OPEGON STATE L1BM-
BIENNIAL REPORT
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CORVALLIS, OREGON.
TWELFTh BIENNIAL SESSION.
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SALEM, OREGON:
W. H. ODELL, STATE PRINTER.
1882.
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BIENNIAL REPORT
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CORVALLIS, OREGON.
TWELFTh BIENNIAL SESSION.
SALEM, OREGON:
W. H. ODELL, STATE PRINTER.
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CALENDAR FOR 1882-1883.
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December 1, 1882,
March 1, 1883,
June 4, 1883,
June 6, 1883,
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Meeting Board of Trustees.
Commencement Day.
BIENNIAL REPORT.
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.T( ILs 1ieelIeircj, Gov. TV: IF. Tlrayei;
Su :-1 ii ave tire horror to 5iiI)liIi t the f 1ovi ug [Tier al Uei rort of
the Agrieiiltiirrii College, hr tire years ISSI-2
'Fire people seem to require a fuller st terueirt than we have heretofore given I shall, accordingly, he Inure rrrinnte.
i?at,onct/ t(/i;C ltuic' proj uses to tcrtI r tire onii farmers of the
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(a)ri ntry three ti
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I. Tire nature, qlrirrrtitv and sources of plant-food.
IL Tire ruetlrds wlrruli have been etahIisirei by experience for
clr;tnrtllg this food into plants.
III. Tire best rises of these plants that is to say, how tire plants
'anr he used to rod nice tire greatest arrrouhr 01 h nrrrianr irrippi ness.
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hence there are three distir'et elases of subjects required in a corn-
plete course of Scientific Agrienit nrc.
Giacs/iist treats of tile ni:iture, quantity arid sources of PlantI.
food.
'Fire sciences relrrt i ye to tir is are:
Ciie:niistry.
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.\Irrar al gv.
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3. Geology.
These studies belonging here ale distributed initin three classes
J JOfl/Of (7ass. The st udv of this class is General Clienrristrv
(inorganic).
II.
Iotc,'ie/lete ((.ss.--(-erreral Clrerri istrv (organic). MirieraT-
ogy. flni(] Agricultural Cireuruistrv.
III.
lu, ( Yss.-\uralvtieal C'hrenuistry, ;guicinitnirrrl (hrerrr istry
arid Ge d gv_
TI. Class second treats
1.
()f tire nrrethods of ehanrgirg plant-food into plants.
here heiong
Ti methods of reuderiru2 I'otentsti I'/ctiit-foori Actual, or ot
preparing tire food for the 1danrt (such mnietliods are, vest, ia1low, iotation, (p'eeit ci,ops, 'iiiec/eait'ical iinpioveineict, dc., &C.).
2. Drainage.
3. Botany.
Peport of State Agricultural College.
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4. Entomology [insects injurious to vegetation, and such as are useful to man, &c.].
5. Meteorilogy.
6. Forestry.
These studies are distributed into three classes
I. Junior Claes.Soils and methods for rendering potential
plant-food actual. Botany.
II. Intermediate 01a88.SaIne subjects continued. Grasses,
fruit culture.
III. Senior Class.Drainage Meteorology, Entomology (includiug Bee Culture), Forestry.
III. Class third treats of the use of plants and considers the best
methods for such use. here belong:
1. harvesting and preservation of erops.
2. Stock-breeding (including Phyiology and Zoology).
3. Farm engineering (including drawing and construction 0f farm
buildings).
Landscape gardening.
Political economy.
These studies are divided into three classc
I. Junior Ulase.Methods of liai'vesting and preserving crops,
Farm Engineering, Phviology.
II. Interrne(lu(te Class.--I)rawing. Zoology arid Stock-bieeding
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5.
111. Senior (]la$s. Drawing, Stock-breeding, Landscape Gardening, Political Economy.
Preparation Yeeded for Entering the8e Co trses.Algehra and
Geometry and all the Elementary Courses necessary to these subjects
(Geometry and Algebra).
1?emark.A course of Scientific and Literary Study is provided.
STATEMENT OF WORK J)ONE BY EACh TEACHER OF
THE SCHOOL.
