SUPPLEMENT TO
ESTACADA
PROGRESS
T H U R S D A Y , J U L Y 1, 191S
Published weekly by the extension
division of the Oregon Agricultural
College. R. D. Hetzel, director.
Exchange copies and communica
tions should be addressed to Editor of
Press Bulletins, 116 Agricultural Hall,
O. A. C., Corvallis, Ore.
The Press Bulletin aims to keep
the state press informed ip all mat
ters of interest and value related
to the work of the Oregon Agricul
tural College. Editors are respect
fully requested to publish for the
benefit of their readers such items as
they think seasonable and suited to
local use.
A N IM A L
HUSBANDRY
GROWING COLTS NEED
PLENTY OF PROTEIN
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, June 28.— the chiet need o f
colts feed is protein and mineral mat
ter or asti, say the U. A. C. Animal
Husbandry ollicers.
It is therefore
especially important that these nutri
ents be supplied in the proper quanti
ties. On an average the proper nutri
tive ratio fo r growing horses will be
about one to hve or one to six; that
is, the ration will need to contain from
hve to six parts o f carbohydrates, or
their equivalent, to one part o f pro
tein.
O f the common feeds best adapted
to produce such rations may be men
tioned the leguminous hays, such as
alfalfa, clover, and vetch and among
the grain, oats and bran are the best,
i he native pasture grasses when th rif
ty will usually supply about the prop
er nutrients for the growing horse.
Among the feeds which are deficient
in protein and mineral matter, and
therefore unsatisfactory fo r growing
horses, may be mentioned timothy
hay, cheat hay, corn and barley. When
any of these feeds are used for young
horses a liberal amount o f other feeds
containing large quantities o f protein
and mineral matter should be supplied.
A great many people make a mistake
by not supplying the young horses
with a liberal enough ration, especial
ly during the first year. A fte r the
colt is weaned from the dam it is a
very hard matter to keep it up in good
shape, and at such time special care
and feed should be given it. The feed
is seldom made too liberal at this
time, since this is the time to "shove”
the colt i f exceptional growth is de
sired.
Most horsemen agree that if you
stunt the colt you stunt the horse,
and that if you have a stunted year
ling you Seldom geti a good-sized
mature horse. On the other hand, a
well grown yearling does not need the
feed nor care afterwards that the
stunted one demands.
A fte r
the
young colt passes the yearling stage,
it does not need the special care nor
the feed that the colt does during the
first winter.
POULTRY
*
OREGON HENS NOW LEAD
IN EGG LAYING CONTESTS
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, June 28.— The end of the first
half o f the year’s egg laying contest
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition finds
the
Oregon
Agricultural
College
White Leghorns well in the lead. For
the first six and a half months of the
contest this pen o f 10 college hens
laid 882 eggs. Their nearest competi
tor. which led during most o f the first
half, is a pen o f White Wyandottes
entered from Canada, which has pro
duced 847 eggs.
When these high
producing flocks began their work for
May this flock was three eggs ahead,
it is now 25 behind.
The College has but three flocks
o f 10 hens each in this contest, the
other two being cross breds and
barred Rocks, the crosses are third
in the race with 806 eggs, and the
Rocks are fifth with 777. Since the
last report all three pens have gained
on the Canada Wyandottes and wljile
they have all been near the lead right
through the contest and have fr e
quently held first place in both pen
and individual records for the month,
this is the first time that they have
actually taken the lead fo r the term.
The College Leghorns also led for
May with 222 eggs. The crosses were
fourth with 161 and the Plymouth
Rocks fifth with 158. The second high
est pen record for the month was se
cured by F. M. Sherman, of Lebanon,
Oregon, whose Plymouth Rocks pro
duced 176 eggs.
The highest individual record fo r
the whole term was made by a New
York hen, but the 0. A. C. crosses are
second and third while the Leghorns
are fourth, fifth and tenth.
ORGANIZE EGG CIRCLES
Better prices for eggs and poultry
products for the farmers o f the state,
and at the same time a better quality
o f products fo r the consumer, are
promised as the result of organization
work which is now under way by Mr.
C. C. Lamb of the Agricultural Col
lege Extension Service.
Mr. Lamb
has been working during the past
week in the vicinity o f Salem and
has practically completed the organ
ization o f an egg circle which will
have a membership o f at least 30
farmers and will involve the output of
approximately 4000 hens. Mr. Lamb
already has assurances o f markets in
Portland which will give the farm er
a net price o f 20 cents at the
present time, as compared with 17
cents which they are now receiving at
Salem. Mr. Lamb is investigating the
demands for organization at Lebanon
while other communities are interest
ed and are preparing to organize.
E X P E R IM E N T
S T A T IO N
HEAVY LOSSES FOLLOW
LIGHT CHERRY YIELD
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, June 28.— A loss o f $150,000
a year for the last three years, has
been reported from one o f Oregon’s
several cherry districts as a result
o f the failure o f trees o f certain
varieties to produce a full crop. The
trees blossomed well and the fruit
seemed to set, but as it began to ma
ture a large percentage o f it fell
from the trees so that but little was
left to ripen. Growers appealed to
the College for help in finding and
remedying the trouble, and although
the horticultural appropriations were
cut off by the last legislature Dean
Cordley, director o f the Station, is
cooperating as effectively as the cir
cumstances will permit.
