Dekalb County Extension Office

Meet the Staff  &  Directions Office Hours: 7:45-12:00 12:30-4:15

Daniel S Miller County Agent Coordinator In Training 200 Grand Ave. SW, Suite 104 Fort Payne, AL 35967 Phone: (256) 845-8595 Fax: (256) 845-8596 Email Us

• DeKalb County 4-H Program
• Annual Report
• Success Stories
• Farmers Market Authority
• Animal Science and Forages
• ACES Timely Information
• DeKalb County Extension Calendar
• DeKalb County Maps
• Official site of the State of Alabama
• US Census Information on DeKalb County
• Other WWW Links - University sites, Extension sites, Affiliated Associations, Government sites, Corporate sites, etc.

54th Annual

DEKALB COUNTY VFW

AGRICULTURAL FAIR

SEPTEMBER 28 - OCTOBER 3, 2009

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Visit Our Website: www.dekalbcountyvfwfair.com

Email Address: dekalbcountyvfw@bellsouth.net

Farm safety is a serious issue in the United States.
To learn more about farm safety and view publications available, click the tractor icon to the left.

Soil Test kits are available at the DeKalb County Extension.

For more information on Soil Testing please visit:
Soil Testing Laboratory at Auburn University

The Home Food Preservation Cookbook

is available for purchase at the DeKalb County Extension Office

or you may click here to order.

The Northeast Alabama Master Gardener Horticulture Hotline is now OPEN.

Call the Horticulture Hotline for answers to your

questions on fruits, flowers, gardening, landscaping,

lawns, trees, insects, backyard wildlife, rodents, etc.

Call 1-877-252-4769 menu #5

Monday-Friday / 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Beginning April 1, 2009.

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and tools you can use every
day to improve your life.

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About DeKalb County

Named after Revolutionary War hero Maj. Gen. John Baron DeKalb, DeKalb County was established in 1836. Its county seat is Ft. Payne.

The rural county's population of 68,014 is 1.8 percent black, 95.9 percent white and 9.5 percent hispanic. The average education level attained is 10th grade. The county has 14 elementary schools, 12 middle schools, nine high schools, a technical school and one two-year college.

The county is home to Cloudmont, the only ski resort in Alabama. Other tourist attractions include Little River Canyon, Desoto State Park, Sequoyah Caverns, Mentone, Bucks Pocket and Lookout Mountain, the home of the country music group "Alabama."

DeKalb County leads the state in swine production and is second in poultry production. The county is also the third largest cattle producer in the state. Its main industry is hosiery mills.

The Extension office employs three people full time and one person part time. Active programs include Master Cattle Producers, DeKalb Poultry Producers, DeKalb Master Gardeners and the DeKalb Fair--the largest agricultural fair in the state. The 4-H program involves 800 youth throughout the county.