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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Oregon Agricultural College is the Friend of the Farmer
Page of News Notes and Interesting Articles Specially Written by College Experts For This Newspaper.
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View of Oregon Agricultural CoUepe. Corrallis, Oregon, the Sola Aim of Which Is to A M Acricattaratm.
TAKE CHOLBBA CUBES EXPOSED
BY EXPERTS.
f LMOST every imaginable remedy
j for hog cholera has been tested
from time to time by the United
States Department of Agriculture and
by the various Experiment Station
workers, and no successful treatment
has ever been discovered," says Dr. B.
T. Simms, veterinarian at the Oregon
Agricultural College. "The more seri
ons a disease is and the greater the
monetary loss caused ty it,' the larger
the number of so-called cures that ap
pear on the market. Since hog cholera
has caused in the United States during
the past year a loss of about sixty-
five million dollars, there has been
placed on the market recently a large
number of these alleged cures."
Warning has been issued stockmen
by the Federal department against these
alleged remedies and especially against
the spurious claims concerning a pro
prietary preparation called Benetol.
False claims have been made to the
effect that officers of the Department
of Agriculture have received official
reports of the use of the so-called eure
with most beneficial results. The only
report received was presumably from
the promoters themselves.
It is further said by the Department
officers that the remedy, Benetol, now
offered as a cure for hog cholera, was
advertised some time ago as a remedy
for tuberculosis, typhoid and cancer, ac
cording to the Journal of the American
Medical Association.
Prevention of spread is the most
effective way to combat the disease,
and the only remedy recommended is
anti-hog cholera serum.
IS SOLUBLE BRAND PAINT COSTS
SHEEPMEN HEAVY.
PBOBABLT one of the greatest
crimes of the sheepmen on the
range is the use of insoluble
paints for painting the flock," says 0.
M. Nelson, instructor 4 in animal hus
bandry at the Oregon Agricultural Col
lege. "Paint on fleeces is the greatest
objection manufacturers make to the
too of territory wool. There is no sub
ject of more importance in preparing
wool for market than the proper paint
ing of sheep.
"It has been estimated that insol
uble paints cost the growers from one
third of a cent to one eent a pound.
The following is an enumeration of a
few of the items that make up the loss
from the use of insoluble paints:
"Cost of mill labor in clipping paint
locks.
"Loss of irool from the best part of
fleece.
"Injury to other wool in scouring
stains from partially dissolved paint,
"Damage to yarn and fabrics by
specks of paint too small to be detected
in grease wool.
"Loss through refusal of manufac
turers to buy painted wools in best
market."
From various tests made by the
Wyoming Station it appears that not
all paint labeled perfect scouring is in
reality such. By making a careful in
vestigation growers can probably learn
which paints will scour out completely
without leaving any stain or inflicting
any damage on the fleece.
SELECTING THE GROUND FOE
GROWING POTATOES.
DEEP, mellow, well drained and
well aerated soil is really pre
ferred for the best growth of po
tatoes, according to Professor H. D.
Scuddw, who has prepared a college
bulletin on "Growing the Oregan Po
tato Crop." "Since potatoes are rather
deep rooting they should be afforded a
well drained sub-soil. W liile the mellow
loam that is bo nearly ideal for most
other crops is perhaps ideal for pota
toes also, sandy loams are perhaps the
best natural potato producing soil type
in Oregon, especially if they are well
supplied with humus. Tbe silt loams,
common to both Eastern -and Western
Oregon, are excellent for potatoes when
well drained, deeply plowed and kept
supplied with an abundance of humus.
This type has been and doubtless will
continue to be one which produces the
major share of the erop, sinee it covers
tbe largest area of any soils in the
state.
"It is rather more difficult to pro
duce good crops on the day loams, al
though good yields may be obtained.
On this type of soil potatoes mature
more slowly, are likely to be more or
less ill shaped and are more subject to
disease. In fact of all soils this type
requires the most careful management
and the most intensive tillage to pro-
luce satisfactory results.
"Newly cleared timber lands, espe
cially the red hill silt loams or gray silt
valley loams of Western Oregon, are
nearly always excellent soils for potato
production. As a rule, potatoes are one
of the best first crops that can be
grown on such newly cleared land."
COLLEGE STUDENTS SEE
STOCK METHODS ON FARM.
A PARTY of 18 students of ths Agri
cultural College visited the -arms of
a number of Oregon livestock breed
ers during four days early in May. The
party was composed of seniors and jun
iors of the Animal Husbandry depart
ment and made the inspection under the
direction of three members of the fac
ulty. The trip extended through the
central and lower Willamette Valley
sections and included visits to nine
farms on whieh pure bred live stock is
raised. The visitors were made to see
how the practical live stock industry is
carried on by successful producers, and
investigated breeds, management, feed
ing and equipment.
'We were cordially received where-
ever wo went," said Professor E. L.
rotter, head of the department "The
young men were helped to see the point
of contact where the instruction of the
College applies to the practical busi
ness. Owners not only conducted the
party through the plants, but often gave
them valuable points on the history of
the stock and timely suggestions on
management. At the Chalmers farm,
near Forest Grove, the boys were given
a most interesting account of tho devel
opment of the Shorthorn cattle by a
former neighbor of Cruikshank, tho
great Shorthorn breeder. At Mr.
Brown 's place, near Carlton, the owner
gave the students .a most interesting
camp fire address.
