1942

What was happening in 1942...

R.T. Nelson – County Agriculture Agent
Paul W. Henderson – County Club Agent
Margaret Thurston – Home Economics Agent (October 1, 1941 to March 31, 1942)
Lucille Buchanan – Home Economics Agent (April 15, 1942 to September 30, 1942)

County Extension program carried on through the county Farm Bureau.
The cotton mattress programs were completed.
283 mattresses were distributed to 193 families in last two years.
245 comforters were distributed to 173 families this year.

192 boys enrolled – 87 exhibited projects at fair and shows – 9 clubs
116 girls enrolled – 7 clubs

Clubs
 · Bristol Busy Bees – 20 members –agriculture (Oswald Rogness –  president)
· Bristol Go Getters – 38 members– agriculture (Clarion Hagen –  president)
· Brookfield Boosters – 14 members– agriculture (Morris Blegeberg – president) 
· Deer Creek Ribbon Takers – 24 members - agriculture (Lowell Jaspers – president)
· Golden Banner Boys – 20 members– agriculture (Dean Thompson – president)
· Grove-Hartland – 38 members –agriculture (Tillman Christiansen – president)
· Fertile Happy Farmers – 10 members – agriculture (Edwin Furness – president)
· Kensett Future Farmers – 12 members– agriculture (Robert Garnes –  president)
· Lincoln Junior Farmers – 17 members – agriculture (Donald Dobel – president)
· Bristol Happy Hustlers – 10 members – home economics (Marie Rezabek –  president)
· Deer Creek Wohelos – 20 members– home economics (Arlene Eskildsen – president)
· Fertile’s Loyal Bluebirds – 13 members – home economics (Norma Jean Holtan – 
             president)
· Grove Progressive Girls – 17 members – home economics (Esther Gabriel –  president)
· Kensett B.R. Best – 27 members –home economics (Leona Severson – president)
· Lincoln 4-Square – 22 members –home economics (Grace Northway – president)
· Worthy Workers – 6 members –home economics (Lois Macken – president)

Food Production - most important work this year, Crop and Livestock Production
County Test Plot - 10 varieties of oats
3 Orchid Budding Demonstrations
Poultry Production, Swine Production, Dairy feeding and Production
County wide immunization and vaccination program.
County Corn Show - 300 entries in show.
County Program of work was revised due to the war - nutrition and family food supply, livestock and feed production.
Scrap iron drive, anti-inflation meeting - 124 people, rubber salvage in the county, fire prevention, Petroleum Delivery survey, Income Tax Meetings, War Bond Drive, Farm Machinery Repair, septic Tank Demos, importance of electricity in food production programs.
6th Annual club banquet - 196 in attendance in Northwood
Baby Beef Club - 60 boys/63 calves sold in county sale held during fair.
Sheep - $10.85 per head 1941; $12.20 per head 1942, many lambs slaughtered at Wilson Plant
Major Project - Food and Health for National Defense
War Emergency Program - bread making and wartime desserts, making simple house dreses for wartime needs, care and selection of fabrics, plastics in the wartime market, conservation of clothing.