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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION Oregon Agricultural College is the Friend of the Farmer m FLYING trip was made into the 1 25 per cent; II John Dav country early in April I cent.1 by members of the Agricultural College Extension staff. The party was com posed of E. B. Fitts, livestock and dairyman, John E. Larson, agronomist, and Mrs. Lulie Bobbins, domestic science worker. Meetings were held day and evening at Prairie City and Mt. Vernon, many farmers and house wives attending. Interest in the work is said to have been good and will doubtless lead to more extended work in the future,. 'It was my first trip into Grant County." said Professor Fitts, "and I was well pleased with its many fine attractions. It is a beautiful valley with fertile well-watered soil and a climate well suited to livestock and frnit growing, dairying and general farming. With the abundant supply of dairy cattle feed and the good de mand for dairy products, dairying may well be made a great industry." The members of the party enjoyed the visit and believe that some good was accomplished. They would all be oleased to receive assignments for further work in the John Day. WEED PEST IN OREGON. OBEGON'S most pestiferous weeds will be named, described, and illustrated, and the methods of eradication pointed out, in a series of stories to be run in a leading state daily and a farm paper of Oregon. These articles are prepared by the department of Botany and Plant Pa thology of the Agricultural College, and will contain a great deal of in teresting and useful information, Those published in the daily will deal with weeds forbidden by laws on farms and roadsides; those in the farm jour nal with the most common and ob jectionable weed pests at the different seasons of the year. The articles will serve to acquaint the farmers witn weed enemies and methods of their eon' trol, and also place definite and use ful knowledge of weeds and their treatment at the disposal of the public schools. By clipping and filing in scrap books this information may be kept from year to year. and vegetables, 15 per WOEK IN FORESTRY NURSERY. USING the last two months 1? students of Forestry at the Ore gon Agricultural College, in charge of H. 8. Newins, have spent some time working in the Federal For est Nurseries at Wind Biver, Washing ton, where the Federal Department is engaged in growing seedling forest stock in its native haunts of moun tain forests. The college students as sisted in preparing the seed beds, plant ing the seeds, protecting young Btocn, transplanting, and in taking up and packing the young forest trees for ship ment. The Government has 11 acres within the forest nursery enclosure with a capacity of 1,900,000 seedlings, which should furnish about 1,600,000 trees for distribution. If these opportunities for industry failed to afford plenty of work for the college men they have failed to mention it. On the contrary the boys are highly pleased with the facilities for practical work afforded them, which according to their instructor, they took full advantage of. M'MSnmLLE SLAPS FLY. UNDER the auspices of the uvic Improvement Club McMinville is carrying on a campaign against the fly Professor H. F. Wilson Bpent Monday in that city in the intorests of their anti-fly camaign. In the afternoon he addressed the Club and outlined plans for making the campaign successful. Members of the Club intend to do their part toward exterminating the pest and having a flyless city. m w w INVESTIGATE SUN SCALD. J P. BAK8S ana U. a. uoairey, re- fl search pathologists of the Ore eon Agricultural College, nave re turned from inspecting a Marion coun ty prune orchard that is suffering some damage from sun scald, 'inis inspec- tion trip was a part of the experimen tal work being carried on at the Lone Maple prune ranch to determine more precisely the nature and. extent or tne damage. PRUNING METHODS. 1 BUNING demonstrations were re lr cit1v givn st Sntherlin under the aipiees of the fruit growers aseitio?, -by Prnfetwr '.7. K Brown Extension Horticulturist of the Agri cultural College. About 50 orchard- mon and fanners attended these outdoar school lessons and engaged in the prac tice of pruning under the instructions of the expert in charge. These men are among the state's most successful orchardists, giving much care to the growing of fruit. In some instances over pruning and over cultivation have been given their orchards, leading to a delayed bearing period. A demonstra tion in summer pruning has been ar ranged for at their request. EXTENSIVE OUT-FLOWER INDU8TEIE8 OF OREGON. ALTOGETHER there are about 1,200,000 square feet under glass in Oregon devoted to growing plants for the flower trade," says A. M. Woodman in the Oregon Countryman. "One Portland firm specializing in roses and carnations has 23 greenhouses representing 150,000 square feet of glass. Another in the same city specializing in the same plants has 100,000. Another, grow ing ferns, palms and flowers, has 60, 000 and is putting up 100,000 more. "The enormous demand for products of this industry are due to several causes. A good many flowers cannot be grown in fields so successfully as in green houses. A class of moneyed people has lately 'sprung up on the Coast, immigrants, tourists and pros perous business men, creating a de mand for these luxuries. They spend thousands of dollars decorating their mansions for brilliant functions, and this means trade and money for the florist. "The different plants and flowers are divided as follows: Carnations 50 per centj roses, 20 per cent; mums and other plants, as palms and ferns, WOLL NOT THE HANDLE FOR LIFTING SHEEP. O MOST farm hfRids the wool seems to be a natural handle for lifting the sheep," suys O. M. Nelsou, specialist in sheep raising at the 'Ag'rii'ulUral Coll!g. "By it 'lieep are caught, dragged and lifted from nlaee to place, fhts leaves a hmiiMi1 ami inflamed arc, as runv bp seen by examining the flesh of a sheep treated in this way previous to slaugh ter. A sheep is a gentle and timid ani mal and the inhuman treatment often given them on the farm is awful. It decreases the profits and sometimes causes an