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Dry farming investigations at the Sherman County Branch Experiment Station

Creator:: Stephens, David E. (David Edmund), 1879-, Hill, C. E. (Charles Edwin), 1889-, Sherman County Branch Experiment Station, and Oregon Agricultural College. Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published April 1917. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: absence. DRY FARMING INVESTIGATIONS AT THE SHERMAN COUNTY BRANCH EXPERI- MENT STATION, MORO, OREGON

Dry-farm crop rotation experiments at Moro, Oregon

Creator:: Stephens, David E. (David Edmund), 1879- and Oregon Agricultural College. Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published September 1924. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Investigations Dry-Farm Crop Rotation Experi- ments at Moro, Oregon By D. E. SrIPHENs CORVALLIS, OREGON The

Dry farming investigations at the Harney Branch Station

Creator:: Breithaupt, L. R. (Le Roy), 1886- and Oregon Agricultural College. Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published February 1918. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Station Dry Farming Investigations at the Harney Branch Station By L. R. BREITHAUPT, Superintendent

Costs and returns on dry-land wheat farms (Wasco County, Oregon 1951)

Creator:: Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station and Kuhlman, Gustav W. (Gustav Wesley), 1894-
Abstract:: Published May 1953. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: on 20 dry-land wheat farms in Wasco County, Oregon. These farms all followed the wheat-fallow system

Costs and returns on dry-land wheat farms : Wasco County, Oregon, 1952

Creator:: Mumford, D. Curtis (Dwight Curtis), 1900- and Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published April 1954. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: and returns for the year 1952 on 18 dry-land wheat farms in Wasco County, Oregon. It is essentially

Winter Squash: Production and Storage of a Late Winter Local Food

Creator:: Wetzel, Jennifer D.
Abstract:: Winter squash is an important late winter vegetable crop for local and regional markets; however, farmers in western Oregon report that this crop is marginally profitable due to losses in storage and relatively low yields for the high culinary value kabocha and buttercup types. In order to increase the sales...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Loy, 2004) and high air temperatures dry out the soil rapidly. Oregon summer air temperatures are

Agronomic biosolids application rates for dryland wheat across a range of northwest climate zones

Creator:: Sullivan, Dan M., Bary, Andrew I., Cogger, Craig G., and Shearin, Todd E.
Abstract:: Predicting agronomic rates is important to derive optimum economic and environmental benefits from biosolids fertilizer applications. We conducted this research to 1) evaluate dryland wheat response to biosolids applications over a range of climate zones in the Pacific Northwest and 2) compare agronomic application rates predicted from yield curves with...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: central and eastern Washington and in one county in north-central Oregon. Grain yield, protein, and post

Monitoring soil nutrients in dryland systems using management units

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Corp, Mary K., Horneck, D.A., Wysocki, D., and Lutcher, L.
Abstract:: The use of management units for soil testing and nutrient application is an effective strategy to increase accuracy in monitoring and managing nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and other nutrients. A management unit can be a group of fields, a single field, or an area within a field. To measure changes...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Units, EM 8920-E (Oregon State University Extension Service) EM 8920-E • November 2006 Mary K. Corp

Starting a dairy in Oregon : information for the potential buyer and related industries

Creator:: Adams, H. P. (Holyoke Purinton), 1922-, Gamroth, Michael J., Miles, Stanley, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Published October 1981. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: /^^ Starting a Dairy in Oregon Information for the Potential Buyer and Related Industries H. P. Adams

Scale of operation on farms in a new irrigation district, Jefferson County, Oregon 1949-1953

Creator:: Benedict, Russell Archie
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Starting a dairy in Oregon : information for the potential buyer and related industries

Creator:: Gamroth, Michael J., Miles, Stanley, and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: This publication summarizes background information on the several dairy areas in Oregon. A prospective buyer of a dairy or dairy-related business should visit different areas before making a final decision.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Starting a Dairy in Oregon: Information for the Potential

Field crops for pump irrigation at Harney Branch Experiment Station, 1920 to 1927

Creator:: Oregon State Agricultural College. Agricultural Experiment Station, Shattuck, Obil, 1885-, Hutchison, Roy E. (Roy Emery), and Harney Branch Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published June 1928. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: 51.2 tons green weight. Agricultural Experiment Station Oregon State Agricultural College CORVALLIS

