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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
LITTLE HINTS FOR POULTRY
Watch Chicks Closely and Save Those
Making Most Satisfactory Growth
Keep Them Busy.

By MRS. @. W. RANDLETT. North
Dakota Experiment Station)
Human sympathy to the birds COM
fort amounts to dollars and cents.
Clean the nests occasionally and
put in fresh supply of nest material.
Uniform nest boxes add to the at
tractiveness Of the house.
White diarrhea is contagious among
young chicks.
The purchase OF few baby chicks
from some fine pen of birds will make
a splendid start If you care to start
in June.
II your breeding pens were proper
ly bred and mated you need not be
surprised to find some OF the chickens
developing into finer specimens than
their parents.
Watch the chicks closely and mark
the ones making the most satisfactory
growth. Select the ones that are
plump, full-breasted and in good pro-
portion. You will not care to keep
those that grow leggy and have thin
breasts.
Never. under any circumstances,
keep more birds than you can take
care OF well.
Green food is necessary for all ages
OF poultry. but doubly so for the little
chicks. Water and green food are
cheap and very important
Be sure the baby chicks have plenty
OF exercise. Keep them busy and
hungry.
Keep the hopper full of dry mash
all OF the time. This gives the chick.
ems an opportunity to balance the
grain rations fed
Remember, full-fed chicks are pay
ing chicks. II pays big dividends to
| hurry their growth.
Always practice absolute cleanli
ness in feeding.
Gull the flock closely. Keep the
best and prepare the rest for market.
Enrich the garden plot with the
poultry droppings.
Constant thought and judgment are
necessary in poultry raising.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
NEED OF WATER FOR A CALF
and Young Animal Is Quite Free
quently Painfully Thirsty.

The young calf does not receive all
the moisture II needs from the skim
milk which It gets as a regular ration.
At very early age It will drink lit.
tie water II It has an opportunity and
1t will do this a number OF times dur.
ing the day
II is a good plan TO have water be.
fore II at all times. This need OF the
calf for water is not generally un,
derstood and the young animal is
usually painfully thirsty as well as
hungry at feeding time The result
Is that 1t gorges itself with the milk
or drinks too rapidly when II has a
chance. Thus II does not get the full
benefit OF the milk and digestive trou
bles will result. Remember that milk
is the calfs food. Water should be
its drink.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
AVOID SOFT-SHELLED EGGS
Most Frequent Cause Is Lack Of
Oyster Shells and Mineral Mat
ter-Feed More Grains.

Soft-shelled eggs in turkeys or COM
mon hens are caused most frequently
by the lack OF oyster shell and min
eral matter in the ration. and by
overfeeding. thus causing the stock
to be overfat. overfat stock are
quite apt to produce soft-shelled eggs.
One other cause. but not very com
mon. is an irritation in the egg pas.
sage or oviduct. causing this abnor-
mality. To remedy this, the feeding OF
less fattening foods. such as corn and
milo, kaflr. but more wheat. oats and
similar grains and crushed or ground
oyster shell is recommended This
will in most cases prove a remedy,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23

Colony houses for brood sows are
more sanitary than . central house.
II your little pigs are troubled with
scours change the diet of the SOW. Dc
hot feed dirty, spoiled or sour feed.
Thoroughly cook all meat scraps.
II hard bony enlargements form on
the hook joints OF your small pigs,
the chances are that they have ricketts,.
Introduce some new blood into the
herd and feed your pigs per each 100
pounds weight q mixture OF calcium
phosphate pulverized, nux vomica two
ounces, artificial carlsbad salts ten
ounces.
For worms give five grains calomel
and ten grains santonin per each 100
pounds, followed in about six hours
by a bran mash or give ten grains
santonin and 20 grains areca nut after
q 24-hour fast.
Follow some OF your hogs to the
packing house and see them inspect.
ed. 1t will pay in case they are tuber-
cular.
Use plenty OF whitewash around the
pens.
Isolate all sick hogs. Burn all dead
ones.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
Fly Poison.

