SUPPLEMENT TO
ESTACADA PROGRESS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER lö, 1915
Published weekly by the extension
division of the Oregon A gricultural
College. R. I). H etzel, director.
Exchange copies and communica­
tions should be addressed to Editor of
Press Bulletins, 116 A gricultural Hall,
O. A. C., Corvallis, Ore.
The Press Bulletin aim s to keep
the state press inform ed in all m at­
ters of interest and value related to
the work of the Oregon A gricultural
College. Editors are respectfully re ­
quested to publish for the benefit^ of
th eir readers such item s as they think
seasonable and suited to local use.
fair Sept. 16 - IS. Secretary Smead,
of the fair board, says th at the board
is endeavoring to have all m atters
pertaining to the m anagem ent of the
exhibits in the hands of these and
other experts who understand the
business and is very much pleased
with the selection of the faculty men,
who are the following: R. E. Reynolds,
livestock; W. S. Brown, agricultural
and horticultural; and C. C. Lamb,
poultry.
stru ctor in Poultry H usbandry. Mr.
McCulloch is a graduate of the
Canada College and for the past two
years has been instructor there. The
C anadian institution has one of the
leading poultry departm ents of the
country in charge of Prof. W. R.
G raham , one of the forem ost men in
his line anyw here. Mr. McCulloch
is a young m an who is highly recom ­
mended and will give to his classes the
best practical inform ation available.
D. A. C. JUD G ES BUSY
ENTOM OLOGY
The week ending Septem ber 11 was
a very busy one for specialists of the DRIVING T H E ANTS OUT
E X T E N SIO N
A gricultural College Extension di­
OF HOUSE AND HOME
vision who were called upon to act
DAIRY h e r d r e c o r d
as judges of various county and com
MAKES GOOD SHOWING m unity fairs held in Oregon. E. B.
Oregon A gricultural College, C or­
F itts, W. S. Brown and Miss Anna vallis,
Sept. 13.— Ants, particularly
Turley
judged
the
exhibits
of
the
Oregon A gricultural College, Cor­ George com m unity fa ir and the Esta- troublesom e this tim e of year, may be
vallis, Sept. 13.—The first man here cada E ast Clackam as fair, Professor controlled w ith considerable success
to complete a year’s herd record keep­ F itts giving a lecture and Miss Turley
sm earing a m ixture of three parts
ing under the supervision of the of­
dem onstration a t the latter. These by
fice of F. W. Kehrli, field dairym an a three
ta rta r em etic and four p arts syrup
judges,
in
addition
to
Professor
with the U. S. Dairy Division and the A. G. Bouquet and J. E. Larsen, of­ on bits of china or wood and placing
O. A. C. Extension Service, is F. A. ficiated at the Scio Linn County fair; this b ait about the runw ays of the
Baker, of Stanfield, says the Herm is-
F itts and Griffin a t Med­
ton Herald. Some very interesting Professors
Septem ber 10; Professor Reyn­ ants. This is a slow -acting poison, of
figures are brought out in these re­ ford,
olds
a
t
B
aker
sam e date; and which the an ts ea t enough to poison
sults. The w eight of the milk of Professor W. A. on B the
at the Coos and them selves and also carry aw ay
each cow was taken and recorded at Curry C ounty fair, arr
each m ilking, and a sam ple taken tem ber 10 and 11. M yrtle Point, Sep­ enough to poison th eir young. In this
from the m orning's and evening’s
way the entire colony m ay be ex­
m ilking near the middle of each month
term inated .
was tested for b utter fat. A record
ALUMNI
W here it is possible to locate the
of the feed was also kept.
colonies outside the house the ants
“ Records for the full year are ob­
tainable on nine cows and these STU D EN T FORMS PA R TN ER SH IP m ay be exterm inated by the carbon
proved to be very profitable and show
bisulphide treatm en t. F or killing off
w hat can be done by system atically
Oregon A gricultural College, Cor­ a large, well established colony, about
weeding out the unprofitable cows.
