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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
LITTLE SUGAR NEEDED
EXPERTS TELL OF THE NEW
METHODS OF CANNING.
Plain Water Instead Of slrup May BE
Employed In the Prooess-spo-
elsllsts Explain the Idea,
as Worked Out.

Marketing specialists Of the depart
ment OF agriculture who have been
following the fruit situation call at
tention to the fact that in almost all
wholesale markets peaches for can
ming and preserving are very bounu-
full and are being sold at prices ad-
vantageous for canning in spite OF
the increased price OF sugar. There
is no indication, however, that the
price OF sugar will fall materially dur
Ing the present fruit season. 1t Is es-
timated, though, that with peaches at
their present prices the combination
OF peaches and sugar necessary for
preserving will not make prohibitiVe
total cost. Moreover, there are sue
cessful methods of canning fruit
which call for much less sugar than
that usually employed In this process
by home preservers. The department
recommends the following method OF
putting up peaches and apples without
any sugar for those who find their
local sugar prices prohibitive for can
ming:
IF the price OF sugar is prohibitive
one may can peaches so that they Will
keep indefinitely by using plain water
instead OF syrup. The following recipe
may be used:
Remove skins from peaches by i'm
mersing in boiling water for about
one minute and then dipping in cold
water. Place whole peaches in glass
jars or tins and fill Jars with hot wa
ter. Place. rubber and top in place
and sterilize for is minutes in hot
water-bath outfits, ~ minutes in water
seal. ten minutes at FIVE pounds OF
steam pressure Or five minutes at ten
pounds Of steam pressure.
"Of course the peaches when re
moved from the Jar will not taste SC
sweet as those canned in syrup. How
ever, II sweetening is desired It may
be added when the fruit is to be
eaten.
This same method is good for can
ming with sirups containing varying
amounts Of sugar. A very thin siruI
may be used II the housewife does not
wish to dispense entirely with sugar
Apples may also be canned (fol
apple sauce, pie filling, etc. using
plain water instead of a sugar syrup
Department specialists have repeat
edly canned them by this method. In
the case Of apples. Jars should be ster
ilized l6 minutes in hot-water-batt
outfits, ~ minutes in water-seal, ter
minutes under five pounds OF steam
and four minutes under ten pounds o.
steam"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
ExperIment With Alfalfa.

An experiment of the Illinois sta
tion showed that for dairy cows a ra-
rion containing ten pounds OF alfalfa
produced II per cent more milk than
the same ration of timothy used in
lieu OF alfalfa. Also that alfalfa was
worth sl0s6 more per ton than tim
othy and when timothy is worth $40
per ton. an acre OF alfalfa is worth
s64.44 more than an acre of timothy
under the conditions In which the ex'
pertinent was conducted and when
milk is sold at $3.50 per 100 pounds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05

The Plymouth Rocks, especially the
barred variety, generally rank among
the most hardy breeds. There is but
one danger line in their keeping, and
that is in the tendency to overfatten.
The Plymouth Rocks are more sus-
ceptible to this than any other Amer
lean breed.
Close inbreeding is one OF the curses
OF the hennery. The market poultry
man, in order to have quick growing
and hardy stock, changes his male
birds every year. The fancier can
not we'll do that, or he will lose the
good results OF his mating.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Dry Quarters for Calf.

The calf's quarters should not be
allowed TO accumulate lot of damp
dirty materials, as this is almost sure
TO cause sickness and bad results
The bedding should be abundant and
changed often. In order that the
pens or stalls be kept clean they
should be IN the choicest part OF the
barn, where sunshine and light are
abundant In summer they should
have access to pasture where there
Is plenty OF shade
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05

