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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

the other ,oiors have been introduced,
some from Italy Itself. but the me-
joriiy cf Instances By cross breeding
from these two colors.
The whites deserve the foremost
place IS being decidedly the best OF
all the leghorns. They are pure white
in plunzge. with bright red combs.
vsttlss and face. a white ezr-lobe, or
deaf ear. and yellow legs and feet.
They are most prolific layers. giving
neoiunsized. wbite-shelled eggs, and
are very hardy indeed. Their great
activity Of body. and excellent forag-
ing qualities enable them 10 Withstand
cold. and We have abundant testimony
from all parts Of the country that they
are amongst the hardest OF our non.
sitting breeds. thriving equally well
on high and loS-lying lands. As table
fowls they do not take a high place.
the flesh being sparse. and yellowish
Ia color. For crossing purposes they
are equally valuable. and are recon-
mended as being the best egg produc-
ers. taking size Of egg and stamina
into confederation.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
DON'T KEEP TOO MANY HOGS
overstocked Farm Is Improbable One
Give Every Pig or Other AMI
NAL a Fair Chance.

II is a mistake to overstock your
place with pigs or any other animals.
Too many farmers in attempting to
make money by increasing the num-
Der OF animals do so at the expense
OF quality. An overstocked farm IL
not a profitable one. A farm that is
overstocked is one that has more
animals Of any character than can be
properly cared for or kept in good.
thrifty, growing condition Wherever
the numbers interfere with the growth
or with the attention that should be
given them 1t is overstocked II the
pastures are too small for them or
too short, necessitating the purchase
Of feed. the profits are cut with two
edged sword. first because Of purchas-
ing feed, second because Of injury to
the thrift and growth OF the animals.
More money can be made with half the
animals properly fed and cared for
and kept in thrifty. growing condi-
ton. Every pig or other animal
should have a chance, and IL they are
crowded 1t is impossible to give them
a good show. Numbers sometimes
are the sole cause OF losses instead OF
profits.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
POULTRY FREE FROM VERMIN
Most Difficult and Trying Problem Is
to Keep Plant Free From Lice
Proper Procedure.

One OF the most difficult and try
ing problems which the poultry keep
er has TO meet is that OF keeping his
poultry houses and stock reasonably
free from lice. mites and other eKter-
nal parasites. There are many pro-
prietary preparations on the market
designed to accomplish this end in
one way or another Most Of these
preparations are. in proportion to
their efficiency. very expensive.
In keeping a poultry plant free
from lice there are two points OF at
tack: One, the birds themselves: the
other, the houses, nest boxes, roost-
ing boards, etc. For the birds them
selves experience has shown that
the best way 10 get rid OF the lice
is by the use OF a busting powder to
be worked into the feathers. In US.
ing any kind OF lice powder on poul-
try, II should always be remembered
that a single application OF powder
is not sufficient. When there are lice
present on a bird there are always
unmatched eggs OF lice (''nits'O pres.
ent too. The proper procedure is TO
follow up first application OF pow.
der with second at an interval OF
four days TO week. II the birds are
badly infested at the beginning II
may be necessary TO make a third ap-
plication. To clean the cracks and
creyices OF the woodwork OF houses
and nests OF lice and vermin. liquid
spray or paint is probably the most
desirable form OF application.
When the pullets are ready TO 90
into the laying houses they should be
free from lice. The laying houses
should be given a thorough cleaning.
They should be first scrnped. secured
and washed out with water thrown
on the walls and floor with as much
pressure as possible from a hose.
They are then given two thorough
sprayings, with an interval OF several
days intervening, with a solution of
cresol. Then roosting boards. nests.
hoors and walls to height OF about
hve feet are thoroughly sprayed with
the lice paint tkerosene oil and crude
carbollc acid described aboye). Final
ly, any yearlings, or older birds.
whether male or female, which are to
be kept over for the next years work.
are given two or three successive
dustings, at intervals OF several days
to week between each application,
with the lice powder described above.
before they are put into the cleaned
houses.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
R0AD-DUST BATH ESSENTIAL
Mites-Little Work Now Saves
Worry Later On.