The following is assigned to
1. Chemistry, both general and analytic.
2. Agricultural Chemistry.
3. Drainage.
4. Meteorology.
5. Physics.
6. Natural Philosophy.
Report 0! State Ajrieulttiai Cit/eye
7. Moral Science, including Logic, Mental Plnlosopliy, Ethics, Political Economy.
l)raving (mechanical).
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9.
Landscape (-lardemung.
During the past year I have gi veil iiistructioll iii all of these siilijects
Len dsca1 Ic Gardei rig. I Ii ave
except Meteorology, Drawi rmga
made such arrangements as Wi en able rile hereafter to teach Mccl ian
ical Drawing.
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BOTANY, FRUIT CULTURE AND LANGUAGES.
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II A\Vl'l I()1iNE,
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1iesideirt B. L. Arnold:
:}ol1ovurg is the report of iii work fir the past two years
Froui the great ii umber of subjects I have to teach, it is tu rid iruSIR
1n)ssiblc to give that tune to each separati study vi,icli is necessary in
order to carry t lieorv in t m practice to its in I lest exterm t.
A rrimiltiplieitv of recitatiomisteaciiiug froni 9 o'clock iii the morn-
ing until 4 o'clock in the eveningleaves very little ti 'lie fur outdoor'
r the last, two fears, I have
experinelits and original researci .
taught Latin, Greek, German, A ugh eSaxon, English. Botany and
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Fruit Cmiitiri'e.
B()TAN 'i.
M plan is to teach the sul ]cc't as far as practical d e
shiecirlerms.
Wi tli living
Accordingly, I take time class into tile forest arm(i require
each niernhcr to collect plants fur himuseltto stud, to naume and to
preserve.
Last veer the Agricultural Dejmrtumciit at Washington, I). C., was
kind enm mrrgh to donate to the State A grierl It ural Co1 lege of ( ) regon , a
plaits, representing nearly every narter
box of valuable speci mucus
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of the globe, and numbering aim nt one thousand.
The CenSUS Department, also, presented a large urmumiber ot beautiful
ited St ates
sped niens of wood. collected in vitro us parts of tie
when the last census was taker. I I mave added ale ut five hu rid red
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sleci incus of Oregon plants, whm icli 1, mnyself, have collected, mostly iii
the \V illamette valley and along the sea coast, wcst of here. This
wor 1< was done principally iii vacation.
My thanks are due the authorities of the West Side Railroad for reduced rates of thre along the whole line, granted rue while engaged in
collecting plants. Prof. L. F. lienderson, of Portland ugh School,
has courteously aided we in botanizing.
Report of State Agricultural (]olie'e.
The students are taught that success in this department depends
alniost wholly upon their industry, activity and observation.
They have worked faith fully and zealously.
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During a part of last session, I taught a class that recited every
other day on the suhjcct of grasses. The principal kinds of grasses
those suitable for hay, those best for pasture, those that live through
the winter, those that resist drought, how to prepare the land for a
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permanent meadow, what is the best soil for a lIal'ti(aliar kind of grass,
for grasses in general, what is a good nixtinc of grasses for dry land,
for wet land, for mcdiii in all these questions and man others were
discussed in the lecture-room.
I have I )lats of grasses. c tai jug t I i rtv-scven k i iids, floirl which 1
tall save speci ii icr is a ii d gat icr seeds. Thi e seeds of grasses are kept
on exh tion in the el ass-rI oii; tItus, tie studcnt ui uy become fain iliam with the forms of the seeds.
'l'F:sTlC EE1).
It is respectfully t econ mended t hat a seed-testing station for the
State he established. In his report of 1 SSO, that distinguished hotanist, Dr. Beal, of the Michigan Agricultural College, says:
' I have foftid tim greatest fratnis in grass seeds. One of the best
firms in New York sent tue seine seeds 0f grass. w melt were rotten or
had been cooked. At rinotlier time the film was about Co buy what
was called Bermuda glass.' Ti e in aterial CI Ilisted of the chaff or
hulls of Bet'iimuda glass, every 4)10 of which proved to be empty or in
flower.
ot 011(3 good seed was toiiid. 'Ad iii terath ms were disco vered [at a test i ig station in Eu rIpe], most gem U5 in chiaacter,
hart tiil iii effect, arid reiiiarkable iii tI1IOI1IIt.
