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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
DAIRY
SUMMER CARE FOR THE CALF
Unless Young Animals Are Kept Grow
Ing During First Year Final
Development Is Retarded.

CBy II. M. wASHBURN. Minnesota Ex-
pertinent Station)
The first year of calfs life Ia the
most important with respect to its
growth Unless animals are kept
growing during this period their final
development will be much retarded.
and the chances are they never will
react the scale which their inherit.
ance would give them
On the best regulated dairy farms
calves are born In the autumn and
early winter and they should receive
skim milk in moderate quantities
through much. or all, OF the summer
following birth. On farms having hand
separators there is no difficulty in
providing the sweet milk for calves,
morning and evening; but farmers
who patronize whole-milk creameries
or who still skim by hand should re.
member that after the first few weeks
milk for calves should either be thor.
oughly sweet or fully sour. that the
most dangerous condition is the half
sour stage. II milk Is fed to calves
when II is In this changing condition
II 10 almost certain TO cause indiges-
tion. II should not be half sour. nor
sour one day and sweet the next, but
always one or the other.
Clean feeding pals must be used,
otherwise the germs OF fermentation
and diarrhea will be brought to the
infant COW from the slime OF the dirty
drinking dish. and with young calves
1t Is important that the temperature
at which the milk is fed be nearly
that OF the body. Older animals may
receive milk OF the temperature OF
the milk-holding tank.
While II is very important that
heifers should have free access to
pasture during the second summer, TO
develop strong bodies. the calf need
not have pasture the first summer. In
fact. for calves born after the first
Of the year. pasturing may be dis
advantage. Most young calves in this
country are better of chewing tender
hay in the quiet and half-dark stable
than fighting flies, painting from the
heat and cropping tough grass in tho
pasture.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
HOW TO OPERATE INCUBATOR FEEDING HENS AND puLLErs
Profits Decrease Where Young and
Old Stock Are Kept Together
Provide Separate Yards.

A good many people who might 9th.
erwise be successful with their poul-
try have their profit decreased because
they allow the young and old stock
to remain undivided in the same house
or pen or both during the growing
period.
At this particular time the young
stock needs a great deal of food and
needs to be protected from the old
ones, which, II allowed to do so, will
abuse them more or less. II free range
is impossible, provide separate yards
and always keep the young in sepa-
rate buildings. II possible. or in a sep
arate room at least. II you haven't
o separate building you can very cas-
lily provide an extra room of some
sort for them to roost In.
Pullets getting ready to lay need
more feed as a rule than hens which
have molted out well, because the
pullets need to finish their growth
and maturity, as well as make eggs.
This is another reason why the young
stock and the old should be kept sep
arate. The feed question should also
be considered as the young hen often
needs different rations than the old
in order to produce certain qualities
which the one has and the other has
not.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
KITCHEN HELPS

II will be found a great help II cook
Ing utensils are filled with water as
soon as emptied of food. instead OF
being allowed to stand. The sooner
they are washed the better and easier
1t is. II dishes must wait, free them
OF scraps, then put to soak, cover with
towel or paper.
Do not throw away clean tissue pa
per. fold It neatly. put rubber band
around 1t, then place II with your
kitchen towels. 1t will be found salts
factory for polishing lamp chimneys
and gas or electric light globes and to
wipe out grease from frying pans be
fore washing.
II is very annoying to have a small
cooking utensil tip over on the gas
range, as II will occasionally do. II
can be avoided by simply placing a
fiat tin lid over the burner, such as
comes on lard cans. then putting your
cup or whatever 1t may be over it.
An earthenware casserole, or any
dish, should be soaked In salty OF
soda water for "a hours before using
so as to avoid cracking. Treated thus
its term Of usefulness viii be. pro
longed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
KEEP EGGS IN WATER-GLASS
Receptacle Should Be Placed In Cool
Cellar and Covered Over to Pre-
vent Evaporation.

By C. E. BROWN, Crookston Experi.
ment Station.)
There are several good methods OF
preserving eggs, but the water-glsss
method is the best Water-glass can
usually be purchased at a local drug
store for less than 81 a gallon, max
ing the cost about one cent for each
dozen eggs.
The receptacle used should be an
earthenware jar of from FIVE to ten
gallons. The eggs should be placed In
the jar each day, when gathered, as
the fresher the egg the better II will
keep. Care should be exercised to
see that none Of the eggs is cracked,
or the whole jar Of eggs may be
spoiled in short time.
The jar should be placed in a cool
cellar; a piece of oiled paper or some
other waterproof cover should be
placed over to prevent evaporation
II this is not done, any eggs that ap-
pear above the liquid will spoil rapid.
ly. The eggs should be kept at least
two inches below the surface OF the
liquid.
The solution recommended is oLe
part of waterglass to ten parts OF
pure water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
1--WE.
STOCK
ECONOMICAL FEED FOR EWES
Circular Issued by Missouri Exn.,L
ment Station Gives Results Oh
talned With Rye and Grain.

