HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION 2 Oregon Agricultural College is the Friend of the Farmer Page of News Notes and Interesting Articles Specially W ritten by College Experts For This Newspaper. also unusually strong and of a very port u n ity to choose tTieir specialties in d « lry ry in The rainfall in g g character. c n a ra e ie r. im r a u i u u i fo r carp «.««p en - u u try , cabinet m aking, forgi ng, m months onths is indicated bv by the first set of plum bing, foundry, m achine shop pr prac GETTING FRUIT READY FOR DIS of figures below, and departure from tiee and electrical construction. Each of the foregoing courses is the normal is shown by the second of FLAY AT FAIRS. anyone a .............-------- common school ,cn p p air air of oi num num bers: oers: open to w b ii . uuc having .. R l’ lT SIHX LD be ex h ib ited a t each R ain fall IUI fo r ilUIJUi*l»j Ja n u a ry . 11.48 inches, IIIIIVMIM'U education and s ~ a w t *' least of ago. * lUVMV', —— - 18 years ~ fair-, strictly by classes, was the a zs J .1 . .. . X _ l . I .4 9 m in im u m O t T r t f O A I I i I* <* T»1 0 41 t o t tilt ? 4 inches; fo r L F ' ebruary, 4.43 The minimum age requirem ent f for the reply of Professor C. I. Lewis as excess 4.64 inches, oefieieney 1.47 inches; for mechanic a rts course is 16 years. Young d< to how best prepare the fru .. it ,, for show. .. M arch. 3.12 inches, deficiency 1 j 51 boys and girls will be adm itted on All plates 1 " * / ol ’ . Spitxenbergs, ii* " i t " '*" T - .. Yellow *. "e t New . r . l inches; for A pril, 4.37 inches, excess eighth grade diplomas, and older per- .................... i'* F| " i" I l .afaa 52 inches; for Mav 1.59 inches, de- sons on recom m endation of the dean ..... --- o r . -11.111111 should s h o li 111 be he grouped irroui>u» a " ban tw elv e she of an inch, and for A ugust less than a never generate spontam ibit. j . it bear b ear in in d , h h alf In choosing •*-- tin* fru fru it in m mind alt inch. inc i. “ But irrigation has been er provision ag ain sl t >m blem ish, sise and more p ro fitab le this y ear than in the ,.t jon ¡8 provided by some effe c tiv e nifo rm ity , free fr fam ily will b« the biggest fru it on average y e a r ," says P rofessor Bowers. mpan8) t be health of the t c»lor. D o n ’t pick th«1 «•i i a . i__ - i»er.ollv i nPFt.nia4.fi g reatly increased. . tree. tree. I It t is ,s very verv likely ..Ke.y to o have n QE COURSES OPEN BOTH x'O Deep wells pass through an im pervi­ n .«.perfect..... and poor color, and CO WOMEN MEN AND WOMEN ous layer of rock or soil and tap a be not of the best m ark et value, IN C E the value of know ledge and subterranean w ater supply, w hile shal­ ive specim ens of uniform ty p e will tra in in g does not end w ith youth, low wells receive th eir supply frutti ive a h ig h er ratin g th an four medi courses for m atu rer men and th e im m ediate neighborhood, usually n s|«>cimens with one abnorm ally feet. women have Agri w nitvr been uvvn provided by the --p.-- m ith m » a radius of - a - few ............ — This is rge or small. Get fru it as nearly woznen pieal in color as possible. I f it is a cu ltu ral College for the citizens of true, regardless of the actu al depth d apple, g et them all red, not part Oregon. T hese courses will prove of of the well below the surface of the •How o r green. Then rejeet all speci­ th e g reatest value in p rep arin g the stu gronnd. I t the deep well, which is EXTENSION POULTRYMAN. ous th a t show grab, insect dam age, den ts for the exercises of th eir high- supplied w ith w ater th a t has traveled est possibilities — of ---- life, , by ■ providing -- ------------------- considerable distance, , is well cased up , C. LAMB has been appointed ex ■ in p u n ctu re, or any o th er blemish. «-». .1 .. tcrcolation. have had to throw out hundreds of the s o c i a .1 l 1 know ledge on.l and texchnicAl technical cc» „„ «keif th a t «Niorsv there ia is M no D ciirfflCP surface T percolation, s tension |H>uItryman fo r Oregon tes o f apples because thev had some skill required in th eir chosen vocations t )ie w.,ter will generally b e q u ite pure, by the A gricultural College, lie th e blem ishes, HIIH since I VM our I lllir--. rules »«M for will carry to the people of the s ta te Ill«* * F arm ers who feel the — need of more siBee it has been filte re d through Iging say th a t such v ___ s p e c i___ in e n _ t must dependence nn on az-iainm science nn«I and less less on on luck luck niiinv wiles of s< il The w ater in shai- the in«»st successful m ethods known in lines o f .