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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
Oregon Agricultural College is the Friend of the Farm er
Page of News Notes and Interesting Articles W ritten by College Experts.
Oregon Agricultural College, Corvallis, Oregon, the Sole Aim of Which Is to Aid Agriculturists.
ab o u t th e field. S alt, h ot w ate r or ! ap p re cia ted .” P ro fesso r Lew is w ill
FORTUNES IX POTATO ES.
IBM« CH O LERA .
air-slak ed lim es are som etim es ef assist in th e p la te ju d g in g fa t th e
K « F T E R HOGS have been ex-
HEAVY dem and fo r disease- fective If properly applied.
Show.
jrA posed to th e cholera an d th e
l free po tato es of sta n d a rd v a r
"B ird s, especially th e th ru sh , aid
germ s have e n tered th e ir
iety and d esirab le type, and in co n tro llin g slugs. Domestic fowls
RECORD IS NOT KE1*T BY T H E
system s, th e only m ethod of p rev en n ot a single source of supply in the
STU D EN TS.
tion consists In th e in jectio n of hog e n tire U nited S tates, is th e situ atio n also feed upon them an d may he
used to ad v an tag e. B u t d o n 't fo r
rh o le ra se ru m ," says Dr. B. T. th a t confronts th e p o tato grow er.
rx
EFF.RRING
to th e record m ade
Simms, v e te rin a ria n a t th e Oregon In some p a rts of th e co u n try , how- get th a t cleaning up is w orth m ore fV
a t th e O regon S tatio n , H a rry
th
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n
all
th
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rest
and
in
reality
costs
A g ricu ltu ra l College.
H. C ollier, of T acom a, m ade
evpr, such seed can be grown,
"B u t if the m ethods of sp read are w hile in o th e r p a rts, in clu d in g some n o th in g .”
th e sta te m en t, according to a new s
kept In m ind a g re a t m any o u tb rea k s of th e heaviest pro d u cin g sections
LICENSED, SOUND AND P l RE- p ap er rep o rt, th a t th e re is no such
may be prevented by n ot allow ing of th e e n tire country, it is im possi
th in g as a 303-egg hen. H e gave
B RED STALI.IOXS.
the hogs to be exposed to cholera. ble to - row seed of th is kind, and
ARMERS may know’ exactly th e as his g ro u n d s for th is sta te m e n t
The follow ing a re som e of th e rules it m ust be im ported from those
breed an d q u ality of stallio n s th a t th e trap -n estin g had been done
th a t should be observed.
p a rts w here it can he grow n, or else
offered for public service in by stu d e n ts and th a t th e ir reco rd s
"B e suspicious of every sick hog. th e in d u stry will have to be ab an
" I t is su fficien t
O regon, since . th e ow ners are re- i w ere u n reliab le.
N ever allow any hog th a t Is stick to doned. Among th e places In which
qu ired by law to have them labeled ! an sw er to sta te th a t th e w ork w as
rem ain w ith th e well anim als.
seed of th e desired q u ality can be by th e S tate R eg istratio n Board. n ot done by stu d e n ts," said P ro fes
"Bo su re th e hogs do not have a grow n, Oregon is one of th e best
E very sta llio n is labeled e ith e r as so r D ryden, head of th e p o u ltry de
chance to d rin k Infected w ater. If and m ost convenient to m ark ets.
a p u re-bred, cross-bred, non-stand- p artm en t, “ an d for th e sim ple re a
th e re is an o u tb rea k of cholera an y
son th a t no stu d e n ts h as th e tim e to
H erein lies the o p p o rtu n ity of the
w here in ' the neighborhood, do not Oregon p o tato grow er. Seed of such
give h o u rly atte n tio n to it th ro u g h
let your hogs get to a stream which v ariety as B u rbank, or o th e r sta n d
Board. U nsound horses, unless hav- o u t the day and th e year. T h e re
pas i s th ro u g h one of th e infected ard variety, th a t Is produced In this
ing stood for public service p rio r to are no m ore in te llig en t and reliab le
ranches.
sta te free from insect an d disease 1912, can n o t get a license of any w o rk ers th a n stu d e n ts of th e Col
"A lw ays q u a ra n tin e any new h o g s'
lege, an d th ey w ould have been
pests, may, if properly Inspected and description.
which a re brou g h t on th e ranch for passed, bring a p rice considerably
given th e w ork if th ey h ad had
"
F
a
rm
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rs
and
m
are
ow
ners
are
a t least th re e weeks. T his is espe ! above th e m a rk e t price of potatoes
p ro tected by a g u a ra n te e in th e two tim e to devote to it. A young m an
d a lly tru e of anim als w hich have fo r food purposes. C alifo rn ia grow
v ita l p o in ts of breed an d sou n d inclined to follow a d ish o n e st c a re e r
been shipped in fre ig h t cars. I t Is ers have a stan d in g o ffer of a bonus
n ess," says P ro fesso r C arl N. K en w ill h ard ly be found a t an a g ri
some tro u b le to keep th ese h o g s ! on such Inspected potatoes, an d they
nedy, h o rse specialist a t O. A. C., c u ltu ra l college, spending some of th e
se p a ra te but they aro alw ays d a n g e r would r a th e r get th e p o tato es in
w ho is secretary of th e Board. best years of h is life stu d y in g and
ous.
