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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15
DAIRY NOTES.

The first month of a dairy calfs life
is full of trouble.
Do not be in a hurry to turn the
cows out on spring pasture.
The Hereford makes beef, the Jersey
butter, and the Holstein milk.
Calf scours are the greatest menace
the dairymen have to contend with.
The calf should be kept clean and
dry, or serious trouble may be the re.
suit.
Alfalfa or clover hay should be
given the calf as soon as 1t will eat
hay
Most cream Immediately after sep
aration is in condition to make good
butter.
No centralized creamery can profit
ably compete with a good cooperative
creamery.
Skim milk should be fed at regular
hours until the calf is six or eight
months old.
In churning, the first thing to see
to is that the cream is at the right
temperature.
We know that cows usually give the
largest amount OF milk when they are
in good pasture.
Dairymen must exercise care In
changing from dry winter feeding tc
succulent grasses.
The nearest to dual.purpose breed
is the high grade Short-horn crossed
with a Hereford bull
There is no doubt but high tenn.
perature will often affect the milk OF
cream. aud the cans ought to be pro
tected
There are many good dairy cows
among those in the Shorthorn breed
but It is to oe remembered that there
are poor cows in all breeds.
No man can cheaper the cost OF
producing milk to the lowest possible
notch unless he understands what his
individual cows are producing ever,
month OF the year
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15
The Most Beautiful Thing.

A newspaper recently invited its
readers to state in few words what
they considered the most beautiful
thing in the world. The first prize
was awarded TO the sender of the an
swer: THE eyes of my mother" The
dream Of that which we know to be
impossible" suggested an imaginative
person, and this brought him second
prize. But the most amusing thing
was that which read: The most beau
tiful thing in the world is to see a
man carrying his mother-in-law across
dangerous river without making any
attempt to drop her in"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15
PRINCIPLE OF SOIL MULCH
Loose, Dry Material Covering Wei
Land Retains Movement OF
Moisture 10 the Surface.

CBy PROFESSOR FREER, Colorado Ag
ricultural ColegeJ
A mulch is anything applied to the
surface Of the soil, primarily for the
purpose of preventing evaporation,
and occasionally to keep down weeds
and prevent winter killing of plants.
There are two general kinds OF
mulches: % Foreign material, such
as straw. leaves, sawdust, manure,
stubble and sand applied to the sur
face; (2) Those composed of natural
soil modified by tillage. One of this
kind is called dust mulch or dust
blanket" and is simply a layer OF soil
which has been loosened up and dried
out.
Mulches of fooreign material play a
very small part in general farming
but are extensively used in horticul'
ture in some localities.
The principle OF the mulch Is as fol-
lows: Loose, dry material covering
wet soil retards the movement OF
water to the surface, and keeps the
dry, circulating air from contact with
the moist soil, thereby greatly reduc'
ing the loss of water,
The finer the MUNICH the looser II
must be to give good results. Ordi'
nary soil mulches two to three inches
deep are usually most effective. When
a mulch becomes wet its effective
ness is gone until It dries out again.
Light rains and irrigations on a
mulched soil are worse than no appli.
walton of water, because they only
wet and destroy the mulch and al
low the water from below to escape,
without adding any to replace 1t. Ad
ditional expense is incurred by the
cultivation which must be immediate
ly started to restore the mulch.
quantity of water retained by cul
tivation is of far greater value even
where water is plentiful than the
same amount applied to the soil. One
of the great principles of dry farming
is to keep a good mulch on the soil
all the time to prevent loss Of water by
evaporation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15
FOOD IN SERMONS
Feed the Dominic Right and the Ser
mons Are Brilliant.

A conscientious, hard-working and
successful clergyman writes: II am
glad to bear testimony to the pleasure
and increased measure of efficiency
and health that have come to me from
adopting Grape.Nuts food as one of
my articles of diet.
For several years | was much dis
tressed during the early part OF each
day by indigestion. My breakfast
seemed to turn sour and failed to d.
gest. After dinner the headache and
other symptoms following the break
fast would wear away, only to return,
however, next morning.
Having heard of Grape Nuts food. I
hnally concluded to give 1t a trial.
made my breakfasts OF Grape.Nuts
with cream, toast and Postum. The re-
suit was surprising in improved health
and total absence Of the distress that
mad, for so long a time, followed the
morning meal.
My digestion became once moro
satisfactory, the headaches ceased, and
the old feeling OF energy returned.-
SihNS lhaN lllue 1 nave always mad
GrapeNuts food on my breakfast
table.
Il was delighted to find also. that
whereas before | began to use Grape
Nuts food | was quite nervous and be-
came easily wearied in the work OF
preparing sermons and in study. a
marked Improvement in this respect
resulted from the change in my diet.
u am convinced that Grape, Nuts
food produced this result and helped
me to a sturdy condition OF mental
and physical strength.
Il have known of several persons
who were formerly troubled as | was.
and who have been helped as have
been. by the use of Grape-Nuts food.
on my recommendation. Name given
by Postum Company, Battle Creek,
Mich
There's a reason"
Read the little book, "The Road to
Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter, A new
one appears from time 20 time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
tAterest-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15
LICE INFECTED
FARM ANIMALS
Insects More Troublesome During
Spring When Live Stock
Kept Inside Until Warm
Weather Arrives.
By r. G. wEATHERsToNE)


