Agricultural Experiment Station Records (RG 25)

Inventory - Subgroup 3, Series V: Branch Stations Projects

(box 8/3/4/50)
     REK/REGK, projects by Branch Stations:
          J. J. Astor Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1920-1925
               Bent grass (RM-3), 1947-1950
               Pea mosaic, mildew & spray equipment; aphids; pea
                 culture, 1932-ca. 1938
               Tobacco, 1935-1942
               Wood sugar molasses compared to cane molasses in making
                 grass silage, 1948-1949
               Hay drying (reports only), 1941-1946 & 1956
               Crop range report, 1930-1931
               Dairying report, 1922
               Dairy herd reports, 1915-1918, 1920, 1935-1949
          Central Oregon Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1948-1952
               Water use studies, 1946-1953
          Eastern Oregon Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1932-1956
               Alfalfa variety trials, 1935-1950
               Dairy - feed & milk records (reports only),
                 ca. 1923-1931                         
               Crop yields, 1923-1930
               Fertilizer experiments, 1927-1941
               Poultry (flock record only), 1928-1931
               Swine, 1921-1950
               Sheep adapted to eastern Oregon ranges, 1923-1956
               Sheep:
                    Farm flock ewes, wintering, 1918-1941
(box 8/3/4/60)      Fattening lambs, 1932-1941
                    Lamb feeding project, 1920-1927
                    Farm flock record, 1924-1929
                    Range ewes, wintering, 1932-1944
                    Forest Reserve project, 1929-1941
                    Feeding ewes with young lambs, 1936-1940
                    Feeding lambs grain on pasture, 1935-1944
               Cattle:
                    Beef cows, 1932-1941
                    Fattening baby beef, 1926-1943 (see also Circular
                      of Information 218)
                    Fattening heifers on pasture, 1942-1944
                    Fattening yearling steers, 1934-1953
                    Growing tests, 1920-1929
                    Pasturing beef cattle, 1939-1941
                    Steer feeding, 1920-1931
                    Wintering cattle & weaner calves, 1934 & 1944
               Miscellaneous livestock problems (sheep & cattle),
                 1925-1931
          Hood River Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1927-1953
               Apple canker, 1919-1940 (also includes information on
                 establishment of the branch station)
               Reports on spraying, 1937-1950
          Irrigation Water Forecasting:
               Snow survey & water forecast:
                    Correspondence, agreements, papers & articles,
                      1936-1956
                    Meetings proceedings & reports, 1937-1951
                    Reports, 1935-1952 (2 folders)
                    Report, "Summary of Snow Survey Measurements for
                      Oregon, 1928-1961, June 1963
               Cloud seeding:
                    Correspondence, agreements, articles & minutes,
                      1950-1960
                    Reports:
                         "Analysis of attempts to increase snowfall &
                           resultant runoff by winter cloud-seeding in
                           southern Oregon Cascade Mountains," 1951/52
(box 8/3/3/10)           "Analysis of attempts to increase snowfall &
                           resultant runoff by winter cloud-seeding in
                           southern Oregon Cascade Mountains,"
                           1952/53-1955/56
                         "Analysis of cloud seeding potentialities to
                           increase natural precipitation in Morrow,
                           Gilliam & Sherman Cos.," Aug. 1950
                         "Analysis of attempts to increase
                           precipitation by cloud-seeding in Tri-
                           Counties, Oregon," 1950/51-1952/53
                         "Analysis of cloud seeding attempts in the
                           Tri-County area, Oregon, 1950-54"
                         "Analysis of attempts to increase
                           precipitation by cloud-seeding at Medford,
                           Oregon," 1949/50-1950/51
                    Miscellaneous, 1951-1953
          Klamath Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1942-1956
               Nematode investigations, 1937-1953
          Malheur Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1941-1953
               Malheur Co. crop & soils research, 1930-1953 (includes
                 Vale-Owyhee project information)
               Cattle feeding, pasture, etc., 1943-1952
               Fertilizer experiments, 1950-1956
               Soybean investigations, 1963
          Medford Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1937-1953
               Orchard irrigation (became "pear production" in 1946):
                    Correspondence, outlines, agreements, & papers,
                      1929-1952
                    Pear irrigation investigations:
                         2nd progress report, January 1932
                         3rd progress report - part 1, Jan. 1933 &