The average milk production per cow vallis, Sept 13.—Congressm an C. N. an ounce of carbon bisulphide is re­
fo r the year was 6410 pounds, while iM cArthur has sold an interest in his quired. It is placed in a shallow dish
the fa t production for this period dairy farm near Rickerall, Oregon, to on the opening of the colony runw ay
am ounted to 306 pounds per cow. This O. B. Stauff, a graduate of dairying and covered w ith a galvanized tub or
is an excellent herd average and has a t the Oregon A gricultural College. other vessel th at is inverted over the
been secured by keeping tab on each The laity and Jersey breeding busi­ dish. All openings from the colony
cow and disposing of the inferior ones. ness previously conducted by M l. Mc­ not covered by the tub should be closed
“ An average price of 30 cents per A rthur will be continued by the new w ith d irt pressed down slightly. The
pound was received for the b u tterfat firm operating under the title of Mc­ gas then form ed is allowed to act for
throughout the year, thus m aking the A rthur & Stautf.
about six hours, when the treatm en t
average receipts per cow am ount to
is applied to another colony.
Mr.
Stauff
is
a
practical
dairym
an
$92 for the year. The average cost with experience gained on his father's
The action of the bisulphide is thus
of the feed consumed by each cow for farm in Coos County in addition to his explained by Professor A. L. Lovett,
the y ear’s period was estim ated to be college training. Since graduation he assistan t entom oligist of the Oregon
about $35, figuring hay and grain at has acted as supervisor of official tests A gricultural College, who prepared
farm prices. This leaves an average for register of m erit work carried on the foregoing recom m endations: The
net income of $57 per cow from the under direction of the College, and bisulphide is obtained in liquid form ,
sale of b u tterfat. I t is generally bears a favorable nam e am ong the which, upon exposure to the air, is
figured th at the skim -m ilk and m a­ dairym
transform ed to gas. This gas is
en and breeders of the state.
nure will pay for the work of taking
is the intenstion of the new firm heavier than a ir and perm eates down
care of the cows, thus leaving the to It develop
herd along certain to the very bottom of the colony home,
above am ount as net profit per cow. fam ily lines their
and in carrying out this w here its deadly properties destroy
“The best cow in Mr. Baker’s herd idea only about
cows and heifers the ants. If the colonies are near a
produced H025 pounds of milk con­ in addition to the 20 herd
Holger, tree cure should be taken th at not too
taining 119 pounds of b u tterfat worth will be m aintained as a bull,
foundation much is used or it m ay injure the
$126. H er feed was $39 showing a herd. Mr. M cA rthuri's congressional
tree. The gas is highly inflammable
net profit of $37 for the year. This
will call him to W ashington and m ust not be opened near a fire,
cow produced b u tterfat a t a cost of duties
this
fall
and
Mr.
Stauff
will
have
en­
nor exposed to smoking.
6. 2 cents per pound.”
tire charge during his absence.
DEMANDS EDUCATED I*E<)I*I E
Young m an, if you expect to run
your fa th er’s farm in years to come,
prepare yourself for the business; a t­
tend the college m aintained in your
state for farm er's sons. Young women,
if you expect to he a happy wife some
day in the future, obtain the indus­
trial training th at will best fit you
for your life's work; the agricultural
college also holds out a helping hand
to you. Avail yourselves of the op­
portunities in life as they present
them selves. The fu tu re demands
people with special knowledge of
special work.—W estern Farm er.
JU D G E HERRN ER FAIR
Three specialists of the Extension
Service of the Oregon A gricultural
ollege have been assigned by Director
R. D. Hetzel to judge the livestock,
horticultural, agricultural and poul­
try exhibits at the M orrow County
MORE M ANUAL TRAINING
D A IR Y
Manual training and system atic
CLEARING OUT DOGBANE
gym nasium and athletic work have
been added to the H eppner public
schools, J. W. Motley, an O. A. C.
