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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. View o f Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon, the Sole Aim of Which Is to Aid Agriculturists. NEW O. A. C. CATALOGUE. paper rolls inside, each roll holding a dozen eggs in a p erfo rated lining. Its w eight is about 4 pounds. When filled with good eggs of good size the combined weight of case, containers and eggs, is about 20 pounds. The eost of sending 20 pounds a distance of 50 to 150 miles by p a r cels post is 24 cents. The ra te for retu rn in g the 4 |s>und container is 9 cents. Thus the en tire eost o f th e sh ip m ent of ten dozen eggs not counting cost of container is 32 cents, which is slightly more than 3 cents p er dozen. The problem of brin g in g producer and consumer to g eth er and arran g in g term s of delivery and paym ent is be ing investigated by Prof. D ryden, of tho Oregon A gricultural College, who has already secured th e nam es of some P ortland consumers and some W illam ette Valley farm ers, betw een whom trad e relations will bo estab lished ah rapidly as possible. O ther system s are being tried out and m a tured w ith excellent prospects for suc cess. All who are in terested eith er as producers or consumers, should w rite to the Poultry D epartm ent, giving ex act conditions as nearly as possible. LL prospective college students, I men and women o f m atu rer y ears as well as g irls and boys, will find a vast fund of valuable inform ation in the new O. A. C. catalogue ju s t is sued and placed in the hands of the College reg istrar for distrib u tio n . With other useful know ledge th a t th e c a ta logue im parts it tells who may en ter th e College, u n d e r, w hat conditions, what the probable expense of the col lege y ear will be, and some of the b en efits of th e college training. Many sig n ifican t im provem ents and aihl tions to th e work of the A g ricu l tu ral College are seen to have been made during the y ear ju s t ended. An im p o rtan t addition is tho authoriza tion ol vocational courses for gram m ar schools stu d en ts who have not the tim e to prepare for the degree co u r ses, and for men and women who feel th e need of more expert knowledge and higher technical skill in carry in g on th e ir life work, but have not the money, the tim e or the educational qualifications for en teriu g the degree courses. B eginning Septem ber 22, th is ape cial vocational work will be offered in CAMP FOOD FOR ONE MAN ON agriculture, dairy in g and homo m ak MONTH'S FOREST TRIP. in g for one y ear; in business methods HE most useful food for eam p and fo r two years, and in mechanic a rts tra il is th a t which co n tain s th e fo r three years. On N ovember 2 the most nourishm ent w ith th e least vocational course in forestry opens fo r a five and a h alf m o n th s’ term. bulk. These conditions lim it th e choice The work in all these courses is th at can wisely be made of available thoroughly practical, aud includes only camp food m aterial, b u t considerable the subjects of g reatest im portance in v ariety is shown in th e follow ing lis t th e practical industries for which they of supplies prepared by the en tertain ing m agazine w riter, S tew art Edward o ffe r training. The new stan d ard s for admission to W hite, and given ns one example o f a th e degree courses is also fully e x m o n th 's cam p ratio n s, in the popular plained in the new catalogue. The ex 0 . A. C. bulletin, Camp Cookery, by a c t meaning of the 12 required cred its Ava B. Milam. Flour—plain, pancake and corn meal is pointed out and the su b stitu tio n s and conditions a re plainly stated. I t is as desired— 15 pounds. M eat—bacon or boned ham — 15 f u r t h e r shown th a t a fte r th e close of the y ear 1914 15 th e stan d ard will re pounds. Rice, 8 pounds. quire 15 full cred its from an accredited B aking Pow der, 1 pound. high school, the eq uivalent of four Saccharine, 150 tablets. full y ears of secondary education. I f Sugar, 2 pounds. en tran ce is sought on exam inations Cereal, 8 pounds. the prospective e n tra n ts should pre Raisins, 1 pound. sen t them selves for exam ination on S alt and pepper. S eptem ber 19, 19 or 21. E ntrance may Beans, 5 pounds. lie secured by tra n s fe r from other col E rhw urst, 3 pounds. leges and universities. Dried vegetables, 2 pounds. The College y ear opens Septem ber Dried potatoes, 2 pounds. 