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South Dakota State University

SDSU Extension Circulars

1960

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Keen Teens Choose Good Food, Cleora Ewalt May 1960

Keen Teens Choose Good Food, Cleora Ewalt

SDSU Extension Circulars

Scientists all over the country have been studying your nutritional status and eating habits. In their studies, teen-agers have consistently been found to be the poorest-fed members of the family. And in all studies, girls' eating habits are shown to be worse than boys'.


Teach Demonstrate Learn About Crop Production, Frank Heitland Mar 1960

Teach Demonstrate Learn About Crop Production, Frank Heitland

SDSU Extension Circulars

No abstract provided.


Growing In The Family: The Middle Years, Merle Gunsalus Jan 1960

Growing In The Family: The Middle Years, Merle Gunsalus

SDSU Extension Circulars

As we recognize the fact that all people are growing throughout the entire life-span, it becomes easier to assess quite clearly just what each period of growing means to us as an individual. Aging can be neither ignored nor escapedbut it is something that can provide many basic satisfactions. The process itself is beyond our control, but how it affects us is something we can determine. No longer do we believe that a particular age is THE most important one.


4-H Demonstrations And Illustrated Talks, Agricultural Extension Service Jan 1960

4-H Demonstrations And Illustrated Talks, Agricultural Extension Service

SDSU Extension Circulars

No abstract provided.


4-H Handicraft Guide: Wood Craft, John Younger, Ella Ollenburg Jan 1960

4-H Handicraft Guide: Wood Craft, John Younger, Ella Ollenburg

SDSU Extension Circulars

Handicraft work with wood offers 4-H members an .excellent opportunity to learn the fundamentals of wood working, including construction, identification, and finishing. Tool identification and care will be studied. This project is not designed to develop skilled carpenters but will equip you with the ability to plan and make many of your own personal wood articles.


4-H Handicraft Guide: Leather Craft, Ima Crisman, Frank Heitland Jan 1960

4-H Handicraft Guide: Leather Craft, Ima Crisman, Frank Heitland

SDSU Extension Circulars

Leather craft is both fascinating and functional. There are three primary ways to decorate leather-tooling, carving, and stamping


Everybody Talks, Ima Crisman Jan 1960

Everybody Talks, Ima Crisman

SDSU Extension Circulars

EVERYBODY TALKS. They talk for business, for pleasure and just to kill time. Talk can be interesting, entertaining, even inspiring. Here are some suggestions for 4-H club members who want to talk not more but better.


"Know Your Land" Program For South Dakota, E.J. Williamson, Robert Papendick, Lloyd Davis Jan 1960

"Know Your Land" Program For South Dakota, E.J. Williamson, Robert Papendick, Lloyd Davis

SDSU Extension Circulars

A systematic study of the soil is the basic tool for determining the capabilities and limitations of land. Land judging is used to teach and promote a better understanding of soils through a study of the physical properties of the soil and to show how to use these properties in determining proper land use. Most of the characteristic. s that are used to identify soils can be determined in the field.


4-H Handicraft Guide Metal Craft, Henrietta Gohrig, Ivan Sundal Jan 1960

4-H Handicraft Guide Metal Craft, Henrietta Gohrig, Ivan Sundal

SDSU Extension Circulars

Metalcraft is an art that dates back mamy centuries, yet always proves to be very fascinating and practical. Metals most commonly tooled are aluminum, copper, and brass. The tooling of thin sheets of these materials is a craft that may be done by a first grader or a skilled craftsman. Annealed (softened) metals are best for hand tooling. The desirable thickness varies from 40 gauge to 34 gauge; 36 gauge is most commonly used. The metals are rolled into coils, and are sold by the lineal foot. They can be cut to the desirable size by household shears. The coils …


Leader's Handicraft Project Guide, Agricultural Extension Service Jan 1960

Leader's Handicraft Project Guide, Agricultural Extension Service

SDSU Extension Circulars

This handicraft project guide is designed for both new and experienced leaders. It will provide guidance to the new leader as to what should be accomplished at the 4-H Club Meeting for more than a year's time. It will give the experienced leader ideas for planning programs for older, more experienced club members.


4-H Handicraft Guide: Ceramics - Mosaics, Agricultural Extension Service Jan 1960

4-H Handicraft Guide: Ceramics - Mosaics, Agricultural Extension Service

SDSU Extension Circulars

No abstract provided.


4-H Handicraft Guide: Color And Design, Agricultural Extension Service Jan 1960

4-H Handicraft Guide: Color And Design, Agricultural Extension Service

SDSU Extension Circulars

No abstract provided.


Junior Leadership: To The Junior Leader, Agricultural Extension Service Jan 1960

Junior Leadership: To The Junior Leader, Agricultural Extension Service

SDSU Extension Circulars

As a junior leader, you are accepting a great challenge. To be a junior leader is an honor, an opportunity, a responsibility, and a privilege. Serving as a junior leader will be valuable experience for you as it will help develop your leadership and citizenship qualities, give an opportunity to be of service to others, and off er a challenge to learn more about yourself and others. Helping you with junior leadership will be your club leader. The two of you will plan and decide which activities you should do. Your leader is interested in your success and will help …


Facts About Fitting, Agricultural Extension Service Jan 1960

Facts About Fitting, Agricultural Extension Service

SDSU Extension Circulars

A garment that fits well looks as if it "belongs" to the wearer. Such a garment adapts itself to the standing, sitting, and moving positions of the person wearing it. It is neither too loose nor too tight and it feel s and looks comfortable. It brings out the good points in the individual's figure and skillfully hides poor ones. Insuring a good fit may depend on fitting after the basic fitting dress is cut and basted or after the ready made dress is bought. This circular deals with that type of fitting, not with special pattern alterations. Whether the …


Junior Leadership: To The 4-H Adult Leader, Agricultural Extension Service Jan 1960

Junior Leadership: To The 4-H Adult Leader, Agricultural Extension Service

SDSU Extension Circulars

Junior leadership is intended to assist our young people to grow into adults who can adequately and satisfactorily care for themselves and their families, who are competent and willing to share and assume civic responsibilities. To be more specific, junior leadership has been developed in the 4-H club program to help young people meet their growing needs and make a major contribution to the effectiveness of the entire 4-H program. Junior leadership is intended to give the older, more experienced, more mature 4-H club members experience in leadership work. As they are provided opportunities for personal development, they are also …


Community Feeding, Cleora Ewalt Jan 1960

Community Feeding, Cleora Ewalt

SDSU Extension Circulars

Many of you homemakers are often asked to help plan and carry out a meal for a large gathering such as junior-senior or father-son banquets, lodge luncheons, farm organization or civic group luncheons, P. T. A. meetings, church picnics, and county-wide events such as crop shows . and achievment days. Some extension club women in South Dakota are school lunch cooks and have received special training in large quantity food preparation and service. Others of you may become volunteers in disaster feeding at some time. The tips in this booklet for planning, preparing, and serving have been gathered from authorities …


4-H Safety Program: Leaders Guide, Agricultural Extension Service Jan 1960

4-H Safety Program: Leaders Guide, Agricultural Extension Service

SDSU Extension Circulars

As a 4-H leader you can provide the leadership members need in carrying out the objectives of the 4-H Safety program. This safety bulletin is written as a guide for the individual club member enrolled in the safety activity and for the club in setting up its safety program.