Euioiiht Its beet done ii this country to convince afliost any sense
hie person that seed-testing stations ci mid be made econoli ieal in vesti
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rile ii ts. "
In a letter to an agricul t u itl piper, a fattier states that lie bought
forty bushels of blue glass seeds, prepared his land well, and sowed
caret uihlvand not mIne seed caine Uj).
I ama now giving some attention to this subject of testing seeds ; and
I will do all that I can hiemeafter to Iroe by experi tents the best plaits
tot determining which ate good seeds and which are not,
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FRUIT CULTURE.
Tile class has been drilled in the manual operation of grafting and
budding.
Following are some of tile points discussed:
how to pre
lieport of &ate Ap'ieu1tiral (Joilege.
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pare the grafts, the age of the stocks, tile right kind of buds, whether
fruit-buds or wood-buds, cross-breeding, layering, training, pruning,
preparation of tile soil, transplanting, whether tile soil of the orchard
shouid be stirred or allowed to prouuce grass and weeds, without any
p1 o ugh
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IlORERS.
In some parts of the State, plum horers have been killing the trees.
They are similar to tile Common apple borers ; but 111ev do not seem
to he ideiltical with them. Tiley woik around tile collars of the plum
trees in Spring, and soon kill tile trees. I know of no preventive
against tilemll ; hut tile trees attacked may be exaniined, and the borers
may be killed while at work.
RES'11RV.
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Next session I wil I organize a class ill Iorestrv, and in ake such ex
pemimnents as circumstances will perillit.
Respectfully submitted,
B. J. HAWThORNE.
N Sr.rn AalIiecJ;rlJ1xm. Commium:, Ju lv 21, 1882.
SChOOL OF MAThEMATICS.
JOSEPH EMEEY, 'I'EACITEa.
President B. L. Arnold:
SIR:I have tile honor to present the following biennial report of
this department:
The course is (hivided into four classes
FIIESTIMAN.
I uglier Algebra and (-eometry.
SOPHOMORE.
Trigonometry, Surveying and Engineering.
JUNIOR.
General Geometry and Differential Calculus.
SENIOR.
Integral Calculus, and the application of the Calculus in tracing
curves, and Astronom?/.
Report of Stale Agricultural College.
Special attention is given to the mental development of the student,
iud the discipline of his mental powers, for which the study of Mathematics excels oil others.
The practical utility of this branch of science is constantly impressed
upon the student, and, as far as possible, taught and illustrated by
sonic useful application in the field of l)I'actical life.
The adjustment of the compass and theocolite is fully explained,
and held practice given in Surveying and Engineering.
Text-books------Olrnstead, Davies and Oltiey; Courtney and Todhunter
for reference.
In addition to the above, I have taught Mineralogy and Geology.
Text-booksDana and LaConte. And in the
SChOOL OF AGRICULTURE
Zoology and Stock-breeding.
I have delivered annually a course of
lectures on Domestic Animals; their Origin, Utility, Methods of Improving and Taking Care of Stock, etc., etc.
All the Agricultural Students in the College Department ae
quired to attend these lectures.
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CABINET.
A large number of Geological and Mineralogical specimens have.
been added to our Cabinet during the last two years; these have be@n
collected principally from the Geological Strata of Oregon, at no little
expense of time and travel by the teacher in this department.
We earnestly solicit contributions to our Cabinet from friends of education throughout the State.
Very respectfully,
JOSEPH EMERY.
July 18, 1882.
GRAD hATES.
187(1).
James K. P. Currin, B. S .......................... Cottage Grove.
Robert MeVeatch, B. S........................... Cottage Grove.
1871.
George F. Bnrkliart, B. S.............................. Lebanon.
James D. Fountain, B. S ............................ Jacksonville.
W. R. Privett. B. S ...................................
Corvallis.
Report of State Ajricultaral Col1e'e.
