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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
HOUSEHOLD SUGGESTIONS

When making apricot Jam add lit.
tie lemon Juice. 1t gives an excellent
flavor.
When whipping cream beat slowly
for the first two minutes and then very
rapidly.
Instead OF boiling beetroots roast
them in the oven. The flavor will be
much improved
II bacon is soaked in water for few
minutes before frying II will prevent
the fat from running.
Save the vinegar left over from
pickles. 1t is better than ordinary
vinegar for salad dressing.
Gold embroidery may be cleaned
when It furnishes with brush dipped
in burned and pulverized rock alum.
When washing saucepans be sure to
lay them in front Of the fire for five or
ten minutes, so that they may dry
thoroughly inside, and SO prevent de-
teriorating through getting rusty.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
| R0(Q|1lB(Y
HATCH CHICKS BY HUNDRED
Incubator 10 Almost Necessity Where
Large Flooks Arc Wanted-oet
Good Machine.
By ELIZABETH purNAM)

II you expect to hatch chicks by the
hundred, an incubator 70 almost a
necessity. The hens required for this
would be worth more to you for laying
than the interest on the machine and
the oil. Then tho advantage OF having
large flock Of the same size is a time
saver in caring for them and an in.
centive to Luyers when II is time to
make sales.
Consult your ncighbcrs on this point
and secure rs many Catalogues as pos.
sible from the various firms. Valuable
pointers will be picked up from both
sources. II is poor economy to get a
cheap incubator, unless you can be as.
sured that 1t does good work. Eggs
falling to hatch or chicke which are
not up to the average In vitality are
always serious losses. The best ia
cilities for Matching are none too good.
Do not hurry the eggs into the ma.
chine until you have had II working
for you at least one day under perfect
control. II II has been used before,
wash out the egg chamber, trays, etc,
with five per cent solution OF creo-
line as a safeguard agair st bowel
trouble. Use only the best of oil, trim
the wick daily, and follow as closely
as possible the directions which &C.
company your machine.
Never trust to eggs bought at a
neighboring store. They will probably
be heterogeneous collection, and Of
uncertain age. II chilled, the value for
Matching Is greatly lessened. There is
some one in almost every neighbor.
hood with well graded flock of the
breed you prefer. Hunt that person
out and set her to furnish the number
required, even II you bave to pay her
cent or two a dozen extra for being
able to vouch for their good quality,
anG for wrapping each In a piece OF
paper when packing. This latter pre-.
caution not only protects from chill,
but from jar in transit.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
Salmon Hash.

One can salmon, faxed coarse; one
cupful rolled cracker crumbs one
cupful milk, Have the skillet hot, place
two tablespoonfuls butter; when melt
ed put In cracker crumbs, stir. then
the faxed salmon, stir these together,
season well with pepper, salt and q
dash OF cayenne and then mix one
quarter teaspoonful OF dry mustard
with the oil that was on the salmon,
and stir In the mixture. When the
whole is thoroughly heated through
and thick It is ready to serve. This
makes an excellent dish to prepare on
short notice, and is surely hungry
mans delight.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
GOOD METHOD OF FATTENlNG
Practice Of Feeding Birds In Small
Yards or Pens ls Preferred
for Market Chickens.

CBy c. Il. BROWN. Minnesota Expert
ment Station.)
The loose-pen method OF fattening
market chickens might be properly de-
scribed as the practice of feeding the
birds in small yards or pens, In lots
of from twenty-five to fifty. We pre-
fer this method for broilers or cock
erels OF the lighter breeds, such as
Leghorns, as they are very active and
are likely to be restless in the crate.
Our plan is to have a small coop or
shelter for roosting, with a small yard
attached, the whole structure being
portable.
Each morning at feeding time the
coop is moved a distance equal to Its
length, to give a clean floor for the
chicks. Where the coop is placed in
an orchard or grove It serves double
purpose. for, besides accommodating
the chickens. II enriches the soil A
coop large enough gor thirty broilers
should be three feet wide, six feet long,
two feet high at the back and three
feet high at the front, with three
roosts running lengthwise. The yard
should be made OF three hurdles, two
~ feet long and Is inches high, one
six feet wide, and large hurdle to
cover the top to keep the chicks from
flying over.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29

