1______________________________ HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTIO N__________________________ ___
Oregon Agricultural College is the Friend of the farmer
Page of News Notes and Interesting Articles W ritten by College Experts.
G IR LS’ ORGANIZATIONS. . . . ferio r fru it a t hom e and w ork It Into
ev ap o rated ,
v inegar,
OT ALL of th e ad v a n ta g es of col by-products,
lege life a t O. A. C. a re derived : canned, th an to try to m a rk e t It In
from th e class room exercises. boxes. In some sections th e re is con-
A considerable proportion of th e real j clderable fru it th a t has been m ore
value of a college educatio n com es : or less dam aged by scab. Insect
from th e associations m a in ta in ed stin g s an d fru it pests. A ru m o r has
w ith o th e r stu d e n ts. W orking w ith reached me recently to th e effect th a t
others, advising and receiving advice, som e of o u r fru it g ro w ers’ asso cia
a d ju stin g opinions and su b o rd in atin g tions are p lanning to use som e of
self, a re som e of th e ad v an tag es re th is f ru it in th e ir second g rad e class
ceived by those active in s tu d e n t o r j th is year.
ganizations.
"T o use th is fru it w ould be a fa ta l
T he Young W om en’s C h ristian As m istak e fo r the f ru it grow ers of the
sociation is a live and efficien t force N orthw est.
On th e co n tra ry , we
In c h a ra c te r developm ent am ong th e should follow very stric tly o u r g ra d
college women. T he w eekly m eetings ing rules. These ru le s m ay be se
are w ell atten d e d and m any c h a n cured from any of th e v ario u s sell
nels fo r usefu ln ess a re th u s opened ing agencies, such as th e N o rth P a
to those who p a rtic ip a te In th is work. cific F ru it D istrib u to rs of Spokane
T he M adrigal Club is a g irls ’ m u si an d P o rtlan d , an d th e N o rth w est
cal o rganization, and in its activ ities F ru it E xchange of P o rtlan d . These
m any p le a sa n t h o u rs a re sp en t by J asso ciatio n s have ado p ted
fixed
those gifted w ith good voices. Music i g rad es an d if fru it is sold th ro u g h
receives m uch a tte n tio n in th e col them it m ust come up to g rad e. If
lege, and all stu d e n ts may ta k e such in fe rio r fru it having w orm stings,
m usical tra in in g as they a re capable scab, etc., is loaded on th e m a rk e t It
and d esirous of receiving.
Is going to h u rt th e sale of th e b et
T he H om e E conom ics Club Is o r te r fru it. We w ill ac tu a lly m ake
ganized w ith the idea of b rin g in g to ! m ore m oney by d u m p in g such fru it
th e college com m unity sp eak ers who in to th e riv er th an to a tte m p t to sell
a re capable of p resen tin g su b jects in It. I w ould u rge upon all f ru it grow
H om e E conom ics w hich m ig h t o th e r ers, and all Individual grow ers th a t
wise be unobtainable.
are w o rk in g independently, to g rad e
Many happy occasions a re a ffo rd s tric te r th is y ear th a n they ev er did
ed by excursions to th e nearby m oun before. T h e fu tu re of th e f r u it In
ta in s or to th e ocean beaches of the d u stry d em an d s It. O ur m a rk e t is
P acific, w hile sm all picnics. Inform al u n d o u b ted ly going to be restric ted ,
social functions, and visits to th e an d we m u st look up new m a rk e ts to
hom es of th e In stru cto rs an d tow ns ta k e th e place of m uch of th e fru it
people a re of fre q u e n t occurrence. A th a t h as h e re to fo re gone to E urope.
system atic e ffo rt is being m ade by I t w ill be only by carefu l g rad in g
th e w omen of th e facu lty to cre ate th a t we can hope to secu re resu lts
a "h o m e” feeling am ong th e stu d e n ts th is y e a r.”
and to offer an o p p o rtu n ity fo r b et
te r ac q u ain tan cesh ip betw een th e S P E C IM E N W 1R K W O R M W A N T E D .
facu lty w om en and w om en stu d en ts.
REGON g ard e n ers and fa rm e rs
All th e w omen of th e college a re
w hose crops have been tro u b led
eligible, of course, to offices in th e
by w lrew orins a re u rg e n tly re
s tu d e n t body org an izatio n s an d th e q u ested to send In specim ens to th e
v arious classes. They are m em bers en to m o lo g ists of th e A g ricu ltu ra l
of such p rom inent college societies College. T he D ep artm en t of E n
as th e Mask an d D agger an d th e tom ology is m ak in g an extensive
lite ra ry societies, and of such p ro stu d y of w irew orm s (E la te rid a e ),
fessional or technical clubs as th e an d false w irew orm s (E leo d es sp .),
C om m ercial Club and th e P h a rm a w ith a view to le arn m ore In tim ately
ceutical A ssociation. They have th e ir th e ir life h ab its, tim e of m a tu rin g ,
own system of a th le tic sports, u n d er etc.. In d iffe re n t p a rts of th e Btate.