The feeding OF ewes sucking lamb.
Is a factor which materially affects
the profit derived from the produc.
ton Of spring lambs. A circular inc,
issued by the agricultural experiment
station at the University of Misson-,
reports the work done with eves
sucking lambs, fed on rye and blue
grass pastures. Ewes were placed in
four lots. In one lot ewes received
grain on rye pasture. Those in an.
other lot received only rye pasture
In a third lot the ewes were fed grain
on blue grass pasture, while those in
lot four received only blue grass mas.
ture.
The grain for both ewes and lambs
consisted OF equal parts of crushed
corn, oats, bran and rape. The re.
suits show that the feeding of grain
to ewes on rye and blue grass pasture
was not profitable, II the ewes were
to be kept. II the ewes we're to be
marketed with the lambs, the feeding
OF grain would have been profitable.
because the ewes which did not re.
ceive grain became very thin and
were not in condition to sell on the
market, while those receiving grain
maintained about the same condition
OF flesh throughout the experiment.
There was little difference in the
efficiency of rye and blue grass pas
lures for ewes sucking lambs. In
cases where grain was fed, the ewes
on blue grass had decidedly the ad-
vantage, while in the other two lots
in which no grain was fed, the rye
had the advantage. The difference In
each case was small. Rye will come
little earlier in the spring than blue
grass, but will not afford as good a
pasture in June as blue grass, because
the rye heads and the sheep do not
like coarse, woody stems.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
PROVIDE SHADE AND WATER
Two Important Factors With Poultry
During Hot Days OF Summer
Not a Difficult Task.

These two factors are all important
with the poultry these days and should
be always at hand.
Watering but once a day will not
suffice, Even II supplied in sufficient
quantity. II soon becomes warm and
unpalatable. for the poultry appreciate
cool drink on hot days as well as
we do ourselves. II you don't think
so, try IT,
Keep the water dishes in shady
places and so arranged that the water
will not become readily fouled with
dirt.
No shade is so acceptable to poultry
as the shade of trees, bushes growing
corn or other plants Every farmer
almost can provide this easily and it
is nearly a sin to fence the fiocks from
1t. But any shade is better than no
shade and II no other can be given a
shelter from the sun OF old boards or
any material at hand will answer
Water, shade and plenty of feed are
the three absolute essentials for the
growing chicks these hot days as
well as for the balance OF the fiocks.
See to 1t that your fiocks lack none
OF them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16

Broody hens seem to be a serious
problem for many, and some people
have objected to the Orpingtons be-
cause OF this. One man says he has
kept both Buff Orpingtons and White
Orpingtons and has never had much
trouble with either of them. OF
course they will become broody, but
II Is not a hard matter to break up
broody hen II the right methods
are pursued.
The principle on which all methods
for stopping broodiness must be
based to succeed without real cruelty
to the hens. is to have something
under them that 1t will be impossible
for them to warm up. The easiest
way to provide this is by having the
coop so open beneath that the air
will circulate up around them. A
hen will sit on board and persist,
but she will not sit on a nest with
cavity under it and a screen wire bot
tom. She will sit anywhere without
eggs under her SO long as the condi-
tions are right so eggs would hatch
II they were under her, but instinct
seems 10 warn her when conditions
are not right and she will soon quit
Another thing noticed is that
where hens have been shut up for
broodiness there is tendency to
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
Temperature Of Place Where Machine
ls Kept Should Not Vary-use
Only Fresh Eggs.

Care should be taken that the tenn
perature of the place where the ma
chine is kept does not vary. To secure
an even temperature IL is good plan
to place the incubator in an clubhouse.
which should be locked up, thus pre-
venting the opening and closing of the
door as much as possible. The build
ing should be well ventilated at the
top and be free from drafts. In the
middle OF the house is the best place
for the machine, as this allows the air
to circulate around It. 1t should never
be put In a corner or against wall,
as fresh air Is essential during the
process OF incubation.
The machine should stand either on
a low form or on the floor, as this al
lows the heat inside tc be regular. II
the egg drawer is but half an inch
lower at the front than the back. the
front will not be as warm as the back.
Fresh eggs, of course. must be used.
Where II can be managed, they should
be put into the incubator the same
day they have been laid They may
be two or three days old, but the most
successful results are obtained from
new-laid ones. All the eggs should be
OF as near the same size as possible.
And very small or very large ones
should not be chosen, as they often
prove unfertile.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
NOT HARD TO REDUCE FIGURE
Stout Woman Who Would Assume
slender Proportions Must OBJ
serve Some Rules.