22 and ends Ju n e 9. The first sem ester B aker ’» eggs, 1 can. ends February 4, and the second be 'th e com bined w eight is about 65 gm s F ebruary 9. F arm ers' Week is N ovem ber 30 to December 5, and the pounds. M any su b stitu tes can be made M inter S hort Course is from Jan u a ry while m ain tain in g tn e general plan of 4 to Jan u a ry 30. th • rations, such as coffee fo r tea, ‘‘lilts for m eat, ete. The relativ e EGGS BY P A R C EL POST quan tities in which exchanges are > 008 properly p arked in suitabl made to g eth er w ith d irect'o n s fo r car _ l containers can be shipped in quan rying, cooking and serving ram p food, tilie s of ten dozen for a d istan r are given in th e bulletin which m ay be of 50 to 150 miles and the Container had upon request sen t to the E xtension retu rn ed at a to tal coat of slight! Division, O. A. C., Corvallis, Oregon. more th an three re n ts per dozen. Th rales for sm aller shipm ents is slight) FEDERAL APPROPRIATION. higher, those for larger some lower, bu the d ifference is aot very great. I LEV EX thousand dollars has been any case, the cost o f shipping th e egg appropriated by th e U nited S tates and retu rn in g th e container is lea D epartm ent o f A g riculture for ex th an the charges of the buyer, com tension Work ia Oregon ag ricu ltu re and miss on man and th e retailer, as mad domestic economy. A nnouncem ent has in the usual channels o f marketing also been made th a t all Federal ex eggs By tak in g ad v an tag e o f thi tension work w ill be carried on in con situ atio n producers should get a littl nection with the s ta te colleges under b e tte r price for th eir eggs, consumer the direction of the extension divisions. should get th eir good eggs a t rathe The Oregon apportionm ent will be ex less re st, and consum ers’ fam iles about pended for the follow ing purposes: g e t a reg u lar supply of good eggs. Special field work in dairying. For his e x tra p ro fit on his egg ♦25181; supervision o f county ag ricu l the farm er g ath ers them regular), tu ral work. $3440; support of g ir ls ' each day, tw ice a day in w art and b o y s’ in dustrial clubs, $2700; farm w eather, stores them in enol, elea efficiency survey, ♦15‘8>; and rlerk places and ships them prom ptly. Th hire, SStio. • x | crm iental shipm ents bv 0 . A. ( The work in d airy in g will be were made is a ew utaiser th at has te m aintained as at present, w k .li an A T a ssistan t will bo-provided for the state leader o f county work and for the sta te ag ent of club work. The farm survey will be conducted by a federal expert who will determ ine the degree o f efficiency w ith which a number of farm s ia operated. Methods of con d ucting the surveys will also be taught to th e county agents in order to extend th e survey work throughout the state. A nnouncem ents of th e g o v ern m en t’s policy and appropriation were made in a recent conference at Denver, the Federal departm ent being represented by Dr. A. C. True and B. Sm ith, and the sta te in terests by P resident W. J . K err, D irector R. D. H etzel, and S ta te Iieader H. T. French. SCORE CARD FOR CORN. ORN exhibtied a t the state and county fairs of Oregon by the boys o f tho In d u stria l Clubs will be scored and judged according to the fol low ing score card as prepared by the A g ricn ltu ral College: A d a p tab ility — m atu rity , size, solid ity , etc., 25 points. Seed condition—large, b rig h t germ, free from discoloration, 15 poiuts. Shape of kernel— medium deep, slig h tly wedge-shaped, stra ig h t aides, 15 points. U n ifo rm ity —tru e to type, uniform size, shape, ete, 15 points. W eight o f ear—larg e proportion of grain, 10 points. L ength and circum ference— medium, 10 points. Color of grain and eob— free from m ixture, 5 points. B u tts and tips— well filled, 5 points. P ossib le score, 100 points. Since m any hundred girls and boys will h av e th eir corn ex h ib it judged by this score card it would be well for p arents, teachers and club officers to become fam iliar w ith it and give th eir assistance to the club members, who mnst un d erstand it in order to select th e exh ib its to best advantage. Dem o n stratio n s of scoring by th e card should prove a ttra c tiv e featu res of par ent te a c h e rs’ and club m eetings. C School. The P o rtlan d