THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER IT, 1936
FIELD STATION
WIDELY USED
THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON. OREGON.
Westland Home of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Bean.
MUCH RESEARCH WORK
Hundreds of Plant Varieties
Tested for Use In
Northwest.
Experiment farm work began on
the Hermiston project as early as
1909. Its importance in a new coun
ty was immediately recognized by
both the reclamation bureau and
the first leaders in the settlement
and development of the lands.
This scene is of the fine set of farm buildings on the Hawley J Bean
The Oregon legislature passed an
The
act in January. 1909. in accordance ranch on the Umatilla Meadows, under the Westland district canal
ranch consists of 250 acres under irrigation, and 400 acres above the
with a federal act. providing for canal. Mr. and Mrs. Bean are both graduates of the University of Oregon
joint operation of state and federal and Mr. Bean is a son of H. J. Bean of the Supreme Court of Oregon
government in the maintenance of
demonstration farms, on a fifty-fif of $35.000 was provided for build
| and 83 are in 200 foot nursery
ty basis.
ings. Because the importance of the rows.
The old 40 acre farm, two miles
station to other states, the govern
For pasture experiments, the stan
west of Hermiston was set out from
ment assumed the greater part of dard is sweet clover, in five differ
government holdings and the recla
the cost of maintenance and last ent varieties. Sixteen half acre
matici service from its revolving
year provided $8150 of the total tracts are seeded to mixed grasses
fund, erected the buildings and
sum of $10,350 used. Oregon provid und clover, Three plats are being
cleared and fenced the land. R. W.
ed $2250.
used for alfalfa tests in pasturing,
Allen was chosen superintendent and
and a study of bloat,
The
Hermiston
station
is
the
only
$6000 provided for work, directed
one
in
the
west
which
is
making
a
The effect of curly top on sugar
by the Oregon State college, and De-
close
study
of
agriculture
on
irriga
beets,
beans, tomatoes and other
partnment of Agriculture.
Allen
served as superintendent until 1918 ted sandy lands and is supported plants, is being given scientific -.t-
when H- K. Dean was appointed and not for local or Oregon benefits alone tention. The farm has tested in ex
but for the benefit of Washington. cess of over 5000 varieties brought
has since filled the position.
Idaho. Utah and California.
from all over the world in an effort
Many
important
experiments
It is now making a study of to secure blight restant varieties,
were carried on in growing plants
and irrigation methods. Some of the fruits, berries, alfalfa, corn, grain Fourteen hundred varieties of toma
most important discoveries were the sorghums, broom corn, grasses for toes have been tested but with very
seed and forage. It also carries on little success, in arriving at a reme
border method of irrigating sandy
demonstrations in dairying and tur dy for the virus. This public enemy
soils. The check system, then in vo
key raising, and is giving special at
gue, and likewise the furrow sys tention to the curly top or blight is so small that it evades the micro
scope.
tem under constant flow of water, evil.
The one successful method was
were found to require too great a
Seventy-five varieties of fruits are tried this year. Thin muslin was
supply of water. The border system
now being tested for hardiness, spread over several rows of tomato
with large head, quick irrigating
quality and marketing value, and 30 plants, which were seved from in
under rotation because the approved
or more are being added each year. festation of blight. 100 percent. Al-
method.
This system developed here has These are secured from all over the -ong side the same plants in open
spread through all sandy areas in United States, mainly through other exposed to the sun, were lost 100
the west covering nearly 1,000,000 experiment stations. Mr. Dean now percent. The cloth reduced the ef
has 80 varieties of first class straw fet of sun rays one third. Further
acres.
berries from which varieties will be study will follow along the line of
The old forty acre farm was found
selected as best adapted to condi this discovery.
insufficient in size and quality of
soil, and topography, and the new tions here and the territory served.