The question of what the stout wom-
an should drink deserves a paragraph
to itself. She should unquestionably
avoid all alcoholic liquors. milk, cream
cocoa and chocolate. She is better off
without either tea or coffee. although,
II she feels she must have 1t, she may
drink one cup of coffee in the morn
ing without cream or sugar. She
should drink as little water as possi-
BILE. One OF the best beverages for
her is buttermilk, which nourishes
without forming fat. Another excel.
lent drink is the Juice of lemon dis
solved in a glass of cool water with.
out sugar. Orange Juice is also excel
lent.
II you are really earnest about It
the first sacrifice to make is your
luncheon. Take no food at all be
tween breakfast and dinner. / am as.
suming that you still stick to three
meals a day and have not taken on
the fashionable addition of afternoon
tea and after-theater supper. both oi
which functions should be omitted by
the woman who wants to grow thin.
/ think you will find as many, many
persons have already done, that 1t IL
easy to acquire the habit OF doing with
out lunch. Nearly all Of US eat more
food than we need. especially those oi
us who live in cities and do not occupy
ourselves with severe manual labor
outdoors The woman tiller of the
fields can doubtless assimilate hel
three solid meals daily, but not the
woman tender OF the gas stove or o.
the typewriter.
For breakfast the would-be reducel
may choose between one egg and BIZ
of fish with which unbuttered dry
toast may be eaten. For dinner tn,
piece de resistance may be beef. lamb
poultry or any sort Of game. broilet
or boiled, with the fat carefully Gu
away. With this may be eaten an!
of the green vegetables. Tomatoes
lettuce and rcmaine are especial!
good and may be eaten in abundance
though without oil. Unbuttered toas
or dark breads are permissible, ant
for dessert there are the deliciou
summer fruits, either cooked or fresh
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
HINTS FOR POULTRY RAISERS
Insure Uniformity Of Product by Keep
Ing Standardized stock-Gather
Eggs Twice Daily.

To Producers-Keep standardized
stock. thus lnsuring uniformity Of
products. Sell only full-sized 1.-TWO
ounce) fresh. clean. uniform eggs.
Keep nests clean; confine broody
hens; gather esgs twice daily. Keep
in a cocl place. free from odors of all
kinds.
Do not offer for sale small, dirty,
checked. stained or doubtful eggs.
Most OF these may be consumed at
home at full market value.
Fatten all surplus poultry. bringing
stock up to standard weight.
To Shippers-Pack eggs only in
standard cases. with medium filters.
using excelsior, cork shavings. cut
straw or corrugated board
Store case in cool, dry place, only
free from odors. avoiding heat,
droughts and dampness
Ship eggs often. at least twice a
week in warm weather. by express or
- refrigerator cars.
Ship live. healthy poultry in large
standard coops; dressed poultry neat.
ly wrapped and packed in boxes or
barrels, to reliable dealers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
Prize Cattle.

for an animal with q weak constitu.
ton cannot hold up through the feed
ing season.
A wide head and muzzle. which
usually indicate good feeding qualities.
Short legs, heavy hindquarters and
arched ribs are essential in the feed
ing animal.
The skin should be reasonably thick,
soft and covered by q heavy coat Oh
hair.
The animal should have a straight
back and low-set appearance, due 10
the depth Of body and short legs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
Cooling Beverage.

II you want really cooling and
refreshing drink try this. Into tail
glass put a heaping tablespoonful OF
lemon ice. Over this pour half a bot
tleful Of ginger ale. Mix it quickly
and drink 1t while the ale is still ef-
fervescing. This is an adaptation of a
drink called Flash from the West In.
dies. In its native home a wineglass.
ful OF Jamaica rum is added to bot
tleful of ginger ale as it is poured
over the ice.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16

convenient can for collecting the milk
at the barn and transferring II to the
house
These cans may be bought in various
eizes. For handling cream and skim
milk where sepaiators are used. or
even where cream is set to sour for
buttermaking. the shotgun can
shown in Fig, 2, is very convenient.
IT can be easily covered and set in
water and Is convenient to handle.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
SAFE AND SURE FOR HORSES
Barbados AIoes, Four to Seven
DRAINS, Makes Good Purgative-
Castor OIL 10 Uncertain.