that IL both small and dark. In thes,
conditions they will spend most OF
their time on the roost and grow fat
rapidly. BY moving about and exer
cising they would work off most Of
the fat.
Tighten the pen at feeding time and
be sure that they have plenty Of fresh
water to drink after feeding. Feed
corn, barley, oats and buckwheat
mixed together or separately, with
skim-milk.
Mix a little charcoal, sulphur ant
red pepper, or some good poultry con.
dltion powder with the meal. This
is an advantage, as 1t keeps the fowls
healthy and in good appetite.
The milk should be boiled first and
poured hot over the meal, stirring un-
til the food is stiff and crumbly. Some
poultry feeders round this feed into
the shape OF pills and cram these In.
to the crop. but this Is repulsive and
/ think not necessary. The fowls
should be fed five times day at reg
ular intervals.
If this treatment is kept up for
three weeks It should add two or three
pounds to the weight of the chicken
In fine, Juicy flesh and bring the tor
price on the market. The fattening
must stop as soon. as the fowls cease
to put on flesh, for they will lose II
again otherwise.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
METHOD OF RAISING TURKEYS
stltutlonal vlgor Of Breeding
Stoek-Glve Free Range.
CBy C. McLELLAND.)

Nby y. mNlsElLAND.D NJ
The methods employed In raisin,
turkeys differ In no great degree from
those in use in raising chickens. The
most attention must be paid TO consti.
tutional vigor OF the breeding stock,
care Of the eggs and to the care OF the
very young poults. While general
principles are much the same. there
are some important variations that
must be noted. The birds must have
more range. II given absolute free
dom they manage to pick their own
living with but little expense to their
owners. but IL closely confined they
require an enormous amount of feed,
and do not get sufficient exercise for
proper and quick development. Dur
ing the breeding season the mature
birds must not have absolute freedom
since better results are obtained when
they are under better control.
Most breeders recommend placing
the first eggs under hens, making the
turkeys lay more before allowing
them to set. A common hen can
cover we'll only about nine turkey
eggs, while a turkey hen may be
given as many as Is. Other breed
ers recommend that all turkey eggs
be hatched under common hens, but
that the young poults be given to tur-
key hens to raise, for the common
hens do not range enough to give the
young birds the exercise they need,
and they generally overfeed them.
Turkey hens may be given fifteen to
twenty-five young birds to raise Pen
them closely for few days until they
answer the call of the turkey hen,
after which they may be given their
liberty In the mornings after the dew
is OF, making sure that all are housed
again safely at night. The main points
In the care of the poults are not to
let them get wet during the first few
weeks. to keep the lice from them, to
allow them to get plenty OF exercise,
green feed, bugs. etc, and never to
overfeed them. To keep them free OF
lice, dust them with insect powders
once weekly until six weeks old, after
which they will be able TO use dust
baths to advantage. II is recommend.
ed also to grease the mature hens on
the breasts and under the wings with
bacon grease. kerosene and lard, OF
other lice ointment.
Artificial incubation Is much the
same as for chicken eggs, 2S days
however, being required. Moisture
must be supplied during the entire
period, After SO to As hours the young
turkeys may be fed corn bread, wheat
bread soaked in milk and pressed
nearly dry, cottage cheese. hard
boiled eggs, etc, with plenty OF ten
der green feed, little pepper and
some grit. They should be fed foul
or five times daily for few days
then the number of feeds may be re
duced TO three. and II they have
plenty OF range two feeds will bt
sufficient. Feed I'm limited amour is
never giving all they want. Gradually
Introduce chick feed, finely cracked
grains, and small grains into the ra
tion as the poults develop and wheI
five or six months old corn can b,
| fed
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
FARM
pl)tH'RY
~ ~
FEED CHICKENS FOR MARKET
Proper Ratlons Always Improve Table
Qualities Of Fowls and Thereby
Increase Profits.
cny L. NJ. nENN1NGToNO


II Is surely a good stroke Of brsi'
ness to sell feed at the price OF fat
poultry, and that is what you will do
with every additional bit o, food swal-
lowed by the chickens JUS now, If you
are feeding them properly.
Proper feeding always improves the
table qualities of the fowls, making
the meat more tender and juicy and
of finer flavor
There is always a greater demand
and consequently better price for q
nice fat fowl than for a lean one, es
pecially in dressed poultry. You thus
make gain in the price per pound as
well as in the number of pounds, by
fattening your poultry before you put
1t on the market.
The fowls to be fattened should be
taken away from the rest OF the floch
and put in a warm, comfortable room
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Catchup.

