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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
PRODUCTION OF BABY BEEF
Animals Used for This Purpose Must
Be Well Bred and Of Fine Quail
lty--Keep Them FIeshy.

what is meant by the term baby
beer and what kind of cattle are
used in baby beef production?" was
a question which was put to Profes-
sor G. w. Barnes. farm advisor on
live stock OF the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service Of the University OF
Arizona College of Agriculture. He
answered that fat cattle between the
ages Of one and two years, weighing
between eight and eleven hundred
pounds, are used.
They must be we'll bred and OF fine
quality. Such cattle can be finished
quicker and are the only class OF
cattle which can be used in the pro-
duction OF baby beef The cattle to
be used for this purpose should not be
allowed to lose their baby flesh or
baby fat. They must be kept feshy
from start TO finish, for when they
once become run down, il is difficult
proposition to have them finished for
market under eighteen months. They
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
PRACTICE OF CREAM GRADING
Better Material Is Secured for Cream
cries and lnsures Better Product
for the Consumer.

Ry r. McANN. state Dairy Inspector
OF Colorado)
The old system Of spelling good
cream with bad bv mixing the two
is a practice TO be relegated to the
past. Consumers. manufacturers and
producers alike should demand and ex-
pect that progress or lead he made
In products and manufactures of their
respective community and state.
While cream grading is compare
lively new measure in many OF our
bordering states, 1t has apparently
proved beyond doubt its value In many
respects. the foremost of which are:
Securing a better material for cream.
cries; placing an incentive and reward
for the production Of good cream by
difference in price received for first
grade cream over that for second
Grade, and insuring a better product
for the consumer, thereby Increasing
consumption and demand for products
manufactured.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
SOMETHING NEW IN PERCHES
Two-by-Twos Hung From Ceiling by
Use Of Wire and Fastened at
End Are Excellent.

Many persons use hanging perches
for poultry because they are more
sanitary. Lice and mites cannot get
on them unless they leave the fowls.
But ] never have seen any perches
constructed like mine that were not
also swinging perches, writes Horace
70. Wolcott OF Lubbock county, Texas.
in Missouri Valley Farmer. long
ago learned that II prevents much
nervousness among the flock at night
II the perches do not sway.
II is better economy to make the
perches of good material. ! find two
by two-inch lumber about right, or
two by fours ripped in two length
ways My perches are eight feet long,
making them lack a foot OF touching
at either end. which Is about right
Round the two sharp corners on top,
and finish smooth. It is much easier
for fowls foot TO curve over a round
ed surface not too wide than to grasp
square, sharp edge
Get some large screw-eyes or barhed.
wire staples, and some smooth wire,
as small as Is possible consistent with
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

strength Screw a part OF the eyes
into the overhead joists or in the cell
ing, one eve for each end OF each
perch Ia each eye iastcn q wire long
enough 70 hang down TO within two
and onehalr feet Of the floor Put a
screw eye near each end Of every
perch, at the upper edge Fasten the
hanging wires into these, and your
perches are hung. Tho pCrlhes should
be an equal distance apart and all
on level.
Next fasten a screw-eye In each end
OF every perch, and put other screw
eyes in the walls between perches.
Fasten length of wire into the first
screw eye on the wall, thread Il
through the next eye in the wall. con-
tinuing alternately until all perches
are fastened to each other and to the
wall Then by fastening the perches
at the other end, they are complete
and will not swing nor sway.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

Squads are pretty well covered with
feathers when they are three weeks
old.
Before engaging in the pigeon bust.
ness go and spend a week or two with
some successful pigeon breeder. One
can learn more in this way than from
three months OF reading.
Nobody except simpleton will buy
pigeons whose mating is not absolute
ly guaranteed. Even then one should
not buy except from a dealer with a
high reputation. because. even II the
birds are guaranteed and they prove
TO be minated much time will be lost
before they can be replaced
The aim OF every pigeon dealer is TO
produce the largest amount of meat
in his bird. For this reason scrub
stock should never be used
No artificial heat is required in
pigeon houses, but they must be alb
solutely tight as drafts are fatal
Pigeons begin to lay two weeks aft.
er mating. They lay two eggs which
hatch In about eighteen DAYS.
The old birds stop feeding the young
squads when the next pair hatch.
Each pair Of birds should be provid-
ed with two nests.
Pigeons cannot thrive unless they
have a place in which to fly. Con
fined in houses they will quickly con.
tract consumption and die. Even in
the coolest weather they should be
allowed to fly outdoors when they
please.
The breeding season Is from March
to September, but extra good breed,
ers will produce young ten months in
the year
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
STRIVE TO PREVENT CHOLERA
When Disease Attacks Herd Secure
Services Of Competent Veterinary
Follow His Directions,