"These visits of inspection are an
nual affairs and part of the regulir
work of the junior and senior classes."
but at the same time our efforts should
be directed to developing strains of
plants that are jjiore resistant to dis
ease. ' '
The success has been recently shown
in Wisconsin, where growers were eom
batting cabbage yellows. The trouble
had grown so serious that it threatened
to deprive an entire district of its best
crop. No soil treatment or cultural
pracic was of any value in keeping the
disease under control, and attention was
directed to developing strains that re
si st the disease. When final plantings
are reported for this season it will prob
ably be found that the problem has
been solved.
PLANT DISEASE CHECKED.
THE IMPORTANCE of selecting
resistant strains of plants in
combatting plant disease is the
gospel brought from Wisconsin to
Oregon by Professor L. K. Jones,
head of plant pathology at Wis
consin University. Professor Jones was
on his way to California to address the
California Fruit Growers' Association,
and stopped to see the work of the
Oregon Agricultural College. During
his stay here he conducted a short
seninar for the class in botany, em
phasizing the duty of plant pathologists
in preventing tho spread of diseases.
"Spraying plants already diseased is
merely temporizing," said he. "Tlje
practice was of any value in keeping the
it is often necessary and must be done,
SEWING CLUB FOR GIRLS.
1 1 OUNG girls the world over love
I to sew and make beautiful
things," says Mrs. Lulie Rob-
bins, who will direct the Extension work
of the girl's sewing club. If they fol
low her simple and attractive instruc
tions perhaps they shall never get over
it. Here are some of the directions:
'Do not try to do too much at one
time. It is better to sew a short time
and keep the work even. Can you tell
what will happen to your stitches if
your fingers beeome tired t
"Do all the work for yourself, but
if you do not know what to do ask an
older person.
"Protect your work by wearing an
apron.
Have a box or bag in which to keep
your scissors, thimble, needles, thread,
tapehne and pins.
"Keep an account of all you do and
the kind of material yon use, in a note
book. If you find that any material is
hard to sew, make a note of it. A few
questions will be asked in bulletins, but
they will not be difficult to answer."
ging and dosing in hopper dozen aro
remedial measures that bring satisfac
tory results when taken up by cilizeoH
co-operatively. Bankers, railway offi
cers, business men and professional men
joined hands in Kansas last year to
fight the pests, and uudcY tho leadrr
ship of the Agricultural College en
tomologist saved millions of dollars'
worth of crops. "
LOGANBERRY BY-PRODUCTS.
nETHODS of converting logan
berries to by-products is the sub
ject of an Experiment station
bulletin recently issued by the Oregon
Agricultural College. This new bulletin,
written by Professor C. I. Lewis and
Assistant F. R. Brown, deals with tho
entire subject of picking, handling and
manufacture of loganberries into the
most valuable form . of by-products
which they may be made into. Jn ad
dition to the points usually covered
are several special features, among
them the reports of various tests tin the '
manufacture of juices, and a number
of attractive household recipes for
loganberries. The bulletin is tree to
the people of Oregon and copies may
be secured by writing the Experiment
Station, 0. A. C, Cor vail is, Oregon.
Twenty miles of roadway around Chirjuro
ia soon to be on Anted il l coat af'tl-.'OUu
a mile.
JOHN DAY MINERALS.
TDay Valley are described in detail
HE mineral resources of the John
by Arthur J. Collier, of the Univer
sity of Oregon, in "The Mineral Re
sources of Orogon," number three, just
issued by the State Bureau of Mines
and Geology. Tho article deals very
largely with the coal deposits of the
John Day and Hcppner regions, and
throws many interesting side lights on
the geological formation of the great
John Day fossil belt. Copies may be
had by requesting them of Dean H. M.
Parks, 0. A. C, Corvallis, director of
the Bureau of Mines.
ZOOLOGIST IS STUDENT.
PROFESSOR Georgo F. Sykes, head
of the Department of Zoology at
the Oregon Agricultural College,
has gone East to do advanced work at
some of the university Bummer schools.
Professor Sykes has written a number
of useful and charming bird stories
dealing with the economic importance
of some of tho birds of the Northwest,
and is engaged in making a Btudy and
collection of pestiferous rodents, with a
view to tho best control measures. He
will do his summer work either at the
national graduate school held this year
at Columbia, Missoari, or at one of the
famous Eastern universities,
THE LIFE CAREER
"Schooline In vonth ahould invariably he
directed to prepare a peraon in Ibc bent w it
for tbe Wat permanent occupation for which
be la capable." President C. W. KlioL
This is the Mission of the
Forty-sixth School Year Opens
SEPTEHBER 18th, 1914
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GRASSHOPPERS MAKE RAID.
GRASSHOPPERS are reported by
special wire to be devastating the
erops ' of certain parts of the
Klamath country, and Professor II. P.
Wilson, entomologist at the Agricul
tural College, has gone to tbe help of
the farmers there The likelihood of
this invasion was foreseen and consid
erable publicity has been given to pre
ventive and remedial measures. Relief
can bo had only by co-operative action,
which will come when tho need for it is
sufficiently pressing. Poisoning, drag-
A. H. BURTON
Education I
.. graduated from
Sdnthern . Illin
ofa Slate Nor
mal, 1901 ;. UnJ.
veraity of llUa
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varsity of Ore,
Law School
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Taught 6 Tears
in eountry
schools, 6 year
as principal and
a superintend
ent, 7 years ia
Progressive large high
Nominee schools' now
State Superintendent weiV.?ii,fc
of Schools fa'd 0l F"
Principles I firor longer terms for entra
rv schools, consolidation wHafa n.u,i..i
bettor teachers, teachers promoted for merit
only, practical oonrsea, State's mono; more
economical! expend,
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