1872.
Thomas B. Alexander, B. S. Beiitt,n County.
............................... Benton County.
Corvallis.
.................................
....................... Linn County.
*John Eglin. B. S
Alonzo J. Locke, B. S
James K. IF. WeathertUrd, B. S
18 73.
Leander N. Ligett, B. S
William F. 11erin, B. S
Oscar L. Isom. B. S
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Alljanv.
............................ Jacksonville.
.................................. Baker City.
I74.
Brownsville.
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horton's.
Emmet II. Taylor, B. S .................................orvallis.
George A. Grimes ................................... harrisburg.
William C. Crawford ................................... orton's.
John R. Brvsun, B. S
Thomas 11Crawfird, B. S
1875.
............................... Corvallis.
............................... Eagle Creek.
Reuben A. Fuller, B. S
Philip E. Linn, B. S
18 71i.
.............................. Corvallis.
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Corvallis.
East Portland.
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....................... Benton County.
Franklin Cautliorn, A. M
*Isaac Jacobs, B. S
George P. Lent, B. S
Newton A. Thompson, B. S
1STS.
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Independence.
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Corvallis.
.................................. Corvallis.
................................. Corvallis.
S. Thomas Jeffrevs, A. B
Frederick W. Vincent, B. S
Elvin J. Glass, B. S
Moses Neugass, B. S
1879.
................................... Albany.
........................... Hubbard.
................................... Corvallis.
................................... Corvallis.
*Ernest \Vliite, A. M
Bartholomew T. Soden, B. S
Marion Elliott, B. S
Dayton Elliott, B. S
1880.
William E. Yates, A. M
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............................... Corvallis.
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State Agricultural Gollege.
Shubel G. McCann, A. B
Corvallis.
Edgar Grimm, B. S .............................. Marion County.
1881.
Elmer E. Cliarman, A. I ............................ Oregon City.
T. Leonard Chanuan, B. S ......................... Oregon City.
18S2.
WilIiam Y. Masters, A.
I .............................. krtland.
Deceased.
CATALOGUE OF STITDENTS
.A.verae eeeli rear. about sixty.
Edwin .1. Ahhv.
James H. Alexander.
Alouzo W. Allen.
Judson Avery.
Frank Batehel!er.
Henry L. Bouts.
Arthur Bowersx.
Vineyard C. Biock.
Andrew S. Ruclianan.
Robert G. Buohanan.
William A. Buclianati.
William G. Cain phd 1.
Henry E. Carter.
William D. Casteel.
,T. Luther Caton.
Elmer E. Cliarwan.
T. Leonard Charinan.
Benjamin F. Collins.
James H. Collins.
Charles E. Cone.
Homer Cone.
Albert E. Cook.
Edwin L. Davis.
Virgil A. Davis.
William
H. Edmnunds.
James L. Eglin.
Elda J. Elliott.
James Me. Emery.
Charles W. Fisher.
Frank L. Fisher.
A. C. Ford.
1)avid H. Glass.
H. F. Guilliam.
Buries S. Hastings.
Henry G. Hastings.
A. F. Hersliner.
Arthur E. Holgate.
Isaac L. ilolinan.
Will iain 11. ilolinan.
Charles horning.
Baxter F. Howard.
Jefferson I). howard.
Andrew J. Hodges.
Geo. B. 1-lovenden.
Geo. F. hughes.
Edwin H. Jackson.
Edgar Jackson.
Orville 0. Jennings.
Judge P. Johnson.
William W. Johnson.
Andrew T. Keesee.
Herbert Kittredge.
Ernest A. Korthaner.
John Lbo.
Plutarch Lewis.
George Lilly.
Report ot
Leslie LiUv.
James K. Locke.,
LC1.
Wflhiani
Wfl1ian C. Lgaii.
Isaac Luoti e.
William Y. Masters.
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Tarnev S. Mi rti u.
Iramik S. Mattoomi.
George W. Miller.
'VST. IL. INcwtou.
Tlvart1 IIL] iuici.
\Villiaiui 11. 1oveil.
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ate Ayrieult eii'ai Got/eye
hugh W. Siiiipson.