the largest and steadiest gains, en-
dures heavy feeding for the longest
time, finally finishes out with the
greatest weight, and yields the highest
percentage of prime beef
In selecting feeders, there is per-
haps no point moro important than the
back. A wide, straight, strong back,
with a we'll sprung rib, is essential.
The girth Of the steer should be large
that is, the distance around the body
back of.the shoulder should be ae large
as possible. This means more room
for vital organs and insures a better
constitution than is otherwise likely to
prevail. Associated also with large
girth is well sprung rib, making a
wide back on which there is room for
the deposition of large quantity of
high-priced meat There Is also great.
er depth of chest and greater digestive
capacity with large girth.
The head Is an excellent index to
the character OF the feeder, because
there is a relationship between the
different parts OF an animals body
The steer with wide head is usually
a good feeder. for wide head goes
with food capacity for putting on a
large amount of flesh. Usually the
steer with wide head will grow thick
through the body and wide across the
back. Width of muzzle is also impor-
tant because 1t indicates capacity for
feed consumption and for good breath
ing. The neck. although not choice
meat. Is thick and short on a good
steer. [he shoulder should be evenly
covered. compact and wide at the top.
While width Of shoulders at the top Is
a mark Of a good feeder. steers with
extremely wide shoulders should not
be selected. for they are usually coarse.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
RAISE TURKEYS FOR MARKET
White Hollands Are Not as Large as
Bronze, but Are Harder and
Easier to Manage.

For several years have bred White
Holland turkeys and like them very
much. They are not quite 30 large as
the bronze, but l find them harder
and easier to raise. Their white plu-
mage makes them easy to see when at
range, and their feathers sell for
more than dark ones. My turkeys
forage all over an eighty-acre farm,
but never go very far from home,
writes l.. p. Gilion of Milwaukee
county. Wis, In Orange Judd Farmer.
This is one OF the characteristic quail
ties of the White Holland. Generally
| keep one tom and eight or ten hens
over winter.
For Matching prefer chicken hens
to turkeys. Usually two or three are
set at a time. and then all the poults
are given to the turkey hen because
the turkey makes better mother
than the chicken hen. During the firsl
week the poults receive nothing but
rolled oats and sour milk curd, al
though | sometimes supplement this
with an occasional feed OF custard or
hard.boiled eggs chopped very fine
and slightly peppered. Always ! con-
fine the mother In a sheltered place
for the first ten days and low the
pUults to run in the grass after the
dew is of The location OF the coop
change daily,
When the poults are three weeks
old l begin 10 feed four times daily,
and when a month old three times.
Cracked corn and wheat are given
at this time. but the main diet con-
sists of bran and curds. After the
poults have shot the RED they are
practically out OF danger and can be
fed cracked corn and wheat twice
daily. They may aleo be allowed to
forage with tho mother at will. From
this time forward they gain most OF
their living. Each day. however |
feed them twice to encourage them to
come to the house at night. One feed
is given in the morning. the other in
the evening. They roam the fields
during the day.
Next to feeding two OF the most
important points in turkey raising are
to keep the poults free from vermin
and dampness. | prevent the former
by using a good lice killer once or
twice a week and keeping the heads
and under sides OF the wings well
creased with lard. ! always house my
broode " waterproof coops. When old
enough to kill the poults are fed
heavily upon corn for ten days or two
weeks. but for the last twenty-four
hours before killing they receive moth
ing except water Usually sell them
when six or seven months old, or when
they are twelve to sixteen pounds for
toms and eight to ten pounds for hens.
They generally bring eighteen to
twenty-five cen,s~a pound locally.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29

