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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
PROTECTING Bermuda Grass.

When closely grazed or moved very
closely with lawn mower, Bermuda
grass may winter-kill to some extent
If the winter is severe. 1t Is a good
plan to allow the grass to grow UP
just before frost so that it will furnish
its own protection. II this cannot be
done, a light coating of well-rotted
manure or straw will furnish the
needed protection and at the same
time be Of benefit because of the fer.
tility supplied. Bermuda grass has
made an excellent growth at the Ok.
lahoma experiment station during the
past season. One plat on white al.
kali land too poor for farming to
general crops yielded 1856 pounds
of cured Bermuda hay per acre and
furnished considerable pasture sub
sequently. Further observation of this
grass under Oklahoma conditions con.
firms the previous statement that II
is satisfactory pasture grass for
southern and eastern Oklahoma. 1t
does not appear to give satisfactory
results over the northwestern fourth
of Oklahoma.-Oklahoma Station.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
Temperature Of Stables,

mere is constant dispute as to
tne temperature of stables in winter.
The English investigators have de.
ciared that from IS to go degrees is
the best for cows, even IL the tempera.
ture has to be reached by the use of
stoves. But when we attempt to fix
a degree of heat to which the cows
should be subjected, we are at once
brought face to face with innumerable
varying and conflicting conditions.
The cows should be made comfortable
and kept SO, but much denends on the
breed of cows. II all the cows used
Tor milk production were Holsteins.
Jerseys, Guernseys and Ayrshires. il
would be much easier to solve the
question OF temperature than at the
present time, when most OF the cows
on farms have in them some blood
or the beef breeds. One characteris-
TIC or the beef breeds is that the ari-
mails infiltrate their fat through their
muscles or place it under the hide.
where IL acts as non-conductor of
neat. This protects the animals from
the cold, and, as a result OF this, a
TAT steer may often be seen living
down In snow bank and contentedly
chewing his cud, while a pure bred
dairy COW is to be seen standing with
her nose at the barn door shivering.
II is evident that the temperature is
a question that each COW owner must
settle himself.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
Feeding Area OF Roots.

The roots OF most plants do their
principal amount Of feeding near the
surface OF the ground. though the
same plants may send down roots to
depth OF four or more feet. The deep
going roots are not, however, very
large feeders. 1t used to be thought
that their entire work was to draw
up water, but this idea is evidently
not founded on any good reasons. The
plant needs water principally for the
conveying of food and II is not prob.
able that 1t seeks water for itself ex-
cept in times of drouth. That the
bulk Of the roots should be near the
top Of the ground is natural, as
the air gets to the roots more readily
there, and consequently the amount
OF available plant food is there greater
than further down. But there Is
some food and some air further down
and these supply the cause for the
penetration of the roots to greater
depths. In the case of crimson
clover most Of the roots are found In
the first eight inches of soil. In
the next four inches only about eight
per cent of the total weight of the
roots is found, though some OF the
roots penetrate many feet into the
soil. There is therefore little in The
argument that the roots of plants are
constantly bringing up the fertility
from great depths.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
Winter Feed of the Colt

The growing colt can take a great
deal of feed in the winter If he has
exercise. There is no danger of get.
ting him too fat under a proper sys-
tenn of feeding. The owner desires that
the colt increase the amount of bone
and muscle as fast as he can. To do
this he must eat much more than the
horse that has obtained his growth. 1t
is frequently remarked, THAT colt
eats more than a full-grown horse"
That is natural, and IS it should be.
The chief grain feed should be oats,
and at times some bran and oilmeal
may be mixed in. One of the best
rough feeds for the colt is clover hay.
This in the past has not been regard.
ed of much value for this purpose, but
we are now finding out that it is one
of the best possible rations.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
Model Diaries.