                           part 2, July 1934
                         4th progress report (part 1), February 1935
                    Orchard soil moisture control project 1st & 2nd
                      progress reports, Jan. 1937 & Dec. 1939
               Pear production in the Rogue River Valley, 1946
               Handling, storage, & transportation of pears, 1926-1947
                 (see also Purnell project #3)
          Milton-Freewater Experimental Area:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1946-1954
               Fruit production, 1949-1952 (with various growers)
          Northrup Creek Experimental Area (Clatsop Co.):
               Miscellaneous projects, 1944-1952
               Bracken fern, 1941-1944
               Pasture grasses:
                    Correspondence, proposals & outlines, 1936-1952
(box 8/3/3/20)      Reports, 1938-1943
          Pendleton Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1932 & 1960-1963
               Morning glory control, 1939-1941
               Fertilizer experiments, 1953
               Irrigation investigations, 1969-1970
               Soil conservation erosion, 1935-1960
               Cereal breeding investigations (reports only),
                 1931-1956
(box 8/3/3/30) Cereal breeding investigations (reports only), 1957-
                 1966 (later became projects 240 & 241)
               Weed investigations (reports only), 1952-1963
(box 8/3/3/40) Weed investigations (reports only), 1964-1970 (1955-
                 1970 reports include Sherman Experiment Station
                 information & 1968-1970 reports include Umatilla
                 Experiment Station information; later became
                 project 242)
          Red Soils Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, ca. 1938-1945
               Plots, crops, & soil data, 1939-1942
          Sherman Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1911-1956
               Wheat investigations, 1917-1950
               Forage crop investigations, 1917-1942
               Tillage experiments, 1932-1954
               Soil moisture & nitrate investigations, 1919-1942
                 (2 folders)
               Cereal breeding & nursery investigations:
                    Project outlines, 1932, 1942 & 1950
                    Reports, 1916-1918 & 1924-1930
(box 8/3/3/50)      Reports, 1929, 1931-1937, 1942, 1944-1950
               Irrigation studies, 1966-1970
          Southern Oregon Branch Experiment Station (Talent &
            Medford):
               Sulphur as a fertilizer (report only), 1915
               Talent Irrigation District, rehabilitation &
                 agricultural report, March 1932
               Bes-Kil machine (report only), 1947-1948
               Agronomic projects, 1952, 1954-1956, 1974 & 1976
               Horticultural research:
                    Data reports, 1954-1956
                    Progress reports, 1953-1955 & 1966-1967
               Spider mite control, 1949-1950
          Squaw Butte/Harney Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects (Harney Station only), 1915-1941
               Reports (Harney station only):
                    Experiments with fertilizer under irrigation,
                      1922-1941
                    Cost of production investigations, 1926-1941
                    Rotation experiments, 1928-1936
                    Summary of costs of irrigation & cost of producing
                      alfalfa & grasses, 1927-1940
                    Summary tables of irrigation & crop production
                      costs, ca. 1939
(box 8/3/3/60) Miscellaneous projects, 1935-1954
               Bang's disease, 1947
               Cattle breeding, 1950-1955
               Dryland hay production, 1955-1956
               Rotation-deferred grazing, 1945-1946
               Range nutrition-cattle, 1943-1956
               Sagebrush-bunchgrass, 1950-1956
               Research projects report, ca. 1940
               Range research (annual reports only), 1956-1973 (became
                 project #s 321 & 322 in 1957) (7 folders)
               Native flood meadow research (originally called "crop &
                 meadow land management; became project #323 in 1957):
                    Correspondence & outlines, 1941-1956
                    Annual research reports, 1956-1973
(box 8/3/2/10)      The Dalles Experimental Area:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1947-1949
               Western X disease of cherry & peach, 1947-1951 (see
                 also project #89-4)
          Umatilla Branch Experiment Station:
               Miscellaneous projects, 1909-1954
               Alfalfa (various titles), 1923-1950
               Beans, 1948-1954
               Carrots, 1948-1950
               Corn, 1947-1954
               Cover crop residues, 1949
               Dairy (various titles), 1931-1949
               Fertilizers & fertility (various titles), 1943-1954
               Fruits (various titles), 1935-1948
               Potatoes (various titles), 1932-1950
               Soy beans (various titles), 1948-1950
               Sunflowers, 1948-1951
               Turkeys (various titles), 1930-1952
               Lysimeter investigations (reports only), 1915-1917

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