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Join us in the CELEBRATION!
Alabama 4-H is 100 years old!!
If you are a former 4-H'er or just a 4-H supporter, please come and join the
DeKalb County Extension Staff in celebrating
100 years of 4-H in DeKalb County!!
WHEN: Thursday, August 27, 2009 from 4-8 p.m.
WHERE: The Sand Mountain Experiment Station Auditorium
Crossville, Alabama
Please call the DeKalb County Extension Office at 256-845-8595 or Amy Burgess,
4-H REA at 256-558-7443 or email Amy at burgeap@auburn.edu
if you plan to attend. We want to have enough cake and punch for everyone!!
Please invite other 4-H alumni that you know and also bring along your record books, photos, and any other 4-H memorabilia that you may have!!
We would love to see it!!
4-H SUMMER FUN-SHOPS
A series of 4 week-long fun-shops are available for your enjoyment!
The fun-shops are $20.00 per child each week and
open to children between the ages
of 9-19 years of age.
Our goal is to provide a fun, safe environment for the youth of DeKalb County while providing a unique learning opportunity.
For more information contact:
Angela Dodd
4-H Agent Assistant I
PHONE: 256-845-8595
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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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.
