The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1912-04-26
HELP RAISE PIGS AND CHICKENS
Agricultural College Publishes $4,000
Copies of New LeafIet.


OREGON AGRICULTURAL COL
LEGE, Corvallis. = The extension
division Of the Oregon Agricul-
tural College has just published
two new leaflets, one by Prof.
E. L. Potter of the animal hus-
bandry department on prize Winning
Pigs for Oregon Boys" and the other
by Prof. James Dryden of the poultry
department, on Oregon Boys and
Girls and the Egg Problem"
The extension division is making an
effort to interest the boys of the state
in raising mortgage lifters," to in
crease the meat supply and reduce the
amount which must now be imported
from other states. The assistance of a
Portland stock yards company was
given in the issuance of $4,000 copies
of the bulletin, to be distributed
among the school boys. 1t describes
methods of breeding, fattening, caring
for and marketing swine.
The second bulletin is issued also in
$4,000 copies with the assistance Of
the Portland Commercial Club. Since,
in the past year, 2,203,20O dozen eggs
Of the Rocky Mountains, the college
feels it necessary to increase local pro-
duction of this commodity as we'll as
of dressed poultry, of which twenty
carloads were shipped in last year. 1t
was decided to interest the boys and
girls in the egg problem, and encour-
age them to add to the states wealth
in this manner.
These leaflets are part of the CAM
paign of Industrial contests for Oregon
boys and girls. The State Fair prizes
for pigs raised by Oregon boys in
clude; for the best pig in Glass A, a
Poland China boar given by Thomas
Carmichael, CASTOR, breeder of Po-
land China pigs, Holstein cattle, and
Shropshire sheep; and in Glass B, for
the best pig, Hampshire pig, given
by ]. Fruits, Joseph. A grand special
for a SOW and litter has as first prize
Shetland pony from the Union Meat
Co., Portland, and as second prize a
Poland China boar from P. e. Thoma-
son, of Maple Lawn Stock Farm. At
the county fairs other prizes will also
be offered the boys for pigs.
Poultry prizes are numerous. Sec
rotary of State Olcott will give "a
Shetland pony for the best trio of
chickens, and Eugene Prescott, Salem,
/ will offer a special prize in the same
class of 100 Faverolle eggs from his
prize Salmon Faverolles. For the best
trio in the American class, including
Plymouth Rocks, Dominiques, Wyan-
dottes and Rhode Island Reds, the first
prize is trio of buff Plymouth Rocks
from B. F. Williams, Milton; second, a
trio of Rhode Island Reds from L. B.
Pyre, Ontario; third, 80 eggs from Mr..
Williams buff Rocks. In Glass b,
first prize will be trio of silver laced
| Wyandottes from Mrs. Frank Lines,
Albany; second, a trio of Rhode Island
Reds from B. l. Ferguson, Salem; and
third, 80 eggs from Mr.. Williams.
! In the Mediterranean class, includ-
ing Leghorns, Black Spanish, Minor
cas-, Anconas, and Andalusians, the
!, three Class A prizes are: First, 800
egg incubator from 3. ]. McClanahan
Eugene: second. trio of Brown Leg
horns, A. G. Propst, Albany; third, a
Blue Andalusian cockerel from D. M
Calbreath, Monmouth. In Class B q
fireless brooder from Mr.. Mechanism
is first prize; trio of single-comb white
Leghorns from c.. O. Windle, Lents
second; and an Ancona cockerel from
Mr.. Propst the third.
Fourteen other prizes will also be
awarded at the State Fair for chickens
and ducks in different classes.