th e d irection of a professo r of p h y si If g ro w ers who a re In terested will
cal education for women, an d w ith an b ea r th is req u e st In m ind, th ey may
exclusive gym nasium , equipped in a v ery o ften w ith b u t little tro u b le col
th o ro u g h ly m odem fashion fo r up lect a g re a t deal of m a te ria l w hich
building th e h e a lth and en couraging! w ill be of value In b e tte r p ro tectio n
th e happiness of the women stu d e n ts of th e crops. W irew orm s m ay be
of th e college.
found collected In th e soil ab o u t th e
base of p la n ts, especially root crops
GRADE A PPL E S STRICTLY.
such as onions, p o tato es and field
PEC IA L pains w ith th e ir g ra d in g ' beets. T hey likew ise often g a th e r In
should be tak en th is y ear by all I la rg e n u m b e rs In ro o ts of m a tu re
ou r fru it men, If we a re to re- j corn. In h arv e stin g th e ir fa ll crops
tain ou r p resent m a rk e ts and secure farm e rs m ay often find them In th ese
th e new ones necessary to ta k e th e an d o th e r sim ila r places an d can
place of those lost by the E u ro p ean ’ read ily ta k e th em up, p u t them in
w ars. T he crop Is fairly large, says boxes o r can s an d mail them to the
P ro fesso r C. I. Lew is, th e A gricul d e p a rtm e n t of E ntom ology, O regon
tu ra l College h o rtic u ltu rist, whose e f - ! A g ricu ltu ra l College. C orvallis. A re
fo rts to secure high sta n d a rd s fo r p o rt of th e d ate and place of cap
fru it and fa ith fu l adheren ce to those tu re sh o u ld accom pany th e collection.
sta n d a rd s has done so m uch to place T he co-operation of grow ers in th is
O regon fru it In th e fro n t ran k . His ; m a tte r w ill be th o ro u g h ly ap p reci
views of p resen t conditions and how ! ated by o fficers of th e d ep artm en t.
b e st to m eet them follow.
"W h ile ou r f ru it crop is not so LIVESTOCK IN CROOK COUNTY.
large as the 1912 crop it Is la rg e r
LTHOUGH th e re is som e very
th an th a t of 1913. T he apple crop
good dry farm in g co u n try In
In th e entire U nited S tates bids fa ir |
th e M adras section of Crook
to be large. T he C anadian crop Is C ounty, b u t very few livestock are
good. And o u r E uropean m a rk e t is raised on th e dry farm s, according
som ew hat lim ited, so th a t It be to It. E. R eynolds, who trav eled
h o m e s us to be very carefu l of the th ro u g h th a t d istric t last m o n th In
grad e of fru it we put on th e m ark et. connection w ith th e O. A. C. farm
"T h e dry sum m er has caused a i e rs ’ In stitu tes. Very few c a ttle and
g rea t deal of very dry fru it. Much of only enough horses to do th e farm
th is fru it is probably too sm all to work a re g enerally kept on th e un-
be pro fitab ly m arketed. It w ould be Irrig a ted farm s. B ut w ith w a te r for
m uch b e tte r to keep th is sm all, in irrig a tio n , of w hich th e re Is an >>x-
N
O
S
A
cellen t prospect, th is d istric t will,
th in k s Mr. Reynolds, become one of
the best stock co u n tries of the W est.
W ith w a te r a lfa lfa can be grown in
ab u n d an ce and m any valuable field
crops besides. A lready some corn,
field peas, tu rn ip s and artich o k es
have been successfully grown upon
some of th e dry land farm s, b u t th e ir
g rea t need is w a te r for irrig atio n
w ith w hich th e co u u try will surely
u n d erg o rap id developm ent, m any
p ro sp ero u s hom es being built w here
it is m any m iles betw een farm stead s.
L A R G E P R O F IT S IN USING T H E
P l'R E -R R E D ST A L L IO N .
I co n sid eratio n s w hich Ju stify th is
form of p urchase a re given by P ro
fessor B a rr as follow s:
1. E ach m an m u st recognize th e
possibility of h ig h er success in coin-
1 b in atio n th a n as in d iv id u als.
2. E ach m an m u st lay aside all
preju d ices an d let d o lla rs and cen ts
ra th e r th a n sen tim en t d eterm in e th e
breed th a t in view of n a tu ra l p ro
duction conditions an d av ailab le m a r
kets should be selected.
3. All m u st agree as to breed of
bull, an c estra l req u irem en ts, and
price to be paid.
4. Each m an m u st subscribe h is
sh are of the stock to m ake th e p u r
chase, based on th e p ro p o rtio n al
n um ber of his cows.
5. A dopt co n stitu tio n and by-law s
governing th e han d lin g , care and use
of th e association bull.
Copies of co n stitu tio n s and by
laws m ay be had of th e E xtension
D ivision of th e A g ricu ltu ra l College,
which w ill also be glad to fu rn ish
f u rth e r in fo rm atio n concerning th ese
associations.