Repeated hoe cuttings a t the su r­
graduate of 1915, in charge. Mr. Mot­ face
of the ground and salting the
ley will install the m anual training
work, give instruction in physical edu­ area affected is the recom m endation
cation, coach athletics and give a por­ for eradicating spreading dogbane
tion of his tim e to high school instruc­ m ade by H. S. Hammond, instructor
tion,_____
of botany a t the Oregon A gricultural
College. If it is practicable to do so
POULTRY
the infested land should be put into
thorough cultivation for two or three
seasons, thoroughly harrow ing the
NEW POULTKYMAN AT O. A. C.
land a fte r it is plowed and gathering
stem s and roots for burning. A
A. C. McCulloch of the Poultry De­ som
easier method of control
partm ent, O ntario A gricultural Col­ but ewhat
requiring repeated going ove*-
lege, Canaria has arrived at O. A. C. is to one mow
the tops off above the
to take up his duties as instructor in
Poultry H usbandry in the position ground w henever they reach a height
form erly held by Prof. A. G. I.unn, of 6 or 8 inches. The success of this
who has gone to the M assachusetts method depends upon not perm itting
A gricultural College as Extension in­ the plants to m ature seeds.
VALUE OF STRAW
HOW TO USE IT
Crop Residues Add Dollars
in Fertility and Humus
to Acre of Land
APPLICATION METHODS GIVEN
.May F irst Ik* Used as Feed or Ik*d-
dinff vf A nim als or Scattered, Disk­
ed and Flowed.
Straw is too valuable to burn or
to w aste and it contains so much ex­
pensive plant food and hum us-form ing
m aterial th a t we should apply it to
the soil w ithout undue loss of time.
S traw is our m ost valuable crop resi­
due and while, in general, there is a
feeling of satisfaction over good grain
crops this year, let none of us forget
th at the straw crop of Oregon con­
tains plant food th at if purchased at
ordinary m arket prices is w orth ap ­
proxim ately three and one-half m il­
lion dollars. If in addition we take
the stubble into consideration, this
large figure is swelled by about
another milion dollars. The table be­
low indicates the am ount and value
of plant foods contained in the v ar­
ious, ordinary farm straw s and it
should be noted th a t these values take
into consideration only the plant foods
th at are norm ally sold in commercial
fertilizers and th at the value of straw
as a producer of organic m atter or
humus in the soil is not taken into
account. In m any cases the humus
value equals or exceeds th at of the
plant food elem ents contained in the
straw .
F ertilizing constituents in one ton
of litter:
N itrogen Phos.A cid P otash Val.
pounds pounds pounds
W heat Straw 9.6 4.4 12.6 $2.84
Barley Straw 11.0 4.0 21.2 3.52
O at Straw
9.2 5.6 35.4 4.05
Clover Straw 29.4 8.4 25.2 7.48
Pea Vine ” 2K.6 7.0 20.2 7.05
Vetch straw 21.8 5.4 12.6 5.24
The above table should be a strong
argum ent in favor of keeping the
straw on the farm and using it on the
soil to assist in better production of
fu tu re crops. S traw th a t is burned is
alm ost a total loss. S traw th a t is
sold to balers a t fifty cents to a dollar
a ton is not returning its fertilizing
value nor its value in producing o r­
ganic m atter for the soil. Below are
some estim ates of various types of
Oregon straw and th eir value as cal­
culated from the data given in the
table above.
W heat
600,000 tons $1,704,000
O ats
225,000 tons
911,260
Barley
106,000 tons
366,600
Clover ......... 40,000 tons
269,200
Vetch and
A lfalfa
10,000 tons .
52,400
i •
180,<
$3,330,450
This does not include a considerable
am ount of m iscellaneous straw ; such
as rye, speltz, em m er, field peas, grass,
etc. N either does it take into con­
sideration the stubble th at is left on
the field.
So valuable a by-product of crop
production m ust not I k * wasted or lost.
When it becomes fully understood th at
every acre of straw burned represents
a loss of from one to three dollars in
plant foods and probably fully as
much more in organic m atter, there
will be considerably less of th a t w aste-