1. Centennial Celebration 2012:
100 years of working for Wisconsin
Mary Kluz
Marathon County UW-Extension
Cooperative Extension
University of Wisconsin-Extension

2. Thank you for 100 years!
 Cooperative Extension began in counties
 Partnership remains strong – because of YOU and
our ability to meet the educational needs of your
county.
 We appreciate your support and partnership!

3. 2012 is our Centennial Celebration
 Celebration is important
 Great time to focus on/build awareness for our future
 Events will help us raise awareness; look for our
materials at related events like the June Dairy
Breakfast, the Wisconsin Valley Fair
 Centennial will be part of Wisconsin Associated
County Extension Committees (WACEC) 2012
conference
 Event at Lambeau Field – Sunday, June 24, 6:30-8:30
p.m.
 Co-sponsored by WACEC

4. Cooperative Extension’s history is woven into the fabric of
American history. The first county agricultural representative was
hired in February 1912 and was headquartered in Rhinelander.
E.L. Luther made his rounds on a two-cylinder Indian motorcycle.

5. The first Cooperative Extension agent was
hired in what County?
1. Barron
2. Vernon
3. Oneida
4. Dane

6. The first Cooperative Extension agent was
hired in what County?
1. Barron
2. Vernon
3. Oneida -
CORRECT Oneida County
4. Dane The County Board voted
November 11, 1911, to
request an agent.

7. “He circuit-drove a horse and buggy or a dusty old Ford, loaded to the gunwales.
Somehow he tucked in and toted soil augers and soil samples, wire seed corn
racks, packets of litmus paper, rag-doll seed germination rolls, dairy barn record
sheets, caustic potash and nippers for calf and cow dehorning. And in college
bulletins, bundled up with binder twine, the Extension worker carried handy
plans for bull pens, milk houses, and split-log road drags.”
That was Elwood McIntyre writing about the first 50 years of Cooperative
Extension.
“these men peddled progress”

8. But it wasn’t just men peddling progress. While ag agents worked
the fields with farmers, women “home” agents helped farm wives
keep the family together.

9. By the end of 1912, more than a dozen counties had agricultural
representatives.
In 1912, the cost to taxpayers in a county that retained an agricultural
representative was between $1,000 and $1,300 a year.
The Wisconsin Potato Train was an innovative way to take new information to
the people.

10. Our first extension agents traveled by
1. Train
2. Tin Lizzies
3. Horse and buggy
4. Motorbike
5. Bobsled
6. None of the above
7. All of the above

11. Our first extension agents traveled by
1. Train
2. Tin Lizzies
3. Horse and buggy
4. Motorbike
5. Bobsled
A state of the art winter
6. None of the above transporter was a Model T
7. All of the above Ford, with chains that ran
in a continuous circle
around the back and front
tires!

12. Cooperative Extension often held join programs with the branch
experiment stations. This picture represents such a meeting,
which took place in Marshfield in about 1917.
During World War I, the College of Agriculture placed 27 war
emergency demonstration agents in counties to help stimulate
food and livestock production.

13. The emergency agents pushed Wisconsin farmers to
plant more and harvest more.

14. Post World War I ,increased production for the war created more
produce than markets could handle after the war ended. Cooperative
Extension agents shifted from how to produce more to how to produce
more economically.
Early county agricultural agents also helped farmers with practical
problems such as calibrating a grain drill, pictured here.

15. Cooperative Extension has a long history
working with Agriculture Experiment
Stations, which are older than extension.
1. True
2. False
The closest Agriculture Experiment Station
to Marathon County is:
1. Hancock Ag Research Station
2. Rhinelander Ag Research Station
3. Kemp Natural Resources Station
(Woodruff)

16. Cooperative Extension has a long history
working with Agriculture Experiment
Stations, which are older than extension.
1. True The Wisconsin assembly passed a bill
that established the Agriculture
2. False Experiment Station on March 27, 1883
The closest Agriculture Experiment Station
to Marathon County is:
1. Hancock Ag Research Station
TRICK QUESTION!
2. Rhinelander Ag Research Station right
We have an ag research station
3.
here in Marathon county located just
Kemp Natural Resources Station
off hwy 97 between Stratford and
(Woodruff)
Marshfield.