The only gay to cure hog cholera
is TO prevent IT, This might be said
Of almost any disease, human. boyire
or burcine
The prevention, however, IS not al
ways in the hands Of the farmer. but
it Is generally When hog cholera
attacks your herd, or what you bolieve
to be hog cholera, either secure a
competent veterinarian in your vicln-
ity OF apply TO the veterinary denartr
ment of your state. Have them send
a veterinarian TO visit your farm. and
kill enough hogs to find out what Is
the matter, Then follow his dlrec-
tions.
While this is going on, don't allow
any person to visit your farm, ard
don't visit any other farm. II dogs
come about your place, shoot them.
II you have pigeons about, shoot them.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

By f. VAN BENTHUY SEM
A young pigeon. unlike a young
chicken, cannot feed itself, but must
be fed by the old bird.
Very often squads do not leave the
nest until they are a month old and
ready for the market
Sometimes the old birds will favor
one of their offspring and feed II con.
tinually, allowing the others to go
hungry much OF the time. 1t is rot
unusual to see one large, plump bird
and a half-starved, puny one in the
same nest, both having been hatched
at the same time.
The male bird sits on the nest at
night and the female in the daytime.
Some dealers say that this is the only
.rue test of mating.
Vermin is a constant menace to
pigeons and must be always fought
Frequent whitewashing, absolute
cleanliness, and tobacco-stems placed
In the nests will generally keep the
birds reasonably clean.
Pigeons must have clean water for
bathing, once every day. II should
be given them early in the morning.
The birds cannot live without 1t.
The bathing dishes should be emp
lied Immediately after the birds have
used II, as 1t quickly becomes foul and
should not be allowed to stand.
The pigeon that goes about with
aroOping wings is sick bird
At the first sign of sickness, the
bird should be taken out OF the pens
and placed by itselt Unless II is very
valuable IT should be killed at the
end of three days II il is not entirely
well.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
TO WASH WOOL ARTICLES
Especial Care Is Required If One
Would Have the Material Last
Any Length Of Time.

Where there are small children ar.
ticles Of wool are constantly in use,
and therefore require washing, and un.
less II is properly done they will be
ruined. II this simple plan is followed
success is sure:
Make a fairly hot suds with good
quality white soap; immerse the
piece; allow it to soak for half an
hour, then swish and pat it around.
Squeeze out as much moisture as pos
sible and repeat the process; If II
does not look perfectly clean do it q
third time. Rinse II through clean
warm water until all traces of SOAP
are gone; squeeze 1t, then place 1t on
a towel; twist the towel tight to get
out more water; put a clean towel
in large agate pan or china bowl;
place the article lightly upon It; put
all In a warm (not hot) oven; leave
the door open. Fluff It up occasionally
by turning 1t over until perfectly dry.
The washed piece should look almost
like new
Never rub crocheted or knitted
wool articles, as 1t stretches them !;
to hang them up also pulls them out
OF shape; done as above they. will not
be hurt in either way. Baby sacks
should be laid in shape on the towel.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

a big factor in favor of the Legnorn,
writes Temple Smith OF Byzantine
Farms, Pennsylvania, In Philadelphia
Ledger.
We have trap-nest records showing
quite a number of our birds laying
a hundred, or more than a hundred
eggs, within twelve months from date
OF being hatched. / recall one that
laid her one hundredth egg the day
she was eleven months old Such
birds are pretty safely and we'll in the
200-egg class.
Please do not take me as saying that
any large flock OF layers averages 200
eggs. Nor are all Leghorns even good
layers. With Leghorns as with any
pure breed, the result depends quite
as much on the strain as on the breed,
but all the eggs a Leghorn lays are
white, hence worth most. So the Leg.
horn would still lead. Much, too, de-
pends on comfortable housing and
proper feeding and attention, what
ever breed is kept
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
MAKING BEST USE or LAMB
Directions Here for Two Excellent
Dinners to Be Evolved From a
seVen-Pound Shoulder.

