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building, has a liorticultural products 

 building, a range of greenhouses, and 

 about sixty acres of hind devoted to 

 horticultural work. On this land ex- 

 tensive experiments are being conduct- 

 ed along the lines of pruning, depth 

 of planting of fruit trees, tree stocks, 

 plant breeding, etc. 



The teaching phases of the division 

 have not been neglected. In fact, the 

 success of the students has been re- 

 markable. Heads of departments have 

 been furnished to universities in Ida- 

 ho, Arkansas, and North Dakota. As- 

 sistants in either station, college, or 

 extension work have been furnished 

 as follows: Five to Ames, Iowa, four 

 to the University of Virginia, two each 

 to California, Pennsylvania, and Ala- 

 bama, and one each to the state col- 

 leges of Maine, Massachusetts, New 

 York, Indiana, Missouri, Wisconsin, 

 New Jersey, Washington, New Mexico, 

 Kansas. About fifteen men have been 

 furnished to the office of markets. In 

 addition to this, a large number of men 

 are employed as orchard foremen. 

 The famous J. H. Hale orchards at 

 Glastonbury, Conn., and Ft. Valley, 

 Ga., have had Oregon Agricultural Col- 

 lege superintendents. In a two-year 

 period 200 men graduated from Ore- 

 gon Agricultural College, were placed 

 in positions bringing salaries from 

 .*1,000 to ifCOOO a year. 



Prof. Lewis was always a strong ex- 

 ponent of the laboratory and field 

 idea in teaching horticulture, and in- 

 sisted that his men must be taught to 

 do things with their hands as well as 

 being taught in the classroom. In a 

 single year, 10,000 acres in Oregon 

 were given assistance by students. 

 Such work as budding, grafting, prun- 

 ing, etc., was handled. 



During his connection with the Ore- 

 gon Agricultural College Professor 

 Lewis has developed into one of the 

 most able and best known writers on 

 horticulture in the United States. He 

 is a strong and versatile writer and 

 covers any phase of this subject with 

 equal facility and thoroughness. He 

 has written many valuable articles for 

 Better Fiui.t and other national hor- 

 ticultural journals, and his work of 

 this character is constantly in demand. 

 As a public speaker. Prof. Lewis is 

 known in all sections of the North- 

 west. He has the ability to express 

 clearly and in a way that the farmers 

 can understand what he has to say. 

 Raised on a farm, he understands the 

 farmer's point of view. When it be- 

 came necessary to seek an organiza- 

 tion manager for the new Oregon 

 Growers' Cooperative Association. Prof. 

 Lewis was the one man in the state wlio 

 was looked upon as especially fitted for 

 this work. 



Piikiil(4 En>ii-tii poaclios in the Yakiniii v:il- 

 loy l)eg}Ui on :i (general scale on Aut^ust 2.'), 

 Some Kllxrtas had already Ijeen picked in tlie 

 lower valley, but BatlielinR had not been [<en- 

 eral in the liuena district, >vhere the largest 

 percentage of the crop is grown. Tew growers 

 were willing to pay pickers l)y the box, as 

 they claim it results in such careless banillitit! 

 of 'fruit as to cause great loss. This year's 

 crop is estimated at inoi-e than <louble tli;il -il 

 a year ago, with fruit of extra high grade . 



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SALEM 



September 22-27 



Government's giant war 

 and agricultural exhibit 

 composedof trophiescapturedon 

 European battlefields by Ameri- 

 can soldiers, and exhibits from 

 the agricultural, naval and war 

 departments; greatest horseshow 

 ever staged in the Northwest; a 

 colossal array of exhibits repre- 

 senting the state's great industries 

 and resources; a superb racing 

 program and the best of amuse- 

 ments and attractions. 



A. H. LEA 



Secretary 



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