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Keeping Farm Accounts
Is Very Important Item
Ct A MAN may bo a very good
tv. farmer and grow fairly good
crops, or feed good animals and still
Ioro money on tlto farm and bo un
nblo to know tho reason," says A. E.
Lovott, county agriculturist of Crook
County, In his report to H. T. French,
stato lender of county demonstra
tion work. "Fanning Is ns much a
business ns Is any other vocation nnd
without tho keeping of accounts a
man Is neglecting ono of tho most
important items of tho business.
"It Is not necessary that tho farm
ers keep an elaborato or exponslvo
system of books. A dlnry or dnlly
account of tho work done, supplies
purchased and products sold, should
bo kept. From this daybook or
diary it is very easy to flguro what
a crop has cost, what a field has pro
duced and tho profits from farming
methods, or tho feeding of nulmals
figured.
"Thcro aro a largo number of men,
both farmers and others, who aro
blaming tho country for their fail
ure to rcallzo profits from their work
and especially from their farming
operations, if they aro not succeed
ing thcro must bo n reason, ny tho
keeping of a diary or dally account
' tho weale points In tho system used
may usually bo discovered.
"A farm survey of tho farms lu this
section will provo of grent value to
the farmers hero. This survey would
consist of tho accounting of expenses
and of profits in each crop grown
and each kind of animal fed. I ex
pect to undcrtnko such a survey of
many farms next Fall and Winter
and accurate accounting of tho work
done and expenses nnd sales kept by
tho farmer will assist greatly in tho
arrangemont of this survoy.
"For tho benefit of now farmers'
coming into tho country, nnd for tho
benefit of those- who have farmed
thcro for sovcral years, wo should
know what crops pay, how they aro
made to pay, what aulmnls pay nnd
what they jiro fed In order to return
a profit, nnd what profits may bo
expected from dcflnlto farm opera
tions. I should llko to obtain tho
names of farmers who would bo will
ing to keep such accounts of their
farm operations for tho coming sea
son. 1 shall try to furnish such
farmers blanks, etc., necessary for
keeping records, and bellcvo that wo
may bo nblo to flguro our farming
possibilities in this section from
farmers on-this proposed basis. Will
apprcclato greatly opinions from
farmers on this proposed plan, and
should bo very glad to hear from
any who will undertake to keep such
accounts."
Culls Rooster "Von Kluck."
An enterprising poultryman of Ne
braska was so well pleased with tho
military bearing of a young IJarred
Kock rooster that ho had ordered
from tho Oregon Station, that ho
named him Von Kluck. In communi
cating this bit of Information to tho
poultry department at tho station, the
paultrymnn inclosed n $5 bill in pay
ment of reinforcements "another
bird Just llko Von Kluck."
A septic tank costs monoy, so docs
an air prossuro tank for water, but
It might bo well to do somo figuring
nlang this lino boforo selling out nnd
moving to town to enjoy tho rather
oxpenslvo "liixurlos of tho city." it
does not always tako two moves to
no as nan as a lire.
A page of lutrrf.ttnc Itrma from
Ilia Oregon Agricultural Cullrft at
Corvallla nlll alternate In the (arm
weekly ultli a page of ucwa notra
from the Wa.lilnjlon Hate Collrga
at Pullman. Tlila nlll afford an In.
tcrvhange of vlena from the u big
agricultural collrgra of llio North.
Hi-.t that lioulil protc of beurflt to
tho rcailrr, for the Intlttutloiu Ural
tilth tiiiillar problem.
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of News Notes aim lmercsuiiB
Oregon Farmers Study
Scientific Agriculture
ALMOST 2000 strong, farmers and
other citizens of Oregon spent
tho first week of February In study
ing scientific agriculture and In per
fecting organizations better to carry
On their several Industries. SJomo
new organizations wero formed,
others revivified, nnd all set going
In a co-operative way that promises
well for tho future of agricultural
and other rural Interests. Twenty
conferences of leaders In ns many
Oregon Industries wero held, and
somo of the most Important and dif
ficult problems have been put in tho
way of solution by discussion and
official action.
Tho exercises of tho week, in addi
tion to tho conferences, consisted In
tho main of educational exhibits, ex
pert demonstrations and Instruction
al lectures. Tho exhibits Included
those of soils and field crops, horti
culture, poultry, crop pes'ts (both In
sect and disease), bacteriology, art
and architecture, dairy, horses, kitch
en equipment, houso decoration and
laundry. Tho demonstrations dealt
with such subjects as Dabock testing,
meat Judging and -handling, classify
ing and packing eggs for direct ship
ments, silos and sllnge, gas tractors,
stump removal, nnd numerous others.
