HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Oregon Agricultural College is the Friend of the Farmer
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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
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A. H. BURTON
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A. C. PRO FESSO R W ED S
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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««
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at principal end
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now
State Superintendent w ». >. r ’J a
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