East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-02-26
Or W|THYCOMBE QUITS
AS STATION DIRECTOR
RESIGNS OFFICE LONG HELD no
DEVOTE TIME TO CAM
PAIGN.
For 10 Years Was Head OF Expert
ment station and Did valuable
Work for OregOn's Advancement.

| NiNC, IT. itilS SoiIlOC mas re-
signed his position as director OF the
| Oregon Agricultural College expert
ment station. The resignation Is to
take effect as soon as acted upon by
the board of regents. His reason for
resigning is his wish to devote his
time to promoting his campaign for
nomination on the republican ticket as
| governor of Oregon.
This step has been contemplated
for some time and all of Dr. Witty
combe's station work is in fine shape
to be closed up at any time. In
Withdrawing from this field of agri.
cultural activity. DR.. Withycombe
says:
II desire to express my grateful APP
probation of the loyal support given
to my work by yourself. the college
faculty and the experiment station
staff. l bespeak for the experiment
station this continuous support and
trust that the college will continre
its phenomenal development and meet
every requirement In it's field of edu.
cational endeavor to prepare young
men and young women for the high
er duties of citizenship in the great
commonwealth of Oregon"
During his service the college has
grown from an enrolment OF 33S to
| 1868. The faculty and experiment
staff has increased from ~ to 211.
The Oregon station has now 81 spec
| ialists at the Corvallis station and 20
in the branch stations at Astoria,
Burns. Hermiston, Hood River, Moro,
| Union and Talent.
The value of agricultural crops in
the state has grown from s3s.0s3.32S
to s74.O9ss?S during his term Of
service as director of experimental ag-
riculture. The most notable gains
are in dairying, poultry and clover
products. In his superb faith in Ore
CONT fitness for these he travelled in
to every section and almost every COM
munity in the state, to teach the peo-
pie the great advantage Of these in
dustries. His influence in the phe.
nomenal development OF diversified
farming in oregon is the greatest
single factor in bringing it about Di.
versified farming. increased produc.
ton, farm business management. co
oerative effort, enrichment of rural
life, spiritualizing the industries, and
stay on the farm are phases which
will always be associated with the
name of DIR. withycombe.
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Using Canadian Secd-Farmers of
the Walla Walla region are watching
with interest the introduction of a
new wheat from Canada, the grain
!, being known as Marquis" says the
! Evening Bulletin. The Canadian gov
ernment recommends 1t as good
yielder and possesses excellent milling
qualities. 1t Is spring grain, like
Bluestem. and may be sown in this
country in fall or spring. A shipment
has been received at Lewiston, Idaho.
for seed purposes. and a carload re-
Gently was received at Reardon
Wash, from Lethbridge, Alberta, for
seeding purposes. trial of the Mar.
quis grain in that section last year
yielded 40 bushels per acre.
Marquis is said to be a wheat strong
in gluten content, dark in color. sim
| liar to Turkey Red, with head sim
liar to Bluestem. lengthy. with the
kernels strung out the full length OF
the head, and without boards.
small plat of 1t was grown last year
at the Dement, mill, and It showed VI
we'll. testing above the requirement.
for wheat for strong bakers flour.
Like Old Tax Method-Resolution
against the present system of tax col
lection were adopted at the meeting o.
! Lane Pomona Grange of Cottage
Grove, which met in special session
saturday. The resolution will be pre-
sented to the state grange. The OBJ
' ject of the resolution is to return t
a the former manner of collection
whereby the tax could be paid in tw'
equal semi-annual payments withou
8 penalty attaching on the second pay
{ ment The rebate of 8. per cent 70
( payment of the full amount at the
first payment period is not desired
The state grange will be asked to ini
, tiate bill providing for this change
! Coyotes Do Damage Coyotes ant
q timber wolves are doing much dam
age to the farmers chickens ant
l stock out In the German district, |
I few miles southeast Of Ridgefield
\ Wash. William II. Haggard,
e rancher in that locality, reports tina
n Is of them have been trapped ant
( shot within the last few weeks ant
that every night the howl of thes
animals may be heard in the woods.
4
y Ruling Aids Cupid.-A favorable re
n port was agreed to yesterday by tn,
8 senate committee on public lands OIL
e the bill of Representative Kincaid 4
n provide that the marriage of homo
stead entryman TO a homestead en-
trywoman shall not prevent the righ
Of either to q patent, II either hal
: compiled with the law for year.
VI
}. Cattle for Indians-Senator Cham
berlain Is advised by the Indian bu
reau that II wishes to purchase 6
bulls and 6Se heifers at the Klamatl
agency and 100 bulls Mt the Colviil