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HOG CHOLERA,
if ft FTER HOGS have been ex
posed to the cholera and the
germs have entered their
systems, the only method of preven
tion consists in the injection of hog
cholera serum," says Dr. B. T.
Simms, veterinarian at the Oregon
Agricultural College.
"But if the methods of spread are
kept in mind a great many outbreaks
may be prevented by not allowing
the hogs to be exposed to cholera. :ble to grow seed of this kind, and
FORTUNES IX POTATOES.
HEAVY demand for disease
free potatoes of standard var
iety and desirable type, and
not a single source of supply in the
entire United States, is the situation
that confronts the potato grower.
In some parts of the country, how
ever, such seed can be grown,
while in other parts, including some
of the heaviest producing sections
of the entire country, it is impossi-
The following are some of the rules u must be imported from those
that should be observed. parts where it can be grown, or else
"Be suspicious of every sick hog. i the industry will have to be aban-
about the field. Salt, hot water or
air-slaked limes are sometimes ef
fective if properly applied.
"Birds, especially the thrush, aid
in controlling slugs. Domestic fowls
also feed upon them and may be
used to advantage. But don't for
get that cleaning up is worth more
than all the rest and in reality costs
nothing."
Never allow any hog that is stick to
remain with the well animals.
"Be sure the hogs do not have a
chance to drink infected water. If
there is an outbreak of cholera any
where in the neighborhood, do not
let your hogs gt to a stream which
passes through one of the infected
ranches.
"Always quarantine any new hogs
which are brought on the ranch for
at least three weeks. This is espe
cially true of animals which have
been shipped in freight cars. It is
some trouble to keep these hogs
separate but they are always danger
ous. "Bury or burn the carcass of
every animal that dies on your
ranch. If this is not done the car
rion eating animals may come direct
ly from the carcass of a hog that
died of cholera to your ranch and
thus bring in the infection.
"As far as is possible see that
your neighbors burn or bury all
carcasses, especially those of hogs,
which have died of cholera.
"Do not feed hotel or kitchen
slops which contain raw bacon rinds
or ham bones,
"When your neighbors'- hogs get
sick let them alone. You probably
can not help them but If you go
around where they are, you are
very liable to collect some of the
germs on your feet or clothing and
thus infect your hogs. Never al
low any one who has been around
sick hogs to come Into your lots or
handle your hogs."
doned. Among the places in which
seed of the desired quality can be
grown, Oregon is one of the best
and most convenient to markets.
Herein lies the opportunity of the
Oregon potato grower. Seed of such
variety as Burbank, or other stand
ard variety, that is produced in this
state free from insect and disease
pests, may, if properly Inspected and
passed, bring a price considerably
above the market price of potatoes
for food purposes. California grow
ers have a standing offer of a bonus
on such Inspected potatoes, and they
would rather get the potatoes in
Oregon than anywhere else, because
of conveniece and a nearer approach
to their climatic conditions.
"Let growers who have land upon
which potatoes have not been grown
prepare and plant it to as good
seed as can be had, after being
thoroughly treated with formalin,
and crop of potatoes that should
meet the demand will probably be
produced," says Professor Jackson,
of the Plant Pathology department
of the Agricultural College. "By
practicing crop rotation using those
crops that are non-hosts to the po
tato disease fungi, and by continu
ally selecing seed in the fields and
treating it with the standard fungi
cides, the crops should be kept free
from infection and up to the stand
ard of the varieties grown. The
Agricultural College will be glad to
co-operate with growers."
appreciated." Frofessor Lewis will
assist in the plate judging at the
Show.
LICENSED, SOrXO AND PURE
BRED STALLIONS.
FARMERS may know exactly tne
breed and quality of stallions
offered for public service in
Oregon, since the owners are re
quired by law to have them labeled
by the State Registration Board.
Every stallion is labeled either as
a pure-bred, cross-bred, non-standard,
grade or mongrel, and his de
gree of soundness is certified by the
Board. Unsound horses, unless hav
ing stood for public service prior to
1912, cannot get a license of any
description.
"Farmers and mare owners are
protected by a guarantee in the two
vital points of breed and sound
ness," says Professor Carl N. Ken
nedy, horse specialist at O. A. C,
who is secretary of the Board.
"They should patronize only the li
censed stallions, and should demand
that Btallion owners comply with
the law, since it is their guarantee.
"On the other hand the horse
raisers should show their preference
for good stallions. The good ones,
those that produce colts that stay
sound and bring good prices, are
themselves sound, pure-bred and li
censed by the Board."
PUBLICATIONS FOR SCHOOLS.
HE following Oregon publications
will be of special help to pub
lic school teachers who are to
teach agriculture in the public
schools of Oregon, and may be had
upon application to the Oregon Agri
cultural College, Corvallis, Oregon:
Insect Pests of Truck and Gar
dtn Crops.
Septic Tanks and Absorption Sys
tems.
Feeding the Dairy Cow.
Raising the Dairy Calf.
Improving the Dairy Herd.
Farm Butter Making.
The Care of Milk and Cream.
Feeding Young Chickens.
Making the Babcock Test.
Selecting and Caring for the
Flock.
Feeding and Care of Dairy Cows.
