work so as to reach the largest possible number ol larm .
Csuhy — people. This usually resulted in a combination community and county
{wml ]ll`ll§l`2llll ol work. Procuring, training, and holding personnel was by
]_“,m litr the most difheult problem ol` the year. During the year ifi new or ` ,
returned agents were employed and 22 resignations were received. »
llrograms ol work were set up on a community or on a commodity
basis, or upon both plans. ln either case the over-all Extension com
tnittee or organization met and reviewed the past Ll(`(`()l1l])llSllDlL‘l]l> and l
{mm :l.ls`§t‘Sletl projects or activities lor the new year. (I·onsideration was
hum illtftrto the reconnne.ndatrons ol the postwar planning committee in
(gulp llllldmg the connnnnity prog1‘an1S. '
[mm, llitilltse ol the limited personnel available, development ol l-lil .
y and llllll \`\’<>t`k was lyrottglrt, abortt chiefly l)y the 1lSSlglllll("Ill of tIl<>l`C of l.ll<*
{SONS. l'!<‘|\| s time to ¢l-H club work. ;
[mlm 'llll<‘ llUll(l\VlIlg` ligures were ctnnpilecl llroin statistical 1‘€pO1`tS of _
orket (Zounty Agents lor 1946:  
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FROM REPORTS OF COl,'N'1`\' AGENTS T
Counties having countv agents ..,...................................,_ 121] 1
  _   _ 1 _· 1 _ _ 1111__ toutt
1.nm \1>lls made by county agents ...,,..,............................ .15.-51 1
Farms visited by county agents .........,.............................. 50.5111 ol tlt
Calls relative to work 111111
Ollice ...........,............................................. 302.»ltir1 0
Telephone ........................,........................... l8l.llt1 const
Leader training meetings ,.......... . ................................. 1.691 12.111
,-\ttendauce of local leaders ...........,......................... fl|.72Il ,1 O
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Method demonstration meetings ...................................... 2.><(1l  
Attendance ........................... . ............... , ...... ($1,Hxs llll1)l`
Other lixtension meetings ..............,.,........................... 1l5,tl()ti 111,111
Attendance ......,..............................,.....,....,... (>2ti.l17s
Meetings held by local leaders, not participated in F
by county agents ....................................,...... 2.Htl2 _
.\ttentlance ..........l.....................,...............,... (il,lIl5 111 ll`
Communities that httilt Extension programs . .................,........ $52 me
Ntunher ol` neighborhood community leaders actively assisting .......... ll.t1Hl 111111
Number ol` voluntary local leaders or eommitteemen   1
actively engaged in forwartling the lixtension program .,.... .. 23.552 (lll
Number ol ttnpaid leaders assisting ..........,........................ lflllllfl lootl
Number ol days unpaid leaders assisted ............................... flI.27211 rom
1 (Yrop projects: -1 1 1111111
(lorn—acres .................,..........,....,.......,......... 1.10011 _
'l`obacco—acres ........,..,,...............,................... 15.351 l lte
Home gardens—acres ...............,.............,,.........,,. -1.11311 111 11
Animal projects in el-H (ilub work completed: ~
Poultry .......,.........................................,..... 365.737 l
Dairy ......................,..............,.....,.,....,....,. 2,5lJ 111111
Beet ......_....,...,...........,....................,,........ Il.2»lr1 1
Sheep ......................,......,,_........,.........,,..... 5.ti»ll1 llllll
Swine ................,....,,.... _ ,,,.........,.........,,...,. 8.7·l7 11111
Summary: estimated nttmber ot` days devoted to food supplies and 111111
critically short materials ....._.,,.....,.,...,.... . ......... flalllllg 1 1
Number of voluntary local leatlers or committeemen ol` Ol
other Federal Agencies assisting ........................,... ~l,l00 t
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HOME DEMONSTRATION AGENT WORK _ 1
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H()lllC tlClllOllSll`Llll()ll 2lg€lll$   Wllll€ ztllcl   l1Cgl`O>, \\'t11`lilll2   1
ll11`t1l1g`l1 879 cotumttuity groups of ltomernalters, with an e111`t>ll111C1ll lll 1111
l7.72i7 1'l11`Hl WOHICII, losteretl improved ltomemakiug 1)l`2l(Tll(`€$ lll 111
92,536 homes. These local agents were assisted in problems ol o1‘gi111l· :1:1*
Iéllltlll, Zl(lIIlllllSll`1lll()l], program building, homemalting llll~()l`lllZlll'~lll 11111
itllil lecltttiqttes by a stall ol supervisors and specialists. l)]`()gl`Zllll$ lll .,1.1
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W<>1`l< lliltl tO do with making rttral homes more eomlortable. zttt1‘21ll
with greatest economy, managing the work ol the home to conservr tot
UIUC. Cllefgy, and money, and promoting better home and eomllllllllll ll"
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The Extension clothing program was a major project in 64 1
  nannies. Subject matter was prepared to meet the expressed desires __ _
).5l1l ofthe wo111en in these counties. Shortages and high cost of clothing _
gm had created a heavy demand for projects in both construction and    
..1111 ronservatiott of clothes. As a result, 56 cot111ties reported 1naki11g tt _ ·` 1
  12-1,11154 new garments 2lll(l reconditioning 6,161 sewing machines. ln _ j _ 6
zixjj 54 counties 121,484 garments were repaired, and 4,876 families reported j 1 1.