This will keep two or three years
and is fine: Take one-half bushel OF to-
matoes; wash and boil with skins on
until very soft, then put through fine
sieve. Put back the juice in the kettle
and add one quart vinegar, onehali
pint salt, three-quarters ounce ground
cloves, one-half ounce allspice. one
half ounce red pepper, one-eighth
ounce mace and two cloves OF garlic
chopped very fine. Boil about three
hours, or until reduced half. Bottle
when cool.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Dispose Of the cook.reIs.

The young cockerels should be re
moved as fast as they reach market
able size. Their room is better thar
their company. and there is seldom
any profit in keeping them Tor greater
size. Their removal gives the pullets
which are 10 constitute the future
flock, a better chance to develop rap
idly. There is no greater drawbacks
and no greater nuisance in the poul
try yard than horde OF robbing. jos
Ting, noisy cockerels,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Peach Pudding.

Pare and cut fine ripe peaches In
halves. Crack few of the pits. remove
and blanch the kernels. Butter a deep
baking dish, put in two layers OF the
fruit dredge each layer with flour,
sprinkle generously with sugar, dot
with bits of butter, then add the ker.
nels and one cupful OF water. Place a
dish over the peaches. cover with a
rich biscuit dough and bake In a hot
oven. Serve with cream.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05

Yet the fancier, II he be practical
man, can so inbreed as not to be in
danger. With all that, however. the
less inbreeding the better for the fu-
ture generations.
Mongrels are a product OF var'-
ETY. OF bloods, and It is more difficult
to inbred them to any serious eX-
tent. They will not show It as quick
ly as a purebred. as the latter is bred
more in line.
There is no reason why a pure.
bred should not be perfectly hardy.
And they will II they are not too close
ly inbred or fed too heavily. A. T. S.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05

change of feed sometimes corrects the
trouble. This is particularly true OF
swill fed hogs.
s. II there is any tendency for the
disease to spread in the herd do not
temporize, but Immediately treat the
herd with serum from the state col
lege or state live stock sanitary board.
Prompt administration OF the serum is
essential to success.
6. Remember that hog cholera kills
millions OF hogs where other diseases
kill thousands. Dismiss from your
mind all thought of such diseases as
lung typhoid" etc, for these are gen.
orally merely fanciful designations
given TO hog cholera by uniformed
mrr,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Fla Popovers,

Sift one cupful of -four with one-half
teaspoonful of salt. Beat the yolk Of
one egg slightly. add one cupful of
milk, pour the mixture slowly into the
-four beat until very smooth and final
ly fold in the stiffiy beaten white. But.
ter hot gem pans, half I'LL them with
the batter, drop a small steamed fig in
each and bake in hot oven. Serve i'm.
mediately with maple sirup.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
MEDICINE IS OUT OF PLACE
Poultry Doctor Should Know More
How to Prevent Sickness Than
How to Cure II.
(By NJ. X. BoYER.)

buiNiy ApNNOi IN hON n BlOltboloAi
II is a mistake. There is no need for
medical science in the poultry yard
good methods and good common sense
are better medicine than drugs.
Naturally poultry are hardy, very
hardy, but they must not be neglected.
II Is neglect that causes the many Ills
that fowls fall prey to.
We would rather. then, talk Of pre-
vention than CT cure. in fact, we
think the poultry doctor" should know
more how to prevent sickness than
how to cure II.
There is one sovereign remedy for
contagion. and It will be found alike
effective in ali cases-it is good
sharp hatchet. The man who tries to
doctor contagion In any form is heap
ing up for himself peck of trouble y
But how can sickness be prevented?
It must begin with the parent stock
All breeding birds must be strong and
rugged. That will give the founda'
tion. II cannot be expected that puny
inbred, pampered stock will produce
healthy offspring.
Yet even with such foundation there
Is no guarantee of hardness If proper
care is not given the fowls.
The care consists of many things:
1t calls for sanitary condition OF
the houses; II means the best and
purest OF feed II wants the stock kept
In the proper condition; It rules that
new blood must be introduced to avoid
lnbreeding; It points to regularity OF
care.
1t maintains that the stock must be
kept active; 1t implies that the house
must be so constructed that plenty OF
ventilation will be admitted without
allowing drafts; It orders generous
sized runs-in short, II means keeping
the fowls In comfortable, happy
state.
Poultry require fresh air both day
and night. To keep them in close
tight.fittting pens, where they will
sweat at night, is the easiest way to
introduce weak constitutions.
To crowd 25 fowls in quarters built
for 15 head is very good way to grow
idle, Improbable, unhealthy stock.
To overcrowd growing stock is the
surest way to produce runts.
To feed starchy, heating foods in
summer is the best way to bring on
fat and Indigestion.
To allow filth to accumulate in the
houses is the way scaly leg troubles
begin.
To dose fowls the minute they look
"out OF sorts" is an excellent method
for bringing on ailments.
In brief, the work of the poultry
doctor" is not so much to cure as It Ii
TO prevent, and the man who knows
how to keep hens in health is a much
more valuable man on the farm thar
the one who knows of remedy FOL
every disorder that may arise.
| There is no need TO fear roup, o.
cholera, or any disease, II the prope
sanitary rules are observed, Keep TIL
fowls in the fresh air, but do not ex
pose them to inclement weather T'
drive them out in storm Is az evi
equaled only by compelling them t
exist an entire day in a hot, broilini
sun.
To make them drink stale, filthy
warm water is as unhealthful as tC
feed them sour, tainted food.
Common sense is better than
phystc. Regular, proper care beats al
the doctor books.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Cool Ground ls Prefsrr.d

