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The Family And Free Time, Merle Gunsalus

SDSU Extension Circulars

Today Americans have more leisure than any people have ever had; yet they seem to find little real enjoyment in what they do. A recent observation suggests that the poverty-stricken may soon be replaced by the leisure-stricken. People are indulging in more activities, going more places, spending more money than ever before; yet few recognize the need for more thoughtfulness about the use of leisure time in family living.

Guests At Home, Ruth B. Amidon

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Folks used to sit and visit after a heavy meal. Even in the rush of harvest time men stretched in the shade, and rested and visited a bit. Women relaxed and visited while the dish water heated on the stove. We adults have the responsibility of taking the good from the past and adjusting it to new conditions. Many of us can't have the whole family together for every meal. How can a person know the standards, feel the unifying support, and the respect of his family if they are never together? Forethought, planning, and some insistence would make it …

Program Planning : An In-State Training Manual For Extension Agents Working With Indian People In The Dakotas, John D. Photiadis

SDSU Extension Circulars

This is part II of a study undertaken to improve the effectiveness of Extension educational programs with the Indian people of South Dakota. Part I summarizes the research accumulated over the years on the Dakota Indian- Dr. Vernon Malan analyzes these research findings in terms of a social system ( "The Dakota Indian Social System," South Dakota Extension Circular 606). The second part of the study, reported in this publication, deals with the principles of program planning and their adaptation to Extension educational work with the Indian people of the Dakotas. It is concerned with the process of change and …

Feeding The Dairy Herd, Ervin Kurtz, Hollis Hall, Howard Voelker

SDSU Extension Circulars

Dairy cows, in order to make milk in large quantities, must be supplied with liberal amounts of the raw material from which milk can be made. That means good feed.The average production of South Dakota milk cows for 1961 was 5,700 pounds of milk and 205 pounds of butterfat. Much of this relatively low production is due to poor feed and lack of enough feed. Production and feed records shown in table 5 reveal that one way to get increased production is to give the cows more feed. Feed is the greatest single item of expense in producing milk. It …

Symbols Of Christmas, Kay Sharp Nelson

SDSU Extension Circulars

People, when happy, express themselves in many ways. Traditions, customs, and symbols of Christmas have come to America from almost as many lands as we have peoples, brought here by our forefathers and observed, with only slight modification, down through the years. Traditions are the unwritten stories, beliefs, and activities that are handed down from generation to generation, customs so long continued that they almost become the force of law. Symbols are objects (animate or inanimate) that represent emblems, figures, or understanding such as a creed or belief. The symbols are used to express traditions.

Your Appointment : Policies Of The Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State College, John T. Stone

SDSU Extension Circulars

To the extension worker ... We are very pleased to welcome you into the South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service. Our program is an active and vigorous partnership in learning, a cooperative venture of local people, county, state and federal government, and South Dakota State College. You are joining a group of men and women who are dedicated to education. The basic concepts and philosophies of the Cooperative Extension Service are broad, penetrating, and sound. These have grown out of a rich background of learning experiences of the thousands of people who have made great contributions to the changes of our …

Ornamental Trees And Shrubs For Landscape Plantings In South Dakota, Dean M. Martin

SDSU Extension Circulars

In selecting trees or shrubs for the home grounds, public grounds or the farmstead two questions come to mind. (1) Is the plant suitable for the purpose intended? (2) Is the plant adapted to the location? Plants which can tolerate extremely low temperatures and other adverse conditions are referred to as being hardy. The ability of a plant to endure these conditions is due to the genetic make-up of the plant, its life processes, and the environmental conditions in which it is growing. The genetic make-up of the plant governs its hereditary characteristics which are passed from one generation to …

Inservice Training Series : Extension Office Management, Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State College

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Most county extension agents spend between one-third and one-half of their time in the office. The office is the headquarters of extension work in the county. Help yourself and the Cooperative Extension Service by seeing that your office is operated as efficiently as possible. Many people judge extension work by the looks of the office and the way they are treated there.

Safe Rural Water Supplies, Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State College

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A safe water supply source should be obtained from an uncontaminated water-bearing formation or from a properly located and constructed farm pond. The water should be pleasing to drink, bacteriologically and chemically safe, and delivered through a system which will keep it safe at all times. To accomplish this, the water source and system must be located and constructed to keep out surface and near-surface contamination, or be continuously treated.

Control Diseases And Insect Pests Of Apples And Pears, Dean Martin, Gale Mast

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Production of high quality fruit in home plantings depends on the control of several insect pests and diseases. The information in this circular is designed to assist the home grower produce good quality fruit. Carefully follow the spray schedule. Elimination of one or two sprays from the schedule or haphazard application of spray materials, usually results in low-quality diseased or insect- damaged fruit. Keep farm and home fruit plantings small, just large enough to supply fruit for the family. Many plantings are too large to be taken care of adequately. For home use, it is far better to have two …

Rural Sewage Disposal, Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State College

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A sanitary sewage disposal system is necessary to dispose of human excreta in rural homes where public sewers are not available. Sewage wastes, if not properly disposed of, are dangerous because they contain living bacteria and viruses, some of which are of disease producing types. For this reason, every effort should be made to prevent health problems and to dispose of all human wastes so that no opportunity will exist for contamination of water or food. This circular outlines the basic principles of design, construction, installation, and maintenance of a septic tank and subsurface disposal system for rural residences where …