House flies are more than nui-
sances; they convey disease and filth
wherever they go. So, II there are
no screens in the house, try these sim
pie methods for getting rid of them;
In the bedroom put sponge in sau-
Ger and saturate 1t with oil Of laven-
der. II this is lung two or three feet
above the table one may eat in peace
throughout the meal. Pots of rose
geranium, or the branches bruised and
hung up. are also said to be good for
flies. A honey pot Of death and de-
struction to them may be made with
two ounces of ground black pepper,
four ounces OF white sugar and half
a pint OF sweet milk. Cook the things
together for a minute or so, and then
fill small plates with the mixtures,
keeping edibles closely covered.
Sweep up the dead flies twice a day
and burn them.
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HINTS FOR SWINE BREEDERS
squealing Hog ls Improbable, Con-
tented One Grunts-Give Pigs
Plenty Of Exercise.

(Dr. ]. H. CoFFMAN. Idaho station.)
Keep the pens clean and dry to pre-
vent disease among your hogs. Don't
let drafts blow on the hogs-drafts are
fatal to the--., causing pneumonia,
rheumatism a.l various other all
ments.
II your hogs are sick or not doing
well, find out what the trouble is. It
will pay. A squeallng hog is not profit
able-a contented hog grunts. Don't
keep them in too small pen. Exer-
else is essential to health. Give small
pigs plenty OF exercise, 1t may pre-
vent thumps.
Give the SOW and pigs plenty OF
room on the sunny side OF a building.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
MAKE HORSE STAND QUIETLY
Halter Twitch ls Great Aid In Han
ding unruly AnlmaIs-ordlnary
Halter and Tie Rope.

To handle the feet of horse that
Will not stand still or that kicks, a
halter twitch is great aid. This
twitch is easily applied and needs
only the ordinary halter and the rope.
Pass the rope over the horses head
Just behind the ears; raise the upper
lip and put the rope across the gums
above the teeth, run the rope through
the loop made by passing the rope
over the horses head. The rope should
be. tight from the halter ring. over the
head. under the loop and through the
loop. A few good pulls on this rope
should make the horse stand quietly.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23

shanks is the same as that which
gives the color to the yolks Of the
eggs. and that the shanks Of good
layer will be much lighter in color at
the end of her laying period than when
she began.
So It looks like the coloring matter
in the shanks has been used to color
the yolks OF the eggs. II hasn't been
proved yet that lot OF yellow color.
ing in the shanks means that the hen
is equipped TO lay a lot of eggs. and
how about those that have white, black
or blue shanks? But maybe something
will be worked out from this coloring
matter business that will help US to
know good layers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
BUILDING UP A DAIRY HERD
Not Necessary to Go to Great Expense,
but Few Years Of Time Are Re-
qulred for Purpose.

Are you satisfied with your present
herd OF nonpaying common COWS? II
not why not begin now to improve
them and get out OF the old rut?
When developing the dairy herd from
common stock II is not necessary TO
20 TO great expense. but a few years
OF time are necessary in which to ac.
complish this.
The amount OF time called for will
TO some extent, be dependent upon the
character of the stock that you now
have, or the one you intend to use for
n foundation herd.
In some instances two or three gen.
erations OF correct breeding will build
up a common herd TO a fine paying
herd. In other instances a Longer
time will be required but 1t should
not require more than four or five
generations 20 effect the changes
sought.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
Salt Fish Sausage.

Soak one pound of salt cod over
night, cook and free from bones, cut
fine and mix VITA equal amount OF
mashed potatoes; add pinch of mus
tard, pepper to taste and one egg well
beaten Nix we'll and form into large
sausage with Toured hands, have hot
bacon fat IA trying pan one inch deep.
roll until nicely Drowned. Heat one
can peas in their liquor. drain and fill
center OF platter, placing sausage
around the edge. This makes an ap'
petizing surprise for any mans table,
either rich or poor.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
DIARRHEA FATAL TO CHICKS
One Of Most Common Causes Of Nor.
tailty-Disease Can Be Prevented
by Proper Feeding.

