Annual Report of the County Extension Service in Dodge County, Minnesota 1955 by Dodge County Extension Service

“…The narrative report includes: Introduction All phases of Extension, farm families, crops, progress of phones and electricity, drainage needs (pages 1-3); extension organization Committee membership, budget and expenses (pages 4-5); Projects Goals and Methods (pages 6-11); Crops Production and Marketing Corn, oats, soybeans and hay, weather, disease, test plots, Crop Show (pages 12-17); location map Crop Plots (page 16); Weeds and Insects Giant Foxtail, Canadian Thistle, grasshoppers, location map Weed Control Plot and Fertilizer plots (pages 17-22); Dairy DIHA, location map Cow Testing, Association membership, 6.286 cows artificially inseminated, disease, outlook meetings (pages 23-27); Beef small numbers (page 27); Swine meat type hog (page 28); Poultry Egg Institute held (page 29); Sheep minor importance (page 29); Soil and Water Conservation tiling, watershed, land management, tree planting (pages 30-31); Farm Business, Buildings, Safety (pages 31-33); Home Program Homemaker Council, names officers, meetings, lessons, 5 location maps; Project groups and enrollment, project groups, buffet meals, clothing and fabrics, clothing construction (pages 34-46); 4-H Club Federation organization, officers, leaders and club names, location map (pages 47-53); 4-H Building constructed, all activities some fair exhibitors and results, Rural Youth (pages 56-65); 4-H Club Summary (pages 65-66); Outlook and Recommendations (page 67).…”
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The Draft newsletter, May 4, 2022, Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota by Weavers Guild of Minnesota

“…A newsletter published by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota for May 4, 2022, and containing stories about tapestry weaving classes at the Guild, and the Minnesota Wool Mapping Project; an announcement of donation days and a sale at the Fiber Source store; highlights of upcoming classes in floor loom weaving, rag rug weaving, spinning from different breeds of sheep, and SAORI; a schedule of upcoming Guild activities; a call for volunteers for Shepherd's Harvest festival in Lake Elmo, Minnesota; an article by Karen Lehman on the restoration of a spinning wheel; information on the upcoming Community Read of 'Keeping Watch' by Kathryn Sletto, the New and Occasional Weavers Group field trip to Ellison Sheep Farm in Zumbrota, Minnesota, and on upcoming local fiber-related events; an invitation to the Valley Grove Tapestries Open House; announcements of the new Tapestry Weaving Interest Group, and the Portable Weavers' 2022 Ornament Challenge; a guide to Guild member benefits; pictures of recent projects by LuAnn Yerks, Cass Markovich, and students from Connie LaTendresse's class Beginning Weaving on a Rigid Heddle Loom; links to job openings at the Minnesota State Fair and at the studio of Kelly Marshall, and to fiber-related news and events; a list of online shopping sites that donate a percentage of the purchase price to the Guild; and a request for new items of interest for future newsletters.…”
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The Draft newsletter, May 18, 2022, Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota by Weavers Guild of Minnesota

“…A newsletter published by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota for May 18, 2022, and containing a picture of finished projects from a beginning rag rug class; highlights of upcoming classes in tapestry, monks belt, spinning art yarn, and SAORI; an announcement of a donated equipment sale, and other Fiber Fair shop updates; a schedule of upcoming Guild activities; a thank you to volunteers at the Shepherd's Harvest festival in Lake Elmo, Minnesota; an article about Guild-sponsored awards at the Minnesota State Fair, and a call for volunteers to demonstrate fiber crafts at the fair, and for entries in the 2022 National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition at Vesterheim in Decorah, Iowa; information on the upcoming Community Read of 'Keeping Watch' by Kathryn Sletto; an invitation to the Valley Grove Tapestries Open House with tapestries by Robbie LaFleur; an announcement of the new Tapestry Weaving Interest Group, and the Portable Weavers' 2022 Ornament Challenge; a guide to Guild member benefits; an article on the Very Peri Project by Karen Mallin with pictures of related textiles; links to job openings at the Minnesota State Fair and at the studio of Kelly Marshall; a link to the Minnesota Wool Mapping Project and a presentation on textile traditions in Cusco, Peru; a list of online shopping sites that donate a percentage of the purchase price to the Guild; and a request for new items of interest for future newsletters.…”
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The Draft newsletter, April 20, 2022, Weavers Guild of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota by Weavers Guild of Minnesota

“…A newsletter published by the Weavers Guild of Minnesota for April 20, 2022, and containing a thank you to everyone who shopped at the Guild sale of yarn from the estate of Madeline Shinbach; highlights of upcoming classes in weft-faced pattern weaving, rag rug weaving, and spinning from different breeds of sheep; an update from the Fiber Source store with an announcement of upcoming donation days; Guild updates including a schedule of upcoming Guild activities, and a link to Guild interest and study groups; an introduction to the Tapestry Weaving Interest Group; an announcement of the Portable Weavers' 2022 Ornament Challenge with a picture of an ornament by Bonnie Buzza; information on the upcoming Community Read of 'Keeping Watch' by Kathryn Sletto, and on upcoming local fiber-related events; a call for volunteers for Shepherd's Harvest festival in Lake Elmo, Minnesota, and for the Nominating Committee for the Guild board of directors; articles on the Very Peri Project by Karen Mallin, the restoration of a spinning wheel by Karen Lehman, and the Minnesota Wool Mapping Project; pictures of current projects by students from Wynne Mattila's Finnish-style runner workshop, and a request for pictures of works in progress; links to fiber-related news and events; and a list of online shopping sites that donate a percentage of the purchase price to the Guild.…”
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