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1. President MacVicar and others
President MacVicar and others
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Wilson Foote, Joe Cox, President Robert MacVicar and Stafford Hansell visit during President MacVicar's tour of the Squaw Butte Experiment Station. Robert W. MacVicar was president of Oregon State University from 1970-1986. MacVicar was also a professor of chemistry and tripled the size of the university's budget. During his years as president, the size of the campus increased with 23 additional buildings.
2. 200 pound sulfur fertilization test
200 pound sulfur fertilization test
Description
Plot in foreground not fertilized. Plot in background fertilized with flowers of sulfur at the rate of 200 pounds to the acre. Antelope Clay Adobe soil.
3. 100 pound sulfur and phosphate test
100 pound sulfur and phosphate test
Description
Plot on left fertilized with superphosphate supplying sulfur at the rate of 100 pounds to the acre. Plot on the right received monocalcic phosphate supplying phosphorus at the same rate as on the superphosphate plot, but no sulfur. Note the dark color and heavy yield of the superphosphate plot, and the poor yield and very light color on the monocalcic plot. Antelope Clay Adobe soil.
4. 200 pound sulfur fertilization test
200 pound sulfur fertilization test
5. 100 pound Sulfur and potash fertilization test
100 pound Sulfur and potash fertilization test
Description
Plot on left fertilized with muriate of potash and plot on right with sulfate of potash. The same amount of potash was supplied to the two plots. The muriate of potash contained no sulfur, while the sulfate of potash supplied sulfur at the rate of 100 pounds to the acre. Note the poor yield and light color on the muriate-of-potash plot and the heavy yield and dark color on the sulfate-of-potash plot.
6. 100 pound sulfur and nitrogen fertilization test
100 pound sulfur and nitrogen fertilization test
Description
Plot on left fertilized with nitrate of soda and plot on right with sulfate of ammonia. The two plots received exactly the same amount of nitrogen. The sulfate of ammonia also supplied sulfur at the rate of 100 pounds to the acre. Note the remarkable influence of the sulfur in the sulfate of ammonia. Antelope Adobe soil.
7. Home of Experiment Station superintendent, Squaw Butte, Oregon
Home of Experiment Station superintendent, Squaw Butte, Oregon
8. Man inspecting Moro wheat field
Man inspecting Moro wheat field
9. Experiment station superintendent's house garden
Experiment station superintendent's house garden
10. Corn field with Cauthorn Hall and Waldo Hall in background
Corn field with Cauthorn Hall and Waldo Hall in background
Description
Corn field with Cauthorn Hall in background left, and Waldo Hall in background right.
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