Lice seem to be more troublesome
during the spring when the farm ami
mails are kept inside until warm
weather comes than at any other time
during the year and as soon as an
animal is discovered to be lousy, the
lice should be destroyed at once. We
have found strong decoction of to-
bacco an excellent wash for the pur-
pose OF destroying lice, but during
recent years we have been using a
mixture of crude oil and crude car
bolic acid mixed 80 parts crude oil to
one part crude carbolic acid, and find
that this does the work in very
thorough and effective manner On
the cattle we apply II with hand
sprayer, but for the hogs we prefer
to use a brush or to saturate a few
gunny sacks or old blankets and wind
them around a post in the hog yards
and allow the hogs to make their own
toilets by rubbing against these posts.
They will soon learn how to apply
the mixture where II is most needed
and will keep themselves free from
these pests II their beds and houses
are kept clean and disinfected
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15
Lamb Is HELPLESS.

Considerable attention should be
given to ewes and young lambs A
newborn lamb is just about the most
helpless thing on the farm and fire.
quently needs little help to get
started in life, but when fairly under
way no young stock viii give the own
er more satisfaction; and It will pay
to have patience and do all one can
to assist them at first.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

To improve tbs flock, select the
best specimens bred from the like
specimens, mate them with a full
knowledge of their breeding tenden.
cies. House them in a proper man.
ner, feed them upon the best food for
proper development Of all their func.
tions, and see to 1t that in every re.
spect there is supplied each thing
needed to produce variation in the di
rection which we are seeking.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15
THE TRUTH ABOUT BLUING.
Talk No. 2.

Avoid liquid bluing. Don't buy
water for bluing. All the water
contained is so much adulteration.
Glass bottles make an expensive pack
age; add nothing to value to con-
sumer
Always ask for RED CROSS BALL
BLUE. the blue that's all blue. Makes
the laundress smile out loud. Large
package cents AT ALL GOOD
GROCERS.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

A New York Judge has severely
criticised Cornelius Vanderbilt be
cause he crossed his legs in the court
room. Mr.. Vanderbilt should respect
fully content himself with the twid
ding of his thumbs or the twisting OF
his mustache.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

Emperor William is to have forty au-
tomobiles during the ensuing season,
but even as King OF Prussia and EN-.
peror OF Germany he will be unable
TO ride in more than one of his auto
mobiles at a time
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

II develops that the Gotham police
call the record of complaints from
citizens, the squeal book. Which is
facetious but hardly reassuring to the
citizens.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

A New York woman has undertaken
a crusade against the long hatpin. The
pin is a real danger, and while WON.
en- may resent the regulation OF any
part of their attire by law, their own
good sense should convince them OF
the propriety Of making this article
less OF a menace to the public.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

A practical Joker applied n lighted
match to load OF hay in East Lynn,
Mass. and achieved the gigantic
stroke OF humor Of burning up four
buildings He made a bigger hit than
most of his jocose tribe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

Statistics show that 1.57s persons
n minute are carried on the Chicago
traction lines. They are not all on
one car. though sometimes It seems as
II they were
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

One OF New England's many preach.
ers makes the announcement that
American women have ceased to blush.
Poufl Why should any woman ever
blush at what good preacher says
20 her?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

Ten cents n day is enough for
food" opines Prof. Henderson OF Har-
ward. but we doubt whether the pro
fessor is one OF those who practice
what they preach.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

A university professor OF Chicago
says that detective stories are good
cures for seasickness. This leaves
something of hiatus in uses for the
higher literature.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

Gotham telephone authorities assert
that there is little profanity now or
rude language used over the tele,
phone. Possibly and paradoXically,
the profanity and rude language are
when the wire is busy,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

You cannot step twice into the same
stream, for as you are stepping in,
other and yet other, waters flow on
-Heraclitus.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

Bugs are reported to have damaged
this years peach crop to the extent OF
IS 900, 900. We sometimes wonder
whether the country would be able tc
stagger along under the burden OF its
peach crop II the pea hes were to es
cape being damaged by frosts and
bugs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

Sincerity transforms all things. The
greatest fault, II 1t is avoided in
loyal kiss, becomes a verify more
beautiful than innocence.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

The Oklahoma woman who has thlr.
teen sons. all under years OF age.
probably also has her hands full most
OF the time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