In preparing a purge dose for a
horse the medicine that Is safest and
surest is aloes; and only Barbados
aloes should be used. not the Cape
aloes A dose will generally vary from
four to seven drains Linseed oil
Is safe purgative. but II is uncer-
tain. The dose varies from a pound to
a pound and a half.
Castor oil Is both uncertain and un-
safe as horse remedy, though 1t is
fine for man. Croton in the form OF
meal, made into ball with linseed
meal, is a good purge. Doses vary
from scruple to half q dram.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
INFERTILE EGGS GAIN FAVOR
Markets Are Gradually Coming to Dis
eliminating Price on This Kind
Of Eggs for Trade.

just as soon as the Matching season
is over sell OF kill the roosters SC
that your eggs win be infertile. In.
fertile eggs keep much better than
fertile eggs. Gradually the markets are
coming to a discriminating price on
infertile eggs, especially for the best
trade. AS soon as the consumers get
wise the demand will be greater.
Several states have instituted an
nual swat-the-rooster campaigns, and
thus the people are made acquainted
with the value of the infertile eggs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
| LIVE STOCK,
A0FES-Az-

Fatten the Improbable ewes quick
ly and make corned mutton. 1t Is
fine change for the summer bill Oh
fare.
Arrange the sheep pastures go the
flock can be changed from one 10 'ne
other-in this way keeping the pi'o
right.
The last 200 pounds we can put On
a young draft horse is the most pront-
able 200 pounds OF meat we can pro-
duce on the farm
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
Shad Cakes.

To two cupfuls Of faxed boiled shad
add two cupfuls OF mashed potato.
butter, pepper and salt to taste, one
beaten egg. and enough sweet cream
30 that the mass can be nodded by
hand into cakes OF the usual fish.cake
size. Fry a delicate brown in hot
fat, and serve on a hot platter with
broiled slice OF bacon on top OF
each cake. and garnish with little
fresh cress. This is an excellent break.
fast dish or luncheon dish.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
DAIRY NOTES

Proper feeding determines the
amount Of gain in the dairy business.
The longer the milk remains in the
udder the more 1t is impoverished by
absorption.
There is only one time to churn,
these warm days. and that is early In
the morning.
A lick OF meal in the manger will
always bring the cows home promptly
at milking time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
Beef Loaf for sIieIno Cold.

Mix together very thoroughly half a
pound of chopped beef. half pound of
chopped veal. one-fourth OF pound OF
chopped ham and little suet, about
two tablespoonfuls. Add tablespoon.
full Of chopped parsley. a tablespoonful
each Of chopped green pepper and
pimento. a teaspoonful OF onion Juice
or onion sauce. q teaspoonful OF salt
and saltspocnful Of pepper. Press
down thoroughly into creased pan
and bake slowly an hour and a half
Then place in the refrigerator and
serve in slices with chill sauce OF
catchup.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
Blood In MIX,

Blood in milk is caused by ruptures
OF the small blood vessels in the udder,
allowing blood TO flow into the milk
ducts. Nothing can be done to pre-.
vent 1t. Its appearance is not sign
OF disease. Frequently the ruptures
are caused by the COW striking her nd,
der against something.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
BEST FEEDER CATTLE TYPES
Steers Intended for Profitable Gains
In Feed Lot Must Possess Good
Beef characteristics.

How to select steers that will make
good gains and return substantial
profits should be well known by the
man who plans to market his crops as
feed this winter.
Steers, II they are to make profitable
gains In the feed lot. must have beef
characteristics, a wide, strong back
and large heart girth.
They must have q strong frame and
plenty of room for the vital organs,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
Avoid Objectionable rralta.

II is best to keep the cows from
developing Objectionable traits. This
will sometimes happen. but the right
kind of handling is usually the best
preventive.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
Summer Care Of DuckIlnq..

Wator fowls need special attention
during warm weather. Young duck.
lings feel severely the excessive heat.
Exposure to the sun frequently gives
them what is termed blind staggers."
The heat coming down on their heads
affects their brains, they whirl about
as II crazed and die OF the effects
Of overheating,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
Milking for Lona Period.

The amount OF milk COW gives is
imroi tant, but the trait of milking for
a long period is still more important
This can frequently be developed by
handling.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
CONVENIENT TO HANDLE MILK
Regular Cans Found More Handy
Than Shallow Pans-"shotgun"
Type Is Easily Covered.

Milk and cream from even few
cows can be much more conveniently
handled in regular milk cans than in
the shallow pans and wide-mouth buck.
cts commonly used. Fig. 1 shows
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
Fresh Mint.

Almost any yard that has a little
earth and some sun is large enough to
serve as a bed for parsley and mint.
Mint will grow in glass of water and
a bunch OF parsley set in glass Of
water will last and keep fresh for
some little time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16
LastIna Erostlnn

Here is a recipe for frosting that
Will keep soft and creamy for a long
time; Add a pinch of baking powder
to the whites OF the eggs before heat
Ing. Pour over this the boiling sirup.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-16

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