1.sss improved practices in personal grooming. Forty—three counties re- V 1
  ported a saving of nearly $189,000 as a result of these projects. A i ‘
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mm Food production and conservation were given an important place ` A   I
1.1215 in the Extension program. Nine conservation assistants remained on
s52 tlte job for at least a part of the year and the new home detnonstra- ‘
1-1*11 tion agents who took over where the emergency assistants left off re-   ‘
mm teived training in gardening a11d in canning, freezing, 2l1l(1 storing of ‘ .·
1.11111 foods. '1`hey gave information in both organized and ttnorganized A ·
1.2721, t·otnnn1nities. The negro home demonstration agents received tlte
7.26mj same training 2lll(1 assistance by staff members as the white agents. ,
;1_35t` 1`ltey reported giving 279 canning demonstrations, with attendance
1-111*1 of :1,2711. ‘ ‘
3,737 1 111 improving the home milk supply and raising tlte standard of
  1l0lllC1112l(lC btttter and cottage cheese, assistance was given to 7.248 .
a.t5»1t1 ftttttilies, of whom 947 bought dairy thermometers. Discussions and .
1711 tlctnottstrations on foods to freeze, varieties to grow for freezing, 2ll1(l K “
mm] 111111* to prepare and package food for freezer lockers were held at j
` locker plants for patrons and operators. .
1100 ` 111 connection with the food projects, 24,653,787 quarts of food
were canned, 25,262,4-08 pottnds stored. a11d 4,056,484 pounds placed
jrkmj 111 f1‘eezer·lockers in addition to the amount dried, bringd, Zlllll cured. ` .
um (jj rl 1111211 ol 2,222 pressure cookers were bought llllll 1,.1181 gauges were _·
LS in 1¢»11‘1l lllltl necessary repairs made. In all, 84,249 fannlies were helped
  . 111 1111prove their ltonte food supply, Diets also were improved in
llgfm Y1T1.I1·1—l families by better ineal planning and improved school luncltes. V j
  111111 by their eating more raw foods, fruit juices. milk. eggs. and \vl111lt‘-
lcliw §1i1111 (`Cl`(T21lS. Some hoineniakers worked orn tleftmte 11t1l1’1ll<.>11 p1`1>l)- ,
L Img 11‘111¤ such as weight control and cl11ld lCC(1ll1g- `
11111111 The home-furnishing program was (`l1()S(’ll its 21 ]>l`11jt’(`l 111 1111 i
1S@1`\1' 11111111les having homo demonstration agents. 111 this p1`t>jCt`1 K1‘11111<`1i}’ 1 V
ttmitv ttontett refinished 13,916 pieces of furniture, reseated 4,100 chairs,  
ati011~ j l`\‘U)lltl11l()1lC(1 2,127 spring chair cushions, resttrfaced 4.000 linoleums, .
nttttle 4,721 slip covers and 2,235 ltooked and bt aided rugs, intprovetl  
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Home management.- Home management projects, carried in 58 I
counties, resulted in improved housekeeping methods in 72,614 fam- _ y
ilies. Needed storage facilities were added by 5,874 families; kitchens i
were rearranged by 4,334 families; 14,496 new pieces of equipment ·t
wtgre bought; and 18,757 pieces of equipment were repaired. Positive _ . t .
health measures were emphasized throughout. By making routine I V. `
tasks easier, women did more and better work with less time and ll  
effort. l·`amily business affairs were studied and improved methods of   *
planning expenditures were adopted by 5,959 families. Help in ··
buying was given to 12,137 families. Besides the saving of time, en- i
ergy, and materials, an estimated $78,475 was saved through this B   j
project.