heir. See that your poultry is sup
piled with this essential poultry food
during the summer months.
Provide the poultry with plenty OF
fresh, green food during the Noting
period.
Remember the water supply these
hot days.
II is better to feed sour milk ali the
time than to make frequent changes
from sweet milk to sour.
Every poultry house should face
either south or southeast. At least
one-third Of the south side should be
glass, cloth or screened.
A co.nfield provides animal food,
shade and good scratching ground for
chickens. Turn them into the corn
field. They get lot of free picki0g
and do not damage the crop.
Advertising is the keynote to the
poultryman's success. Tell the other
people what you have to sell.
Grade up the flock every year. Do
this by culling carefully everything
that is not desirable.
Never, under any circumstanc es,
keep more birds than you can take
care of well.
Gull the flock closely. Keep the
hest and prepare the rest for market.
Constant thought and judgment are
necessary in poultry raising.
Uniform nest boxes add to the at
tractiveness OF the house.
The poultry house and yard should
be well drained
Always practice absolute cleAnli-
ness in feeding.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
CAYUGA AN AMERICAN DUCK
Breed Is Not Generally Acceptable to
Poultrymen Of This Country
on Account Of Feathers.

The only breed of ducks that can lay
claim to being strictly American is
the Cayuga, but, strange to say, It is
breed that is not generally accept
able by the American poultryman.
II is the smallest of all the market
ducks but It natures early and fur
nishes fine meat. The objection is that
1t is black feathered bird and in con-
sequence dressed carcass is very un-
attractive principally on account OF
the presence Of black pin feathers.
This same objection has been a
handicap to the Rouen duck in this
country. The Aylesbury is white.
feathered duck but is not popular with
us for the reason that 1t has nothing
to offer that the Pekin does not sup
ply to a greater degree.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29

With the common knowledge OF the
earning of the farm focks has come
desire ~ keep more fowls and make
their keeping a special department OF
the farm operations.
On most farms 1t will prove better
and more economical to allow the
poultry free range during favorable
weather and fence off the lawn and
garden.
The gains made by the chickens
during the summer are rapid, ana
poultrymen are fast beginning to real
ize that II they have large, healthy
birds they must have abundant range
during the period when they are grow
ing and developing.
Poultry raised on the farm and
hatched and brooded by natural means
find the exercise necessary for their
healthy development and such vari-
eties Of food as are most conducive to
their welfare.
It will pay any farmer to make his
poultry a special branch of his farm
ing and give It the same daily care
and attention that he would his dairy,
cattle, horses or swine.
Poultry, like sheep that are kept
merely as sca~engers. cannot make
the profits that they would II they re-
ceived proper food and treatment.
It is the too-fat hen, more often than
not, that shows blood spots In her
eggs. Difficulty in laying ruptures
small blood vessel and some Of the
blood appears in the next egg.
Charcoal aids digestion and corrects
many of the ills to which fowls are
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
Grape Wine.

Pick the grapes from the stems.
wash and drain thoroughly, and to four
quarts OF grapes put three pounds of
brown sugar and put in jug or cask.
prefer the jug, as I have better luck
with it. Let It remain until next
March. then draw off the wine and
bottle. and to every gallon OF Juice
drawn off put one quart Of water into
the grapes, with three-quarters OF
pound of sugar for another drawing OF
wine. Let the last remain until fall,
then draw off. Remember the first in
March. the second in September. Don't
crush the grapes, but make with
grapes whole. The longer you keep
the wine after bottled the better It is.
/ shook mine well so the jugs were
full.-Boston Globe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
MILK IS GOOD FOR POULTRY
Chickens Intended for "Frles" Gain
Rapidly When Given LaeteaI Food
With Some Grain.

Milk cannot take the place Of meat.
as 1t is not sufficiently concentrated,
hence the hens could not drink enough
Of 1t to supply their wants. If a gill
OF linseed meal Is added to a pint OF
milk, and the milk then used for mix.
ing ground grain, It will largely assist
in providing a complete food. Milk
should be given In vessels which will
prevent filth from getting into It. and
vessels cleaned daily.
Wheat is standard food for poul.
try. and farmers have contented them.
selves that grain is sufficient. but II
has been demonstrated that when
fresh milk has been given to chicks
intended to be sold as fries" the gain,
when milk is added to the grain ra.
tion. is nearly twice as much as when
grain alone is used. II milk can be
conveniently given to laying hens,
larger profits will be derived by thue
utilizing the waste products than by
feeding 1t to the pigs. as skim milk
and buttermilk contain nearly all the
elements OF food. the eggs are more
easily produced by hens fed upon such
food than when they are not other.
wise provided. and every farmer
should allow the hens a share OF ths
skim milk and hutrarmilik.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
SUMMER FEEDING FOR COWS
To Overcome Short and Dry Pastures
Animals Should Be Given For
age With Some Grain.