Handling the Fruit Crop.
Feeding for Pork and for Show.
Growing the Oregon Potato Crop.
How and When to Spray the Or
chard. Corn in Oregon.
How to Conduct a Fly Campaign.
Breeds of Chickens.
Fruit and Vegetable By-Products.
Judging Dairy Cows.
Feeding for Eggs.
Incubation and Brooding.
Housing of Chickens.
Oregon Station Trap Nest.
Judging Swine.
HOME GROWN SEED SUCCEEDS,
IliT SEEMS that almost every
I
CLEANING UP THE TRASH DE
STROYS MANY INSECTS.
IN TWO adjoining Willamette Val
ley gardens large crops of peas
were grown. The owner of one
cleaned up the vines after they had
ceased bearing, and the other did
not. The one who did was surprised
at the number of half grown garden
slugs found just under the surface.
He left the pulled-up vines on the
row until they dried out, and then
set them on fire, piling other trash
and weeds on the blaze. It seems
that all slugs and their eggs were
completely destroyed. The other
gardener is undoubtedly harboring a
fine crop of pests for his next gar
den crop.
"Nearly all truck and garden
crops are attacked by the slug,"
says Professor A. L. Lovett, of the
0. A. C. Entomological department.
They also feed on the foliage of
our bush fruits. Cleaning up is the
best control measure, but traps of
bits of sacking, boards or damp
straw are useful when left about
the field. The traps serve as ral
lying points for the slugs, and may
be visited in the morning and the
slugs destroyed. The poison bran
mash arsenical sprays applied to
the under surface of the folliage,
and poisoned drippings are very
good. To prepare the dripping add
a level teaspoonful of lead arsen
ate to a quart of grease, dip large
cabbage leaves into it and leave
seed of Tennis Ball lettuce
that I selected from the home
garden and sowed this fall, came
up," said a Willamette Valley gar
dener who had acted upon Professor
Bonquet'B suggestion that lettuce
seed is amdng the garden seed that
may profitably be gathered from
the home garden. This practical
gardener had been using seed select
ed somewhat indifferently from
small commercial packages and
used the same amount of the home
grown seed that he had been accus
tomed to use of the small package
kind. The result was astonishing.
The vigorous seeds sprouted with
such uniformity and strength that
the entire soil mass above them
was lifted like a lid. The gardener
believes that the recommendation
of the Agricultural College to try-home-grown
seed of certain kinds is
a good one, but that care should be
taken not to get too thick a stand
and crowd the seedlings.
RECORD IS NOT KEPT BY THE
STUDENTS.
REFERRING to the record made
at the Oregon Station, Harry
H. Collier, of Tacoma, made
the statement, according to a news
paper report, that there is no such
thing as a 303-egg hen. He gave
as his grounds for this statement
that the trap-nesting had been done
hv students and that their records
were unreliable. "It is suriu:iut
answer to state that the work was
not done by students," said Profes
sor Dryden, head of the poultry de
partment, "and for tho simple rea
son that no students has the time to
give hourly attention to it through
out the day and the year. There
are no more intelligent and reliable
workers than students of the loi
lege, and they would have been
given the work if they had had
time to devote to it. A young man
inclined to follow a dishonest career
will hardly be found at an agri
cultural college, spending some of the
best years of his life studying ana
seeking after truth. The work was
done by a capable employe working
on regular salary.
MODEL FARM EXHIBIT.
A MODEL farm showing ideal lo
cation of farm buildings, prop
erly laid out fields, roads and
meadows, and a rotation method
that will provide for a money crop,
for pasture and forage and for
building up the soil, will be dis
played by the Agricultural College
at the Oregon Land Show tobe held
In Portland early in November.
Agricultural College day will be No
vember 7, at which time special lec
tures and an evening entertainment
will be provided by representatives
of the College. The model farm
wail prepared by Professor Scudder,
head of the Agronomy department,
and the exhibit will bo under the
supervision of the Extension division.
DRY FARM PRODUCTS.
DISTINCTIVE dry farm products
of Oregon are on display at
the National Dry Farm Con
gress now in session at Witchita,
Kansas. The Oregon collection is in
charge of Professor H. D. Scudder,
under whose direction as agronomist
of the experiment station they were
grown. The exhibit likewise in
cludes statistical matter of interest
to prospective immigrants and of
great value to Oregon. ' ,
STUDENTS JUDGE APPLES.
UDGING teams of 12 0. A. C,
students will compete in judg
ing apples at the Land Prod
ucts Show in Portland this fall.
Learning to know and value good
fruit is an important part of their
training as the future orchardistB
of Oregon, and they will be selected
In a series of local contests in ap
ple judging. "All their training for
the contests will be in the practical
features of fruit-judging," said Pro
fessor Lewis, who will take the
team to Portland, "and no special
coaching in points outside of our
regular work will be resorted to.
Within proper limits thes8 contests
are helpful to the students, and the
appropriation of 50 dollars by the
Land Show commission to be used
for rewards to the best judges is
Salt In the oven, placed over the
baking plates, will prevent the pastry
from Bcorching at the bottom.
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Fourth and Jefferson Streets
PORTLAND, OREGON.