Child development projects were carried with special groups j
who had children or who were particttlarly interested. ln all. 2.388 j
families reported having been assisted with child development and _ "
guidance problems, and 2,062 reported improving fatnily relations. ’
.\bout half of these families were concerned with habit formation in
tonnection with play equipment, about half definitely strove to im— ~
prove the social life of their adolescent children, and about one—third _ {
reported helping children learn to take responsibility in the home and
4 community by making them responsible for certain definite _jobs.
liathers showed more interest in this program than ever before. ,
By beautifying the farmstead surroundings, 12,000 families itu- »
proved the appearance of their homes. This included planting trees, "
shrubs and flowers; making walks and drives; rearranging plantings, j
and improving lawns. -
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gh 4_H any community improvement enterprises, sut j D
with school lunch. making arrangements for clinics, improving public
liniltlings and grounds. providing community centers, doing Red (lross l i
WMO \\‘t>t‘k. were sponsored and forwarded by homemakers` groups .-\t least Q
·· one such project for community improvement was undertaken in 351
*l****l“* llmtltlttttilies, and in 28 counties ·l·l county-wide tivit ])1`0>jC(`18 \\'t‘1`C
spate uttdertaken. A ,
’lll'l8`l Recreation.- Short recreational programs, 6,383 in all. were made
t1`l‘ lflli N PHI`! of the local homemakets meetings. These gl`OllpS, 111 turn, S}'JOl'l· t
vlltlltll *"l`<‘ll` j LH Club pro_jects were carried by 73,008 Kentucky fartn boys and
girls enrolled in 2,081 community clubs. Pike county had the largest  
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enrollment, 3,177 members, and 15 counties had more than 1,000 club  
members each The boys and girls received training in pro_ject work, 'ij
organization, health, leadership, conservation, judging demonstrgt.   _
tions, recreation, and community activities Forty—eight projects were   i
available, from which the members could ch0ose one or more accord-
ing to their interests and needs.
During the year 6,762 local leaders helped with club work, of  
whom 108 had been leaders for 5 years or longer Many of the countiev
have county ~i-H councils, composed ol the most active leaders, to assist ,
the county and home demonstration agents in planning and carrying ll  
on the program. wl
l\ll of the various activities dropped during the war were resumetl (M
in l9»f-fi. junior week at the University off Kentucky, held [or the first img
time since 1942, was attended by l,037 -1-H members, local leaders, anti
county and home detnonstration agents lrom llli counties. County lwli
eliampion teams put on lfll deinonstrations; 83 county ehznnpiotiv Wm
in the clothing project took part in the dress revue; and 137 champions "ml
, in county judging contests in foods, clothing, and canning entered the Mi
state judging contests. At the lientucky State 1·`air, exhibits by -1-H
Club members filled all the classes and rings in the ·l-H Club Depart- Hill
ment and 50 teams were in the judging contests. County camps were “`<`*`
at tended by 2,320 ~l-H Club members, and 900 attended Bingham Camp.
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’ _ Louisville,_Navember 1946, when 1,109 4-H and Utopia calves were shown. r ‘ V
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min lhe livestock shows and sales were most suceesslul. District spring .
I ° 1:11111) shows were held at Evztnsrille and at Lexington. At Lexington . . V
mm tititl lambs were shown and sold. The champion lamb brought $3.05
. >er >ound, and the chant iion >en l)l`()U("lll $30.25 >er hundred Jounds.
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mm`. l1t·|d. There were 1.100 ·’l—H and Utopia calves in the state show. The Q A
mm; grztncl cliznnpion weighed 1,020 pounds and sold l’or $3.00 per pound, ‘ _
` - . and llll‘*"l`2ll1(l chain >ion carlot ol` 15 calves sold lor 51 cents ner >ound.
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l {hc .\ll the cattle lll the show sold lor an average ol $20.0-1 per lntndred.
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The National ¢l—H (Jlub eanip was opened again alter bei11g elosetl W5
lor ·l years. Kentucky sent her quota ol` delegates and leaders. KOH- Cul
lucky also sent a lull quota ol` 23 state (`lll/lI]lI)l()I] ll-H IllCl]ll)(}l`S to tllv , (lu
National (Ilub (jongress. Expenses ol` these (`ll2lIll|)l()llS were paid I1)
lriends ol` 1-H Club work. rlilllf (Lourier—[ournal, Louisville *l`llll(‘S. ;1111l `
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standing ·l-ll ineinbers, a girl and a boy. Oi.
Negro 4-H Club work was earried on in lti counties under tltc stil
supervision ol` ·l negro county agents and ti negro l1o111e (lClll()llSll`itlItlll tl1t
agents. 2iIl(l i11 2·l other counties under tl1e sitperrisioti ol` white (`t1\IIlll
and home (lClll()llSll`2{ll()ll agents. ln all there were IGS) (`Olllllllllllll
clubs. with ·-l.~l7l lllCllll)Cl`S. The work was assisted by $25 local lL‘2l(l('l`\
'l`llt‘ |)l`f>je<‘ts (`2ll`l`lC(l were elotlnng, eanning, potiltry, garden, tol)1lC¢"’-
hogs, a11d corn. an
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llle negro ~l-H Ill(fllll)Cl`S. local leaders, and agents l>a1·tit·i1>atC