Food Dollars And Sense, Ruth B. Amidon

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Having enough money to "eat as you please" is no assurance of an adequate diet. Dollars spent for food without a consideration of food and health needs of the family are dollars spent without "sense." The purpose here is not to propose spending less money for food but to discover how to get more value for the money spent. The "Basic Four Food Guide" has been devised to make choosing an adequate well balanced diet easy for anyone. The variety of foods with-in each group makes it possible to choose a well balanced diet to suit almost any taste or …

Enjoy Christmas Music, Kay Sharp Nelson

SDSU Extension Circulars

Christmas not only affects the family unit internally but also relates it to the community. Many families have developed their own personal traditions. They attend church activities together; they have special festive occasions; home and tree decorations often represent certain incidents or memories to cherish. The philosophy of "doing-for-others" grows stronger at Christmas time.

Watch The Women : Reading List For 1961-63, Loraine M. Vilas, Mercedes B. Mackay

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Books for study, general reading, or club use are available in the subjects of philosophy, travel, biography, literature, economics, history, science, religion, fine and useful arts. Reference service is available to individuals, clubs or schools requesting assistance with club pape!s, business information, debate, programs, entertainment, etc.

Irrigation Guide, Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State College

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This circular, published by the Cooperative Extension Service of South Dakota State College in 1961, contains information on the location and quality of water, types of soil, methods of irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, pumping equipment, and the economics of irrigation.

Community Service For 4-H Club Members, A. A. Smick

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COMMUNITY SERVICE ••• that's what happens when your club, your neighborhood, community groups and local government work together to build your community into the kind of place you want it to be. The parks and playgrounds, churches, schools and hospitals that serve a community don't just happen. . Leaders interested in community service were necessary to help create these facilities. In a democracy, such voluntary leadership helps make and keep us strong. When you take a small step in community service you are on the road to becoming a community leader.

Growing Vegetables In South Dakota, Paul Prashar, Dean M. Martin

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Many South Dakota families have saved as much as $200 to $300 on the family food bill by raising a good garden planned to meet their needs. Gardening provides a useful, profitable form of recreation for the entire family. In addition fresh vegetables are readily available and supply important amounts of certain essential vitamins and minerals. Vegetables picked and used fresh from the garden are superior to those that have lost quality through delay in getting from the grower to the consumer or from being picked before they are ripe. Preservation and storage make it possible to have some home …

The Social System Of The Dakota Indians, Vernon D. Malan

SDSU Extension Circulars

This study deals with the culture of the Dakota Indian as a basis for devising more effective Extension educational programs that are adapted to their values, attitudes, behavior patterns, and beliefs. Extension experience indicates a need for similar studies in other countries. The same teaching methods and motivational appeals to adapt new practices, accept new ideas and ways of living that have proven so effective in bringing about change in the dominant Anglo-Saxon rural population have been less successful among the Indian people even though significant progress is being made . This poses the question "Why?" Undoubtedly, there are many …

Performance Profile, Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State College

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This circular provides graphs for the user to chart the performance of sectors such as public relations, office management, professional improvement, and the developing of community programs with regards to the actual enactment and effectiveness of said endeavors.

Junior Leadership : To The 4-H Adult Leader, Henrietta Gohring

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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 …

Junior Leadership : To The Junior Leader, Henrietta Gohring

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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 offer 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 you. …

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 Handicraft Guide : Ceramics - Mosaics, Delphia Dirks

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Ceramics are objects made of fired clay. To make a shiny finish, the objects are glazed. This means covering with a glassy-like substance and firing in a kiln. Clay can be formed into many shapes; vases, bowls, and ornaments are very popular. When you decide on your project, choose something you enjoy doing and can use. Start with a ball of clay and work with it until you have the shape you want. If you don't like what you have made, squeeze it together and start over. Use your imagination.

Materials such as wood, ivory, bone, and stones were used …

4-H Handicraft Guide : Color And Design, Delphia Dirks

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We all have favorite colors but we should remember that no color is ugly. If used in the right place and in the right amount, every color is beautiful. Colors must suit the purpose for which they have been chosen. They must be combined so as to enhance one another. Look at examples of good art and study their color schemes. Look at different color schemes in magazines and see if they are analogous, triad, etc. Note how the same hues are brightened and darkened - sometimes in the same pictures or designs.

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

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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 characteristics that are used to identify soils can be determined in the field.

Organizing Watersheds In South Dakota, Joseph T. Paulson, Fay Kerr

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Wherever you live, you are within a watershed. Your farm, ranch, home on a town lot, or your business in the city are all within the natural boundaries of some watershed. All the lands and waters of the nation are bounded by natural drainage divides. Federal and state watershed acts are intended to help you and your neighbors manage your watershed, conserve the soil, and make better use of the rain where it falls. The federal act provides for technical and financial assistance, whereas the state act provides for necessary administration, operations, and management. The state act provides a taxing …

4-H Safety Program : Leaders Guide, Cooperative Extension Service, South Dakota State College

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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.

Everybody Talks, Ima Crisman

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

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

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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 …

Keen Teens Choose Good Food, Cleora Ewalt

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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'. Your teen years are a short part of your life span, but some of your most critical. There are estimated to be from 12 to 16 million of you in the United States. Many of you girls look forward to marriage and having families of your own. The nutritional well-being of your future husband and your …