George W. Sirripsun.
1eo 1. St:i.
SOI. Stock.
A rtl ui' A. Stout.
lflelmrd Taylor.
James Tin tzei'.
hleiirv \\'ejiltaIi.
Gee. C. \VilI.
D:mmmd ride IE. \V ii liamitsomi.
J1l 1. \V i luau us ii.
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N. '\V ilhianisin
1 rank I.. l'riest.
Edvard L. IRavhiirii.
1lcrt iN. \\
IJ\loses iobiuett.
Sauumiei Ii. \\ror>l
\Villitui 1 himett.
W. F. Rvmil.
Chester \V. Skeels.
Vied .1.
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flinch,
(-icorge I). Wood.
()tto \Vie
Fred L. \Vrh.ht.
ates.
Total............................................. 92
I)EG 1 E ES.
There are two degrees tbr Agricultural Students, that is, br such as
pass the course of Agriculture.
FruS'I' I)FGRIE. B F.BA(IIEL( R OF' FAcM1N
Thi degiec is conferred on those who coitiplete ti
eun1'
iuescribed
above.
51020N1) I)I;(;FiEI:, 111. l".MAS'I'ER OF 1'Au.?IING.
This (leglee is conterrol n such as have obtauted time (legree of B.
1'., and shall have worked ii a ftrni nuder the directions of some
good furuier, for two years.
1'ira,'k."Jt is not pretended that a boy viio studies tins course ot
instinetion will 'be a better fanner than a titan vhio, though he has
never studied it, has 'been fti'muiuig fbi twetttv years; hut it is contended
'ho has studied the subjects here laid down, will be after
twenty years ot fitrmniuui', a 'better fanner than one who, though he has
that a boy
farmed far twenty yeats, has never studied this or a similar course of
instruction in Agriculture.
Report of State Agricultural College.
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MEDALS.
TI-I E STATE GRANGE MEDAL.
Tue
State Grange, at its last meeting, passed the following resolu-
tion
Resol U ti in No. 10, liv Ma rv J. II arri S.
WflS adopted as follows
Resolved, That tile Worthy Master of our State Grange lie authorized to award a prize to the het student ii lie graduating class oil
general agriculture, to he awarded on reiotuiinendation of tile COillillittee in connection with tie t'aeultv of the State Agricultural College.
The Grange of Oregon deserves great t -anks front the College for
its honest eth irts
heli alt of its i nosperi tv. I cal I attention to tile
following report of the Grange Coiiniiittee on Lxuiiiiiati;is
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RE P( ) 1-'1'
0J the Goiomittee appoiiited 7)1/ f/ic S/ate G,am,'e to attend f/ic Reamill (1/ions
of
f/ic
lqriceitural Stvdent at the Ag-ilculti, ca-i
C hllegc.
Bro. J. Miito proeeedeii to read tile fiullowing report from tile Coininittee appointed to Visit the Agiieiiltiiral College at Corvallis. Report adapted. Motion to iecotui icr lost
Woct/iy Jluster, qfficcrs and JTe,nbeis oJ the Oi'egoii State (iiange:
'lou' eoiiimittee appointed at the last annual meeting of tile Oregon
State Grange to visit tile Oregon State Agricultural C liege d uring tile
examinations bail at the (ii se of tile school year iii May last, beg leave
to report : That we attended the school, and were preseit during the
exaintiatioii eeicises of the Senior Class ii Agi-meulture.
There were ifle halt-a-dozen v ung in an in the class, who each
read an essay Ott a sit h1eet Cl In tiected VI ti ;igriemil tore as a seiei cc.
Such as: The Formation of Soils; Geidogv as connected with Agrieiiltiire; Siitnnter F'ailowing and its lJses; 1)matitage amni its Effects;
Rt tat n it Urol s. or Means of Preservi mg Fertility; Rest ring ExSi
hausted Land by Maii urcs.