Tlfb lecturo comprised Instruction in
production, protection nnd mnrketlng
of crops, in social nnd educational or
ganization, and In matters of rural
church work. Thcso courses wore
carried by colloga specialists nnd by
many successful specialists In tho va
rious Industries from different parts
of tho state.
Tho exercises wero planned and
carried out by tho extension division
under tho supervision of Professor
Ralph D. Hotzol, who is well pleased
with the quantity nnd quality of tho
work accomplished In tho Interests
of better and more profitable farm
ing. Doesn't Llko War.
(Special.)
G. V. Copson, who majored in tho
department of bacteriology at Ore
gon Agricultural College, and later
took his master's degrco in this In
stitution in tho samo department,
went to Germany last Summer for
tho purpose of taking still further
ndvnnced work In certain of tho largo
Gormnn universities. At tho time of
tho outbreak of tho Europenn wp.r ho
was In Munich studying in the uni
versity at that placo nnd was able to
contluuo his study and Investigations
for u number of months. Later, how
over, ho was forced to leave the Ger
man Emplro on account of war neces
sities and tho policy of tho German
government and went to Dernc,
Switzerland, whero ho has been con
tinuing Ills work along dairy and
pathological lines. Last heard of ho
was thoroughly disgusted with con
ditions In Europe at present und had
decided If possible to return to this
country soma tlnio durlug tho early
Spring.
Marlon County Short Courses.
Tho Agricultural Bhort course glv
on In Marlon County during tho week
December 28-January 2 by tho ex
tension staff of the Oregon Agricul
tural Collcgo and tho county agricul
turist, L. J. Chapln, was very suc
cessful. Meetings wore held at Au
rora, Sllverton, Woodburn, Clover
dalo ami Salem, lasting from ono to
three days at each place. A total of
1SC4 porsons attended Hia ni(itin
Eight persons from the Oregon Ag
ricultural College took part In tho
work In addition to Mr. Chapln.
Tho largest attendance was at
Woodburn, whero ns many ns 185
persons attended a single session.
Mr. Chapln states ho received enough
Invitations to mako personal visits to
farms to keep him busy all Summer.
Most of tho requests were for help
along tho Hues of efficient farm man
agement, cropping bjstems and but
tor livestock.
Is a Friend to
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ITS SOI.I: AIM IS TO AID
Getting Good Start in
Breeding Holstein Cows
tifO DE a great breeder of llvo-
I stock takes brains," said Dr.
C. 11. Ecklcs, of tho University of
Missouri, in ono of his addresses to
O. A. C. Farmors Weelf students.
"In tho past tho great breeders havo
not had tho support they descrvo. To
day tho prospects of tho young man
starting In this business with tho
tenacity of purposo to stay with it
aro very bright. I think If ho Btays
with It 10 or 20 years it will bo
conic a great pleasure to him.
"It seems to mo tho breeder of
Holstein cnttlo especially Is today In
a position to bo envied. I want to
toll you what I havo done in tho way
of breeding Holstein 'cattle. About
13 years ago I went out nnd bought
four cows for $600. Ono was sold
because- wo did not llko her, so that
ull tho cows wo now havo camo from
tho other three. Wo hnvoold $5000
worth of blooded stock from tho
herd. In addition to that wo stilt
havo .18 head of females on hand. I
will not imdertako to say exactly
what they aro worth, but $7G00,
which Is $200 each, Is an estimate.
"The only thing that tho HolBtoln
breeder seems to bo afraid of In our
state Is that ho will sell something
that, ho doesn't want to sell. In other
words, ho is afraid to put a prico
upon an animal fur fear ho will soli
her and thus lose her."
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Regent Tells How Labor
Is Dignified by Science
CtJ NATION'S standing nnd suc
r cess nro measured by tho ex
tent to which Its pcoplo apply science
to their business nnd Industry." said
.Mrs. Clara 11. Waldo, a moniber of
the O. A. C. board of regents, In ad
dressing tho students. "It Is this ap
plication of sclcnco to Inbor that has
wiped out tho last vestlgo of tho dls
graco of labor. Tho undemocratic
Ideal of education so long persisted In
by this Nation has finally given placo
to tho principles of education for
service. Wo learned our lesson
slowly, but wo have learned It woll
the book side of education Is but
one-half of education.
As a nation wo yet havo much to
learn In domestic science and art. In
Franco cooks nro assigned places In
tho professions along with lawyers
and doctors, and my late landlady of
Paris has written mo with real prldo
that sho Is going to becomo tho brldo
of her chef. Tho Japanese also look
upon housework as ono of tho most
honornblo professions, slncn tlm nn.
sltlon Implies, trust In tho Integrity
of the worker. Many highly educated
JapanoBo prefer doing hom0 work to
commercial work, because It permits
a more general application of sclon-
uiic principles and It permits no
makeshift work at ull."