Agronomic zones for the dryland Pacific Northwest

Creator:: Douglas, Clyde Lee, Wysocki, Donald John, 1952-, Zuzel, John, Rickman, R. W., Klepper, B. L., Oregon State University. Extension Service, Washington State University. Cooperative Extension, University of Idaho. Cooperative Extension Service, United States. Department of Agriculture, and Pacific Northwest Cooperative Extension
Abstract:: Extensive areas of eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Idaho are well suited to dryland production of small grains and legumes. Commonly, over this area, winter wheat is planted in rotation with either annual legumes or summer fallow.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Northwest PNW 354 • September 1990 A Pacific Northwest Extension Publication Oregon • Idaho • Washington

Cost and efficiency in raising dairy heifers in Oregon

Creator:: Oregon State Agricultural College. Agricultural Experiment Station, Selby, H. E. (Halbert Edgerton), 1896-, and Kuhlman, G. W. (Gustav Wesley), 1894-
Abstract:: Published June 1934. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Bulletin 290, Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station, Rasiiig Calves a Dry Calf Meals. 22 AGRICULTURAL

Cost and efficiency in dairy farming in Oregon

Creator:: Oregon State Agricultural College. Agricultural Experiment Station, Selby, H. E. (Halbert Edgerton), 1896-, Burrier, A. S. (Arnold Stewart), 1902-1938, and Brandt, P. M. (Philip Martin), 1888-
Abstract:: Published September 1933. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Efficiency in DRiry Farming REDUCING COSTS IN DAIRYING DAIRYING is the most important agricultural enter

Growing irrigated crops in Harney Valley

Creator:: Oregon Agricultural College. Experiment Station, Shattuck, Obil, 1885-, and Ritchie, Douglas W.
Abstract:: Published July 1922. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: confined to dry farming by the summer- fallow method. In 1917 a deep well was drilled and a pumping plant

Farmer perspectives on the transition to organic agriculture : an Oregon study of farmer motivations and barriers

Creator:: Lloyd, Deanna M.
Abstract:: In the midst of double-digit growth in market demand for organic products, there is a lag in the growth of certified organic production in the United States. This thesis investigated the motivations and barriers farmers face when making the transition to organic agriculture. Three distinct organic farmer typologies were identified:...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Title: Farmer Perspectives on the Transition to Organic Agriculture: An Oregon Study of Farmer

Enhancing organic agriculture in Oregon : research, education, and policy

Creator:: Stephenson, Garry Owen, Gwin, Lauren, Powell, Maud, Garrett, Amy (Amy Michelle), Oregon Tilth, Inc., and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: The report integrates a survey of organic farmers in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; conversations with focus groups made up of southern Oregon organic farmers and organic farming stakeholders; and interviews with Oregon State University organic agriculture researchers. It highlights research, education, and policy issues identified by organic farmers and researchers....
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . The Statewide Picture Our statewide picture of organic farming comes from Oregon Tilth’s survey of

Dairy farm earnings in Tillamook County, Oregon

Creator:: Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station, Kuhlman, G. W. (Gustav Wesley), 1894-, Pulliam, A. L., and Mumford, D. Curtis (Dwight Curtis), 1900-
Abstract:: Published January 1948. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Dairy Farm Earnings In Tillamook County, Oregon by G. W

Irrigated farms under development (northern Jefferson County, Oregon)

Creator:: Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station, Osborn, Howard A., 1925-, and Plath, C. V.
Abstract:: Published January 1952. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: ) H. A. Osborn C. V. Plath Agricultural Experiment Station Oregon State College Corvallis Circular

Biosolids Fertilization for Dryland Pacific Northwest Wheat Production

Creator:: Sullivan, Dan M., Bary, A. I., Kropf, J. A., and Granatstein, D. M.
Abstract:: The fertilizer value of anaerobically-digested, dewatered biosolids in dryland cereal cropping systems was evaluated at six locations in central and eastern Washington (25 to 35 cm annual precipitation zone). Biosolids were applied at rates of 3 to 20 Mg/ha (approximately 150 to 900 kg N/ha). We measured increases in soil...
Resource Type:: Conference Proceeding
Full Text:: with crop N needs) is probably about 5 Mg/ha biosolids (2 dry tons/acre) for our 25 to 35 cm

Weed, water, and nutrient management practices for organic blackberry during establishment

Creator:: Harkins, Renee H.
Abstract:: The study was conducted in an organic trailing blackberry (Rubus L. subgenus Rubus, Watson) planting established at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center in Aurora, OR on 26 May 2010. Three weed management systems were compared for 'Marion' and 'Black Diamond': 1) non-weeded; 2) hand-hoed two to three times...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: planting was certified organic in May 2012, the first fruiting year. Aboveground weed dry weight (DW