« agriculture, ruled o u t,” is a statem en t th a t in 'th - c e . , ir - various 1.— ...c U n rc a as . | ow w,.lls is qnite likely to be con the care and m anagem ent o f poultry, w ith vwv the kind of dise e l l as J»' more m o r e skill FKHI in 111 perform ing the , l tam a i l l l in i m ated i ' 'j W.IIX. ------------ and in methods of handling and inar iws th e probable fate of apples th a t w well many varied duties of farm life, may ¡-erma th a t may be found in the coun­ k etin g p o u ltry products. 11c will also ! en tered w ith these blemishes. e e n n t te e r r m«* the y o vocational surrounding the well. c h v i v i i i v i course w m i s t »- in *»• « agricul p , - try v «y im w m i ediately n » j - ......................— give dem onstrations o f scien tific p o u l­ .. .. ,,vaa the «hat required rw-1111 1 T»', 1 i i Z f „ SUch ..„ I . ««-«♦ n r ia o z l n t at n i all l CUrf» o u ld tu re and 1 in one y ear . secure w ater is lia used care s h should try husbandry practices, in d ifferen t EGG RECORD STANDS. prep aration. The housew ife who feels be taken to have the area around the p arts of the sta te and d eliver lectures T T H IS MOMENT a million m ore advanced and mod well perfectly cleaned up, and qu.tc before associations in terested in th e hens are in train in g to beat m cthod« of home m aking, and more often filtra tio n or boiling is essential production of poultry and eggs. At . .ic th n t record. said an eastern a b i| itv ln expending th e fam ily income to its sa n ita ry p urity. present tim e Mr. Lamb is preparing iltrv jo u rn al a few m onths age in in such a m anner as to provide b e tte r 1 the college exhibit for th e S ta te Fair, ak king in g of th e re record 203 eggs w in „ co rd of 303 , |(1R fpr lp„ may secure i i which one of th e leading featu res W INS GOOD POSITION. nr made by the O. A. C. hen t ok 1. • i!)Struction and train in g in these essen will be methods of m ark etin g eggs di 1OHN M ARTIN, an O. A. C. g rad u ­ on rep o rts of the two laying rom pe - ! of , bon),, m!,k in p in the one reot by parcels post. He has worked ate of 1914, has been appointed ons a t th e M issouri and Connect. v>ar [n , lomp M aking. And in as P rofessor D ry d en 's assistan t for to a position in th e cereal i „ crop Stations, it now looks as though .......... a .irv m a n mav gpc i,k o in a u ,o -r llic r; - 1 . ' ■ , ■ „ Ji three years ami has been a stu d en t of record m av not be b eaten this eial.re ,n selection and care of the .m - st.g at.o n branch of the I n.ted poultry husbandry at the college, llis S tates D epartm ent o f A griculture. He ,. On A ugust first no hen had made dairv herd, in cream ery methods or appointm ent makes it possible for the , the handling and m arketing of dairy has been assigned to cereal breeding v co rd equaling the Oregon hen and > nauunng an a maraeviuH s> « , ---- - people of the sta te to secure the serv ornn rotation »nJ I »'C11 f»n n WtlTK ard ly seems possible now th a t any iM,n(. „ E#cb of tbpsc i8 a one year «Top and seed R » « • le c tio work ices of a train ed poultry apacialiat in hem can overtake her. * •- »*'-> «twtinn nt. NewelL in the experim ent statio n a t Newell, a o h in g th e problems th at con fro n t " T c o u r s e in forestry is provided for South D akota, at a salary of *1,440 p et them in th e poultry business. p r . c n . n l to f . r r c e - s n u r rs - an a n d a lu m b e rm e n . Tin- INF ALL IN VALLEY HEAVIER BTMtieAl lumw-rmru. u » 'e a - r . I I- w e n 11. - . pr . - »• p..Mt..m by . . . 