What an awful thing It would be II
the son in whom your hopes are cen.
tered were to grow up TO be college
professor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

A Los Angeles man drank carbolio
acid. cut his throat and Jumped from
a skyscrapsr. II thing is worth do
ing It's worth doing well.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

A protest is being made in England
against the tone OF British novels.
This ought to be Just the boost to bus.
mess that the publishers have been
looking for.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

A dealer has been 1ned $500 for sell.
ing loaded dice. Loaded dice are use
less. anyway. as the industrious man
can lose enough with the straight
kind.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

New York has a four-year-old boy
with suicidal mania. Possibly he has
read the theory that the good die
young
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

An Illinois youth has been barred
from enlistment In the navy because
he has large ears. Is beauty one OF
the requirements In our navy?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15
Good for Scours.

A half cupful Of wheat -four and a
raw egg In the milk. II given to a
calf with scours, is said to be very
beneficial.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

II cost 1.125 lives TO dig Pennsyl.
vania coal last year. The inventors
who are going TO get us our heat d.
rect from the sun should hurry up.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

A fashionable young Boston woman
has learned 10 saw wood, but she has
not learned TO say nothing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

sculptor named Butensky is com.
Ing TO the front. You can't keep
man with that name in the rear.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

After all, what woman would want
10 wear a harem Ekirt II II did not
attract a crowd?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

Better keep the straw hat in hiding
for few days yet
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

AZ all events anyone who lives n
year in Reno in order to get divorce
is entitled to some recompense
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

cessfully as they are in the countries
in which their breeds originated, and
1t remains for the man of wealth with
country home and farm to show
Americans how easily this can be
done, and so make It as pleasant and
profitable as It is in Great Britain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

II has been decided that the ugllest
phrase in the English language is
"Please remit"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

sauerkraut is said to contain tho
longevity germ. But who wants
To-?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

A baseball bat IN the hands OF tho
small boy strikes blow for health
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15
Do Ynn Use Eve snIyef

Apply only from Aseptie Tubes to
Prevent Infection. Murine Eye Salve In
Tubes-New Size Csc Murine Eye Liq-
uid 25c-50c. Eye Books in each Pkg.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-06-15

Asparagus is as easily grown as
grass when the plants are estab
lished
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-03-18

and II It Is SO deep that another bird
by sitting on its back can push It un-
der and drown It, the bird will not
battle in that water. Make your pans
not over four inches deep. Twice a
week In summer is often enough to
battle birds, and once week in win.
ter.
A good rain is equivalent to bath,
as the birds will sit on the running
board and hold UP their wings to
catch the drops. II the weather
should turn cold soon after bathing,
they should be driven into the house
and the windows should be closed.
Use a two-gallon drinking-fount for
30 birds. The cut shows exactly how
this fount should be placed in the loft.
The fount must be kept perfectly
clean always.
Feeding troughs should be feet
long, 4 inches wide, IN inches deep,
placed in the center of the loft. so the
feed can be thrown into the trough
from the alleyway. Keep 1t always
clean and dry.
Keep plenty of grit, oyster shell and
charcoal. together with sack of
baked salt. before the birds all the
time.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-03-18
CHARCOAL FED
YOUNG DUCKS
Experiments An Ireland Indicate
That Burnt Wood An Some
Form 10 Important An
FattenAno Poultry. ~

In Q recent issue Of the Journal Of
Agriculture for Ireland was given an
account of experiments conducted for
the purpose Of deciding the exact
value of charcoal as q means OF keep
ing birds that are closely confined in
good health during the period Of fat
tening. Eighteen large. healthy Ayles-
bury ducklings were selected from q
large flock. and divided into three
pens, each pen containing 8 duck.
lings. The ducklings were fed upon
foods which previou@nexperiment had
shown 10 be profitaDls and econom-
zeal, namely. boiled potatoes, barley
meal, ground oats. skim milk and tai
low greaves. The method Of prepar-
ing the food was to boil, strain and
pound up the potatoes. which before
boiling would constitute about one
third by weight Of the mash. Barley
meal and ground oats were them In
equal parts mixed with the potatoes.
Skim milk was added to form q rather
vet mash. This was fed to the duck
iings from the end of the NTH to the
beginning Of the ninth week. During
the last two weeks Of fattening, ami
NAL food in the form Of rough fat or
tallow cracklings was added to the
mash, the allowance being about two
ounces per day to each duck. Grit and
water for drinking were literally sup
piisd. Apart from the charcoal. he
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-03-18
DUAL PURPOSE LOG STABLE