One OF the most common causes
Of chick mortality is white diarrhea
While It has been established that thia
disease is usually communicated to
the chick before 1t is hatched. it has
also been established that the dis.
ease can be held in check and even
prevented by proper feeding.
The organisms that cause white
diarrhea are killed by weak acids. For
this reason sour milk can we'll be
made part OF the chicks rations for
the first few days. Either moisten
the food with 1t. or set in shallow
drinking pans In addition. however,
do not neglect TO supply plenty o,
clean, pure drinking water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
GOOD EGG MARKETING HINTS
Have Plenty Of Nests and Keep Them
clean-RemoVe Boosters When
Breeding Season Is Over.

tBy T. f. QUISENBERRY. Missouri
Experiment Station)
Keep the hens nests clean and have
plenty OF nests.
Gather eggs twice daily In warm
weather and daily during other sea.
sons
Handle eggs as little as possible. as
handling deteriorates them.
Market eggs OF the correct size, "a
to rs ounces a dozen.
Gull out all very large or very small
eggs.
Sch nothing but clean eggs; never
wash them for market.
Produce only infertile eggs by re-
moving all ROSTERS as soon as the
breeding period is over.
Keep all eggs in a cool, dry place.
Don't let eggs come into contact
with vegetable or kitchen odors.
Don't hold eggs too long, as they
deteriorate rapidly; market at least
twice week
Keep only one breed OF chickens and
raise eggs OF one color.
Market your eggs in clean. 30-dozen
cases, or in cartons holding one dozen
eggs, depending on the demand.
Don't expose eggs to flies and dust.
Confine broody hens at once and re.
move them to the Matching depart.
ment.
Never expose market eggs TO the di.
rect rays OF the sun. to extreme heat
or rain.
Keep poultry houses free from yer
min.
Feed wholesome. clean feed and pro
vide pure water in clean vessels and
often.
Sell your eggs only to buyers, who
buy loss-off and who are willing to
pay for quality
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
PROVIDE SHELTER FOR PIGS
Digestive Disorders Particularly Fatal
Among Animals Kept on Alfalfa
Without Protection.

Several men have reported their
pigs dying Of digestive disorders. This
ailment has peen particularly fatal
amcng hogs that are kept on alfalfa
pasture. with little or no shelter at
hand.
Pigs are particularly liable to dlges-
tive disorders under such conditions,
especially II cold rains occur They
should at all times be given a dry
bed free from dust into which the
sun can shine. II they get sick it is
well to consult veterinarian.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
GIVE POULTRY CLEAN YARDS
Divide Quarters Into Sections So That
One May Be Renovated While
Other Is In Use.

Where fowls are confined in rather
close quarters during the summer 1t
is good plan to arrange so that the
poultry yard can be cleaned or else
divided in two or more sections. so
that one can be renovated while the
other is being used.
II the yard is OF the ordinary garden
soil It should be spaded under to the
depth of the spade after first cleaning
out the worst Of the filth. Then SOW
this space to oats or rye and allow
II to grow for two weeks; then turn
the poultry into this yard and treat
the other yard in the same manner
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23

dairy farmer at every turn. High feed
bills have demonstrated the futility
Of expecting satisfactory returns when
keeping poor producers, and the wide
awake, progressive. business dairymen
are ceEtering their demands on merit,
of which there must be a greater sup
ply TO meet this demand. Foreign
competition has created a well ground
ed impression that the most effective
way Of evading It is by greater pro
duction per animal and better prod.
ucts.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23

say they did not like the Rhode Island
Red because of their broodiness. The
Rhode Island Red does cause some
Inconvenience along that line. but /
have taken hens from these breeding
pens when in broody condition. and
placed them two and three in a small
or coop hung on the side of the breed
ing pens. and in three or four days
they are willing to go to work again
at their old job of laying. and
can show records these same hens
laid more eggs through the winter
than most of my pullets. Again, by
taking a rest when eggs are cheap
in spring. they are ready for business
when prices were high Had they laid
heavily in late spring. as some breeds
do. without being broody. ! might
not have got the eggs in winter.
The Rhode Island Reds will grow and
mature four to five weeks earlier
than the other American breeds. max
ing them OF more value to the utility
man both in getting quicker returns
and by being such foragers you are
not compelled TO get the chicks out
in very cold weather, and as | have
bred many different varieties both
OF the heavy marketing fowls and of
the lighter weight type for laying, I
have found that none can give as
much satisfaction as the good Rhode
Island Reds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
PLAN FOR PRESERVING EGGS
One Gallon Of Water Glass viii Make
Enough Solution to Preserve Fifty
Dozen Eggs.

