The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1911-03-09
FARMERS ORGANIZE
EXPERIMENT LEAGUE

The Oregon Agricultural Experiment
League has been organized by students
who were taking the short courses at
the Oregon Agricultural College in
Corvallis this winter and bids fair to
become potent factor in the improve
ment of general farming methods in
this state. The Hood River students
were prominent in the formation of
this organization and among the Off
GERS are Albert w. Peters, a vice-pres-
ident, and W. b. Dickerson, director.
A communication sent cut by by
Stanley Gritiis, of 0. A. c., secretary
OF the League, contains the following !:
Its aim, as stated in its constitu-
tlon, is to further every branch of
agricultural interest in the State of
Oregon by means of experiments, tests
and the collection Of agricultural data
in co operation with the Oregon EX-
pertinent Station and the o. A. C. EX-
tension Department and to report and
disseminate the results of the expert
ments and tests and the knowledge ob
tanned therefrom.
''lo accomplish this aim, the League
proposes to ask its members to carry
on simple experiments on their own
land under the direction of the experts
Of the Agricultural College. 1t makes
no difference whether you are a gem
eral farmer or a specialist in dairying,
animal husbandrY, horticulture or any
branch of agriculture, we need your
assistance and we have experiments
outlined for your particular line of
work. We shall send complete instruc-
tlons for carrying them on and the
work need take little of your time and
very small portion of your land.
IF single investigator at an EX-
pertinent Station can gain invaluable
knowledge from one agricultural Eek
! pertinent, imagine the accuracy and
value of the results which may be OBJ
tanned from carrying on that same eX-
pertinent on hundred farms scattered
all over the State. A similar League,
| the Ontario Agricultural Experiment
! Union of Canada, has for twenty-five
years been assisting its members in
solving their agricultural problems and
has increased the production of farm
crops from II to 25 per cent in twelve
years. 1t has over 5000 members and
has performed 60, OO0 experiments in
agronomy alone.
The expenses of the Oregon League
which consist mainly of the cost of
printing, postage and materials are
borne chiefly by the Oregon Agricul-
tural College and the admission fee is
but one dollar with annual dues OF
one dollar payable February /, begin.
ming 1912.
THE League should make for fuller
and better agricultural knowledge, fol
the tightening of farm burdens, for the
solution of farm problems and for {
Greater Oregon. 1t invites the mem
bership of every up-to-date farmer anC
orchardist of the State.
In speaking of the new organization
Prof. A. |. Lewis, of O. A. c., who
was here for the horticultural insti
tutes this week said: The league is
expecting to get and should have the
cooperation of the Hood River or
chardists. They are among the fore.
most agriculturists of the state anC
have been very willing to take W
matters Of this sort. 1t will be foi
Il cir mutual good and we are expect
ing several hundred members from this
valley. After all the best place
experiment is on ones wn land anC