actual loss. The sheep is first driven with others into the corral where it may be caught without frightening the flock. It may then be caught by the necK, flank or hind leg above the hock, and moved by standing to the left of it, placing the left hand under the jaw, the right hand on the dock and gently pressing. "To lift the sheep, stand at tne Tear and a little to the right. Grasp the right fore leg close to the brisket and gently raise the fore part from the ground. Then seize the left hind leg at the hock and lift the sheep up. This method prevents struggling and injury to the sheep. "It is easy to make light sheep sit up. Heavy sheep may be made to sit by placing the left arm around the front of the animal, reaching under its body and grasping the right leg at the hock and gently drawing the leg toward you while pushing with (the breast against the sheep's body. To get it on its feet again, merely push it lorwara and let it go." to one of oil meal is another suitable feed. Boots, eabbage, or pumpkins are also recommended. Dry coarse rough age, such as straw and corn stalks, are not good, and together with eold water, cold draughts and lying on the frozen ground, eause baked udder or garget. No more feed of any kind should be given than she will eat up clean. The first feed after freshening should be half a pail of whole or ground oats which has been allowed to stand covered for a half uour after pouring hot water on the grain. 9 WATER FOR DAIRY COWS. I ATEB requirements of the dairy ai cow are not always given the at tention thev oueht to receive. Aside from the large amount of water used in milk production cows will drink about 60 to 80 gallons a day if they are given that amount of fresh, clean water. Some of the world's record cows have drunk as much as 270 gallons a day. Since milk has a large percentage of water in it large quantities of water are re quired to produce the milk. Not only that, but high milk production demands the digestion and asismiiation oi a great deal of nourishment, and water is needed in large quantities lor tnese purposes. The boat water is from springs or deep wells, says W. A. Barr, O. A. C. and Federal dairy agent. Ponds receiving drainage are especial ly bad, because they contain disease germs and because the water is not relished so that the cow really drinks all she needs. t INSPECTION OF COLLEGE BY AD CLUB. JNE of the gladdest days of the col j lege year was May first, when the Portland Ad Club moro than 200 strong visited and inspected the Agri cultural College. This is a live bunch borrowing one of their own rugged phrases, and their coming was hailed with delight by students and faculties alike. On arrival the visitors were divided into sections of convenient numbers and conducted through the campus by rep resentatives of the cadet company.. At noon they were served - with a go-as-you-please luncheon by the College Folk Club and the city Commercial Club. The passed the remainder of the day in an informal tour of grounds and build ings and in soeing Corvallis. In the eveuinir tdov wera entertained wi- a banquet in Waldo Kail, leaviug for Portland later. The friendship asd support of tU uuuy oi ioi..cd buaiucoS luuu are thoroughly appreciated by the college people here and throughout the state. Every effort was made to provide so pleasant a time for them on the occa sion of their visit that they will be induced to make annual pilgrimages to the college. For Governor Wf n Gus. C. Moser Republican Primaries May 15 He voted against the new tax law, and stands for reduction of taxes, pay able semi-annually, without penalty. Economy, efficiency dignified law enforcement. (Paid Advancement.) i i VOTE FOR CARE OF DRY COWS. 1URING the eight or ten weeks when J the cows are dry their feed should be chiefly roughage, according to the Oregon Agricultural College Dairy De partment. As she nears freshening she may be fed two pounds of bran or two of oats daily. Two parts of each STUDENT MANAGER OF STATE POULTRY FARM. HESTEB WILCOX, a senior in the i Agricultural College Poultry De partment, has been appointed manager of the poultry plant at the State Hos pital for the Insane at Salem. His work in school and at the poultry plant among the fowls has qualified him well for his ne wduties. He was one of the leading members of his class and re ceived honorable mention for his work this year. There are heavy responsibilities con nected with the position, and in a meas ure the efficiency of the poultry de partment will be considered in eonnec tion with the degree of success the young student attains, It has been the practice of the State Hospital to place scientifically trained men from the Agricultural College in charge of de partment work, especially as managers of the horticultural branch. These men have invariably made good, and so paved the way to similar employment for future graduates. Mr. Wilcox left upon notification of his appointment and immediately assumed charge of his new duties. There is approximately 4,000,000 acres of timber land in New Hamp shire of which about one-half is in farmers' woodlots. A. H. BURTON Progressive Candidate for STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS Long Successful Experiences as Teach er, Principal and Superintendent. Graduate Southern Illinois State Normal 1801 University of niinois 1907 University of Oregon Law 1912 (Paid Advertisement.) 5,500,000 Animals Slautered IVE hundred eighty-five thousand one hundred sixty-four cattle; 122, 486 calves; 1,296,625 sheep; 3,118 goats and 3,489,384 hogs were slaugh tered under Federal inspection during January last. There were slaughtered in Chicago houses 134,141 cattle; 21,470 calves; 392,686 sheep; 211 goats and 610,550 in Kansas City houses, 71,819 cattle; 8,397 calves; 144,002 sheep; 1,944 goats and 215,549 swine; in Na tional Stock yards (east St. Louis), 27, 107 cattle; 10,249 calves; 48,016 sheep; 86 goats and 130,079 swine; in South Omaha, 48,982 cattle; 1,938 calves; 171,386 sheep; 5 goats and 219,942 swine; in South St. Joseph, 18,926 cat tie; 1,930 calves; 68,097 sheep; 12 goats and 169,597 swine, and at all other establishments, 285,089 cattle; 78,502 calves; 472,438 sheep; 800 goats and 2,134,667 swine. L