Those are model dairies where milk
is produced and handled that is as
clean and wholesome as milk can be
made; the cows are in good condi-
tion, free from disease in any stage,
and frequently examined by skilled
veterinarian, who removes from the
herd any suspected animals; none
but wholesome feeds are used; the
stable is abundantly lighted and well
ventilated, often thoroughly cleaned
and kept In a correct sanitary condi-
tion; the cows are kept clean and
comfortable; the attendants are
healthy and cleanly; all utensils are
sterilized daily; great care is taken
to protect the milk from contamina-
tion; the milk is promptly cooled, and
IL should contain less than one one
thousandth part as many bacteria as
are found in much of the milk regular.
ly sold in cities and towns.
A model dairy does not require
large outlay of capital. but 1t requires
a keen intelligence and unremitting
care in its management. Some In.
crease In running expense is peces.
sary, as would be expected. Such
dairies are few, but their number is
slowly increasing. One of the chief
reasons why they do not increase
more rapidly is that the public does
not appreciate the advantages OF their
product and seems unwilling to pay a
slightly advanced price for it. II the
question we're generally understood
there would be such a demand for
high-grade milk at fair prices that
model dairies would quickly come to
be the rule instead of the exception.
When consumers are willing to pay
enough to encourage dairymen to ex.
ercise close supervision over their
cows and to take all Of the precau.
ton necessary TO insure milk of high
quality and purity, from both chem.
ical and archaeological standpoints,
and will insist on having such milk,
then that kind will be amply supplied.
II is the duty OF dairymen themselves
to help bring about this condition.
MIX is cheaper than most other foods
(even when II is sold at an advanced
price made necessary by extra care I'm
its production). and for this reason.
as well as others. 1t is well suited TO
form large part Of the dietary.-U.
s. Dept. OF Agri.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
A Definite Policy Of Improvement.

owners Of stock should have a def
mite policy of Improvement. The cost
OF Improvement is so slight, especially
In the line OF cattle, that it Is a won
der that any community should be
sansned to go ahead in the old way.
The prices for pure bred bulls are alb.
surdly low, and hundreds of the best
OF breeding have sold at not much
above the $3.50 mark. When a good
pure-bred bull can be purchased at
such figures, is there aay reason why
the scrub bull should be kept in ex-
istence at all?
Each community that has O. definite
plan OF Improvement can take advan-
tage OF such opportunities. The rails.
ing OF $3.50 in a community is of no
consequence when the raising con.
Germs an Investment that is to return
to the makers a golden harvest. ANY
definite plan of improvement must be
based on the securing of pure-bred
sires and the continuing to use pure
bred sires. That policy should not
stop short OF driving every scrub bull
out of the neighborhood If 1t is posi-
BILE to do so.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
Legal Welahts of Seeds.

Chaos exists in the matter of the
weights of the various grains. There
should evidently be national law
that would establish uniformity.
Wheat is uniform at GO pounds to
the bushel.
Shelled corn is Sc pounds in most
states, but is 81 in Arigona and 81
In California. Corn in the ear is 70
pounds to the bushel. except in Ohio,
where 1t is 6S pounds, and Mississippi.
where 1t is 72 pounds. Corn in the
ear and unshucked is rs pounds in
Alabama, "A pounds in Arkansas and
Tennessee. and 70 pounds in Texas.
Oats are 32 pounds to the bushel
with the following exceptions: Idaho
SO, Maryland 26, New Jersey 80, vir-
ginia 30.
Barley runs As pounds to the bushel
IN most states. The legal weight is
~ pounds in Alabama, Georgia, Ken
lucky and Pennsylvania. Arizona re-
quires only As pounds and California
80.
Rye weighs 81 pounds In California,
out In other states II is 56 pounds
Buckwheat varies greatly. In Cali
fornia the legal weight is only 40
pounds. but the San Francisco Board
OF Trade requires so pounds. In the
following states AZ pounds is the legal
weight: Idaho. North Dakota, Okla
homa, Oregon, South Dakota. Texas
and Washington. The law requires
~ pounds In the following states:
connecticut. Maine. Massachusetts,.
Michigan. Mississippi. New York.
pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont
Fifty pounds to the bushel is required
In Indiana, Kansas. Minnesota. New
Jersey, North Carolina. Ohio, Ten
nessee and Wisconsin. The legal
weight is So pounds in Arkansas, Col
orado. Georgia. Illinois. Iowa, Mis-
souri,. Montana. Nebraska, Virginia
and West Virginia.
The legal weight for beans is
mostly 60 pounds. but In Arizona
beans, other than small white
ones. have legal weight of SIS
pounds to the bushel The required
weight is 81 in the following states:
Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont.
Peas weigh legally so pounds in all
the states that have established legal
weights for them.
Clover is 60 pounds to the bushel.
except in New Jersey. where 1t is Ga
pounds.
Timothy weighs 60 pounds to the
bushel in Arkansas. ~ in North Da-
kota, Oklahoma. South Dakota and
IS In the other states.
For the following grasses few
states have established legal weights.
but generally the weights are: Herds
grass IS. Hungarian As and so. miliet
80 as in Minnesota). japanese barn
vard msllet 35. bluegress IA, redtop
IA 12 In virginia). orchard grags "a
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
The GROWING of Plums.

