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SUPPLEMENT TO ESTACADA PROGRESS THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1915 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, 0. A. C„ Corvallis. Ore. The Press Bulletin aims to keep the state press informed in 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. POULTRY OREGON HENS NOW I.EA1) IN ALL HONOR CLASSES Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, July 26.— The July report of the International Egg-Laying contest at the Panama-Pacific Exposition shows that the Oregon Agricultural College hens are leading in each of the three honor classes— pen record for term to July 1, pen record for month of June, and individual record for term to July 1. Each of the three pens entered by the College Poultry department is represented in each of the honor lists. Also each of the three flocks, White Leghorns, cross bred, and Barred Rock, leads all the flocks of its class in the United States. The preceeding report showed that the Leghorns had reached first place. This report shows that the 0 . A. C. crosses have passed the former lead ers, the Canada pen, and are now in second place. The Barred Rocks have passed their nearest competitor, Fitz gerald’s Leghorns, and are in fourth place. The report gives the highest ten in each class, the first five of winch are as follows: Pen records to July 1— O. A. C. White Leghorns, 1078 eggs. O. A. C. Crosses,................. 977 eggs. Adams, Canada, Wyandottes 958 eggs. O. A. C. Barred Rocks....... 934 eggs. California White Leghorns 886 eggs. Pen records for June— O. A. C. Leghorns...................196 eggs. Idaho Wyandottes ............. .... 176 eggs. O. A. C. crosses.......................171 eggs. Lebanon, Or., B. Rocks........ .160 eggs. O. A. C. Barred Rocks...........157 eggs. Records of the ten highest individ uals for the term to July 1 show that an O. A. C. cross bred is first with 136 eggs, another of the same pen second with 135 eggs, the College White Leg horns are fourth with 133 eggs, fifth with 132 eggs, and eighth with 123 eggs, while a College Barred Rock was tenth with 119 eggs. O. A. C. POULTRYMAN, FARMER J. L. Russell, for several years an assistant on the O. A. C. poultry farm, has gone to Spokane where he is su perintendent of the poultry division of the famous Waikiki farm. He will introduce some of the College laying strains in developing his flocks. GOOD BROOD COOP AND HOW IT IS CONSTRUCTED Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, July 26.— A brood coop for hen ami chicks should be rat and rain proof. It should be so constructed that it can easily be kept light, airy and dry; easily cleaned, and of such shape and arrangement that the hens or chicks may be easily caught, and also afford plenty of room for the comfort of the hen. The successful brooding o f chicks depends in quite a measure upon the comfort and contentment o f the con fined mother hen. The sides and floor may be made of shiplap and the roof of flooring. One- inch mesh wire netting is put over the front. The sliding door may be fas tened with a wooden pin to allow the chicks to come out while the hen is confined. The bottom is separate to afford easy cleaning, and may be dis pensed with if ground is not too wet and there is no danger from rats. The roof is separate to make it more con venient to handle the birds. To afford protection against rain or hot sun getting into the coop, a shelter door is provided. If possible, locate the brood coops on a reasonably dry grass plot, having coops spaced about twenty-five feet apart or more. Cover the floor with sharp dry sand; put a small fountain of water in one corner o f the coop and it is ready to receive the brood. The shelter lid will be found a con venient means of darkening the coop to insure the hens keeping quiet and hovering the chicks well the first day. -C. C. Lamb, Extension poultryman, O. A. C. E X T E N SIO N THOUSANDS STUDY CANNING More than 1500 persons attended the canning demonstrations conducted by the Extension division of the Ore gon Agricultural College in cars pro vided and operated by the Southern Pacific Railway company during the first week. In addition to this number there were several hundreds more in attendance at demonstrations con ducted by Miss Helen Cowgill, assist ant state leader of industrial clubs, and Miss Anna Terley, extension do mestic science specialist. The work will be continued this week—ending July 24— in connection with the special cars, and also by the field specialists, so that doubtless double the number of persons will have been given an opportunity to learn first hand the most approved methods of preserving fruits, vegetables and meats, by canning! Since most of these students of canning are leaders in their communities, the work is bound to receive a tremendous im petus, resulting in much practical benefit in the way of saving surplus products and providing a wholesome and varied dietary throughout most of the year. A D M IN IS T R A T IO N PRESIDENT VISITS STATIONS President W. J. Kerr, of the Oregon Agricultural College, has completed a tour of inspection of the Eastern and Central Oregon branch stations at Moro, Hermiston, Union and Bums. Each o f these branch stations is en gaged in solving local agricultural problems of greatest interest and value to farmers and other citizens. All are operated in close relation to the work of the central station at Cor vallis, and while reports show the character and progress of the various enterprises it is only by personal visits and close inspection that the real inwardness of the work can be definitely ascertained. It required al most two weeks to complete the tour, during which a number o f leading cit ies and community centers were visit ed by the president and his party. FARM D E M O N S T R A T IO N S ONLY POISON AND TRAPS CONTROL THE SAGE RAT Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, July 26.