Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-06-10
TWO O. A. c. BOYS.
How Education Makes Successful
Farmers,

"A homestead OF recent date
contained the following article
concerning two former students
of the O. A. c.:
From the farm to college and
from the college to the farm has
been the experience OF two men,
bers of the aoove named firm,
which was organized January I,
1903, for the purpose OF ranching
and farming near Mayville, Or
egon. The tract of land pur-
chased by these gentlemen COM
prises 2, 500 acres of fertile land,
of which 100 acres can be irrl-
gated at little expense.
The Oldest member of the firm
(Bert Eiwards) is an experienced
farmer and resides at the upper
end of the ranch with his family,
some three miles from The bache-
lor quarters of the football end
OF the ranch. The former more
generally looks after the diversi-.
fed farming while the other two,
who we've classmates at college,
attended more directly to the
stock. 1t is said by many, when
the boys Ohey are all oung) pur-
chased this property and stocked
it at cost of about $25, 900, that
they were green in business, and
that they were making mistake,
etc.; however, the boys have
demonstrated that thew mean bus
ness. The writer belives that
they are on the right road. They
do not depend on stock alone, nor
do they trust to look for stock
feed. On the other hand they
have already put in 80 acres of
alfalfa and will put in many more
next season. They have turned
water from Thirty mile creek by
means of ditch one mile long,
sufficient to irrigate 100 acres
which will be one vast alfalfa
field in due time. With this
abundant supply of about 900
tons or more of the choicest feed
(alfalfa) there will be no loss OF
stock from starvation, as was the
experience of many rancher
this past winter. The question of
an educated farmer or rancher has
MANY times been debated and it
is still believed by many that a
college education can not 1naterl-
ally benefit farmer or add to his
harvest. AS you will-these gen
tlemen ("that is the last two
mentioned" Frederic Edwards
and Horace McBride) are both
graduates of the Oregon State
Agricultural College at Corvallis;
the former is also a graduate of
the University of Oregon at Eu-
gene, while the latter took two
years. special course at the same
university. During their school
days both at Corvallis and Eu-
gene they were widely and favor
ably known among football cir
cles. Mcbride playing end man
while Edwards served as quarter
back. Edwards also coached the
Albany college team during the
season Of 1oo1-o2. At college
they were always up with their
class. In the field they were al
ways equal to the occasion. At
football they were IN the lead
and on the farm and ranch they
still retain the same progressive
reputation. The boys are prac-
tical, educated, and scientific farm
ers.
There are but two important
changes that should be made and
these are at thelower ranch house.
The bachelor quarters should be
frightened by the pleasant smiles,
and made comfortable, homellke
and attractive by the ever wei
come presence OF the little fairies
who would no doubt add very
much to the material operations
of the ranch. Boys, take cour-
age; don't wash dishes.
Mr.. Mcbride is a native of the
Willamette valley where he spent
m ost of his life. The Edwards
brothers were born in the same
valley near Albany but removed
to the bunch-grass country when
mere boys. Here is where foot
ha1l and far1nir1o 90 hand in