17. For all these years, Cooperative extension also has a close
relationship with campus based faculty. An example, research
done on campus on conserving food and clothing was, and still
is, disseminated by county agents to homemakers across the
state.

18. With the crash of the stock market in 1929, Rural Wisconsin
suffered along with everyone else. Cooperative Extension agents
spent many hours working at county fairs, dairy shows and other
events that brought people together during the Great Depression.

19. Extension agents also worked with the CCC. Forestry programs
were promoted and often supervised by coop extension agents.
These men are planting trees in 1936.

20. Home economics was a very important issue for Cooperative Extension
educators during the challenging times during the Great Depression and
before World War II.
What are these people doing? Mattress making was an important
homemaker project, as pictured here in 1939.

21. In the years leading up to
World War II, Extension
showed its mettle.
By 1945 Wisconsin had
more dairy cows than
any other state. It
produced more milk and
more cheese. To improve
milk quality, Extension
encouraged farmers to
build milk houses.

22. In 1941, when the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture called on
Wisconsin farmers to double their dairy production, farmers – and
Extension workers – responded almost overnight with
superhuman efforts, boosting milk production by 9 percent and
growing emergency crops such as flax.

23. “Home agents” helped families stretch
resources during the Great Depression, like
our Family Living educators do today. The
first home agent was hired in:
1. Milwaukee County
2. Wood County
3. Winnebago
County
4. Marathon County
5. Sheboygan
County

24. “Home agents” helped families stretch
resources during the Great Depression, like
our Family Living educators do today. The
first home agent was hired in:
1. Milwaukee County
Mary Brady was the first
2. Wood County county home agent to be paid
with federal, state and county
3. Winnebago County funds. She was hired January
4. Marathon County 1917. Milwaukee County
became the second county to
5. Sheboygan County employ a permanent home
agent in 1928, followed by
Wood County in
1929, Winnebago in 1932 and
Sheboygan in 1933.

25. In the 1930s, Extension helped bring electric power to Wisconsin
and succeeded in getting rural families to adopt this life-changing
technology on a widespread basis. Not unlike today, as we teach
people about how the new technology of the internet and
connecting with the rest of the world through broadband
connection improves their lives.

26. Campus-based specialists and county agents offered crucial
technical know-how. But they did much more than serve as
impartial educators. As an integral part of Wisconsin communities,
they worked with families, farms and individuals, serving as a
liaison between power providers and users, helping bring about
change .

27. In the midst of World War II, 4-H -- active in Wisconsin since 1915
– continued to flourish.
In 1945 Wisconsin’s 4-H enrollment exceeded 30,000 members.

28. Another important campus connection … The College of
Agriculture and Cooperative Extension have been national leaders
in the development and promotion of new alfalfa varieties, and of
management practices that resulted in higher yields. This picture
was taken in Wood County in 1949.

29. Cooperative Extension embarked on new directions from 1960 to
1975.
One such new initiative was the expanded food and nutrition
program. One of the first programs in Wisconsin was in Jackson
County.

30. Broad changes occurred within Cooperative Extension between
1975 and 1990.
There were additions and expansions to family living programs, 4-
H youth development programs and community development.
During this time, community development educators began to
work on economic development and comprehensive land use
plans.

31. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Program
began in 1968. How many counties now
offer nutrition education programming?
1. 22
2. 46
3. 59
4. 68

32. The Expanded Food and Nutrition Program
began in 1968. How many counties now
offer nutrition education programming?
1. 22
We respond to the diverse
2. 46 needs and resources of low
3. 59 income populations by
implementing community-based
4. 68 - CORRECT nutrition education programs.
Last year, our educators made
more than 400,000 educational
contacts providing nutrition
education to youth, families and
seniors.

33. The last century ended with profound changes within Cooperative
Extension in Wisconsin, as Cooperative Extension made greater
attempts to reach out to the underserved, tribal nations and urban
audiences.
Pictured here is the Rock County youth development summer
enrichment program.

34. TODAY, …Cooperative Extension has offices in each of our state’s 72
counties.
Works with county government and three tribes, state and federal
agencies.
Makes close to 1 million educational contacts each year.
And is reaching rural and urban audiences, continues to offer traditional
educational services, and is working hard to reach new audiences.