School was the firs t m eeting place of th e new ly wed ded pair, Mr. B randon being its p rin cipal when Miss H askell began teac h ing there. Mr. B randon came to the A gricultural College in 1913 as P ro fessor o f In d u strial A rts and director of shop work. A fte r a b rie f v isit w ith frien d s an d relativ es “ back e a s t ’’ he will retu rn w ith his bride to her alm a m ater, his present place of em ploym ent, and resume his o fficia l duties. WELL-BRED SWINE. ■ N selecting foundation stock for the | hog herd it is best to purchase a n i mals whose ancestry was bred con tinuously by a single breeder. This is th e belief and experience of P rofessor G. R. Samson, swine specialist at the Oregon A gricultural College. Tn th is way the bqyer gets the b en efit of a successful b reed er's judgm ent. L ack ing b e tte r m eans of ju d g in g desirable anim als it is Bafe to assume th a t stock th o u g h t good enough to be retain ed in the herds of th e breeder, g en era tio n a fte r generation, is b e tte r th a n average stock. I t pays to be w ary o f th e stock whose an cestry w as bred by m any d iffe re n t breeders th a t are u n known in the history of the breed. In every case the buyer of foundation stock should become fam iliar w ith the history of the stock selected, learn in g the weak points to avoid them and th f strong points to preserve them . LIQUIDS FOR BREAD MAKING. W EET M ILK is th e best of an liquids for bread m aking, accord ing to Dean H en rietta W. C alvin, of the Oregon A gricultural College. It should be scalded to kill the m icro organism s th a t cause sourness in m ilk, and then cooled. Milk b read will bo a little yellow, b u t its flav o r is b e t te r th an th a t of w ater bread and i t u more nutritious. W ate r may be used, however, and good bread can be m ade w ith it. Scalded b u tte r m ilk or w hey, eith er one, m akes good bread. P o ta to w ater is often used, but if potato y east is used w ith it th e bread will lik ely be a little dam p and dark. None o f these liquids should be used scalding hot. since flour is alw ays injured by scalding and tbe bread is damp, clammy, and of poor texture. S COST OF A YEAR IN COLLEGE. WO hundred and tw en ty -fo u r dol lars is given as th e average cost of a y ear in the Oregon A gricultural College. T his sum is apportioned among the various item s o f a stu d e n t's budget as fellow s: R eg istratio n fee, W. T. T ufts. a g radúate of the (tra ♦5; stu d ent fee. v5; lab o rato ry fees gón A gricultura! College. has b ees and deposits. $19; textbooks and sup appointed an in stru cto r in H o rticu ltu ra plies, ♦26; board for eight months, jn his alm a mater. ♦120; room rent fo r nine months, ♦30, and personal outlay. 320. In ad flition to the above are th e expenses for m ilitary suits and gymnasium su its for the men and physical culture E ducation—> suits for the women. The cost of the I g ra d u a te d form pr is about 315, and of the ta tte r from S outhern about 35. W ith good care these suits Illmoi S ta te will w ear for more than one year. Normal. 1901; The item s need not be considered by U niversity o f men and women who e n ter the voca Illin ois. 1907; tional courses. M any regular students U niversity o f make th eir w ay wholly or in p art by Oregon L a w securing employm ent outside of school School, 1912. hours. E m ploym ent hnreaus under the Experience — m anagem ent of the College are m ain Taught 8 reara in lo in t i | tained to assist stu d en ts in finding schools, e years work. T e A. H. BURTON 0 A. C. PRO FESSO R W ED S — OLLEOK C i trad itio n was upset Aug 1 ust 5th when an Oregon Agri cu ltu ral College professor, H enry Clay B randon, tu rn ed his back on his bachelor friends and entered the ranks of th e m arried. H is bride was M iss V era E tta H askell, a g rad u ate of the 0 . A. C. class o f 1911. who has since th a t tim e been an in strn eto r in Domes tie Science at the P o rtlan d T rades Pirgresrivs Kemin«« e at principal end a « ««pernitrnd- ent, 7 rear« ia la r g e h ig h s < h u o li now State Superintendent w ». >. r ’J a of Schools P r in c ip le « — I f a r o r lo n g er k r a i fo r '•«»n»- try »choola, een aohriatton w h e re p r a c tic a l, b e tte r teache r» , tea'-h ers fim n o t e d f a r me n t • a ly . p r a c tic a l coarses, S ta M a m e n « / B tv r i • e © a v » i« a lly «ap«*aUc<. ►