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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Oregon Agricultural College is the Friend of the Farmer
A Page of Bulletins and News Notes Concerning the Staff at Corvallis.
A GOOD POULTRY RATION.
and apple leaf hopper. P rofessor S afro been used to good advantage in many Judge John F. H all and addresses were
i P E R F E C T ration for lay in g hens will carry on th is work du rin g the sum p a rts o f C alifornia for several years, made by P rofessor G. E. S kelton, of
co n tain s th e required fo« I elem ents mer and rem ain in charge q / the local and no doubt the benefit of the ex­ the highway engineering d epartm ent a t
d ep artm en t un til next fall.
perience gained in conducting it could the Oregon A gricultural College. The
in approxim ately the right pproportion,
be had by w riting to any of the libra dates for the good roads m eetings in
and in th e form s most economical in the
locality w here the feeding is done. Pro- S T U J x IN G PE A C H TW IG M IN ER . tia n s in charge. Also much useful belli1 Coos county wi re: M yrtle Point, May
may be had by w riting to Miss Marvin 11- Coquille, May ’ 2; Bandon, M ay 13;
f» s<»r J a me» t>ryden, head of the poul­
X PER 1M EN’TA L w o rl is b*»ing done of Salem, who is in charge of the state
try d ep artm en t, Oregon A gricultural Col­
M arshfield, May 16.
in
th
e
H
erm
iston
d
is
tric
t
by
the
lib rary . ’ ’
I’rofesesor Skelton has recently re ­
lege, has prepared a list of fiv e more or
A gricultural College entom ological
turned from a good roads to u r of tho
less ex act ration» for one laying In .1
fo r one year. The follow ing is ratio n d ep artm en t w ith the peach tw ig miner.
PR O F IT A B L E POTATO CROP.
niiddT«* and oasiern parts of the U nited
No. 4, eousid(*red to be one o i the best P rofessor Wilson, entom ologist o f th e
A K M E iis in •!it'fi-ii.-rit p a rts of S tates which w is mu le prim arily to in ­
culh re, spent last week in th a t te r r i­
fo r most places in Oregon:
Oregon who are m aking a spe­ vestigate the most approved m ethods of
tory looking a fte r the work.
cialty of potato growing, get a l­ highw ay construction in other states. He
M aterial
No. of Founde
< ’«Rt
• • •
m ost uniform ly ,uofitablo results, n et­ comes prepared to c o n 'tit w ith farm er»
W heat
..... 30
.45
tin g lrom $40 to $50 per a c re ,” says and officers of the Oregou counties in
SUMMER SCHOOL COURSE.
O ats ........._... ....... Ill
.15
B r a n .................. ....... 10
NN't >('N«'EM ENTS o f th e sum mer P rofessor Scudder in his A gricultural regard to the construe ion of highway»
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school at th e Oregon A g ricu ltu ral College B ulletin on growing potatoes. throughout tit* state. P rofessor S kel­
I t is for this reason th a t in all diverse ton ad v o catis prim arily the use of local
B eef scrap ... ...... ?
.20
College have been made bv P ro fes­
...... 5
<’orn meal .
.10 sor E. I). Ki ~sh r. .lim e 15 and Ju ly 24 fled farm in g in this statu the potato mat« rial for he construction of Ori gin»
Linseed meal ....... 5
.124 are named as th e d ates of la-ginning m ight p ro fitab ly bo given more a tte n ­ highways.
During his work in » ’oos county P ro f­
..... 5
M uldli ngs
.074 and ending th e sum m er sessions. Special tion. The use of a little extra care in
Shell
....... 3
.03 railw ay rates c f one and a th ird fares grow ing potatoes added to the natural essor Skelton di - res to meet road su­
Charcoal
.. .. ...... 2
.05 have been g ran ted by all railroads op­ ad v an tag es of soil and clim ate would ill pervisors nod w ith them tak e up the
G reen food
.05 e ra tin g m O regon, good betw een the sure steady liiaximum yields aud profit. problem of highw ay construction and
» » »
d ates f Ju n e 5 and Ju ly 2S. The tw o The m arket lo r Oregon potatoes is us m aintenance.
Total ......................
1.4HJ college dorm itories, Waldo for women unity excellent.
GUMMCSI3 CANKERS.