Some discouraged horticulturlst in
Missouri asks whether il is better to
attempt to grow our own plums or to
pay the people Of California to grow
them for us. We to pay the freight
We believe that every orchardist east
OF the Rockies will prefer to grow his
own plums IL for no ether reason than
that he may have them of high quail.
ity and full of flavor. We can never
get highly favored fruit il il is grown
thousands of miles from the place
where IL is to be consumed. In al
most all such cases IL is necessary to
pick and pack the fruit while II is yet
hard and before IL has matured
enough TO have flavor. This accounts
for the California fruit on the eastern
market that is such a disappointment
TO the buyers, being almost without
flavor.
Inc growing Of plums is not difi
cult matter. AS 1t is to-day there is
almost no locality that will not pro.
duce some one variety of plums to
perfection. II has taken us long
time TO find this out. Farmers put in
orchards OF the Domesticas european
piums) and succeeded with them in
some parts of the country. But In
other sections they did not succeed.
and 1t was at once concluded that the
attempt to grow pums was folly and
an expense that could give no re.
turns. But since that time a good
many varieties have been introduced
from Japan and other countries, and
In this country the Wild Goose and
Americanas have been brought to a
condition OF size and quality that en-.
tireiy change the prospects.
The very regions that cannot grow
the Domesticas and the Japanese
plums grow the Americanas in great
abundance. OF these there are now
more than 100 varieties. Some of
them, like the Bayard, are of most
excellent plum favor and Of good
size. New varieties are being
brought out every year, and 1t is safe
to predict that in ten years more we
will have plums of the Americana
family as large and meaty as the old
Lombard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
DINNER WITH THE DUKE.
Boy Of Ten Spent Pleasant Time With
Great Soldier.

Never was the Iron Duke more gra-
cious than on that day which the boy
Kendall. son OF his grace's valet. spent
with him, greatly to the lads surprise.
I'VE dine at o'clock, sir" the
youth had answered.
And very good hour" Wellington
had replied. Il did SO when | was at
school. Well, have ordered an early
dinner"
So his grace and the boy of 10 sat
down alone, much to the alarm of the
valet, who thought the end of all
things was near.
After grace the duke told the lad
that he had ordered several things to
be brought, and would help him to
each. For" he added, Il know little
boys like TO taste all they see"
During the meal the duke talked
constantly and always kindly. Dinner
ended. his grace shook hands with
Kendall and bade him goodbye.
BE good boy and do your duty.
Now you may go to your father"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
Collection Of Forks.

A London jeweler has made a col
lection of ancient forks used in Eng
land which show some little known
facts about the table manners of a
few centuries ago. The forks, which
are Of solid silver. date from the six
teenth century. In many cases the
designs in all this time have scarcely
varied in any detail and the forks
look like those which might be bought
today. The old forks were great
luxury in their time and were only
used by the aristocracy.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
BREEDING the Elllx.