35. Cooperative Extension educators work hard to keep Wisconsin’s
$20.6 billion dairy industry profitable and competitive. A 2008
sample survey of 99 farmers receiving modernization assistance
from UW-Extension Cooperative Extension showed a total annual
milk income increase of $45.3 million and an average labor
reduction of 2,436 hours per farm each year.

36. “CNRED” educators began appearing in
Wisconsin in the 1950s. Today these
educators offer programming in:
1. Economic
development
2. Local government
education
3. Water quality
4. Natural resources
5. All of the above
6. None of the above

37. “CNRED” educators began appearing in
Wisconsin in the 1950s. Today these
educators offer programming in:
1. Economic
development
2. Local government And MORE! CNRED
education educators offer downtown
revitalization, work to help
3. Water quality communities create a
4. Natural resources healthier economy, work to
protect our lakes and
5. All of the above rivers, work with forestry
issues, work on urban and
6. None of the above regional planning, and the list
goes on and on…

38. Natural Resource Education within the Community, Natural
resource and Economic Development program area can look like
a web-based series of workshops. One that has been popular
lately is the Learn About Your Land series, in which landowners
learn to understand, manage and get the best use from their
property.

39. Local government education may include session concerning long
range planning for our local units of government, such as the work
that started my time here in Marathon County, as comprehensive
planning was going on in towns, villages and cities, as well as the
county.

40. 4-H is teaming up with community and military partners in
Wisconsin to offer Operation Military Kids (OMK), a nationwide
initiative that supports the children and families of U.S. military
personnel during and after the deployment of a loved one.

41. Here is one of our volunteers in action. Katy is a professional
photographer, who volunteered her time to work with 4-H students
and parents. Some of the cameras and all of the notebook
computers were part of the broadband mobile lab.

42. How many volunteer hours did volunteers
associated with Marathon County UW-
Extension contribute in 2010 to support
educational programming?
1. 4500
2. 27,600
3. 63,200

43. How many volunteer hours did volunteers
associated with Marathon County UW-
Extension contribute in 2010 to support
educational programming?
1. 4500
2. 27,600
3. 63,200 -
CORRECT 5,268 per month. If we
That is roughly
estimate, conservatively, at $10 per hour, that is
a financial contribution of $632,000 that was
made in 2010.

44. Hispanic dairy workers are a growing and important part of our
state’s agriculture economy.
The Cooperative Extension Dairy Team created an award-winning
curriculum and program for Hispanic Dairy Workers.

45. 4-H offers opportunities for youth to explore
science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM) through workshops and camps. How
many youth were involved statewide last
year:
1. 360
2. 2,470
3. 4,000
4. 5,600

46. 4-H offers opportunities for youth to explore
science, technology, engineering and math
(STEM) through workshops and camps. How
many youth were involved statewide last
year:
1. 360 Over 4,000 youth, both 4-H members
and non-members, participating in 4-H
2. 2,470 STEM activities around the state. This
includes activities and programs like 4-
3. 4,000 - CORRECT H Gateway Academies, robotics, 4-H
Tech Wizards and Power of Wind.
4. 5,600 Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth
Development STEM programs prepare
youth for future technical careers by
letting them experience success with
concepts in engineering and scientific
thought.

47. 4-H is using this network in Wisconsin to help youth build their
science, engineering and technology skills through 4-H STEM
activities to provide opportunities for hands-on scientific learning
and discovery in 4-H clubs

48. How many youth were involved in 4-H
in Marathon County in 2010:
1. 190
2. 362
3. 856
4. 1041

49. How many youth were involved in 4-H
in Marathon County in 2010:
1. 190
2. 362
3. 856
4. 1041 – CORRECT
1041 and 416 adult volunteers received training and resources
from UW-Extension to help them in their roles of club
organizational leaders, project leaders, activity leaders and
resource leaders to supplement the work of the UW-Extension
professional staff. The typical 4-H volunteer contributes nearly 8
hours per month.

50. Our Family Living Program area focuses on economic
development, one family at a time.
Cooperative Extension educators help create strong families that
serve as the foundation for community life by enhancing family
relationships, parenting, child development and the community
institutions that promote family well-being.

51. Cooperative Extension programming will be
here another 100 years, because we will
continue to be a thriving, well-known and
sought-out educational resource that
reflects the rich diversity of the state.
1. True
2. Absolutely, withou
t doubt, True!

52. Thank you!
For partnering with us
for 100 years.
YOU make this centennial possible.