Use pure water that has been thor
oughly boiled and then cooled. To
each ten quarts of water add one
quart OF water glass. Pack the eggs
in Jar and pour solution over them,
covering well.
Keep the eggs in a cool dark place
A dry, cool cellar is a good place.
II the eggs are kept in too warm a
place the silicate is deposited and
the eggs are not properly protected
Dc not wash the eggs before packing,
for by 30 doing you injure their keep
ing quality. probably dissolving the
mucilaginous coating on the outside Of
the she'll
For packing, use only perfectly fresh
eggs, for stale eggs will not be saved
and may prove harmful to the others.
Water glass is very cheap product,
that can usually be procured at not to
exceed 80 cents per gallon, and one
gallon would make enough solution to
preserve so dozen eggs. so that the
cost OF material for this method would
be only about one cent per dozen.
Water glass is sodium and potassium
silicate, sodium silicate being usually
the cheaper. II wooden kegs or bar
rels are used in which to pack the
eggs, they should first be thoroughly
scalded with boiling water. to sweeten
and purify them.--Taken from Farm.
ers' Bulletin No. 1903, United States
Department OF Agriculture.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
lRY p. s. PRAsH.l

CBy r.. S. PRASH.)
Anyone having a desire TO engage
in the poultry business either for
pleasure or profit may select from the
now large number OF breeds and va
rieties the one or the ones that take
his fancy, or II engaging In the utility
sides may choose for market poultry
some OF the larger breeds, which
mean weight, while for eggs one US.
usually looks TO some OF the smaller
varieties. but my experience has
taught me TO go between both,
which is the medium-size variety. In
this ! get good results both for eggs
and marketing
AS a rule poultrymen OF experience
look to one OF the American
breeds for a fowl that will give a
good supply of eggs the year around.
and when ready to be marketed will
be in demand as table poultry.
All things considered. the Rhode
Island Red comes the nearest to the
all-purpose fowl for the farmer or
poultryman. 1t is purely an Amer.
ican bird
They have to some extent the active
qualities OF the Leghorn. are still
large enough TO make them valuable
as table poultry, surprising in quality
some OF the heavier breeds in the
much-wanted taste OF wild game.
/ have had many people complain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
Lot OF Unnecessary Work.

II is certainly less trouble not to
mix wet mashes or cook feed for
small chicks, and they will do as well
on dry. uncooked feed. Cooked or wet
feed leaves dirtier eating vessels or
feeding places, more sour stun lying
around to start digestive troubles;
so, why take the trouble to do lot
of unnecessary work?
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
NO PLACE FOR CoUNTERFElTs
Difficulty Of RepIenishins and Starting
Herds With Good Animals Wor-
ries Dairy Farmer.

The development OF the increasing
demand for well-bred dairy cattle Is
based upon the recognition OF the fact
that under present production condl
tions. the counterfeit dairy COW has no
place on the pasture or in the feed
yard.
During the past few years, difficulty
in replenishing and starting herds
with good animals has confronted the
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
Care Of Cali After Weanlnc

Make sure that the calf does not
get to the COW again, once 1t is sepa.
rated from her and put on the skim.
milk diet, as 1t will tend to spoil, not
only the calf, but will cause the COW
to worry after the cali and reduce her
milk flow
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
srahmas Make Good capons.

White Brahma capons present a
very attractive appearance and they
weigh little more at selling time
than the Plymouth Rocks, but 1t takes
less feed for the Rocks because the
Rocks are better foragers than the
Brahmas
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
pIsInfeotant for choIera.