~ l IV E HUNDRED P E R CENT on
an Investm ent in five years is
a con serv ativ e estim ate of th e
ad d itio n al re tu rn s from breeding th e
best m ares to th e best sound, p u re
bred stallio n s, as com pared to b reed
ing thorn to g rad e or m ongrel sta l
lions, as show n by figures com piled
by th e S tate R eg istratio n Hoard. Re
p o rts from sta llio n ow ners of th e
sta te show a d ifferen ce in service
fees of b u t 93 between th e cost of
Ju d g e s of p ro d u cts a t th e L in n
b reed in g to th e average pure-bred
County F a ir S eptem ber 23-25, from
as com pared to th e grad e or m ongrel
Oregon A g ricu ltu ra l College, w ere R.
stallion. D ata com piled in W iscon
E. Reynolds, livestock: D. C. H ow ard,
sin show s th a t th e d ifference in
d airy : E. M. D. B rack er, farm m a
value of th e o ffsp rin g of th ese two
ch in ery : W. S. Brow n, f ru it .a n d
classes of sta llio n s ru n s from J 50 to
vegetables, an d one ju d g e of dom estic
9100 w ith an average of 966. T his
science exhibits.
w ould m ake re tu rn s of 2,200 p er cent
on th e in v estm en t an d w ould n o t be
fa r w rong for th is state.
"B u t le t us be m ore co n serv ativ e."
!
said P ro fesso r K ennedy, th e O. A. C.
m em ber of th e S tallio n R eg istratio n
1 g ra d u a te «
from Southern
B oard, "a n d say th a t th e value of
th e h o rses will be in creased only
Illinoi
S tati
Normal, 1901
930, less th an h alf th e increase
U niversity ol
found in W isconsin. And let us pay
Illinois, 1907
96 ad d itio n a l fo r o u r service fees
U niversity o 1
an d g et th e very best horses, w hile
Oregon L a v
o u r fig u re s show a cost of b u t 93
School, 1912.
ad d itio n al. T hen we still have a 500
E xperience —
per ce n t Increase on o u r Investm ent
T aught 6 yean
when th e colt Is m a tu red , fo u r or
In co a n
five y ears a fte r paying th e ad d itio n al
schools, 6 yean
fee. T he board believes th a t it is a
principal an<
good In vestm en t to com m ence g ra d
a s su perintend
ing np th e farm h o rse stock by m a t
cut, 7 years ii
Progressiv«
ing carefu lly selected, sound m ares
la rg e
h i gI
Nomine«
s c h o o l s ; nos
w ith sound, p rep o ten t, p u re-b red
t e a c h i n g in
sta llio n s."
F
A. H. BURTON
State
P R O F IT A B L E D A IR Y S IR E S
BOUGHT RY CIA B METHOD
IVE DAIRYMEN of L ane County
recen tly p u rch ased co-operative
ly a bull calf fo r the sum of
9250. T hese m en own ab o u t 50
cows an average of te n each. T he
p roduction records of th e b u ll's a n
cestors practically in su re th a t his
d au g h te rs will show an Increase of
30 p o unds of b u tte r-fa t over th a t of
th e y early production of th e ir dam s.
W ith u su a l p ercentage of increase
of fem ales allow ing 10 per cent fo r
d eath losses th e re w ill be a t th e end
of tw o y ears 4 5 h eifers w hose excess
p roduction will am o u n t to 9405 an
nually. T h is will m ore th an pay fo r
th e b u ll and his keep leaving th e
ow ners th e b u ll Ju st en terin g h is
prim e and th e young cows Ju st en
te rin g th e ir p ro fitab le stage.
T he foregoing facts and conclu
sions w ere pointed o u t by P ro fesso r
W. A. B a rr F ed eral and O. A. C. E x
tension D airym an who Is w orking to
bring ab o u t m ore eo-operatlve buy
ing of d airy sires. H e Is especially
desiro u s th a t a t least one o th e r
group of dairym en buy an A yreshire
bull in th e L ane County d istric t so
th a t th e ow ners of th is one may ro
ta te ow nership w ith th e new group,
w hereby each m em ber of both asso
ciations will have th e use of good
sires fo r a t le ast fo u r years. Five
F
Superintendent
of Schools
W ash . H ig h
S c h o o l , P o rt
land.
P rin cip les— I favor longer term s for coun
try schools, consolidation whero practical,
better teachers, teachers prom oted for m erit
only, practical courses. S ta te 's money m ors
economically expeuded.
Plenty of Good, Bright
--------- L IG H T ---------
MAKES THE HOME PLEASANT
“THE MODEL” Acetylene
Generator
FiUs the bill. Also very useful for cook
ing. No matches required. Have day*
light in your barn at night—it will save
you tiino and worry. Send for circulars
and prices.
R . A . T W IS S
Fourth and Jefferson Streets
PORTLAND. OREGON._______
WATER SYSTEMS
PNEUMATIC AND GRAVITY
LIGHTING SYSTEMS
Acetylene and Electric.
Plumbing Supplies at Wholesale.
Get My Pneee
R . A . T W IS S
Fourth and Jefferzoa Sts., Portland. Ore,
A