The county experimental hop yard recruited Oregon State College coeds for a quick job of hoeing. Left to right: Alice Root, Mary Lou George, Marie Hansen, Ruby Carlos, Shirley Young, Margaret Eefsen
Robert W. Every, OSC Extenison Entomology Specialist is shown operating sprayer on sheep for ticks on a south Benton County farm. The nozzles were held close to the fleece in order to get skin deep penetration with the DDT solution. The sheep are loosely confined in a holding pen to facilitate spary coverage.
Mrs. Elsie Hill, Route 3, Junction City, Oregon, spent the summer driving a tractor at the Benton County Flax Grower's Cooperative plant near Monroe, Oregon.
Dr. Fred Decker, and Fred Jensby conducting meteorology research atop Marys Peak with radar van. Mar. 1960. Dr. Fred Decker was a Professor of Physics from 1954-1960+.
Walter Schroeder, Coos County 4-H club agent, talks with Louise Johnson of Coquille, Oregon, who was president of her living organization during the 35th annual 4-H Summer School on the OSC campus. Walter G. Schroeder held several positions in the Extension Service including Extension Agent-at-Large, Lane County Extension Agent, and Coos County Agricultural Agent. In 1977, Schroeder became the Curry County staff chair.
The photo shows the intersection of Monroe Avenue and 2nd Street. The Julian Hotel and the Majestic Theater are on the left side of the photo. Photo was used in the 1925 Beaver, page 175.
Photo shows one of the boys trained at OSC under the farm labor live-in program. He is pictured at work on the J. W. Miller farm south of Corvallis, Oregon.
The Corvallis Carriage and Wagon Co. factory (later Coast Carriage and Wagon Factory) was located between 11th and 13th Streets next to the Oregon and Pacific railroad. The building was constructed in 1892, but by 1896 the factory had failed. The building was later used by the Corvallis Feed and Seed Company.
The Corvallis Carriage and Wagon Co. factory (later Coast Carriage and Wagon Factory) was located between 11th and 13th Streets next to the Oregon and Pacific railroad. The building was constructed in 1892, but by 1896 the factory had failed. The building was later used by the Corvallis Feed and Seed Company.