A specialist was sent to investigate
and found that the trouble was due
to several causes, the most important
o f which was failure o f orchardists to
provide for pollination o f the varie
ties that are largley self-sterile. Cer
tain kinds o f sweet cherries may be
expected to fail to bear regularly un
less provided with other varieties that
will fertilize them. This fact has been
known to the horticulturists o f the
College for several years and they
have so stated in bulletins and through
the press. I f this information had been
as widely published and as generally
used as it might have been the heavy
losses would not have resulted and
the extra expense of providing means
o f pollination would have been spared.
Growers are becoming increasingly
anxious to act upon the information
supplied from the Station, and will
follow instructions for improving the
situation fo r next season and per
haps remedying it in the future.
The fruitmen of the cherry district
send their “ appreciation o f the splen
did service rendered” and express the
belief that it means a great deal to
the grower who will follow the pol
lination suggestions.
H O R T IC U L T U R E
HOME MADE “LOGAN” JUICE
Take clean, fresh ripe loganberries
and heat to the boiling point with just
enough water to keep from burning;
remove from the fire at once ami
strain through a coarse sack. Take
the juice, sweeten with three pounds
o f sugar to each gallon, set back on
the stove and again heat to the boil
ing point, not letting it boil. Pour
into ready cleaned and heated bottles
and seal immediately. Common soda
or pop bottles are good for this pur
pose, to be corked and sealed with
paraffine; or, glass fruit jars sealed
in the usual way. The bottled juice
is then set away in a cool and dry
place, where it will keep for a long
time.
When wanted fo r use it is
simply poured from the bottles, di
luted to taste, and it is then a fit
drink for a prince. Don't let your
surplus berries go to waste if you
like a good soft drink. Make some of
them into juice for table use.
FACULTY
MANY ATTEND SUMMER SCHOOL
Twelve members o f the Oregon A g
ricultural College faculty are attend
ing summer school at the University
of California. Nine graduates o f the
school engaged in teaching home eco
nomics who are taking advantage of
the opportunity to do their special
work where they may inspect the
domestic science study in Eastern in
stitutions.
PROFESSOR BECOMES STUDENT
W. F. Gaskins. Director o f the
School o f Music at O. A. C., is spend
ing his summer in Portland, where he
will take vocal work under Franz X.
Arens, a famous vocal teacher o f New
York City, who has opened a studio in
Portland for a few weeks during the
summer.
LECTURES AT
BERKELEY
M'rs. Helen B. Brooks, Professor o f
Domestic A rt at O. A. C., has been
chosen as one o f the instructional
staff for the summer session at the
University of California. She is to
give a series o f lectures and demon
strations on domestic art subjects.
LIBRARIAN ATTENDS
CONVENTION
Mrs. Ida A. Kidder, Librarian, is
spending part o f the summer at the
University o f California.
While at
Berkeley she attended the convention
o f the National Library Association.
COLLEGE NEW S
I \( TS AND FIGURER OF
FIRST VOCATIONAL CLASS
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis, June 28.— The first vocational
class consisting of students doing one
year’s work in agriculture has been
granted certificates by the Oregon
Agricultural College. The members o f
this class were admitted to College
with a common school education and
worked solely for the benefit that the
course would be to them.
Eighty-five per cent o f all students
went directly back to their
home
farms.
More than one-third o f the class
were entirely self-supporting, paying
their entire expenses o f College work
with the proceeds o f summer work and
odd jobs at O. A. C. Over two-thirds
o f the class provided more than one-
half o f their own expenses. Although
so large a part of the class was self-
supporting only two students failed
to complete the year fo r lack of
money. Seventy-five per cent o f the
class in crops and soils intend to re
turn to 0. A. C. for more work.
Without exception students were
satisfied with the work they received
in the vocational course.
One-third of the number registered
in crops and soils had sufficient high
school credits to enter the degree
course and many o f them have de
termined to do so fo r a full College
course.
Judging from the success o f the
past year the vocational courses are
destined to become some of the most
popular and most valuable given at
the College.
NEW SOURCE OF INCOME
Increased Federal support of the
Oregon Agricultural College is noted
in the Smith-Lever Fund, which has
brought to the College for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1015, the sum
o f $10,000. This sum is to be increased
annually fo r seven years, when the to
tal amount for Oregon will be $30,200.
This amount will be a perpetual an
nual income to the College fo r prac
tical demonstration work in agricul
ture and home economics so long as
the State or other local agency sup
plies an equal amount for the same
purpose.
The catalogue also notes
that the College is on a millage-tax
basis, so far as income from the State
is concerned, beginning with April
15, 1915.
O. A. C. CATALOGUE NOW READY
The annual catalogue o f the Ore
gon Agricultural College, a book of
470 pages, has just been issued from
the College Press, and is being mailed
from the office o f the Registrar. It
embodies, besides the usual reference
information, several announcements,
various changes in faculty, courses of
study, entrance requirements and so
on, which will be of particular inter
est at this time. Copies o f the book
will be mailed free upon request, to
all interested persons.
BOYS IN V A D E C AM PU S
For the third time Oregon grade
school boys have come to the O. A. C.
campus to study, work and play. They
learn to know the common field crops,
how to produce, harvest and utilize
some o f them, and to know some of
the most common insects and diseases
o f orchard, field and garden. Some of
the smaller boys get a little homesick
for the first few days but that soon
wears off and all are sorry when it
comes time to leave.
COMMERCE
INVESTIGATES RURAL CREDITS
Dean J. A. Bexell, o f the Oregon
Agricultural College School of Com
merce, has been selected by the Fed
eral Government to investigate farm
accounting and rural credits in the
Western and Middle Western states
during this summer. This work will
be done in cooperation with the United
States Bureau of Marketing, which
hears the expense incident to the in
vestigations. The work will be under
taken at an early date.