George H. Arscott Papers 1950-1997

Arscott, G. H. (George Henry), 1923-

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Alumnus and Poultry Science Professor, George H. Arscott, was born in Hilo, Hawaii, in July, 1923. Arscott graduated from Oregon State College with a B.S. in Poultry Husbandry in 1949. After earning a Ph. D in Poultry Nutrition from the University of Maryland in 1953, Arscott returned to OSC that same year to fill the position of Assistant Professor of Poultry Husbandry. Rising through the academic ranks within the Department of Poultry Science, Arscott attained department head post in 1970. In ...

Oregon State University. Poultry Science Dept.

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Oregon State University. Extension Service

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On July 24, 1911, Oregon Agricultural College's Board of Regents organized the Oregon Extension Service in response to requests from citizens of Oregon for assistance (particularly in agriculture) from the college. R.D. Hetzel, professor of political science, was named as the first director of the Extension Service. The first county extension agents began in Marion and Wallowa Counties in September of 1912. Legislation permitting counties to appropriate money for extension work that would be mat...

Oregon State University. Agricultural Experiment Station.

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The Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station was established under the provisions of the federal Hatch Act of 1887. Agricultural experimentation began at Oregon Agricultural College in 1888. In 1901 the first branch station was established at Union, in northeast Oregon, to address issues pertaining to the agriculture in that part of the state. Branch stations were subsequently established throughout Oregon. From the description of Agricultural Experiment Station records, 1889-2002 (bul...