An excellent plan for constructing a
log stable, about 40 by 20 feet. with
soncrete floor. to accommodate horses
On one side snd COWS on the other. is
given below:
Make a foundation for stable a few
inches above floor line. To build wall
10 inches wide and feet 6 inches
deep will take ten yards gravel, or II
you use stone filler. eight yards gravel
and two yards stone. II you use filters.
ave barrels cement; II all gravel. six
barrels cement, mixed eight to one.
First three inches of floor will take
eight yards gravel, five barrels cement,
eight to one; second coat, one inch
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-03-18
By F. A SOFTER

Pigeons do not need a fancy house;
IN old barn or building Of any de-
scription can be lifted up to serve
their needs. II the building IL to
house rs pairs Of homers. It should
b seven feet wide by ten feet long,
and II more than one house II to be
built under the same roof. leave an
alley way from three to four feet wide
separating It from the pen by wire
netting.
The front Of the building should be
eight feet high. with six light win
dows.
Directly above the windows two
holes seven by eight inches should be
placed. through which the pigeons
can come and 60. They should be
provided with a slide to be closed
when the weather 10 very cold. These
can be opened and closed from the
alley-way by pieces Of rope and pull
leys.
The ny pen should be as high and
wide as the front of the pen proper
and about IS feet long. It should be
enclosed with wire netting small
enough to keep sparrows out.
Six feet from the ground six.inch
wide board should be placed from
front Of house to end of run on either
side as an alighting board.
The bathing-pan should be placed
In the ny. and there should be door
In the front of the 1y through which
. person can pass In and out. These
doors are simply a frame covered
with wire.
In the pens, nest-boxes in tiers are
built on either side, preferably on the
east and west walls. These boxes are
1 feet high. 10 feet long, arranged In
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-03-18

food received by all the ducklings was
the same.
Tables were given as to the results
OF the trials. which seem to indicate
that charcoal in one form or another
Is important In the profitable fatten-
ing Of ducks. It appeared to keep the
ducklings healthy. and enabled fatten-
Ing to be continued with profit for q
much longer period than when char.
coal was not allowed. Experiments
with geese were conducted on similar
lines, and gave almost Identical re-
suits. The foods fed to the geese
were the same as those fed to the
ducks, except that they got stepped
oats instead Of mash for the evening
meal. mash being fed IN the morning.
The charcoal fed to both ducks and
geese was burnt wood. broken fine.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-03-18
Lettuce on Benches.

Good lettuce can be grown upon
benches, but those who make a spe-
cialty Of It plant out In thoroughly
prepared soil at the usual ground level
Of the house. In the latter case more
Of the space can be given the crop, as
the walks are reduced to 10 or 12-inch
boards laid on the beds. The best soil
for lettuce is good. rotted sod, lib
orally enriched with well-rotted ma
nure. Avoid fresh manure for this
crop. Give water moderately when
FIRST planted. Increasing the supply as
the plants develop IN size.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-03-18
PROFITABLE PIGEON RAISING
REQUIRES INEXPENSIVE PENS
Buildings convsnient but Need
Not be EIaborats-It Ia Of Vital Importance That
.DrinAinS Founts be Clean

and charcoal. and thoroughly white
washed inside. It II ready to have the
birds placed IN It.
On a well conducted pigeon plant
the routine should be as follows:
In summer at I'VE o'clock In the
morning. all birds are watered; 1880.
fed; 1880. watered; Z. fed. In win
ter, $3.50 In the morning. watered; ..
fed; 1880. watered; 8, fed. At nve
in the afternoon all the founts are
emptied of their water to prevent
freezing.
It is Of vital importance that the
drinking-founts should be kept per.
fectly clean by frequent washing and
securing. They should be washed with
water containing Y cupful OF crude
carbolic acid to . bucketful OF water.
A pigeon will not battle In deep
water. Il always measures the depth
of the water with its head and bill.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-03-18
HEAD SOLID MASS OF HUMoR

Il think the Cuticura Remedies are
the best remedies for eczema have
ever heard Of. My mother had child
who had q rash on its head when it
was real young. Doctor called II baby
rash. He gave US medicine, but Il
did no good. In Q few days the head
was solid mass: q running sore. Il
was awful. the child cried continually.
We had to hold him and watch him
to keep him from scratching the
sore. His suffering was dreadful. At
last We remembered Cuticura Rene
dies. We got dollar bottle Of Cuti-
cura Resolvcnt, q box of Cuticura
Ointment, and q bar Of Cuticura Soap.
We gave the Resolvent as directed,
washed the head with the Cuticura
Soap. and applied the Cuticura ONT
ment We had not used half before
the chfld's head was clear and free
from eczema. and Il has never come
back again. His head was healthy
and he had = beautiful head of hair.
I think the Cuticura Ointment very
good for the hair. Il makes the hair
grow and prevents falling hair"
(Signed) Mrs. Francis Lund, Plain
City. Utah. Sept 10. 1910. Send to the
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Boston,
Mass, for free Cuticura Book on the
treatment Of skin and scalp troubles.