‘ ‘ P o tato es sro un intensive crop— <<"»” HE cherry i . mnios s lig h t is now
W hile th e cost of the above ratio n will and C authorn to r men, will lie opened
th a t is, they will give an increasingly
I o n ,” says P rofessor II. P . Bars»,
vary in d iffe re n t seasons and at d iffe r to th stu d en ts and wil^ accom m odate
■ re ti-au 2 ) stu d en ts w ith hoard and higher yield per acre with every bit
of the Oregon A gricultural Col­
en t places, it is thought to be very close
of
e
x
tra
care
adddeil.
At
this
time
lege di'pnrtm eet of p la n t pathology,
to th e average cost. Most of th e m ate lodging. The use of the rooms w ith
much of the crop is grown by the gen ‘‘ and many new infections can be pre­
rial, such as w heat, oats and corn, can beds, m attresses. tab les ami ehairs, will
eral farm er, for whom the potato crop vented bv <■ ‘ •-..' o ';t th e t Id cankers.
be produced inor? cheaply on the farm , be free to those who make th e ir homes
and is m arketed more economically when 1 1 ” '»• halIs- Two <i<»U»r» will ’>e charged o ften gives an excellent cash return The canker dis : - - th at causes most of
w ith very tittle care. R ather than giv the gummosis west of the Cascades, is
converted into poultry produets. O ther lor light. In at and use of laundry. Table
ing th e p otato crop the additional care due to an organism th a t lives over w in­
hoard
will
be
$3.50
per
week
a
t
Waldo.
m aterial such as green food, charcoal,
“ The college realizes its responsibility required to get the best results in un ter in th«' edges i f the old cankers, i s-
g rit anil shell or th eir su b stitu tes, can
fwvorabln seasons, the farm er depends pecially in the larger ones th a t were
be furnislied from n atural sources with in fittin g the teachers for teach in g ele­
upon o th er crops lo r his cash income.
m
en
tary
ag
ricu
ltu
re,
m
anual
train
in
g
,
fu n n e l the previ- a Mason. From these
bu t little cost. O ften milk ami oth er
‘ ‘ The p o tato jieriiiits the farm ing of hold over cank rs the disease begins to
farm products cun be su b stitu ted fo r dom estic science an d a rt, anil o th er
high priced lands close to shipping points spread in late w inter, enlarging the old
some of the m aterials th a t otherw ise b r a n lies of in d u strial learn in g in the
and is of g reat value in a well-planned, injuries and in fectin g many trees grow ­
would have to he bought. By a careful schools of O reg o n ,” declares th e a n ­
in ten siv e crop rotation system, helpiug ing n«ar b y .”
nouncem
ent.
Experienced
teachers
who
study of the given rations the poultry
to m aintain fe rtility because of the ex­
These old cankers should be cleaned
men will be aide to supply the necessary devote th e ir whole tim e to tra in in g for
cellent condition of tilth and the de­ up at once anil new infections should
food elem ents by su b stitu tin g a more these d u te's will be able to secure s u f­
stru
ctio
n
of
weeds
th
a
t
its
cultivation
be w atch e d for and treated upon th eir
econom ical m aterial. O i course the fic ie n t tra in in g to introduce some
in th eir brings about. T his im provem ent is first appearance. W ith a draw knife
am ounts should vary slightly w ith the brunch i f in d u strial work
neeiU'd in many parts of Oregon where nr sim ilar tool cut av ay all bark th a t
differen ce in egg production and in size schools. D efinite courses will be pro­
vided, lesson plugs w orked out, and d e­ poor farm in g m ethods have loft the land is affected , being careful to remove all
of fowls.
fould w ith weeds and in poor tilth , so discolored
tiseue.
If
the
diseaso
I f it is to be conceded th a t the cost ta iled in struction g iv en . These teachers
th a t each sneceeding crop becomes shows signs of spreading up or down
» f niain taiu in g a hen for one year is »••ill tie fu rth e r helped by correspondence
poorer. ' ’
the tree, the bark C ould be cut aw ay
$1.5(1, th e necessity of securing b e tte r ourves throughout, the e n tire y ear atnl
considerably b«'»ond the discolored
th an the av erage six dozen egg hen is by personal v isitatio n and su p erv isio n .”
RAISING SPRING LAMPS.
Prospective stu d en ts and all teachers
area.
All infected nuhs'ance should
a t once apparent. The y early product
A ISING spring Iam bi is w d l adapted be removed. The wound should th«n
o f such n lien has an av erage value o f who a re in terested in th e ’.). A. V. sum ­
about (1.50. The y early production of m er s n.o! w id receive a copy o f the __ , to th e clim atic conditions of West be w ashed w ith a l t , 1W) »elution of
ern Oregon and does not require corrosive sublim ate, which can
be
a good layer is worth twice th a t amour.»; B ulletin upon request mailed to II. M.
and most of the increase represents a T en n an t, R eg istrar (J. A. C., C orvallis, g reat cap ital or sjiecial skill, according bought from the’ druggist, who will
Oregou.
to P rofessor E. L. P o tter, head o f the give directions fo r preparing and us­
clear p rofit.