— Since sage rats can not be fenced against the only methods known to farmers at the present time are the use of poisoned grains, poison ed salt and traps. “ We hope that we may discover a method of poisoning or destroying them by use of gas,” says A. E. Lovett, agricultural agent of Crook county, Oregon. “ The ex termination of these pests requires or ganized effort in every community and also of all the communities working together. Although this is the busiest season of the year for most farmers anu also probably the hardest time of the year to fight these pests, so much damage is being done by them that every reasonable effort to get rid of them is justified. “ This is the season when pests of this kind do the most damage. These suggestions are given out at this time because farmers generally give more consideration to such material while the damage is being done than during the season o f the year when the pests are not active. “ I would recommend a careful con sideration of the destruction of these pests at this time, ” concludes Mr. Lovett. “ Let the farmers of each com munity get together early in the fall and lay plans for organizing effective destruction work in eradicating this pest, beginning about January first and continuing until the rats refuse to eat poison in the spring.” H O R T IC U L T U R E PRUNING BULLETIN ISSUED Plant physiology as related to prun ing, study o f the fruit bud, pruning young trees, pruning the apple and pear tree and pruning the prune tree, are the five sections of the new bulle tin on pruning issued by the Horti cultural division of the Oregon Agri cultural College. Each section was written by a specialist in his partic ular line, that on pruning the young tree being by Professor C. I. Lewis, chief of the division. The last two sections were written by Professor V. R. Gardener, while the first and second were prepared by W. M. Atwood and E. J. Krause, respectively. This is an Experiment Station bulletin based on information obtained under Oregon conditions, and copies will be sent to residents of the state desiring them. D A IR Y MORE CHEESE PRODUCTION WOULD AID DAIRY MARKET Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, July 26 .—“ It would perhaps be advantageous to many creameries to turn to the manufacture o f cheese when so located that this is possible,” says Professor R. R. Graves, of the O. A. C. Dairy department. “ It is possible that the Panama Canal may allow the Pacific Coast states to com pete successfully with the dairy business of the Middle West for the Atlantic Coast trade. Should this be true there would be no limit to the market for dairy products produced on the Pacific Coast. In the middle Atlantic and north Atlantic states we have the greatest proportion of our population and consequently the great est consumption of dairy products. New York state alone had a greater population in 1910 than the entire Pacific Coast. The states of New York and Pennsylvania were formerly great producers of butter and cheese, but the production of these products is being greatly lessened each year by the increasing demand for market milk for the great cities. Here is the great market for Pacific Coast dairy products after supplying cur own demands and those of the moun tain division states, if we can success fully compete with such states as Wisconsin and Minnesota in trans portation rates. “ The making of good Cheddar cheese requires a good quality of milk, better than is required for making good butter, and this means that enough milk must be purchased with in easy calling distance of the factory. “ The best cheese market is usually produced where the nights are cool. The coast counties of Oregon have an ideal climate for the manufacture of high class cheese. The Willamette Valley also has a favorable climate but in most sections there is not a large enough quantity o f milk pro duced within easy hauling distance of the factories. “ The entire dairy industry of the Pacific Coast would be benefitted by diverting some o f the milk now made into butter into the manufacture of cheese.” IN D U S T R IA L A R T S COLLEGE SHOP STUDENTS DO MUCH USEFUL WORK Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, July 2 b.— During the year just past the Industrial Arts department of the Oregon Agricultural College has designed and completed drawings of the following machines which have been built or are being built in the College shops, most of which will be completed during the coming school year: 1. Speed lathe, (five partly finished in Machine shop.) 2. Emery grinder, (one finished for Blacksmith shop and one partly fin ished for Foundry). 3. 4 H. P., 2-cycle engine, (one completed and tested). 4. Hollow chisel mortiser, (pat terns almost made). 5. Planer vise, (one being finished in Machine shop). 6 . Planer center, (one being finish ed in Machine shop). 7. Surface gages, (two finished in Machine shop). 8 . Oil testing machines, (one finish ed for Experimental Eng.). 9. Foundry bar tester, (patterns partly finished). 10 . Vertical milling attachments, (patterns partly finished). 11. Hand rolling mill, Art Dept. (Castings made.) 12. 4 H. P., 4-cycle gas engines, (cylinder fly wheels and crank made). For the following articles the stu dents have paid for material used and will take the finished piece. 25 Book racks at 40c ...............$ 10.00 20 Book racks at $1.00 ............. 20.00 20 Taborets et $1.50 ............... 30.00 8 Library tables at $10.00 .. 80.00 8 Small boxes at $ t. *0 ........... 24 00 1 Student desk at $20.00 ....... 20.00 1 Rocking chair .............. .. . 10.00 $194.00 The following articles have been made for the College: 4 Large drawing boards at $4.50 .................................$ 18.00 l Stools at 75c ...................... 3.00 1 Pair drawing trestles .... 2.00 1 Screw c a s e ............................ 5.00 1 Typewriter desk ................ 25.00 1 Bookcase table ............... 20.00 1 Filing case for drawings .... 10.00 Seats for Blacksmith shop 12.00 3 Brackets for line shafting, Blacksmith shop ............. 4.00 11 Lathe tool cases, Machine shop ................ 6.00 $105.00 Castings were sold as follows: Department of Horticulture $ 2.00 Department o f M'ines ............. 11.00 Department o f Electrical En gineering ....................... 16.75 Department o f Printing ......... 1.65 Department o f Heating __ 64.20 Denartment o f Extension................75 College Y. M. C. A .................... 24.24 Department of Plumbing .... 17.76 Work for students all of which was cash business __ 229.08 $367.43