Coos Cou nt yL7iuls United States.
(Special.)
County Agriculturist J. L. Smith,
of Coos County, has received a letter
from tho office of dairy farming in
vestigations, Department of Agricul
ture, Washington, D. C, which states
that Coos County now hns moro active
eow-testlng associations than any
other county In tho United States.
This Is a great showing, especially
considering that this work was only
started by Mr. Smith In Coos County
during tho Spring of 1914. FJvo cow
testing associations were organized
with a total of 2840 cows. Ono or
Iwo other associations nro soon to bo
formed. Those already in actlvo op
eration are the Coos Bay, D33; Coos
Itlvor, 535; Dandon and Lower Co
qulllo River, 525; Myrtle Point, 570;
CoquUle Valloy, 075. '
Tho dairymen of Coos County are
very enthusiastic over their progress
In this matter and benefits already
apparent shown by 78 testimonials
already on file In tho offlco of H. T.
French, stato leader of co-operative
farm demonstration of tho extension
division.
the Farmer
AOHICUI.TUniSTS.
Laho County Institutes
Aid County Field Work
RR. COGLON, county ngrlcultur-
1st for Lnno County, states that
as the result of tho farmers' Insti
tutes or short courses In ngrlcultuto
hold In that county January 1 to 9,
ho has received ninny calls from
fnrmora seeking information, espe
cially In regard to good cows, pure
bred sires and dralnngo problems.
Tho nttendnnco in most cases, whllo
not exceedingly large,. was for tho
most part composed of farmers and
their wives, who attended regularly.
nil sessions of tho Institutes. Meet
ings wero hold at Junction City, Cres
woll, Cottago Grove, Wlllnkcn-le
Grango Hall und nt Eugene. The to
tal attendance was over 1400. In ad
dition to tho lectures and demonstra
tions for fnrmors, other sessions were
glvon by tho domestic sclcnco depart
ment of tho college. Several farmers
havo received Information as to
whoro they could procure purebred
Jersey cattle, purebred hogs and
good seed corn.
Tho question of soil acidity la
Lnno County has caused considerable
activity in tho application of various
forms of llmo. Tho majority of tho
farmers evidently nro of tho Impres
sion that In order 'to raise normal
crops on ucid soils It Is necessary only
to apply llmo. During tho farmers'
Institutes specinl attention was given
to this matter and nu nttempt wni
mndo to Impress upon tho farmers
tho necessity of good drainage In or
der to secure the maximum benefit
from applications of lime. Tho dis
cussions of this matter had tho Im
medjato offect of a number of re
quests for personal visits and mak
ing of dralnngo plans for tho In
stallation of systems nt nn early date.
ttcuuty Appreciation.
When boyH nnd girls on the farm
aro taught to rccognlzo and appre
ciate tho beauty of tholr natural sur
roundings, oven of their tools and
tmplomonts of evory-dny employment,
thcro will bo no further need of the
back-to-tho-land movement. The
young peoplo who should for their
own and tholr country's good stay on
tho farms will generally do fo. This,
at IcaBt, Is tho viow of many Oregon
teachers who hnvo nsked F. D. Mc
Louth, professor of nrt and architec
ture at tho Agricultural College, to
assist them with plans to have simple
lessons of art appreciation taught in
tho gonoral public schools of the state.
Tho plans do not contemplnto making
art specialists but merely to teach
tho futuro citizens of '-tho state to
kuow nnd value tho rich beauty of
Nnturo and of well-made Instruments
of Industry.
Apostlo of Homo Economics.
Dofltilto arrangements havo been
made by tho Oregon Agricultural Col
lcgo for dally talks and demonstra
tions by Mrs. Nelllo Kodzlo Jones dur
ing Farmers' Week, Fobruary 1 to
C. Mrs. Jones Is probably tho most
wldoly known domestic science spe
cialist in tho world, having given
demonstrations nnd lecturos In nearly
ovory stato In tho Union und also In
the Canadian provinces and In Eng
land. Sho has without doubt done
moro than any othor ono person to
mako domestic sclcnco both popular
and practical. Mrs. Jones Is a very
ontortalnlng lecturer and talks as she
demonstrates. A wealth of humor Is
mingled with good, practical sense
and scientific knowledge. It Is ex
pected that a largo number of Ore
gon women will nvnll themselves or
tho opportunity to hear this Inter
esting woman. ,
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