An economic analysis of alternative milk production systems : Oregon milk marketing area one, 1971

Creator:: Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station, Panasuk, Eugene Duane, and Nelson, A. Gene
Abstract:: Published March 1973. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: : Oregon Milk Marketing Area One 1971 Circular of Information 639, March 1973 Agricultural Experiment

Best weed management practices for organic snap beans in western Oregon

Creator:: Peachey, Ronald Edward and Oregon State University. Extension Service
Abstract:: Weeds in snap beans drag down yield and contaminate products sent to processors or markets. They may even make it impossible to harvest the crop mechanically. It is worth the effort to be proactive when managing weeds in row crops. Proactive rather than reactive approaches are essential to successful management...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Peachey, assistant professor (senior researcher), Department of Horticulture, Oregon State University

The economic value of the mink food fishery in Oregon in relationship to the otter trawl fishery, 1952 and 1953.

Creator:: Jones, Walter G.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Oregon i n Rels tfon :,o t he O t t e r Trawl Fishery, 3.952 %u,d 1953 . , The economfc. vslue of

A farm-level economic analysis of water-conserving irrigation systems and commercial agricultural water transfers to instream flows in central Oregon

Creator:: Turner, Brenda
Abstract:: The middle Deschutes River between Bend, Oregon and Lake Billy Chinook typically experiences critically low flows during the irrigation season. Commercial agriculture in the North Unit Irrigation District and Central Oregon Irrigation District is one major user of Deschutes River water. The overall objective of this research was to estimate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Irrigated crops research in Central Oregon : a research report of the Central Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station - 1987

Creator:: Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Central Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published June 1987. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: grower interest in dry onion production in central Oregon. Unfamiliarity with pro- duction practices

Irrigation possibilities in the Fort Rock area

Creator:: Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station, Castle, Emery N., and Dwyer, Carroll H.
Abstract:: Published July 1956. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: , Oregon State College and the Soil Conservation Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperating

Weed Management, Training, and Irrigation Practices for Organic Production of Trailing Blackberry : Plant Growth, Yield, and Nutrients

Creator:: Dixon, Emily K.
Abstract:: There is limited information available on production of trailing blackberry, particularly certified organic plantings, which are of interest to growers as there is increased consumer demand and a price premium over conventionally-produced fruit. Various production strategies were evaluated for their effect on yield, biomass production, carbon (C), and nutrient concentrations...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 2011; Meyers et al., 2014). Oregon has a Mediterranean climate with relatively hot, dry summers (U.S

Response of field corn to irrigation, plant population, and nitrogen on soils of the Willamette catena

Creator:: Andersen, Jimmie Lee
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to make a preliminary investigation of the productivity of some of the soils within the Willamette catena under different systems of soil management. The study was carried out at four experimental sites near Corvallis, Oregon, during the 1962 growing season. The soil at each...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: with a dry fertilizer attach- ment. The double cross hybrid variety used was Oregon 355. phosphorus

The impact of economic and institutional forces on farmer adjustment in the north unit Deschutes project

Creator:: Kimball, Norman Delmar
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Announcement of short course in horticulture and dairying with lectures delivered in 1897

Creator:: Oregon Agricultural College. Experiment Station
Abstract:: To give the many Oregon farmers, who, are unable to leave home to take a four-year course in the Agricultural College, a share in the advantages of a higher education the Experiment Station has for years conducted- farmers' institutes in various parts of the state. The success of these encouraged...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: . OREGON AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. ANNOUNCEMBNT OF SHORT COURSE IN HORTICULTURE AND DAIRYING

Using cover crops in Oregon

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service, Sattell, Robert, and Dick, Richard
Abstract:: Published January 1998. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: USING COVER CROPS IN OREGON EM 8704 • January 1998 $5.50

Adjustment possibilities on irrigated farms, Jefferson County, Oregon

Creator:: Conklin, Frank S., Castle, Emery N., and Oregon State College. Agricultural Experiment Station
Abstract:: Published November 1960. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Possibilities on Irrigated Farms Jefferson County, Oregon Frank S. Conklin Emery N. Castle AGRICULTURAL