We would like to have an express
sion OF the opinions of our readers as
to the best age to breed the filly.
There are Two opposite tendencies OBJ.
servable. One is to breed too young
and the other is to breed too old.
What is the best age? Some of our
best breeders breed the hlly at three
years OF age with the expectation of
having her drop a colt at four years
of age. Little fault can be found with
this arrangement. II has the virtue
of not bringing into the world colts
from very immature parents. Whether
1t would improve the quality of the
produce to allow the mother to be still
more mature is a hard question to
settle.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
Hoof Of the Horse.

Horsemen differ greatly as to the
treatment that should be given the
moor OF the horse. In some sections
OF the country the popular prejudice
is IN favor of allowing the hoof to
grow out to a good length and size.
Inc ldea Is to give the impression that
the morse has excellent feet, as mo
loot' no horse," is common saying.
put one man asks IL big growth Of
horn means necessarily a good foot.
Inc loot is not merely the horn. 1t
consists also of bones, muscles and
sinews. These must all be good to
make a good foot. Among veter-
lnarians IL is considered that a good
loot Is one that has all of the things
mentioned In first-class quality, but
the norm is trimmed down to what
'ne hoof needs. The work horse
snouid have his hoofs trimmed down
10 the point where every part Of it
Is OF value in the support of the ami
mai' There is difference between
the horse that is working every day
ana the horse of the dealer that is be-
ing put into shape for selling at the
pest price. The willy dealer has dis
covered that If the toes of the horse
are permitted to grow long the horse
VIII nave more action when he is be-
ing shown OF. The action will, Of
course, be artificial and a fraud, but
the dealer does not care for that, II
ne can get few more dollars out OF
,ne animal on account of it. Buyers of
norses should be on the lookout for
tnis' Long toes and good action go
together to some extent because when
the toes are long the horse has to ex.
ert more muscular power to get his
feet of the ground.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
Butter from Pantry MIX.

Milk kept in the pantry will always
accumulate all the odors that are OBJ
tainable. II cream taken from this
milk is to be made into butter, the
butter should not be sold to a partic-
ular customer or sent onto the general
market. Tie farmers family may not
care II their butter does taste OF pie
and doughnuts. but some OF the buy
ers are very exacting as to the flavor
that must be in the butter.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
Uniform Fruit.

The orchardist that has fruit to
dispose of will find II to his advan.
tage to have the fruit that he is sell
ing uniform. Uniformity has a value
in the eyes OF the buyer. That gen.
tleman is looking for a package OF
fruit, whether in barrel or box. that is
one thing all the way through 1t is,
therefore, a mistake to mix large and
small apples. The man that has a
good deal of money and wants to buy
apples for his family will buy the
large apples, and he does not want a
lot of small ones mixed In with them
The man that is keeping boarding
house or hotel or the man that has
little money and a large family will
buy the smaller apples and he does
not want the big ones mixed in. Many
widow buys the small apples, as
they go further among the children.
She, like the hotel keeper, reasons
that IAN apple is an apple"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

unable to walk at all, and every make
shift tried and all the medicine took
had not the slightest effect. My back
continued to grow weaker until be-
gan taking Doan's Kidney Pills. and
must say was more than surprised
and gratified to notice the back ache
disappearing gradually until 1t finally
stopped"
Doan's Kidney Pills sold by all
dealers or mailed on receipt OF price.
80 cents per box. Foster Milburn Co,
Buffalo, N. Y.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
AN INVITING PROSPECT.

