East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-09-29
CROWD OF 500 AT HERMIsToN
FIELD DAY.
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quired to make one pound Of hay
This means 1-2 inches of water uh-
der the conditions prevalent on the
Hermiston project
Lvsimetcrs Explained
An explanation of the use of lysi-
meters in determining how much wa
ter the various kinds of soil lose and
how much plant food Is lost as well
as the use Of organic matter in In
creasing the retentive qualities of the
soil. was explained. The lysimeters
are used in connection with various
soils and various crops.
The farm is trying out experiments
in corn rotation and is experimenting
with the rotations suited to the coun-
try and to the building up of the soil
of the project. Another experiment
| is the use of two dozen grass mixtures
to discover the best pasture mixtures
The farm has also proved that the use
of a slight amount of grain with al
falfa in the feeding of sheep is better
than the straight feeding of alfalfa.
yellow Pine Grows Well
Yellow pine is well adapted to the
soil of the project. according to ex-
periments at the farm. The pine
beautifies the landscape as well as
serving as a good windbreak. An
other experiment at the station is the
use of lime sulphur spray which has
revolutionized the spraying world and
increased the alfalfa yield one ton to
the acre.
The use of organic matter in the
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matter mellows the soil, helps it to
retain moisture. liberates plant food
and increases Bacterial activity and IN
creases nitrogen.
The crop value of the Umatilla pro-
ject in 1918 was s400,642. and the
value of alfalfa was sS40,OSS OF Sd
per cent of the total
Another interesting fact brought out
at the farm was that sunflowers and
corn have the same feeding value
when used as silage. but that the yield
Of sunflowers is 2s.3 tons per acre
while tho average yield of 16 varieties
of corn was only ga tons.
Powers. Bennion and Hunt Visit
County Agent Fred Bennion, of
Umatilla county, County Agent Hunt,
from Morrow county, and Professor
w. l.. Powers soil expert from Q. A.
c.. were present. Mr.. Bennion In a
short talk called attention to the com
ing campaign against iacllrabbts. and
said that Umatilla county and Morrow
county were planning to cooperate.
Mr.. Powers in his talk urged the ro-
taticn of crops and the addition or
organtic matter to improve soil.
Miss Harmon Gives Demonstration
Miss Ella May Harmon, county
agent, interested the
women visitors with demonstration
of an iceless refrigerator and the MAX
ing of dress form. Both these are
nome made farm conveniences and
much interest was evident among the
women.
The Hermiston Hog and Dairy show
October % to 25th, was boosted by
George Cressey, who said that the
seventh annual show Is destined to
eclipse any former event. Mr.. Cressey
that the state Dairymen's
would be held in connec-
tion with the show and that plans are
we'll started for a successful meeting.
Without doubt the most popular
event of the day was the serving of
complete picnic dinner under tent
erected for the purpose. The
lunch was served cafeteria style and
in spite of the large number the
crowd was orderly and the dinner
served in manner which spoke of
much careful planning by the women
of Hermiston. Every wcman on the
project who attended the meeting
brought a basket of lunch and fried
chicken, sandwiches. salad. cakes and
pies formed the menu. Coffee was
made at the station and the food was
supplemented also by huge tubs of
Concord grapes grown on the project
Boardman Sends Delegation.
A large delegation of Boardmen
people were present and all were
boosting for their part of the project,
which raised 5000 tons of alfalfa this
year. incidentally. Boardman will
have a 100000 school house. of which
the central unit is completed. Two 80
foot wings are to be added to the
structure. Among the visitors were
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Cumins, who
have been farmers at Boardman since
its founding two years ago. Mrs.
is known in Roardman as the Moth
er Of the Protect"