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Oregon A gricultural College anim al hus ing the wash. It is a deadly poison*
S T U D E N T A P P O IN T E D .
h an d ry departm ent. The in d u stry so and should be labeled I ’'.s o n . and kept
W EED P E ST S OF OREGON.
I I q IIE E P sorrel is spreading rapidly] - ’ R A '.lv M. Il-.rr r.gton, of Pre-sw ell, fits in with approved crop ro tatio n s iq glass, not m etal, containers.
O regon, who w as g rao n ated from and is v aluable in building up depleted
A fter w ashing out th«» wound, which
O over large areas and because of
th e h o rticu ltu ral d ep artm en t o f <> soils. N eith er is it in im m ediate dun is absolutely essential to success, it
the large num ber of seeds form ed
last y ear amt has since filled a gor o f being overdone.
should be allowed to dry, ' and then
on each point bids fa ir to In come a «■ r, A.
The ind u stry may be made p ro fit­ covered w ith a good tre e or prum ug
position
in ffce Iow a experim ent statio n
oos weed jvest in O regon,” w rites
P.
W alls, o f the A gr.eultur.il ( -ege at Am.!#, has been appointed an assist­ able on farm s w here grain, hay, clover, pain* to p ro tect it from fungi and
botany and plant pat hid qy li paT’ iii. r.t, a n t h :u l'C o .tu rist n tne U nited S tates vetch and rap«* are grown. Much the h eart rots.
Mr. H a r­ same conditions ar» required fo r this
Do r.ot depet 1 upon exuding gum to ,
in tho P acific Homestead.
‘ ‘ Weeds d ep artm en t o f agriculture.
rin
g
to
n
'
b
u
p
e
in
im
e
n
t
is
based
on
a com industry as for d airying, except th a t it indicate cankers. Bud ones »ctnetimes
nmv in- bjeetionahle because of th e ir
poisonous q u alities and on sec m at of p e titiv e ex..i illatio n w hich he w rote up need not have th e same accessibility to form w ith very little ex tern al gum.
the r crow ding o o f more val a ib 'e pi » its. while a tte n d in g O. A. C. and is to be m arket and th a t some range land may W atch should b" kept ail spring for
Sorrel! seed is said by some w riters t > m ade e ffe c tiv e a t cnee, provided it is be used. I t is ju s t as p ro fitab le as or­ the fa in te st sign»» of canker and for
No
be p. c, nous when eatin in large q u an ­ accepted. W hether th«' p. sition wdl be d in ary dairy in g , although it m ay not blighted fru t s; lifs and buds.
accepted or n t has not been decided f>y pay so large a p ro fit as d airy in g eon o th er «uecessfnl tre a tm e n t
fir
this
t a . .1 by liorv-i . hut the p lan t « .a hardly
Mr. H arrington. His position at Ames ducted in th e most approved m anner.
disease has come t«x the a f e n tio n of
be ci iib- I pi isonous.”
No expensive equipm ent is needed in the experim ent statio n here. B ut if
is
exceptionally good, i-ud he is receiving
‘ ‘ In addition to spreading by seed tile
the wuv o f buildings. The she«!» neees extrem e w atchfulness -is m aintained
p lan t has large rootstocks th a t live in rapid prom otion, lienee, lie may decide
sarv to sh elter the flock may be eon and the above tre a tm e n t thoroughly ap­
tin . i i I I n year to y ear, w hich to rem ain w ith the sta te work, accord­
stru eted at a very sm alt cost. A shed plied, th e dam age done annually by
ing
to
P
rofessor
U.
I.
Lewis,
head
o
f
the
•e n d up shoots every few inch« -. The
Is feet w ide and 60 feet long w as re the disease will be m aterially reilueed.
f t o u a re stalked, hnve ear lik e a, h o rticu ltu ral d epartm ent.
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eently constructed a t th e eollegc a t a
• • «
p -111 • S at t
I
, and are s ", I
t«>tal cost o f $25.
I t 'accom m odates K H R M FU L E X T E R N A L PA R A SIT E S.
amnewbat like an Indian ari -w hea l.