As disinfectant in the water for
adult fowls afflicted with cholera or
any OF the germ diseases resembling
cholera, put ten grains of sulpho.
carbolate of zinc in each quart OF
drinking water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
YELLOW COL0RING IN SHANKS
Has Not Yet Been Proved That u
Means Hen Is Equipped to Lay
More Eggs Than Others.

Many believe that COW that has
yellow skin will give richer milk than
will one that has a white skin. But
how about a hen with the yellow
shanks of that color laying the most
eggs? At the Maine station IT has been
found that the coloring matter which
gives the yellow color to hens
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23

For quick dessert try beating one
half cupful OF cream until thick, then
fold in one pint of canned peaches.
which have been drained. Sweeten to
taste. Serve very cold. Other fruit
may be used.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
Leave Calf With Cow.

II Is a good practice to let the CALI
suck the COW for about forty.eight
hours after birth, after which It should
be taken from its mother In the case
OF weak calf however. 1t is better
to let 1t remain two OF three days
longer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
For the Mattress.

II the wire mattress becomes rusty.
try rubbing It with parafiin; then dry
thoroughly and give both aides q
coat OF black lacquer.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
For Breeding Animals.

A small field OF rape near by the hog
yards. and a few rods OF woven-wire
fencing. will prove OF great value in
conditioning the breeding animals and
young things.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
First Meal for ch,oks

When boiled and chopped up fine
the infertlle eggs from the incuba.
tor make great feed for the first
meal OF the newly.hatched chicks.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
cIeanllnesa he Neonssaru.

In raising calves. remember this:
Cleanliness in all OF the feeding op-
erations is extremely necessary.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-09-23
Use Artificial colorlno.

II II is desired 10 use artificial color.
ing, 1t should be added to the cream
just before churninS.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-03
Elaborate Preparations Are
Made by Congre-
cations.
SPECIAL MUSIC, TOO
There Will be Automobiles
at Your Disposal if
Necessary.

TODAY is Go to Church Sunday"
Il A campaign has been in course
for some time to make this day stand
out as a red letter one in the history
of Tulsa's churches, and record at
tendances in all places of worship are
anticipated. The members Of churches
and Sunday schools have spared no
pains in advertising the day.
A general invitation to everyone has
been extended to attend at least one
of the services today. This is not an
affair arranged by one denomination,
but is entered into with great spirit by
practically every church in Tulsa.
Special and attractive programs
and services have been prepared.
Nothing has been left undone by the
and the superintendent OF
Sunday schools to make the services
for the occasion
Membership Contest.
The day will mark the beginning of
a contest for membership between the
First Baptist Sunday school of this
city and Oklahoma City. The men,
Continued on Page Thirteen.)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-10-03
RECEIVE MEXICAN
OFFICIALS MONDAY
Secretary Lansing Says He
VIII Confer With Dele
gates First Of Week.

NEW YORK, oct. 2.-sccretsry
Lansing announced today that on
his return to Washington Monday he
would receive representatives of all
Mexican factions originally part of
the revolution that overthrow Hucrta
The secretary will request EiiseU
Arredondo, the authorized represen-
tatiye in Washington of General Car
rama, to submit data TO him concern
ing the material and moral capacity
of the Carranza government and sim
uarly Enrique Llorente, agent Of
General villa will be given an Op-
portunity to set forth the views Of
the parties he represents.
Each will be permitted 10 bring
other delegates to present facts which
the American government is anxious
to get before deciding ON the faction
to which to accord recognition.
As preliminary TO the conference
next week Roberto Pcsqueira, car
rama adviser, and Chas A, Douglas,
Washington attorney for General
Carranza. called on Secretary Ians-
log separately today 90 pay their re-
spects Each was with him only
fnw minutes, discussing the situation
briefly II Is understood they were
asked TO submit mem Orauda Of their
respective views next week.
After the secretary had gathered
from an quarters he will
call q conference Of the pau-Amprican
delegates as announced two weeks ago
when the result Of the Investigation
will be taken under consideration