A seven-pound shoulder of lamb, cut
off both long ends and take the cen
ter, thick chunk Of meat: place in
pans over a good range fire. Cover
closely and let II scar brown about
twenty minutes. Take fork. turn it
over, let il scar another twenty min
utes on this side, then pour three or
four cupfuls hot water, salt, three
large onions. Cover closely again.
letting II simmer. Loosen the meat
from the bottom OF pan before adding
water. At the end Of an hour more
add three large carrots in long strips.
Cover for half an hour more, then add
three large parsnips cut in strips and
cover again for half an hour longer,
when your roast OF meat and vege-
tables will be done. Celery can go
into this with parsnips also. This
is all done on top of the stove. Serve
with potatoes or simply the vegetables
In the pan.
Next day take, the two long. swing
ing ends of the lamb shoulder that you
had put away from the roast part,
put In soup kettle or deep stewpan,
with celery leaves II you have 1t. Boil
II. Boil a full hour in salted wa.
ter, add a head of cabbage soaked in
cold water over night, to crisp 1t; pep
per II at this stage of the cooking. Boil
another full hour. Peel potatoes, boil
twenty minutes in separate kettle
pour on water. shake gently until
mealy and serve with your lamb and
cabbage. Do not have too much water
on your lamb, for the cabbage throws
of much water. Cover all closely
while boiling.
This is the only good way to gel
all that is possible out Of a shoulder
of lamb and have tasty meals. Skin
of fat with cabbage dinner, as those
two long swinging ends have more fa
than one would wish to eat. Reserve
that for soapmaking.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

must be fed a liberal ration of fat
producing feeds, especially grains.
When beginning to feed baby beeves,
they should receive large quantities
of alfalfa or cowpea hay, or other
such rough feeds as will increase their
digestive capacity so they can handle
large quantities of grain. II heifer
calves instead of steers are to be fed,
they will finish more quickly and
should be marketed earlier
The younger the prime heifers are
at the time of marketing, the less
discrimination in price will the butch
er make between heifers and steers.
The most common mistake is that OF
marketing before the individual is
ready or ripe.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

Clean out the house at least once a
week, use this style of perches,
sprinkle the floor every morning with
a disinfectant made OF sifted ashes
mixed with about one-fourth their
bulk OF salt, the whole mtistened with
Kerosene; whitewash the interior oc-
casionally, and there will be little
trouble with vermin. When using this
powder be careful not to get any in
the nests, as the eggs will absorb
the odor of the coal oil and the oil
will also prevent their Matching. This
disinfectant in cheap, and effective.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Chain Llchtnlnn Cake.

Here is something easy as well as
good for the busy housewives:
One and one-half eupfuls -four. one
cupful sugar two teaspoonfuls baking
powder speck salt, two eggs. one-quar.
tor cupful melted butter, milk and one
teaspoonful vanilla Mix and sift dry
INGREDIENTS together Melt enough but.
ter to make one-quarter cupful, add
eggs whole and enough milk to mn
the cup. Add to dry ingredients. Add
vanilla and bee.. Bake 80 to 40 min.
utes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

may be that II they were accustomed
TO a temperature OF 30 degrees or
lower they would do fully as well.
It may be said that cattle under Of
flcial and semiofIlcial test, where they
are invariably fed a large amount of
feed. may be kept at much lower
temperature than so degrees Fahren-
heit and seem to appreciate 1t. It
should be remembered, however, that
the feeding at this period is far be.
yond the amount the animal can
hanGle to the best advantage, and she
would not be capable OF eating so
much year after year. In other words.
she is full of fuel.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
WHITE LEGHoRNS ARE BEST
PulIet Is Quickly Brought to Maturity
and Soon Starts Laylns-White
Eggs in Demand.