Oregon th a n anyw here else, because “T hey should p atro n ize only th e li seeking a fte r tru th . T he w ork w as
"B u ry or burn th e carcass of of conveniece and a n e a re r approach
censed stallio n s, an d should dem and done by a capable em ploye w o rk in g
every anim al th a t dies on your to th e ir clim atic conditions.
th a t stallio n ow ners com ply w ith on re g u la r salary .
ranch. If th is Is n o t done th e c a r
"L e t grow ers who have lan d upon th e law, since It Is th e ir g u ara n tee .
rion eatin g an im als m ay come d ire c t
MODEL FARM E X H IB IT .
"O n th e o th er h an d th e horse-
w
hich
p o tato es have n o t been grown
ly from th e carcass of a hog th a t
MODEL farm show ing ideal lo
raise rs should show th e ir preference
p
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p
lan
t
It
to
as
good
died of cholera to your ranch and
cation of farm buildings, p ro p
seed as can be had, a fte r being fo r good stallions. T he good ones,
thus bring in the infection.
erly laid o u t fields, ro ad s an d
th o ro u g h ly tre a te d w ith fo rm a lin ,' th o se th a t produce co lts th a t, stay i
"A s fa r as is possible see th a t
sound and bring good prices, a re m eadow s, an d a ro ta tio n m ethod
an
d
crop
of
p
o
tato
es
th
a
t
should
•
your neighbors burn o r b u ry all
them selves sound, p u re-b red an d li th a t will provide fo r a m oney crop,
carcasses, especially those of hogs, m eet th e dem and will p ro b ab ly be
fo r p a stu re an d fo rag e an d fo r
p ro d u ced ," says P ro fesso r Jack so n , censed by th e B o ard .”
which have died of cholera.
building up th e soil, w ill be dis
"Do not feed h otel o r kitchen of th e P la n t P athology d ep a rtm en t
played by th e A g ricu ltu ra l College
of
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College.
"By!
HOME
GROWN
SEE
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SUCCEEDS.
slops w hich contain raw bacon rind3
a t th e O regon L and Show to be held
p
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sin
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:
f f | T SEEM S th a t alm o st every In P o rtla n d early in N ovem ber.
or ham bones.
I seed of T ennis B all lettu ce A g ricu ltu ra l College day w ill be No
"W hen your n eig h b o rs’ hogs get crops th a t a re non-hosts to th e po-1
th a t I selected from the home vem ber 7, a t w hich tim e special lec
Rick let them alone. You probably ta to disease fungi, and by continn- ]
can not help them b u t if you go ally selecing seed in th e fields and ■ g arden an d sowed th is fall, c a m e ; tu re s and an evening e n te rta in m e n t
tre
a
tin
g
It
w
ith
th
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sta
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i
u p .” said a W illam ette V alley gar- ' w ill be provided by re p re se n ta tiv e s
around w here th ey are, you are
very liable to collect som e of th e i cides, th e crops should be k ep t free d en e r who h ad acted upon P ro fesso r of th e College.
T h e m odel fa rm
germ s on your feet or clo th in g and from Infection and up to th e stand B o u q u et's suggestion th a t lettu ce w as p rep ared by P ro fesso r Scudder,
a
rd
of
th
e
v
arie
tie
s
grow
n.
The
seed is am ong the g ard en seed th a t head of th e A gronom y d e p a rtm en t,
th u s infect your hogs.
N ever al
low any one who has been aro u n d A g ricu ltu ra l College will be glad to m ay p ro fitab ly be g a th e re d from and th e ex h ib it w ill be u n d e r th e
th e hom e garden.
T h is p ractical su p erv isio n of th e E xtension divi
sick hogs to com e Into your lo ts or co-operate w ith gro w ers.”
g a rd e n e r h ad been u sin g seed select sion.
handle your hogs.”
ed som ew hat In d iffe re n tly from
CLEANING VP THE TRASH P E - , sm all com m ercial pack ag es and
DRY FARM PRODUCTS.