In dairy tests, two herds are used.
farm of 180 acres was chosen for
Alfalfa experiments cover appli- One is fed alfalfa hay only. The
future work.
cation of water, fertilizers both other, hay and a medium ration of
Title to this land was secured from commercial and manure, and selec- grain. The test is in the third year.
the government and through a spe ’ion of varieties. Fifteen varieties
The turkey feeding experiments
cial act of congress in 1931. the sum are growing in one-holf acre tracts wrre begun six years ago. Then only
t AGE FIVE
15 per cent of protein was used in
' mashes, but this has been increased
to 21 percent with very beneficial
I results, showing a test of 26 per
| cent. The farm has had a demand
for circulars on turkey tests of over
4000 copies. This is the only turkey
experiment being conducted in Ore
gon or Washington.
Land has been prepared for a ser
ies of crop rotation tests, and 126
quarter acre tracts have been level
ed and seeded to sweet clover as pre
liminary work. No such experiment
is being tried anywhere else in the
United States.
The vast importance of the work
now being done on the Hermiston
experimtnt farm is designed by the
federal Department of Agriculture
to apply to all irrigated sandy soils
in the west, which in all of the 48
government projects, amount to
around one million acres. Circulars
of information are distributed to all
county agencies and state depart
ments of agriculture and on request
from any source.
The new farm is getting well un
der way and great results are be
ing seen in a wide variety of experi
ments. that are too numerous to
mention here.
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Mrs. DeMoss, who had taught school
for 13 years in this locality, decid
ed to devote her time to the turkey
business. Additional brooding ca
pacity was provided by building a
16’ by 60’ five section, wire-floored
brooder. This was made portable
that it might serve as a range house .
as well as brooder. About 2200 tur
keys were marketed last year and
300 breeding hens were kept.
From these hens over 4000 eggs
were sold besides the eggs which
were set to supply poults for the
DeMoss flock. This year brooding
capacity was enlarged by ordering
March poults from California for
one brooder which was used a sec
ond time with May poults from the
home flock. Although snow covered
the ground for a few days and the
weather was colder than usual, the
early poults were thrifty and slight
loss was experienced. The DeMoss
flock at present consists of over
3500 birds.
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DeMoss Family Developes
I
Turkey Industry Over
12 Year Period.
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Twelve years ago last May the
J. H. DeMoss family began raising
turkeys. This came about largely in
an effort to accommodate a woman
who was leaving the project and
wished to sell all her poultry, an
old chicken hen and five turkey
poults. Harvey, the oldest son, was
the proud owner of the original
flock. Only two of the turks sur
vived experimental feeding and the
demand for a bird to grace the
Thanksgiving feast; yet from that
pair of turkeys was developed a
flock that paid no small part of its
owner’s expeness at normal school.
In 1932, Donald DeMoss took over
the management of the flock, and
artificial brooding was practiced for
the first time. The brooder was a
small chicken house. About 400 tur
keys were marketed that year. The
following year a 24’ by 56’ furnace-
heated brooder was built and incu
bators were bought. About 900 tur
keys were marketed. The next year
I
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Early Telephone Service.
The only telephone service was at
Echo in 1906. The eastern Oregon
telephone company was a local con
cern of which A. B. Thomas was
manager. This company had extend-
ed a line up Butter Creek, and was
induced to open a central exchange
here.
The two story building now on
Main street was built to secure a
franchise. In 1916. the local com
pany sold to the Pacific Telephone
& Telegraph company, which has
operated the system since that time.
The first local manager was Mrs.
Williams. She was followed by Lena
Boynton, now Mrs. Roy Sullivan,
who held the position a number of
years. Next in the position were
Miss Monta Crandall, now Mrs. J.
M. Prindle. and Miss Gertrude Sim
mons. now Mrs. Sanders, and lastly
Miss Laura Boynton, now Mrs. H.
Kelley.
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INFORMATION
For your convenience, we maintain a prompt,
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courteous,reliable service by a local representative.
We want to buy your cattle, hogs, sheep, veal
and poultry at the best cash prices obtainable.
See us before you sell. We will appreciate
your patronage.
Grandview Poultry &
Livestock Co.
OFFICE: Hermiston Transfer Bldg. — Phone 31
HERMISTON, OREGON
B. I. WHITNEY
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