Right as rain? The value of water in Willamette Valley agriculture

Creator:: Kalinin, Alexey V.
Abstract:: Signs of climate change across the Pacific Northwest indicate changing patterns of timing and availability of stream flow. Declining summer low flows, decreasing snow pack, higher temperatures and an increasing fraction of mountain precipitation falling as rain, raise concerns about future reliability of stream flows. These changes will likely affect...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: to other farming regions in the western U.S. The analysis here estimates a logit model of farmers

Flora of Dry Creek Falls Trail, Columbia Gorge including description, keys and pictures and covering an altitude of 75' to 4000'

Creator:: Gustafson, Theadora Marie
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The use of heated sea water for farming oysters and salmon

Creator:: Breese, Wilbur P. and Oregon State University. Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife
Abstract:: For oysters, "The objective of these studies was to determine the biological feasibility of using the heated effluent from coastal nuclear power plants for culturing the Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas." (p.1) Work included oyster growth experiments, seasonal growth experiments and closed system studies. For salmon, "The objective of these studies...
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: THE USE OF HEATED SEAWATER FOR FARMING OYSTERS AND SALMON

Energy pricing and irrigated agriculture in the Upper Klamath Basin

Creator:: Oregon State University. Extension Service and Jaeger, William K. (William Kenneth)
Abstract:: The conflict over water allocation in the Upper Klamath Basin encompasses many important, complex, and difficult questions. One aspect of the situation, energy pricing, has come under increased scrutiny in connection with relicensing of the Klamath River hydropower operations, which is scheduled to take effect in 2006.
Resource Type:: Technical Report
Full Text:: Basin, EM 8846-E (Oregon State University Extension Service) Energy Pricing and Irrigated Agriculture

Farm and community-level impacts of irrigation water supply reductions : a case study of Malheur County, Oregon

Creator:: Wyse, Barbara J.
Abstract:: Agricultural water supplies are becoming increasingly uncertain in the western United States due to rising demand from competing water users, environmental restrictions on surface water withdrawals due to water quality and endangered species concerns, and, potentially, climate-induced hydrological changes. Since many rural areas in the West depend economically upon irrigated...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Community-Level Impacts of Irrigation Water Supply Reductions: A Case Study of Malheur County, Oregon

What are the environmental, economic, and social barriers to achieving agricultural sustainability in the Ten Rivers region of western Oregon?

Creator:: Stanton, Michael
Abstract:: This ethnographic study examined some of the ways that global markets and the infrastructure of agribusiness affect local smallholder farmers in the Ten Rivers region who are transitioning toward more sustainable and traditional agricultural methods. The purpose of this research was to discover what barriers smallholder farmers face in developing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Ten Rivers Region of Western Oregon? Abstract approved

Improving nitrogen management with cover crops in organic broccoli production

Creator:: Garrett, Amy
Abstract:: Legume cover crops can serve as important sources of nitrogen (N) in sustainable agriculture and can be economically beneficial when fertilizer inputs are reduced without a yield reduction. Synchronizing N mineralization from organic materials with the needs of the subsequent crop is a challenge for organic growers. Predicting plant available...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and N effects in organic broccoli production in western Oregon. The specific objectives of this

Introducing geographic information systems to grass seed growers in the Willamette Valley of Oregon

Creator:: Hedstrom, Keldah E.
Abstract:: Oregon is the number one producer of cool-season grass seed in the United States. The center of the grass seed industry of Oregon is located in the Willamette Valley, where about 470,000 acres of seed are grown. Innovative grass seed growers of the area are beginning to implement precision agriculture...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Assessing landscape complexity using remotely sensed and field based measurements : does landscape complexity drive leafroller parasitism rates on Oregon caneberry farms?

Creator:: Winfield, Tammy L.
Abstract:: Landscape heterogeneity is thought to differ among farm management types (i.e. organic and conventional), and this difference is hypothesized to result in variations in pest control by natural enemies. However, it is unclear if these variations in pest control are driven by landscape structure or by farm management practices themselves....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Leafroller Parasitism Rates on Oregon Caneberry Farms Abstract approved: ______________________

Irrigated agriculture, energy, and endangered species in the Upper Klamath Basin : Evaluating trade-offs and interconnections

Creator:: Boehlert, Brent B.
Abstract:: In 2001, an extreme drought tightened water supply in the Upper Klamath Basin (basin) while earlier increases in Endangered Species Act (ESA) water requirements for basin fish species that same year elevated demands. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), which manages irrigation water in parts of the basin located near the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Reclamation (Reclamation), which manages irrigation water in parts of the basin located near the Oregon

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