The treatm im cut each of these rest eeti ye subjects received front the
student who made it ins especial theme. :uiul the answers given to the
searciling questions P1'lloltIi(leli to them 1w President Arnold and your
(o111 iii ittee, pn ived to us that it was no silail work that \v;s being done
in the selloOl. Your cOin imttce saw little sign of any local interest
taken in tie College, and though we received evidence of tile teachers
being a body of devoted ten, we must in candor say, ve also received
the impression that the do not receive -that measure of encourage-
i&?epoi't qf State A(,/iieuItmai (oIIeye.
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nient front pul,lie interest to which their labors or their influence on
society entitle thitn.
On the s1nestion of the schot Is conhieete(1 with. and the practical
benefit to the.agt'iculture of our State. it 1 td not seem to your committee to he nieetini the expectations which iuiy he justly placed upon
it mid its tuilure in that respect We ire costmained to believe, is on
aecoiiitt of a lack of pubhi appreciation of, awl I iterest in it as a
scho 1 of AiricuIture and Meelinnietti A its.
rflle question was asked (ii of the yonni,t' lien who raduuted, Hf
lie expected to make misc (f the ki \V!eilge f agriculture lie had received front his studies iii praetivul fainting (' He candidly answered
that lie dtd not, aid his iilis\Ver seemed to lie the site that most, if
not ill of the students in the s Jul expected. timid would themselves
have civeil.
With a desire to probe further into this iiidiffl'reine to oiniuig scientific with priutiemi agiiculttii'c. and thus to huh ' PIIIC guutie to a suggestion for its retitoval. a ]eirtinn ut Viii colUhittee hittidit time Sill)lect to the alteittipi of the OIOgPi taie Arrieniturti Society at its
last annual iicetiiig. in a p'opsitie to nitike recoiiitiieiidatioi to a
cadetship in time State Agli(nhtul'aI College. a prize to he awarded to
the most proficient student of a district school.
1)nriiig the (lisciission of' tlit proposition. Ur_. ppci's(ll. State Senatir fir Chaekaiiias cohii(tV. iuiforuitd time Society thmat lie hind been in-
ellility who
f tiThe hi a v iitii ui Iits
'liIt'th i1 ii tIe Agmitul t nral Colition to
lege, oil fih tie t find to in Chekanias. lie bell tiko 501111 pains to
find one in Marion cuiitv. butt without sll(cess,
Whole ihi cotiditin of iildifbliemicc is iniiiiiestt'd ott the part of the
1uiring Iuiimi
accept
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general
his tern
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nih', nuid tIe youth who ate
iue-truntipii, smile with aitinscnn'nt at
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teg t It neigh time (louirse of'
tile idea of urging scientific
knowledge is nit aid to 1>'ietiettl t'i'iiiiig:
\Vhiihe even imicinhiers of'
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State l.ciimtlll'e ne the results of in-
stu'uetioi i'tceivceh it orhiiiirv hugh shmh, in hi lung tip to fkrniers
as a (1(55 for. tiiiiaciiiciit tIle ternis iucih to ihciiie time uglier branches
ii this College. flmerc is pioIihlv lot nit editor coilot' uimtliemnatics
the Pacific coast 'hi (timid give
ncet'(l vitli Pie gi'iculltnral bess
(Pt
tit sughit the eom'i'eit
lotaiii(il iculius it a dozen varieties of grains,
are
gi'ases Pr forage pituits. Alll \vhmile the elunins of such
used as a Hems of coitroversv about the value aumd ilcumtitv of grasses
and gi'mins \vhliihm have bug hiceil known iii general agriemhtuii'e, by
men go\vn gray amh deci'epit in thme hong timoh laborious hioecss of
gathering knowledge of forming. solely Lv pemsoal experimneuit and cxperienci', there has vet beeim to sueeesfuI attenmpt made oil this coast
tc prepare youiig nicim for the Pcctih(itioui if agm'iciiltum'e, as tie lawyer
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school.
I?eport qf State Agreulturai College.