Fowls need some kind OF dust to roll
in, as that is natures way OF freeing
them from mites. Road dust is the best
Of all. and the fowls seem TO like It
best. II requires only little time to
wheel in a few barrels and dump II IN
some dry place for winters use. Then
arrange a frame about six inches deep
and three feet square and keep il filled
with the dust
Arrange the frame in a sunny place.
as the fowls seem 10 like a bright spot
when busting. II bath Of this kind is
provided, one need never fear mites OF
any kind. Coal ashes are also good.
Wood ashes should never be used, as
the lye often irritates the skin. but
fowls enjoy picking over them for
stray bits OF charcoal. A little work
now will save lots OF worry later on.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
PROPER FEED FOR CHICKENS
Successful Poultryman Evolves a
Scheme 10 Allow His Hens 20
Balance Their Own Rstions.

One OF the most successful farmer
poultrymen in the country says that
he allows his laying hens to balance
their own rations. That Is. he fur
nishes them with the different kinds
Of grains. cut bone. grit and animal
food in the proper quantities. each
separated from the other, and permits
them TO eat as they viii In this way.
II is claimed. each fowls instinct win
teach II TO eat OF the grain that its
system demands.
There may be good objections TO
this plan. but II is advocated hero as
a compromise for those who are not
inclined 10 go 10 the trouble OF bal
ancing the rations for the hens. The
main point in this method is not 10
give the hens, in the several ingre-
dients composing the rationg, more. II,
all. than they will likely eat clean
The plan is well worth trying. for II
can do no harm II care is taken not to
permit the birds to overfeed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
INA IIlNIT
IIIl THE NY
USAluSu
GETTING FIRST GRADE CREAM
Dairy connlssiener CO Kansas o-err
Suggestions 70 psirymen-
Cleanliness 10 First

IN his grading circular. State Dairy
Commissioner Hine Of Kansas offers
suggestions as 10 how first grade
cream can Be produced The princL
pal thought Is that Of cleanliness in
every detail. and the foIloving are the
principal rules:
Remove all milk from the barn i'm
mediatsly after milking and separate
at once.
Set the separator screw so that the
cream Eill test about thirty-hve per
cent butterfst
Wash, scsld and air the separator
and all other milk utensils immediate
ly after using.
Cool the cream Immediately after
separating f. Never mix warm cream
with cold cream.
Keep the milk and cream cool. This
Is best done by placing the cans con
tanning il In a tank Of flowing water.
STIR all cream at least twice a day.
DO not allow the cream to freeze.
Keep the receptacles containing
milk and cream covered with a wet
blanket while delivering these prod.
ucts during warm weather.
He suggests also that every patron
ascertain from the cream buyer the
grade Of the cream delivered, SO that
the patron will labor under no mis-.
apprehension and may be able TO ex-
ercise such precaution as may be nec-
essary TO improve the grade.
He says: DO not blame the buyer
II your cream does not grade first.
Find out and remedy the evil. Every
one can produce first grade cream"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
Hereford Bull.

diun to long. white and generally
turning outward.
This breed represents the type that
Is suitable for the largest production
Of beef as 1t is low set and broad.
heavy in forequarters; full. deep
chest. level wide back. wide thick
loin and quarters. The form repre-
sents that which is associated with a
strong constitution. vigor and pre-
potency, and one OF the strong points
of the breed is its grazing attributes
The Hereford probably has no super
ior on the range. The COWS Of this
breed give only milk enough to raise
very thrifty calf.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
GREEDY HOGS ARE DESIRABLE
Oregon Station Finds by Actual Feed
Ing Tests That Heaviest Eater Is
Most Profitable.