VIII Canada in the next quarter OF
a century take the place of the United
States as the great wheat exporting
section of the western hemisphere?
Everything points that way. In the
opinion OF experts the United States
has reached high water mark as a
wheat exporting country. The In
creasing population over there has
reached the point when home con-
sumption is becoming annually great
er in proportion than the increase In
wheat production. AS a matter q.
fact wheat produC ton is decreasing
over there as the land becomes more
valuable and by reason of the demand
for other forms Of produce for home
consumption. Il Is said that the
wheat crop this year is not more than
70 per cent. OF the crop OF 1901 and
much below the crops of 1902 and
1903. 1t is estimated that this yeai
the United States surplus for export
will not be over 1Oo.000.0O0, which is
less than any year since 1873 with
two exceptions. Not only is this the
case, but a considerable quantity Of
the best Canadian wheat is being i'm
ported into Minnesota and also Chi
cago.
All this tends to keep the price OF
wheat near the dollar mark. and dol
lar wheat" Is the loadstone that will
attract farmers to the Canadian
Northwest. where land is cheap and
can be farmed on a wholesale basis,
particulars OF which may be had from
any Canadian Government Agent.
The reduction OF American exports
will have the double influence OF in
creasing Canadian production ana
Keeping up the price. II constitutes
roseate prospect for this country.
and needs no exercise OF optimistic
enthusiasm to foresee the near expan-
sion of the Dominion into the actual
position OF the 'granary OF the EN-
pire."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
IMMENSE TOBACCO PURCHASE.
Forty-Eisht Thousand Dollars Paid
for q Fancy Lot of Tobacco.

The biggest purchase OF high grade
tobacco ever made in the West by
cigar manufacturer was made last
Wednesday by Frank p. Lewis. Peo-
ria, ILL.,, for his celebrated Single lind
or cigar A written guarantee was
given that the entire amount was to
be fancy selected tobacco. This. no
doubt, makes the Lewis factory the
largest holder in the United States
of tobacco Of so high a grading
Herald Trdnscript, Peoria.
A man bets on reason and loses, a
woman doesn't bet on instinct but
she wins with it,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

says N st
we're cold set.
tied in my
kidneys and
developed so
quickly that
| was obliged
to lay OF
work on ac-
count of the
aching in my
back a n d
sides. For a
time | was
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

Sometimes the farmer cannot get
the kind of trees for his orchard he
desires. yet may have one or two
trees of the kind he wants. In that
case let him buy some other variety
and the next spring graft in the wood
from the varieties desired.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
srArn or onro, clrr oy rolnpo, :,

STATn OF OHIo, CITY or ToLEDo,i a.
LUCAS CouNTY.
FRANK J. CnHssY makes oatn that he IS seaior
partner OF the nrm OF y. J. CHENEY Co., doing
business In the city of Toledo. County and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum OF
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
of CATARRu that cannot be cured by the use OF
HALLS CATAEBn CuRr. -
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my pres.
ence, this 9Th day OF December, A. d. 1856,
sraL Nor,nr prprrc.
'-~-'
Hairs Catsrrh Cure Is taken Internally and acts
directly on the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. Send Tor testimonials free.
p. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o
Sold by all Druggists. 1ho,
Take Halls Family Ptils for constipation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19
Nor. ElaxIbla ma L.stIna.

won't shake out or blow out; by using
Defiance Starch you obtain better re-
suits than possible with any other
brand and one-third more for same
money.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

Superior quality and extra quantity
must win. This Is why Defiance Starch
Is taking the place OF all others.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

In Omaha drivers OF milk wagons
and employees about the places wnere
milk is sold or handled have to have
licenses from the Board OF Health Of
Omaha.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

II is impossible to patch up repu-
tation so the patches won't show.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

A woman's idea of being stingy Is
TO know a secret and not tell II.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money N 10 fails 20 cure. II. W.
Groves signature 10 on each boz. 5c.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

II there is one thing in the world
that has no difficulty in. making itself
solid 1t is ice.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

The world will forgive man al
most anything except failure.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

The man who's always late to his
breakfast Is early to his troubles.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

Trying to keep up appearances
pulls some men down.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

Enough is as good as a feast, but
few of us know when we have
enough.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1905-01-19

The Manayunk Philosopher rises
to remark that spoiled children are
usually very fresh.