STROYS MANY INSECTS.
used th e sam e am o u n t of th e hom e
PUBLICATIONS FOR SCHOOLS.
is t in c t iv e dry farm p ro d u cts
N TWO ad jo in in g W illam ette V al grow n seed th a t h e had been accus
of Oregon are on display a t
HE follow ing Oregon p u b licatio n s
ley g ard e n s la rg e crops of peas tom ed to use of th e sm all package
th e N atio n al D ry F arm Con
will be of special help to pub
w ere grow n. The ow ner of one kind. T he re su lt w as astonishing. gress now in session a t W itch ita,
lic school te ac h ers w ho a re to cleaned up th e vines a fte r th ey had '
T he vigorous seeds sp ro u ted w ith K ansas. T he Oregon collection is in
teach a g ric u ltu re In th e public censed b earin g , and th e o th e r did I
such u n ifo rm ity and stre n g th th a t ch arg e of P ro fesso r H. D. Scudder,
schools of Oregon, and may be had | not. T he one who did w as su rp rised
th e e n tire soil m ass above them u n d e r w hose d irection as ag ro n o m ist
upon application to the Oregon A gri a t th e n u m b e r of h alf grow n garden
w as lifted like a lid. T he g ard en er of th e ex p erim en t sta tio n they w ere
c u ltu ra l College, Corvallis, O regon:
slugs found Just u n d er th e surface. believes th a t th e recom m endation grow n.
T he ex h ib it likew ise in
Insect P ests of T ruck and G ar- He le ft th e pulled-up vines on the
of th e A g ricu ltu ral College to try cludes sta tistic a l m a tte r of In te re st
d tn Crops.
row u n til they d ried out, an d then hom e-grow n seed of c e rta in k in d s la
Septic T anks an d A bsorption Sys set them on fire, piling o th e r trash a good one. b u t th a t ca re should be ' to prospective Im m ig ran ts an d of
g re a t value to Oregon.
tem s.
5 and w eeds on th e blaze. I t seems ta k en n ot to get too th ic k a stand
F eeding th e D airy Cow.
th a t all slu g s and th e ir eggs w ere an d crowd th e seedlings.
Salt In th e oven, placed over th e
R aising the D airy Calf.
¡com pletely destroyed.
T he o th e r
b aking p lates, w ill p rev en t th e p a stry
Im proving the D airy H erd.
g ard e n er Is undoubtedly h a rb o rin g a
STUDENTS JUDGE APPLES.
from scorching a t th e bottom .
F arm B u tte r M aking.
fin e crop of pests fo r his n ex t g a r
UDGING team s of 12 O. A. C.
T he Care of Milk and Cream .
den crop.
stu d e n ts will com pete in ju d g
Feeding Y oung Chickens.
"N early all tru c k an d g arden
ing apples a t th e Land P ro d - !
M aking th e Babcock T est.
cro p s a re attac k ed by th e alug,"
Selecting and Caring for the says P ro fesso r A. L. L o vett, of the u cts Show In P o rtla n d th is fall
Flock.
0 . A. C. E ntom ological d ep artm en t. L earn in g to know and value good |
F eeding and C are of D airy Cows. "T h ey also feed on th e foliage of fru it Is an Im p o rtan t p a rt of th e ir
MAKES THE HOME PLEASANT
H andling the F ru it Crop.
o u r bush fru its. C leaning up is the tra in in g as th e fu tu re o rch ard ists
F eeding fo r P o rk and fo r Show. best co n tro l m easure, b u t tra p s of of Oregon, and they w ill be selected )
“THE MODEL” Acetylene
G row ing th e O regon P o tato Crop. b its of sacking, b o ard s o r dam p in a series of local co n tests tn ap
How and W hen to Spray th e O r straw are useful w hen le ft ab o u t ple ju d gin g . "A ll th e ir tra in in g for
Generator
chard.
th e field. T he tra p s serve as r a l th e contests will be in th e p ractical
Corn In Oregon.
lying p o in ts for th e slugs, and may fea tu re s of fru it-ju d e in g ,” said P ro F ills the bill. Also very useful fo r cook
How to C onduct a F ly Cam paign. be visited in th e m orning and the fessor Lewis, who w ill ta k e th e ing. No m atches required. H ave d ay
B reeds of C hickens.
slu g s destroyed.
T he poison bran team to P o rtlan d , “an d no special light in your barn at n ig h t—it will save
arsen ical sprays applied to coaching In points o u tsid e of o u r I you tim e and worry. Send fo r circulars
F ru it and V egetable B y-Products. m ash
Ju d g in g D airy Cows.
th e u n d er su rface of th e folliage, re g u la r w ork will be reso rte d to. and prices.
F eeding fo r Eggs.
and poisoned d rip p in g s a re very W ithin p ro p er lim its th ese c o n te s ts 1
Incu b atio n and B rooding.
good. To p rep a re th e d rip p in g add are helpful to th e stu d e n ts, an d the I
H ousing of C hickens.
a level teaspoonful of lead a rse n ap p ro p riatio n of 60 d o lla rs by th e j
Fourth and Jefferson Streets
a te to a q u a rt of grease, dip large L and Show com m ission to be used
O regon S tatio n T ra p Nest.
PORTLAND, OREGON.
cabbage leaves in to it an d leave fo r rew ard s to th e best ju d g e s is |
Judging Swine.
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