why are White Leghorns good
birds to OWN" would say, that
profit being the aim of the commercial
poultryman, the well-bred White Leg
horn of good laying strain seems best
to meet his need.
The Leghorn pullet is quickly
brought to maturity, and II of good
strain quickly goes to work for her
owner. To be sure, If she is hatched
very early she may molt slightly, but
she will have laid pretty nearly
enough eggs to pay for herself by the
time the molt comes, and with proper
care she is laying again in a few
weeks.
White eggs bring the highest price
and are in growing demand. That is
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
BALANCED FEEDING FOR HENS
No One Grain Combines the Necessary
Proportions Of Ingredients
TO Produce Eggs.
CBy w. r. GILBERT)

Balanced feeding is an attempt to
provide for all the wants of fowls
bodies so as to enable them to yield
the best profits to their owners at a
minimum cost
No one grain, meal or vegetable by
itself combines the necessary proper
tions OF ingredients to produce eggs
In profitable quantities.
Scientific experiments have proved
that to keep alive an ordinary hen
weighing six pounds. two ounces OF
dry food per day Is required, but these
two ounces are not enough to put on
flesh or to make eggs.
They are only enough to keep up
the wear and tear Of existence More
food has TO be supplied fer egg making
and ii this food is richly charged with
the component parts OF an egg the
greater ana easier viii be the produc-
tion
The only chemical properties Of foog
that we need trouble about are the
flesh and muscle making principles
known as albumenoids ana the heat
and fotmakius principles known as
carbohydrates.
The ration that both science and eA
periments have decreed to be the best
Is ii5 70 8 parts OF fat or heat,makiua
foods to one part of Eesh-maklng fooc
and the total amount OF food require
ment for the keeping OF a hen in lay.
ing condition is from 23 to "A ounces
per week according TO her size.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
CUT UP LONG CORN STALKS
Much Waste May Be Avoided an5
Cows win Eat Them Up Clean
Bn.of Grain Is Re'lshed.

Don't try 10 make your cows eat
long corn stalks They viii surely
waste O Dot Of good feed. Cut the stalks
and they WI. eat them sn up clean.
Let them De n a box or even in the
cll-ywcy for day or two after they
have been cut aud they win heat and
rctton uD gCcd deal li zoo dry a lit-
ne wgtcr poured over the pile VIII
help 90 m0'sten them mp. A bit OF
Cr0ln aur.nElel over each ration will
make Sos licking good.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Lamb Flank Roasts.

Buy two pieces of lamb flanks,
which will weigh about three pounds
and cost from FIVE to eight cents a
pound. Make bread dressing, as for
chicken. Place four or five pieces of
twine on the table and lay one piece
of flank on the twine, spread the
dressing over the meat and place the
other on top, then tie each piece of
twine around the whole to keep them
together and hold in shape. Put in
the roasting pan, salt and dredge with
flour. Bake two hours. This makes
a very pretty and delicious roast, large
enough for six people, and also excel.
lent cold.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
BEST TEMPERATURE FOR cow
Hoard's DaIryman Expresses Opinion
That About Fifty Degrees Fab.
renhelt is Right.

In response to a query as to about
the right temperature for dairy barn
Hoards Dairyman makes the follow
ing reply:
We are not prepared to say what is
considered the right temperature to
keep the barn for dairy cows. II is
our opinion that It is not well to have
the barn colder than 80 degrees
Fahrenheit In very severe weather
the temperature in the Hoard's Dairy.
man barns falls to so degrees Fahren.
heit While the milk flow seems to be
about the same under these condi.
tlons. yet the cattle seem to show
signs OF not being os comfortable as
when the barn is at 60 degrees. II
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
rl.eases Of Ducks

Ducks are subject 10 very few dis.
eases. They do not have cholera roup.
gapes, but they do occasionally die
from spinal meningitis and paralysis
Cold water is the general cause ui
cramps in young ducks.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
TUBERCULOSIS IN OLD FOWLS
More LIKELY to es Affected by Dis
case Than Young stook-Make
TWO Years the Age Limit.