A good many poultry keepers be-
lieve that chickens that are not large
enough to roost are better off in coops
without floors where they sit on the
cool ground at night. provided the
ground is kept clean by moving the
coops every day and well drained 70
prevent dampness.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Peaches Preserved Without. cookln,


Select large, perfect peaches, wipe
with a rough towel to remove the
down, then pack in a stone jar and
cover with boiling water so that all
the fruit is immersed. Then put over
the mouth OF the jar thick fold OF
cloth so as to retain the steam. Let
them stand until the water is almost
cold, then take out the peaches and
rub off the skin. Now put a layer OF
peaches in the bottom of jar and cover
with a thick layer of the best granu
lated sugar, then add another layer OF
peaches and sugar. and so on until all
the fruit is used. having the sugar the
last layer Pour in Juice Immediately
and keep in a cold, dry and dark place
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
PLAN OF SMALL DAIRY BARN
One Advantage Of Building Shown
Herewith Is Twelve-Foot Drive
way Across North End.

have barn built last year which is
as handy as any have seen. II stands
north and south. the main building 3s
by 81 feet, with lean-to on the west
JIG feet wide. Beginning at the south
end of the main building is a six-foot
feed room 80 feet long. On each side
of this room are three nine-foot stalls
end one flve-foot stall. Crossways OF
the barn from east to west is a l2-foot
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
To Remove Rust From Table Linen

To remove rust stains from table
cloth take dessert spoonful OF salt
juice of one lemon, soak spots. put in
sun. then rinse in borax water This
preparation will not BARN the finest
fabrics.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Boil IL Lonqs,.

The reason that some marmalade
will not jell is probably because 1t
mas not been boiled enough. Mar
maiade needs great deal more boil
ing than Jam. It requires from two
and q half to three hours.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Cause Of strlnnu MilL

II has been proven that ropy or
stringy milk can be carried frora one
place to another by milk utensils not
being thoroughly cleaned and ster.
ilized, and in this case the only rem
edy is more thorough and careful
cleaning
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Market surplua hsna.

II is a good plan to market any sur.
plus old hens before they begin to
shed their feathers because they Will
fatten better now.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Gull the Non.Layers.

II is important to feed only hens that
lay eggs. The trap nest is undoubt-
edly the most efficient method for de-
tectirg the non-layer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-05
Run No Risks.

The man who keeps high-class draft
mares to perform his farm work can
not afford to put them into the hands
Of an incompetent hired man.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
MARRIAGE as a Court Sentence.