1 to . the at h his a ab b . ility l i t v »« 1 .» n t h his is exupneiic« T i l a in w u n .u a u . ,w«»rk of this course is adapted as a a atn student, experienes THAN NORMAL. ^ W IT H S T A N D IN G th e general needs of those who care for the in ter on the farm in summer and in a seed SUCCESSFUL INSTITUTES. im pression th a t this has been the ests of fo rests and fo rest products in store m w inter, and h.s splendid show- S E R IE S of nine very successful d rie st r e a r th e vallev has known the Pacific N orthw est, and is com 'ng in the co m p et.tire exam ination, __ l farm ers* in stitu te s has ju s t been many the ncuini actual r.iininn rain fall is is pieiexi pl.-ted in in liv five e »uu and » a h alf months. H.s average th e i font »SUV years, voars, ine , 7 grades ,. throughout \ concluded in K lam ath County by in eb e; in excess of the normal. The Course in b u sin e ss m ethods on years of h.s college work was alm ost a group of sjM'cialists from the Agri rd in g to w eather rep o rts made by the farm and in the shop and store ,n the le d e r a exam nination ination he e cultural College The in stitu te s were g T i o ffers i l e r s s several e v e ra l lin e s of oi w r n , giving » ‘ ' ‘ "K • stu *“ ------ 7 ------- from manv d. lessor W. I.. Pow ers, o f th ne e A AgTi lines w o ork, met — 110 ------ com ' petitors held under the auspices of A. E. L ov ett, c o-v. »a.«. den ts an ... opportunity ___»z, .I«,.» to «„ch urnl . College. The ____i usual ___ w eather elect such spe feren G re n t p a rts of the country country, and was County ag ricu ltu rist, w ith Instruction litions are due to c-ns. s o th er than eialties a- best suit th eir individual one of ihe 3'’ to make a passing; grade, and dem onstration by J . E. L arson in fall according to th is rep o rt, be 'aeed s. The conr-. - are sim plified to being one of the w ry highest. He pre- agronom y, Ralph Reynolds in anim al chieH y « m a tte r of tem p eratu re meet th* demand« of T ONLY doe« 1 ho School of Home Económica of th e Oregon A gricul tu rai College ö fte r opportu n ities for the young women o f Oregon, hut in almost every depart incut in th e in B titution tfoniething will lie found of in t e r o t to women. The School of Com nierec gives splendid tra in in g in stenog raphv and ty p ew ritin g , in bookkeeping and business m ethods, including a c ­ counting and office methods, and every year many young women are found pur suing th is line of study. The d epartm ent of Industrial Peda gogy, train in g teachers ♦•specially for super, ising and teach in g the industrial subjects now rapidly tak in g th eir places in the public schools, o ffers at tra c tiv e and tin roughly effic ie n t work for stu d en ts who are am bitions to help in the leadership o f industrial educa tio ’i throughout the P acific N orthw est. The call of outdoor life is being in er< :»>u g ly felt by women, and as a eonx eip icn re tin* various courses in the School of A grien,ture, especially eer tarn phases of horticulture, poultry husbandry, and d airying, are a ttra c tin g women who are b ro ad m in d ed and pro gressive. Pharm acy, requiring, as it dots, neatness and accuracy, is espe ciallv su itab le for women, ami many hnve found th at th is course, im m ediate ly follow ing its completion, leads to d e ­ sirab le positions. A fine feeling of fellow ship exists betw een nil the girls in college, regard I ess of tin* course in which they are enrolled, and all are alike interested in student activ ities. The Oregon A gricultural College, in short, is C » d u ratio n al in th e largest ■ease of the word. Women on the facu lty and women as stu d cu ts find her«1 no lim itatio n s upon th e largest exercise of th eir ta len ts and th eir in ­ di v iduality. N est of the farm ers in progressive agri culture. * —— ---- — T S C « I A iu t a