The Oregon agricultural station has
found out by actual feeding tests that
the hog which eats most greedily is
the most profitable. Thirty pigs we're
divided into three lots, the heaviest
eaters in one lot, and others graded
according to their capacity for con-
suming feed.
hundred hogs like the heaviest
eaters at the rate OF gain made and
present prices. would make a profit
OF s297.65, or almost exactly 50 a
head. A hundred like the poorest
feeders would have made a profit OF
sl15.65. or only a little more than
dollar a head. They we're evenly
graded as to size and sex. II there
is this great difference between the
heavy eating hogs and the light eat
ers-then most hog growers will agree
that the breeders might well devote
themselves to breeding appetite in
hogs. instead OF color or fancy points.
II the appetite makes the profits,
breed appetite.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

other day. II this be fed regularly.
Come green feed was given at the
ssms time. but this was not consid-
cred. although doubtless OF value to
the ration On a farm. milk would be
a good substitute for the meat.
This ration is for hens confined in
yards where they cannot get any feed
except that given to them
Hens a, liberty do not need meat
feed during the warm months when
insects and worms abound. nor do
they need any green stuff OF any kind.
A Leghorn hen needs more feed in
proportion 10 her weight than does a
Wyandotte or Plymouth Rock. / would
say that a good ration for one Of the
larger breeds would be four ounces OF
grain per day. with meat every other
day. as in the case OF the Leghorns
Hens may be fed a much larger ra-
tion than they need. for they will eat
as long as they can swallow-their
craws not seeming TO have any feel
ing Of repletion.
The properly.fed hen will lay to the
limit Of her capacity on considerably
less feed than is generally given. A
good many hens do not pay because
OF too liberal feeding.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

up to the high standard OF production.
showing that the great majority OF
the breed are most superior dairy
COWS.
The imported cows and the home
bred cows, the cows Of the East and
the COWS OF the West, the cows OF
the North and the cows OF the South.
all show that they belong to the
same high class OF dairy COWS.
The records show that as dairy'cows
no one man or no one herd has all the
great dairy cows.
When we think we have struck a
wonderful dairy family, behold some
breeder who has never given his
cows an official test starts in and
shows that he. too. has wonderful pro-
ducers that stand on a par with the
noted Ayrshires.
II is interesting TO notice that with
the increase in number being tested.
there is also a steady increasing total
average In all the classes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
II MILLER PrHvis }

CBy MILLER PrRyIEJ
A great many hocks % hens are fed
too much. When this is the case the
hens get hot. their muscles become
fabby. and they do not lay well.
Hens which are fed literally take
on Fat very quickly unless means 10
compel them 20 exercise IL furnished.
This may be accomplished By throw
ing their feed grain into litter OF some
kind where they must scratch II out.
Hens that are exercised in this way
remain healthy and strong and lay
regularly. unless too much grain is
thrown into the litter.
Naturally. hens that are underfed
viii not lay. 80 Il becomes a matter Of
importance 10 know just how much
should be fed 70 a hen 10 keep her
healthy and in laying condition. This
matter has been tested many times
and the conclusions do not seriously
differ.
In my own experience | have found
that a Leghorn hen will maintain
health. vigor and capacity to lay regu-
larry on three ounces OF mixed grain
a day. with half an ounce OF dried
and ground beef scraps substituted
for TIE same weight Of grain every
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
DAIRY NOTES

Don't put a dairy COW on starvation
diet
Diversified farming should include
dairying az the most important fsctoE
When cows are stabbed to stand face
to face. they become restless and
nervous.
When a COW produces a half ton
OF butter per year. as some do. she
has right to be called a factory.
The manger should be low, since
the COW gets upon her hind feet first
and a high manger also makes It tir
ing for her to get her food.
How the COWS do draw up the wa
ter during hot days A tubful TO .
thirsty COW is as a single chocolate
sundae to a thirsty school girl
See that plenty OF clean water 10
provided the dairy cows. A dairy COW
drinks about four pounds OF water
for each pound OF dry food cate
The best COW is always the cheap
est. A $40 COW costs little more 60
feed than $40 COW and is likely to
give much more and better milk.
oyerripe cream makes rancid but.
ter II may taste all right when takey
from the churn. but in a few houra
becomes the same old sour cream
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
|DOUIIR NOTF(|
>rzsru<'zzx2R 2R,V
llME1ASsSSSSSSSSS

