FI\'E YEARS OF FACT ORGAXIZATIOX, WESTEHX STATES 5 



tiiral program. The fact-or<ianizati()n work Ix'gaii in M<tiit:m:i in 

 1922. 



Colorado licld a State conference in 102;i. and a State nro^jfrani was 

 published. Since then two area conferences involving the Arkansas 

 and San l^uis VaUeys liave been hehl. Tlie facts rehitin^' to home 

 conditions as a basis for a sound ])ro<.n-am in home economics were 

 also orfjanized in these area conferences. Plans have been made for 

 two more re<^ional conferences to be held durinjr the summer of 15>27. 



Washin<rton is proceedinfj on an enterprise basis lookinfj to the 

 hol(lin<r of a state-wide conference after the more important enter- 

 prise studies luive l)een comj)k'ted. I'ji to the present time, wlieat, 

 daiiv, ])oultry. forage crops, the more imjxutant fruits, and k'ttuce 

 have been covered. A series of county conferences is now planned. 



In California the statistical or fact organization has been doiu' by 

 the extension service and the experiment station in cooperation with 

 organized ])roducers* associations. The results have been j^resented 

 through ])rinted bulletins. Peaches, poultry, lettuce, and cantalou})es 

 have already been covered. 



In I(kiho a State fact-organization conference has been ludd and 

 the conclusions there readied are in pi'ocess of ])ul>lication. The 

 Federal Depaitment cf Agricuhure. the State dei)artment of agri- 

 culture, and the agricultural college cooi)erated in the develoi)ment 

 of the facts. An area conference on an irrigation project has since 

 been held, and county cojiferences will be held during the summer 

 and fall of 11)27. 



In Nevada a State conference has been held, also two county con- 

 ferences involving an irrigation })roject. The proceedings are in 

 progress of |)ublication. 



In Xew ^lexico one fact-oiganization confereiu-e has been held in 

 relation to the Kio Grande reclamation project, involving coo|)era- 

 tion with the State of Texas and the Bureau of Agricultural 

 Economics. 



In Arizona fact-organization work is in its preliminary stage. 

 Plans are in ])rogiess foi' holding a conference foi- the de\i'lo|)ment 

 of facts and a conference on the Salt Ri\'er reclamation project. 



I tall is making a definite study of one enterprise — ajjples — co- 

 ojx'rating with the experiment station and the Federal Department 

 of Agricultuic. and is laying the basis for the api)ointment of insti- 

 tutional committees for its state-wide fact-organization woik. • 



Wyoming is making plans for fact organization c(»\ering one of 

 its impoitant irrigation pi-ojects. 



The exact pi-ocedure of tlie^e con fereines lia^^ \ai'ied in dilleicnt 

 States but has been «'ssentially as follow-^: 



The extension ser'vice has generally assiniietl responvil>ilit \- I'oi- the 

 aj)p(»intnienl uf eommilteev. organization of facts. h(>lding of the 

 cfmferenci's. and pui)lishing of i-esulls. The e\|M'riment station and 

 tju' Fecleial Department of Agricultun- lia\e participated. FaiMuers 

 have jiai'ticipated, either through theii- cooperative organizations or 

 as indixiduals. In many eonfereiices nuinufacturers. bankers, proc- 

 essors, sliippc-rs. and otliei- interested grou|is jia\c taken |)arl. 



WESTERN STATES REGIONAL CONFERENCES 



In addition to the ell'nrt within the si-wial Stati's, the Western 

 States regional ennference, since 1!>2H, has In-en organized on a pro- 