Ii Is found at the North Dakota sta
tion. that old chickens are more likely
to be affected by tuberculosis than
young stock This is fowl consump-
tlon, the disease sometimes called
going light"
old birds should not be kept any.
way. It is recommended that such
stock be killed OFF and only young
stock kept, two years being the age
limit
The disease spreads faster among
poultry kept in poorly lighted and
poorly ventilated houses. as is the
case with human beings.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Benefits of Cattle Esedlnn.

Cattle feeding viii enable the man
ager to dispose' of his surplus feed
in a profitable manner, afford more
harnyard manure with which TO en-
rich his land. II will also be the
means of diversified farming in which
rotations may be planned, not only to
supply variety of feed for the stock,
but also with special reference to i'm
proving the fertility OF the soil.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
SAT- Fish.

Soak salted white fish over night.
Dry, dip in -four and fry crisp
brown. Take two tablespoonfuls flour.
one tablespoonful butter, one-half tea,
spoonful salt and one pint sweet milk
and make a smooth white sauce. Just
before serving add one teaspoonful
vinegar and one tablespoonful horse
radish. Pour over the fish and serve.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Jplolnesa Of Enwln-

A great deal is written about the
superior "iuiciness" Of this breed or
that breed Of fowls. The truth Is, the
Juiclness, or the lack Of It, is chiefly
the work CT the cook The flesh Of
fowls should be judged by flavor and
tenderness, aud these, too, are large
ly in the hands of the cook.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13

Cut into pieces small enough to
serve, roll in egg, cracker crumbs.
Have good dripping or butter In fry
ing pan and when smoking hot put in
the pieces of steak, and scar well on
both sides. As fast as ready put into
the steamer, then add the gravy and a
little hot water if needed. Let steam
about three hours, then add one can
peas. As soon as they are hot it is
ready to serve. This win be found to
be as tender as chicken.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Value of souashes.

Some poultrymen believe in feeding
small squashes to give body or bulk to
the mashes. They say that this result
ing mixture is found very satisfactory
and SCENT to be particularly palatable
not only for fowls. but also for dog
and cats.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Cow rays f,r Attention.

A good COW, no matter what breed,
= worth all tie care and kindness the
owner can give her and all the good
feed she can use. No doubt there are
vcIy many cows that would give a
much better showing II they received
the necessary attention.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Dairy Cow Of Future

Remember that the heifer is the
dairy COW CT the future. Feed her
accordingly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Easy Way to Skin sausans..

A very easy and quick way to skin
sausages is to immerse them for =
second or two in cold water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-05-13
Cows ProperIy Cared Eor.

Five COWS properly cared for and
fully fed will return much more than
ten half fed.
Arizona republican., 1915-01-28

present amount of circulation is need ed, by Federal Reserve notes.
 The report reviews briefly the work of the organization committee in se- lecting reserve cities and defining re- serve districts and in conducting cleo tiOns for directors of reserve banks. It has a word of praise for the men experienced in banking accepted the positions offered by the board often at personal sacrifice, as federal reserve agent or deputy agent of the various banks
 The board reports that it hoped to keep within it's first estimate of ex- pense for the six months beginning November l. 1914, as a result of which it levied $431 ,040 on the twelve banks It says a definite report of the nor mai expenses of the banks themselves cannot be made at this time,
Arizona republican., 1915-01-28

claring that after getting opinions from great variety of sources, it
 found such diversity that it was
 guided by it's own estimate of the
 proper moment. Events have since shown it says, that the opening of the institutions was wisely timed to
 synchroniZe with the restoration of activity in our export trade. When the financial anxiety which prevailed
 during the latter part of the past sum- mer and the difficulty which was then experienced in getting banking ac- commodations at reasonable rates, even upon security of undoubted sol idity, are recalled. the substantial inn provement which has taken place since becomes evident, and is a remarkable tribute not only to the recuperative power of American commerce and in- dustry, but also and largely to the