Wheat is one of the best eggpro-
ducing foods.
Pekin ducklings should be ready for
market when 10 weeks old.
An overfat fowl is as much out OF
condition as one very poor.
Lard rubbed on the legs OF fowln
will cure them az scaly legs.
The Embden is one OF the most
profitable varieties OF geese.
Air.slaked lime is good dlsinfect.
ant, spriukled over the floors.
New blood in poultry is the basis Of
beauty, vigor and prolihcness.
Keep the poultry house dry. Damp.
ness is fatal to the health OF the flock.
With all fowls a change OF food is
desirable, as they tire of one kind OF
food.
Provide plenty Of coops so that the
young poultry can be fed by them,
selves.
BY providing plenty OF cracked oys.
ter shells and ground bone, soft shells
will be avoided
Never cut fowls wings TO preven.
Its flying. Pull out the flight feath-
ers OF one wing.
Turkey eggs ran slightly above hen
eggs In respect OF shell weight, having
an average OF ia per cent OF the
whole weight.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
GOOD APPLE RECIPES
APPETIzlNc AND HEAlTHFUL
DISHES FOR THE FAMILY.
Aprieet sherbet Served In Apple
Shells Is EseeIIent-AppIes in
6loom-T~o Methods Of Pre-
pairing Brown Betty.

AfterthoVsht-one pint Of nice ap-
pie sauce sweetened- TO taste. stir in
the yoIks OF two eggs well beaten.
Bake for for fifteen minutes. Cover
With a meringue made Of two well
beaten whites and onehzlf cup OF
powdered sugar. Return to the oven
and brown.
Apricot sherbet Served In Apple
shelis--Selsct bright red apples Of
uniform size. rub until they have a
high polish. Cut OF the blossom end
and scoop out the pulp. carefully
notch the edge. FIJI with apricot sher-
bet and serve upon apple leaves.
Apple Balls With a Mixture of
Frpit.-Peel large apples, with a po-
tato scoop cut out small balls, drop
ping them into water with a little
vinegar added to keep them white.
Prepare a mixture Of grapefruit pulp,
pineapple and banana and put into
glasses; add few Of the apple balls;
pour over all the Juice left from the
fruit which has been boiled down
with sugar; cool and serve at once or
the apples may turn brown.
Apple Balls Served In sirup.-Pre-
pare the apple balls as above; pre-
pare a rich sugar sirup; color with a
little pink color paste and drop In
the balls. cook slowly until the balls
are softened, pile In glasses and add
a little sirup TO each glass. Serve
cold.
Apples In Bloom.-Cook red apples
In boiling water until soft. Have the
water half surround the apples and
turn often. Remove skins carefully
that the red color may remain. and
arrange on serving dish. To the
water add one cup OF sugar, grated
rind Of one lemon and juice Of one
orange; simmer until reduced to one
cup. Cool and pour over the apples.
Serve with cream sauce as follows:
Cream sauee.-Beat the white OF
one egg stif; add the well beaten
yolk of one egg and gradually add
one cupful OF powdered sugar. Beat
one-half cupful OF thick cream and
one-fourth cupful OF milk until stiff,
| combine the mixture and add one-hali
teaspoonful OF vanilla.
Brown Betty-1.-One cupful OF
bread crumbs. eight sliced apples, one
half cupful Of molasses. one-half cup
full OF cold water; butter a baking
dish, put a layer OF crumbs. then a
layer OF apples. sprinkle with CHINA
mon and sugar and dot with bits Of
butter; repeat until the dish is full:
insert a knife in several places and
pour in the water and molssses. Set
in a pan OF hot water aud bake for
i5 minutes. Serve hot with cream OF
hard sauce.
Brown Betty.-2.-Pare and chop
six apples Place a layer OF apple in
a well buttered pudding dish, then a
layer OF bread crumbs, sprinkle with
brown sugar and cinnamon, repeat un
I'll the dish is FULL add several gen
erous Jumps OF butter and pour sweet
milk or hot water on until II comes
within an inch OF the top OF the pan
Bake in a moderate oven until brown
and serve with plain or whipped
cream.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
Canned Boiled Cider.