Pasture is one OF the essentials OF
successful dairy farming, but must not
be depended upon blindly as the only
source OF the cows feed during the en-.
tire growing season. Given the prop.
er chance to make a good growth OF
grass during the early spring season
before the herd is turned upon II, the
cows will usually get enough food
from the pasture alone for few
weeks Of the late spring and early
summer season to fully maintain their
condition and milk flow. but later will
often go hungry and fall on both In
body condition and milk flow because
the pastures become dry and short
To overcome this the cows should be
fed either green forage or silage with
some grain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
FARM
ANIMALS
EXACT IDEAL OF A BUTCHER
Flneness Of Bone, Lack Of Paunehlness
and Small Head Are Charac-
terlstlos Most Desired.
cBy J. L. ToRMEY.)

The block is the supreme and final
test OF the beef animal The butcher
desires an animal that will deliver
the highest percentage Of good cuts.
and show refinement in parts that are
not edible, in order to reduce waste.
Fineness of bone, lack of paunchiness
and a small head are thus desired by
the butcher, but the steer with light
bone, small paunct ard frail head
would be unable to go through the
feeding period and make economical
gains.
Even though the strong, vigorous,
capacious feeder may not turn out at
the finish into the exact ideal of the
butcher. he is the one that pute on
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
old.Eashlonsd Pandowdx.

Line around deep earthen pudding
dish with good thick pie crust; pare
and slice 1t full OF apples. Sweeten to
taste with half molasses and half sugar
Ga light brown sugar is best), Spice
with allspice, which Is best with mo-
lasses sweetening, or other spice as
preferred. two tablespoonfuls of water,
a very little salt and busting over OF
-four to thicken the juice of the pie.
Cover with a crust one-quarter OF an
inch thick and bake an hour. or till
done. Serve very hot.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
BROUGHT INGENUITY TO BEAR
FIreIess Cooker to Aid Her In
Task Of Washing.

That the flreless cooker principle IL
applicable to some other branches OF
housework has been proved conclu.
sively by one OF our clever readers,
VINO startled me the other day by writ
Ing that she washes her clothes in q
nreless cooker. says the Philadelphia
Ledger. This sounded unbelievable,
but this is what she did:
She purchased large, well-made
barrel with the head knocked off, and
also bought large galvanized can
with close-fitting lid, such as is used
for removing garbage or containing
water. She placed the large can with
In the barrel and she filled the three
Inch space between the two entirely
with excelsior. which she packed down
thoroughly-in other words, she insul-
ated the can as much as possible.
She also made little cushion stuffed
with excelsior to entirely cover the
barrel top and A. down over the top
OF the inner can.
Now what next did this womanf ?
She filed the can half full OF boiling
water, In which she placed her white
clothes, together with a generous
handful OF soap powder. She then
smut the lid, pressed down the circular
cushion and let the clothes remain in
the suds over night. In the morning
she found them very thoroughly
soaked, to say the least. and thus
a great deal Of her washday labor
saved.
Who says our housewives are not
ingenious7
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
DAIRY
DEVELOPING THE YOUNG cow
To Establish Long Milking Propensity
palryman Must Be Persistent
In Milking Helfer.