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the law school, and the physician in the medical
Your corn riittee are aware that iii the past, the cultivation of the
soil has been conducted under such favorable circumstances in the
western portion of tire United States, that muscular labor with the
most rudimentary knowledge of natural causes has been sufficient to
insure a competence to tire industrious. but, believing that the youth
of to-day, who devote tlrci
ian hro d to ti I iagc, wr I , before old age
overtakes them, find themselves ci nt'rontei by such a question as,
'' How best to maintain a trtile soil, or restore an exhausted one?" no
time should be lost, no reasonable effort should he spared to arm the
youth of tire yeomanry of' this Northwest coast during their student
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days, with all the knowledge of' scientihe aids to agriculture which the
best equipped schools can turn ishr.
We would tirercfhre recorri nrend, as a course of action calculated to
aid in tire establish went of' this school (founded for tire instruction of
farmers and miieelran cs). that tire iireiubership of our Order take an
interest in its uranrigeinent, arid help to enable it to meet the requirements of' such an inst tution, by plaei rig therrisel yes in corn run ication
with its faculty of tcaehers whenever they have a question to solve
iii t
ice in av rc;isi en ably ask uf' se C! cc. Tire u rem bers of' the
pi'esen t tue ii tv gave assurance t your cliii in ittee, tir at they would
deem it both a pleasure to tlrcrrrselvcs arid a benefit to the College, to
establish arid cultivate irore inti irate relations with practical farmers.
They have been forced by expericlrce the erich usior thr'at they cannot successful] unite ii an ira! labor' of students with school studies,
arid have r!rer'efi,i'e rented the thrnr attaehrnnrerrt of the College. We
would recour mend, however, usa means of giving practical imnen an
opportunity to judge for theuriseives of tire value of' this College to
their c;r ili rig. that prizes, b tir Ironi wary and substanr tul, be offered to
graduates who best im nil cxanniunirtioil before a coururittee ut pr'actiI
cal men, and that air appeal be made to the Oregon State Agricultural Society, to co-operate with tire Grange for that object.
Respectfully submitted,
I). S. K. BUICK,
C. E. MOORE,
JOhN MIINTO,
Co nm nil ttee.
Tire State Grange. at tire request of tire Faculty, appointed a cotnmittee to visit tire Agricultural College during tire session, and partic
ularly during tire final examination of tire classes. I beg leave, most
respectfrrhl, to request that tire Legislature appoi nit a corimmittee for
the same purpose.
Report of Slate
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EXPERiMENTING.
'We are experimenting with £rrasses, tins being 1)0th the most (lesira-
ble department of experimuentature Sr ()regon at present. in our
opinion, and also the only one allowed by our means. Time Comnu issioner of Agriculture at \Vashm it in desires time or icu It ural colleges
of the several Srates to uudertaIe a series of ' co-operative experimemits.'' These lie has indicated, but we I ave not tI me ueans to carry
them out.
MANUAl. LABOR.
The Facu itv of time C dlege have not been a! )le to en h ace miman nal
labor as yet. Sttiden ts, if they Ia hor, in nst be paid, aid there are no
funds provided for this purpose.
WORKShOP.
The Board of' Trustees, at its last meeting, appointed a committee
to consider the practicability and advisability of estahl slung a work51101).
I have not received tIme report of' tlmk eoumnnttee.
FIJN US.
The funds of the Agricultural College are in a sound condition, all
outstanding warrants being paid. and a surplus left in time treasury.
I should like nmucim to get a small addition to this fund, so as to he
able to employ another teacher. Tins would greatly increase our
efficiency.
APPARXTITS.
We have apparatus for illustration of all the fundamental principles
of Chemistry and Iatural Philosophy. We hope to mid this year a
level and seed-testing apparatus.
1)() N ATI ONS.
We acknowledge with thanks time following donations
umerous documents trom Corn missioner Education.
1.
2. Documents and seeds from Commissioner of Agriculture.
3. Centennial map from Senator Slater.
4.
5.
Numerous documents from lion. Joim Whiteaker.
Maps and vol nines from Senator Grover.
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6. A series of valuable reports froni the Land Office at Washington.
7. A box of wood specimens from Census Office.
Botanical specit nens from Agricultural Department, Washington, D. C.
9. The Gazette from the U. S. Patent Office.
10. We especially acknowlcige the courtesy of our State officials
and their clerks.
8.