Oregon Countryman, 1908-1922

The Oregon Countryman was written, edited, and published by students in agriculture and home economics at Oregon Agricultural College from 1908 through 1929.  The initial issue of the magazine was published in June 1908.  Beginning in October 1908, the Oregon Countryman was published monthly during the academic year.  The final issue was published in October 1929.  More than 150 issues were published during this 21-year-period.  This archival collection consists of 11 unbound issues of the magazine published between June 1908 and February 1922.  These issues are available online.

The intent of the publication was to share information about research activities underway in agriculture and the domestic sciences and arts at the College; course work offered in those areas; student activities; and alumni news.  In the inaugural issue the editors write, “We expect to place this publication on the reading table of every farm home of the state.”  In addition to articles by faculty and students, the magazine included poetry, recipes, and advertisements from local Corvallis businesses and agricultural enterprises throughout Oregon.  The full range of agricultural topics are addressed in the magazine, including livestock, poultry, field crops, fruits and vegetables, irrigation, soil improvements, plant diseases and pests, and farm management..  Articles pertaining to foods and nutrition, clothing, household furnishings and rural life are also part of the magazine.

An index for the magazine was prepared in the 1970s or 1980s and is available online and in the History of Oregon State University book collection.

A complete run of the magazine is available in the History of Oregon State University book collection (S537 . O7 O7).