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About Estacada progress. (Estacada, Or.) 1908-1916 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1915)
SUPPLEMENT TO ESTACADA PROGRESS TH U R SD A Y, OCTOBER 28, 191S Published weekly by the extension division o f 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 in all mat ters of interest and value related to the work o f the Oregon Agricultural College. Editors are respectfully re quested to publish for the benefit of their readers such items as they think seasonable and suited to local use. H O R T IC U L T U R E W A L N U T A S SO C IA TIO N TO HOLD C O N V E N TIO N Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, Oct. 25.— The first annual con vention of the Western Walnut Asso ciation will convene at the Imperial Hotel in Portland for a two-day ses sion on November 3, next. This meet ing will serve to call attention sharp ly to the rapid development o f the industry of walnut growing in the Pacific NoMhwest. It will also aim to promote the expansion o f the w al nut business in Oregon and other Northwest states where it promises success. “ How best to plant, grow, and market this king o f nuts,” is a fundamental purpose o f the conven tion. “ The importation of walnuts has in creased fo r the last fifteen years from eleven million pounds to nearly forty million pounds in 1914,” says the an nouncement. “ In addition to a pro gram filled with papers and discus sion by the ablest men engaged in the business, and by expert investigators, an exhibit w ill be made greater than has heretofore been attempted, con sisting o f walnuts, filberts, and other nuts, and o f photographs gathered from all the best groves and trees available in the Northwest.” Among the subjects discussed will be: The walnut industry, Planting, Cultivation, Varieties, Nut food and distribution, Harvesting and market ing, and Irrigating walnuts. The first o f these subjects will be treated by Professor C. I. Lewis, head o f the Agricultural College HorticulturM de partment. W. W. Reburn, o f McMinn ville, Fred Groner, o f Hillsboro, and T. A. Harper, o f Dundee, are other Oregon speakers. Dr. W. C. Deming, o f Georgetown, Connecticut, will give an address. The president o f the association is J. C. Cooper, o f McMinnville, and the secretary-treasurer, H. V. Meade, o f Orenco. FARM D E M O N S T R A T IO N S P L A N T IN G F A L L G R A IN IN CROOK C O U N T Y . ORE. “ Judging from results obtained in the county this year, and from the experience o f farmers who have tried the wheat fo r several years, I feel safe in stating that as a general rule Win ter wheat will prove most profitable on dry land and Spring wheat most profitable on irrigated lands. There are exceptions to all general rules and this is stated as a general rule. The best varieties are still hard to choose. Judging from results obtained at our Experiment Stations, the Kharkof and Turkey Red wheats are the best varieties fo r fall planting. If a beardless wheat is preferred, the F ife wheats are to be recommended. The Early Baart and Marquis wheats are the best bearded and beardless varie ties, respectively. In practice in the •county, these same varieties have proven as good as others in practical ly all cases, and in some cases better than others. There are other varie ties planted and many of these have proven good, but it will pay the farm ers o f this section to choose one or two varieties o f Winter and Spring wheats respectively, and plant these only, in order that we may have a standard production of wheat in our section. “ The time o f planting is still a de batable question among the farmers, some farmers claiming that it pays to plant in the dry seed bed, and some feeling sure that it pays to wait for the rains in the fall. A fixed rule can not be given regarding this. I f the wheat is planted in a dry seed bed and a light rain moistens the seed, a fter which the soil becomes again ury, a good stand of wheat cun not be obtained. Results obtained at our Experiment Stations seem to prove that if the rains come before November 1st, a better stand will be obtained by delaying the planting un til this time. The question resolves itself into the simple item o f moisture. If, when the grain is sprouted, there is sutlicient moisture supplied to produce the growth o f the plant, the plant ing of the seed in the dry bed will us ually prove successful; if not, it will prove a failure. “ rlh e choice must be made by the farmer himself in this particular. Some few farmers have succeeded, es pecially on irrigated land, by plant ing the Winter wheats in February. The Spring grains this year were as a whole planted too late for the season encountered. Professor Scudder, of the Agricultural College, recommends the planting of wheat about May 15th. the season o f 1915 proved the earlier planting th é best producing. Wheats planted in April or about May 1st give best results. “ Those acquainted with the climate in this section acknowledge that the spring o f 1915 was an exceptional one, so that the planting o f Spring wheats in the future must be considered both from the standpoint o f the normal climate and that o f the exceptional year. The use o f a press drill or a press attachment on the drill is with out any question necessary fo r obtain ing the best stand and the best re sults with wheat as a general rule.— A . E. Lovett, County Agriculturist, Crook County. A C C L IM A T E D SEED CORN Owing to the fact that only a few fields o f corn in Wheeler county ma tured seed this season the county a g riculturist urged those growing corn to save all the seed possible from their crop. Near Winlock there are sever al good fields o f corn and he helped select some seed corn. One field will make nearly 50 bushels per acre and we will get some good seed com from that place. COOS C O U N T Y CORN A great deal o f interest is being taken by Coos County farmers in the corn growing contest to be held some time in November, says .1. L. Smith, county agriculturist. Prizes aggre gating $325 have been offered for the best earn corn and the best silage com. , E X T E N S IO N G R A N T CO. C R E A M E R Y R E A D Y FOR B USINESS (Blue Mountain Eagle.) Last August there was organized in Fox valley a cooperative creamery association. A ll o f the arrangements were made fo r the installation o f a modern creamery and now the plant is installed and ready fo r business. It is said that the plant cost as it stands about $10,000 and that there is none better in this part o f the state. The company is known as