II you wish 10 establish a long milk.
Ing propensity you must be persistent
In milking the heifer after her first
calf. II is then that the habit OF a
long or short milking period is formed.
Dry her up at seven or eight months,
and II is difficult ever after to get her
to milk for 10 months. For this rea,
ton keep on milking her for 10 or IL
months, no matter how little milk you
may get. This is the Danish method
OF making large and persistent milk
ers, and II is the only practical way.
To obtain gentle cows there is nothing
like raising them yourself. The COW
seems to partake OF the disposition OF
her keeper. No dairyman can afford
TO have man In his stable who Is
rough and quick tempered A COW
milk. II the heifer is thrifty and well
developed she may be served when rs
months OF age, and will then drop her
first calf when two and a quarter
years old. II served much beyond this
period she Is apt TO acquire the habit
OF putting her food into fiesh-and not
into milk. II is well to delay the com
ing Of the second calf for the few
months longer than is usual in the ma
ture COW. This gives the young COW
better chance to develop, as there Is
not the extra tax on her during the
heaviest flow OF milk.
The Danish aGd North Holland
dairymen lay great stress on the i'm,
portance OF manipulating the udder.
teats and milk veins This consists
OF rubbing the udder with the hands
and the milk veins under the stomach
once or twice a week from calfhood
up to the time she drops her first calf.
This handling enlarges and lengthens
the teats and gives greater capacity
70 the udder. The young heifer so
handled becomes very docile and
when she calves she will allow you to
gently rub her udder and draw the
milk. The heifer's udder few days
after calving is swollen and infamed
and often painful. The young COW
Is nervous and excited. Let the calf
remain with the COW. and after the
calf has sucked gently milk her out
clean. The relief thus given will quiet
her and she will not offer TO kick. The
kicking COW Is not born; she is made
so by the milk. We have for q nur,-
Der OF years followed this method and
II has been very satisfactory.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29

Tho shoulder should blend smoothly
with the neck, leaving no crease or
definite line where the neck and shoul-
der meet The rump should be long.
wide and level. A dropping rump is
undesirable.
The coupling. that is the distance
from the last rib to the hook" or
hip point, should be short In accord
ance with the general compactness de.
sired throughout. The steer should
also be wide in this region and well
muscled. with no indication OF being
sway backed. This is the region OF
the loin from which valuable cuts are
taken.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
CATCHING FOWLS MADE EASY
Excellent Device May Be Constructed
Out Of Barrel Hoop and Netting
From Old Hammock.

Who has not seen the farmer. his
wife. the hired man aud one or more
children engaged in the exciting chase
for the chicken which is 10 be served
for the family dinner? All around the
yard. over the fence. under the barn,
through the garden, until somebody
luckily falls upon it. An easier way
Is to make long-handled net. using
a sound. well-made barrel hoop. An
old hammock makes a fine net for
this purpose. The net should be about
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
Put Poultry House In order.

The summer is rapidly passing, a
gentle reminder to poultry keepers
that another winter will soon be with
us. 1t is never too early to start, and
every advantage should be taken Of
favorable conditions to put the poultry
house in order. 80 that when wiuteI
does come It will not find us unpre
pared.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
Cutter for the sIlo.

There are on the market several
makes OF silage cutters that win give
satisfaction. The capacity OF the ma.
chine to be purchased is an important
consideration which should not be
overlooked. Many persons make the
mistake OF getting a cutter which is
too small thus making the operation
OF filling the silo very slow and inter
fering with the continuous employ.
Enent OF the entire force OF men
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
Sweetbreads.

Put two or more pounds Of sweet
breads in lukewarm water for an hour,
then boil them in fresh water for an.
other hour, drain them well and when
cold bake them in a hot oven, bast-
ing them with the liquor which comes
from them until they are nicely
Drowned all over. This dish Is very
nice and most economical, as ths
sweetbreads should not be expensive
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
METHOD OF SWIMMING CREAM
Simple Solution Of Problem Has Been
Afforded by a Small Separator
for Use In Kitchen.

With the almost universal use OF
bottles as milk containers, by dairy
men. the skimmlng of cream has be
come an added problem in the average
household, A simple solution of this
has been afforded by small separa.
tor made for kitchen use, says Popu-
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
Handy In Chicken Yard.

two feet deep. Lay it down. mouth
up. put few grains of corn on top
pretend you are looking the other way,
and when a chicken steps on the net
to pick out the corn, lift up suddenly,
tip 1t slightly to one side. and you
have the fowl safe. II you are par
ticularly expert the net may be
dropped down over the bird.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-10-29
GIRLS RESCUE THEIR HELPER
Man, Beaten and Thrown Into Canal,
Saved From Drowning by Wom-
en- Companions.

Trenton. N. J.-Beaten into insensi-
bility by a man who attacked Miss
May Sullivan and Miss Nellie O'BrIen,
young women he was escorting home,
Victor d. q. Cloedt of this city, was
hurled into the feeder OF the Delaware
q Raritan canal at Wilburtha. near
here.