] can my cider for fruit cake ar d
mincemeat, shortly after 1t is made
and before fermentation takes place.
says a correspondent OF the Cleveland
Leader. Place FIVE quarts of sweet
cider in a kettle. boil slowly until
reduced to one quart, carefully watch.
ing 1t that it does not burn. Can the
same as fruit. One gill Of this added
to a fruit cake makes It more moist
and is far superior to cake made with
out It.
You can have sweet cider to drink
from one season to another by plac-
ing cider in a kettle. letting It come
to boil. Have Jars sterilized and
can.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
LIVESTOCK
CD

Never let the colt nurse II the mare
is heated.
Early and thorough training makes
gentle, safe and tractable horses.
Keep young stock growing and IL
will be earning something every day.
No profitable animals should be
kept a moment longer than necessity
requires
The profitable mutton breeds of
sheep are those Of early maturity.
pid growth and necessarily short.
ived.-
1t takes longer and costs more to
lake up pound of loss than IL does
add five pounds of gain under IA
orable conditions.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
Delicious spaohettl

Boil ten-cent box of spaghetti un-
til tender. Grease casserole with but
ter Into the latter dish first drop
the spaghetti. then mix one can of to-
mato soup thoroughly and then cut
up one-half pound OF york state cheese
into same and a layer on top. Bake
until brown on top.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
Rusty Needles.

II you are bothered by your sew
ing needles becoming rusty. you will
find very probably that your needle
book and not the needles is the cause.
II is mistake to use flannel leaves,
as the sulphur in the flannel rusts
the steel. Therefore. make needle
book leaves OF linen or chamois skin
and the needles will stay bright.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
Refnlno Lard.

Put the lard into basin and pour
boiling water over Il. Allow to get
cold, then pour of the water and re-
peat the process three times. The
lard can then be used for making cold
cream.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
Breeding Place for vsrmln

Dirt floors in a henhouse get foul
after awhile and provide a breeding
place for yermin. a cement floor
doesn't cost much nor require great
lot Of time to put down. II kept Gov
cred with litter It makes the very best
kind OF floor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
1ffMRNE
TR0)(QK.
HEREFORD BREED OF CATTLE
Represents Type Suitable for Largest
Production Of Beef-Hs5 No su-
perio- on Range.

The Hereford derives its name from
Its native district in England The
most popular color and markings are
dark claret or cherry. white face.
throat, chest. legs. belly and small
stripe Of white on neck and before
the shoulders The horns are me
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
MOST SUPERIOR DAIRY COWS
Advanced Registry Testing Shows
Ayrshires Uniformly Come Up to
High Standard Of Production.

1t is an interesting and instructive
fact in regard to the Ayrshire COW
that as new herds and new cows are
entered for the advanced registry
testing they seem to uniformly come
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

Take out the inside Of half loaf of
bread. Toast the crust and I'LL cavity
with chicken or corned beef hash.
Over this break fresh egg and then
cover with white sauce and grated
bread crumbs. Brown in the oven.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
POULTRY
.FACIS
LEeHoRN is QUITE POPULAR
whites Are post Prolific Layers ard
Are very t4srcy-ysigsbis fer
crosslns Purposes

For q great many years Leghorns
have been amongst the most vslEsd Of
cur domestic poultry. ard their poy1-
lzrity in all parts Of the World 10 Eirik-
ing proof o. their merits. A. first obly
whites and browns we're known, but
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

II pan Of water is placed in the
oven when cakes. meats. etc. are be-
Ing baked. 1t prevents their burning
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

Cleanliness is an important factor
In the duckhouse as well as the hen.
house.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

II the most prolific hens are re-
tanned and the worthless ones mar
keted a great Improvement VIII soon
result
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

Never cut fowls wings to preven.
Its flying. Pull out the flight feath.
ers OF one wing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

Turkey eggs ran slightly above hen
eggs In respect OF shell weight, having
an average OF ia per cent OF the
whole weight.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10
|DOUIIM NOTE(|
iii , NJ

Clean out the nests and whitewash
thoroughly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

The profit in raising turkeys comes
from their ability TO pick up a living
for themselves a good part of the
time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-12-10

BY providing plenty Of cracked oys.
ter shells and ground bone, soft shells
will be avoided