Judge Mahon. of Elizabeth, y. J., should wake
up. The habit of sentencing any one TO matrinlonr
has long been abandoned by fathers and should
not now he contracted by judges. And ii is also
no longer the fashion to look upon young men who
drink too much with the complacency of an earlier
age The pathological effect, o. excessive drinking
are too well known.
Miss Lillian Wald and the other women whom
Judge Mahon's particular brand of humor from
the bench has reused are perfectly justified in call
ing il an insult to their TO tell an intoxicated
prisoner that if he is not married in thirty days he
will be brought back into court II is an insult to
the administration Of justice rs well as a punish
ment 1t comes under that clause Of the Consitu-
ton prohibiting cruel and unusual" penalties;
cruel that is to the unfortunate girl who accepts q
drunkard and to the offspring of such match,
and unusual from all points Of view.
We sincerely hope the prisoner will diSobey the
courts decree preferably through Discrimination
Of his own.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
MONEY WASTED IN REPAVING
Mayor and Controller Praised for Re
sisting Demand for 100000.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
SIR Mayor Mitchell and Controller
Prendergast deserve commentator for
opposing the efforts Of President Nc
Aneny and the borough presidents to
secure 100000 for rcpaving. The
money wasted in this way has for years
been public scandal, against which,
as public spirited citizen, Mr.. Nc
Aneny himself protested when. as
president of the City Club, ne Joined
with the writer, then president OF the
Civic League Of The Bronx. in pre.
ferring charges against Louis +. Half
fen. President Of the Borough of The
Bronx, one Of the charges being the
waste of public funds in the needless
lepaving of streets already having n
serviceable pavement.
IL is perhaps needless TO say that If
repavlng were an assessment upon the
abuttlng property owners. instead Of a
charge against the city at large. neither
Mr.. McAneny nor any of the borough
presidents would dare 10 rip up good
paving blocks. pile them high in vacant
lots and replace them by paving no
better and sometimes not as good as
that removed.
On the final disposition of this mat.
ter will rest public opinion rs to which
OF the members of the Board of Esti-
mate was sincere in his prediction
pledges of economy.
ALBERT +. DAVIS.
Inc Bronx, july II, 1914.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
Villa and the |. W. W.

l. W. W aCitators will find il expcdicnt here
after to conine their agitatons to the AngloS Saxon
section Of the North American continent VIVA
has had fifteen of them. who have been operating
in the mining districts Of Chihuahua arrested ana
they are now on their way 10 the Rio Grande. II
they ever return to Mexico. he has assured them
they will he executed.
one wonders whether they went into Mexico
because they too. were convinced Of the ideasti'
aims Of the Constitutonalist chieftain. But they
should have known better ira, 10 try I" compete
with him as uplifters. Ii was bound to make him
Jealous and even the most enthusiastically inclined
become dangerous in that state. Why, the very
mines they visited We're being operated TO swell
the ConStitutonalist exchequer and therefore TO
further the cause of the poems. ;mong whom the
miners are included.
No. Villa is one Of those men who want to be
doing all the agitating themselves. 1t is a hobby
Of his and he has way of backing it up with
dynamite and gunpowdcr. Now that his |. W W.
rivals know him better they are probably surprised
he did not line them up aga inst an adobe wa
without further delay and permit the firing squad
to do the rest.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-16
The kidnapping Trust.

The 'kdnapping trust" which the police ana the
District Attorneys office are seeking 10 dissolve
lust now is undoubtedly closely akin to the b'ack
Hand trust" and other corporations of crimc-a
body compounded Of some crime and more lmagl'
nation. 1t is quite possible that there does cxist
a gang Of kidnappcrs and blackmailers who have
operated their nefarious traffic with some system
and much profit Whether or not this entities the
gang to the high-sounding title 1t should entltle
its members TO good round terms In prison If the
police can catch them
According to Assistant District Attorney Weller
there Is reason to believe that in the last decade
$50 children have been stolen by about the same
combination of kidnappers In that same pcr'l
the court records show prosecutions Of thirty-onc
persons and convictions of nine for this crime
The one unavoidable conclusion from those figures
Is that the criminals we're more than match Tor
the police and the prosecutors, whether they got
their mastery from a perfected system OF crime
or only from taking natural advantage or the
weaknesses of the authorities. The BLACK Hand
trust" isn't fourishing now, because the police
recently have given much attention to backmaiers
and bomb throwcrs and have arrested them Oh
evidence which would stand in the courts. Attcn-
ton of this sort undoubtedly would dissolve the
kidnapping trust