the Fox Valley Cooperative Creamery Asso ciation and F. B. McGirr is the pres ident, and A. B. Schrier the secretary. The board of directors consist o f M. W. Adkins, R. S. Snyder and C. L. Snode. Before the plant was built the mat ter was thoroughly investigated and the best plant that could be secured was built. This creamery will have a large territory to draw from and it is believed that after it gets thoroughly established it will be able to operate up. to its full capacity. Beach Creek, Mt. V'ernon, Fox Valley, Long Creek, and the Cottonwood and Hamilton districts will all contribute cream. The enterprise is one that has been badly needed in the northern part of the county for some time and it will contribute more to the prosperity o f the locality than any other thing. Secretary Schrier said that they were now all ready for operation and ready to receive cream at the market price. should contain, what impurities must be removed and how the workmen must be employed in order to secure the greatest values from the fuel. “ He must be able to advise with chemical engineers on the making up o f specifications for the purchase of different classes of stores material, («k in g into account their value from an efficiency standpoint. A word rel ative to this: Many concerns have called in chemical experts who have worked up specifications fo r such ma terial as paints, oils, varnishes, etc. I f in making up the standards thus specified, in paint fo r example, nat urally wearing qualities are of prime importance, but it would not bfc econ omy fo r a department to use a paint that would last six years on a struc ture only intended for temporary use. “ Many firms have overlooked this fact and storekeepers have issued a high grade article for temporary use just because the high grade article was a stock standard.” COMMERCE DEEP M O ISTU R E STO RAG E P E R S O N A L Q U A L IT IE S IN P IC K IN G M A N FOR JOB “ In making a study of the best man to handle a job, or in reassigning work in business organization, the follow ing points should be observed,” said E. R. West, the Portland efficiency expert, in his address to the O. A. C. School o f Commerce: “ What does the person now cover? "Whom does his work influence? “ How is he influenced by others and to what extent? “ What other work can he cover? “ Who else can assume his duties in the organization ? “ Is he responsive to suggestions? “ How does he take criticism? “ Is he spasmodic or consistent? “ Does he think fo r himself or de pend on others? “ Is he a keen deliberate thinker, or quick to jump to conclusions? “ Is he overworked ? “ Has he more than he can handle? “ How is he as to judgment, tact, accuracy, executive ab ility?” R E Q U IR E M E N TS A N D WORK OF E F F IC IE N C Y E X PE R T Oregon Agricultural College, Cor vallis, Oct. 25.— Much is heard at this time about efficiency in business and about the efficiency expert. Since it is the business o f an expert to secure maximum returns for the given ex penditure o f time, labor and invest ment, the exact character o f his du ties becomes a matter o f very general interest. The following explanation o f qualifications and duties o f such expert was given by Edward R. West, efficiency engineer o f the Portland Railway, Light & Power Company, in an address before the O. A. C. School o f Commerce: “ The efficiency engineer's work nat urally includes as a requirement, en gineering education. Very often he is called upto to decide matters in which are involved mechanical, electrical, or chemical problems. He may, in one case, be called in to plan out the sys tematizing o f an office, the next work ing out a classification bf accounts, covering tests on some piece o f me chanical apparatus such as a steam engine, a water-wheel and its- attend ant dynamo, then again he may have to conduct fuel tests at a gas plant, involving a knowledge o f boiler room and gas chemistry. “ Here his mecahnical knowledge comes in to good advantage, but the chemical probably plays the greater part. He must know from the chem ical analysis o f the fuel that is being used, what it should produce in the way o f cubic feet of gas, the number o f heat Units per cubic foot the gas Deep storage of moisture, requisite to successful dry farming, can be se cured only by keeping the surface soil in an absorptive, sponge-like condi tion, says Professor H. D. Scudder, the O. A. C. agronomist. This should be continued as fa r as possible through the entire precipitation period, by good preparation of the soil. Plowing and disking and increas ing the humus content o f the soil are the chief means o f keeping the sur face conditions favorable, permitting the moisture to strike in both by per colation and capillary attraction down ward. I f the surface soil is closely compacted during winter and early spring the surface water runs off, damaging the surface by washings ana the subsoils by keeying them dry. Roots o f crops grown on soils in this condition lack the moisture and feed ing area to be secured in dry farm ing countries chiefly from deeply stored moisture. E D U C A T IO N IN D U S T R IA L E D U C ATIO N E N R O LLS M A N Y STU D E N TS The increase o f 69 per cent in the industrial education courses at the Oregon Agricultural College is said to be due to several causes, the most important o f which is the fact that requests for teachers o f manual train ing were received last fall from six western states other than Oregon, while the supply o f trained teachers was not enough for Oregon only. Other causes of the remarkable growth of the classes are explained as follows by Professor Frank Shep ard: “ The four-years course offered by this department is recognized as be ing the equal in all respects o f any course offered by any institution for the preparation o f teachers o f manual training. '"It is also a fact that equipment in shops, woodworking, machine shops, drafting rooms, foundry, plumbing shops, woodworking, machine shops, whole, is by far the best and most nearly complete provided by any school that is attempting to fit teach ers for manual training teaching, on the Pacific slope. And the faculty of fourteen people offer courses that are in demand by leading schools of the country. “ Another reason is found in the fact that O. A. C. is now a standardized college and offers opportunities in the field o f industrial arts that are su perior to those o f any other institu tion on the Pacific slope. This natural ly draws those teachers and prospec tive teachers that are aiming for e f ficiency in their chosen lines.”