The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1920-06-10
YOUNG FARMERS SEE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY

Relieving that the interchange OF
ideas and thoughts and the oDserV-
ing of the best methods in teaching
agriculture to the high school stud
ents would be inspiring and bene-
|ficial. the writer, Prof r. V. Wright,
who is in charge of the Smith-Hugh-
/ es Department of Agriculture or
/ the Hood River High School arrang-
ed for tour OF the Willamette
Valley, with the aforementioned aim
/ in view.
The Hood River high school was
renresented by ten boys, namely,
paul Reed, julius Johnson, Andy
walters. Ursel Narver, Harold Dixon
William Swick, Floyd Dixon, DeFor-
rest Painter, Edwyn Mitchell and
Everett Cate, who accompanied by
Mr. Wright. left Hood River early
wednesday morning, May 26 The
bovs travelled by automobiles over
the Columbia Highway and reached
Gresham about noon. There they
ioined the boys of the department
of agriculture of the Gresham High
School and visited several farms up
on which were purebred dairy CATTLE
hogs, sheep and poultry.
The individual boys of the Ores
ham high school entertained our
bows in their homes on Wednesday
night. On Thursday morning about
8 am. the Hood River boys, accom-
panied by 18 Gresham boys and their
instructor, c. p Moffit left Gres-
ham for Newberg. They arrived at
Newberg high school at 1890 and
were met by Mr.. Kilham and MS
agricultural class boys. They were
shown through the high school and
took particular interest in the depart
ment devoted to the study OF agri-
culture. Later Mr.. Kilham and his
BOYS led the way to some poultry,
prune and walnut farms and spec
ial study was made OF pruning,
grating and orchard management.
Farm owners were very glad to ex-
plain their methods and the boys ask
ed many questions. The famous
Prince walnut orchard was visited
and seedlings and grated stock were
compared. The boys then went to
the foremost Jersey ranch in Ore
gon, the Ed. Carey place near La
fayette. The herd foreman, ID. G.
Howard, explained the development
of the st. Mawes family Of Jerseys
and also their method of feeding and
herd management The next stop
was at the Frank Brown Ranch
where some ideal Shorthorn cattle
and some prize Hampshire sheer
were inspected Then to the w. b
: Aver farm, which is the best equip
ped in the whole of Oregon. AT the
Frank Brown ranch, the boys wert
Joined by contingents from Corvallis
| and McMnnville, and after enjoying
| all the thrills of a rough country
road, McMinnville was reached In
the evening.
| On Friday morning, the party
| fifty strong, started for Salem, anC
we're Joined by the boys from Wood
/ burn. At Salem, the capitol build
II ings, state hospital for the insane
and other buildings were visited
II The poultry farm, with its 10000
II Oregons, the new strain of chickens
| were inspected, as were also thu
Il heavy laying records of these birds
II The II. w Hogg ranch was next OF
II the list, and here the boys saw SOM
II fine pure-bred Poland China hogs
II Then on to Corvallis and at ol
II Saturday morning, the boys were me
on the o. A. G. campus by Mr.. Char
II pei and escorted through the var
II GUS college buildings and also il
II spected the farm buildings and liv'
II stock and the college experiment.
II plats on the farm. At lunch, arrant
II ed by Dean Cordley, he gave the boy
II an interesting talk. The facult
IL and students extended every hosp
ii tlity to the boys The College Vie
IL poultry farm was visited and tn
II highgrade leghorns were studied.
VI The boys returned on Sunday las
= tired, but very grateful for the educ
+ tive trip they had had The trip gay
the boys knowledge that no none
could buy, and they are all lookin
forward to similar trips in the futur