SECU R IN G GOOD L IB R A R IE S
about 50 she«’p but does not provide
X TE R N A L
p arasite s
frequently
F. -w. rs
i [ tvv !-
i i ^ p V i 'l l I N d
gi 1 lib raries for sto rag e room fo r hay.
eause heavy poultry losses, and
big and se e l bearing, and s- '.s very
town-; to. - n ill to purchase and
The moat p ro fitab le tim e for grow ing
poultry nu n should q u aran tin e th eir
email. 3 l ey are f, ml in c ver
m anage a public lib rary and too a good, cheap lam b in W estern Oregon flocks against them. S ;.... al method»
many kind of grass seed, which they large to depend upon the small trav elin g
is M arch. A pril, May and Ju n e. The are required for the .‘ontrol of the vnri-
resem ble so closely th at th eir pri !1'" | lib raries is one of th«' g reatest lib ra ry
best result» a re generally obtained by ons kinds of pest«, but certain general
1» hard to d , or ■ r un I a fte r ; ‘,né (problems the people have to solve,*' said
p astu rin g the lam bs on sown e««tur»g“. measures are often advisable.
ll
ll‘e i U ut »
Mia. Id a A. 'K id d e r.” 1
n u n of t t ë
I t is necessary to have several fields in
One of t ’lc be«t general methods is
• r iwiling out i r q. plants.
A gricultural College. Tho need of good order th a t each kind may be utilized in fum igation. W hile not very effectiv e
“ t'lean cu ltiv atio n and lim ing the books and th e influence of good lite r a ­
its proper season. I t is also necessary against any of th e external parasite»,
•nil will e ra d ii ite th e p la n t. T he eul- tu re are q u ite generally ad m itted , while
to h a re a special p astu re to be used for it should be em ployed for its g reat sani­
t
th e d isastrous result» o f sensational finishing.
ta ry value. I t is conveniently applied
M o to throw the r d »to, ks t the sur reading are q u ite as well understood.
O rd in arily no g rain need be used but by slipping a te n t th a t has been treated
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ng t be » ’ l.o o fr< e from the The g re a t question in th e sm all tow n is
it m ay occasionally be fed w ith profit w ith linseed oil or rarbohneum over tbe
p i- t d u n u g the «uaiicer. and grow ,ng a to supply th e rig h t kind o f rending in when it is very cheap or when m utton
colony chicken house and
w eighting
«■Rivaled er ; ti e next year. I. aim g attract» « » form.
is high. The g rain should be fed in a down the sides » 'h a Itftlo d rt. Tbs
th e »oil will stim u late the crop p lan ts
‘ •P erh ap s one o f the best w ays to se creep so th at the Iambs m ay get the fum es are then ap] liisl, a fte r which the
tnak n ’ them ro j ’"W the sour sorrel, cure th e ad v an ta g e o f a gem! lib rary is grain w hde th e ewes are k ep t from it.
te n t is removed to tbe n ,x t huu»e, and
and th u s cu rtail the num ber of w .c l by co o peration io tw een a num ber of
The gam should be about one h alf so «,n.
ae, d m atured.'*
small tow ns of the same county.
A
pound a day which by e x tra fe«'din»j
An account of th e «,
,1 metho«!»
goml general lib rary can be purchased | nnd care may be increased to nearly for m « t of th common poultry p«ara-
D 2 T A IÏ ED TO FIE L I» WORK.
|b y all th e to w n s c o o p e r a tin g a n d lo one pound.
sites IS ■ 1-n n
lege I . • n “ Some
I ILE actin g as the local represe
I in th e mo«t aecessil-le place. In
E xternal P ari« ’ - >f P
w ritten
ta tiv e of the A g ricu ltu ral Celle)
is way all the p atro n s of the lib rary
GOOD ROADS M EETIN G
by Dr. H. E. Ew « g r- >- r h as- ta n t
d p ertin en t of cntnmido
at lloed | who c o n trib u te to its support may have
«'i-.RtKrt o f go«v*l road
meet ng« a t the Oregon A gricultural t o I lege.
» iv r, Vrofe^Ror V’. I. S afro, aR«i»tant ail th e ad v an tag es o f a good lib rary
r
•ill, iîio Î oj ( i »t, w ill conduct
expert- w ithout andue cost to anv one
eonnty durin g May 11 16.
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ft« ut» n th e fouir»! ef (••«»«ing invt«>| “ T his *ou.iuuuit; lib ra ry idea ha» roeetu e > were pr> -ided over by » eu a ty Vorv •».!.«, Greg«.
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