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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-30
for the Braves to hold him under an

OpuOn.
A dispatch from San Francisco
says Ping Bodie has signed con-
tract to play with the Seals, turning
down Federal league offer,
The Louis Sonntag & Sons team
Of ShebOygan, Wis, officially opened
the thirteenth 1915 state tournament
of the Wisconsin Bowling assn at
ShebOygan. The team, which is the
only one of its kind ever entered in
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
FOWLS REQUIRE SOME SHADE
Easy Matter to Grow Something Along
Side OF House to Provide Pro
lection From Sun.

Fowls that are deprived of shade in
summer often fall victims to sunstroke
and diarrhea from overheating. Some
shade should be provided. The house
is always too hot for their comfort II
II is their only defense against the
fierce rays of the summer sun. II IN
an easy matter to grow something
against the west and south side to
provide extra protection.
A house that has vines or tall plants
growing against one end and partially
shading the ioof will be several do
grees cool r than one bare to the sun.
Boards collect and radiate q lot more
heat than green growing things II
makes little difference what you use.
Castor beans grown under the proteo
tion OF Slated crate until too bia
for the fowls 10 destroy will provs
good shade. Big branches broken
from trees will help on very hot days.
II you can do nothing better lay
some branches or stones on the root
OF the house and spread old carpet
or horse blankets over them. Il will
greatly reduce the heat inside the
house during the heat OF the day. Shut
out the sun and allow some opening
ON the side away from the sun for
free circulation OF air. The fowls
will seek their shelter during the hot
part OF the day and show their appre
citation by greater vigor and health
when the trying period is over.
Many so-called cases OF cholera In
hot weather are nothing more than In.
digestion from the ravages OF hot
weather during which they had In.
adequate protection against the heat.
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the front wall. The height OF the
ridge from the sill TO the extreme top
OF rafters is ~ feet inches. All
studding is 2x4 inches. Tho building
is covered with one inch rough lum.
ber, then papered and covered with
rustic siding. The roof is covered with
one'incn boards and thin building pa
per. and then shingled. The cost OF
the building may be lessened by using
!shiplnp for the sides and by covering
with a high grade roofing paper.
The front OF the building or OF each
section has storm windows, 2 feet
IL inches by feet o inches. These
glass windows are screwed on up
rights feet s inches from each end
or tho room. They are three feet above
the floor, The distance between the
windows Is feet 10 inches, and the
top part OF II, TO depth OF feet &
inches from the plate, is not boarded
up, but Ia left open To be covered by a
cloth curtain when necessary. This
leaves tight wall feet 10 inches
high, extending from the bottom OF the
opening down 10 the floor, which pre-.
vents the wind from blowing on the
birds when they are on the floor, A
door, 2 feet 10 inches wide, for en-
trance TO the yard. IL made In the front
wall The lower half is boarded. tile
upper covered by the curtain. Another
door, 1bxlb inches. Ii placed six inches
from tho nonp updar ,,. - a.. IL.
dows for the birds to pass through the
'front.' yard, A similar door in the cen
ter OF back wall admits them TO the
rear yard. A light frame, made OF lx3.
inch strips and lx6-inoh cross tees. Is
covered with ten-ounce white duck or
unbleachei sheeting and hinged at the
top o. the front opening. which Il COW
ers when closed down. This curtain
10 easily turned up into tho room aud
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14

10 the dairyman's advantage 20 belong
20 this class. The proposition con-
fronting the dsiryman today Is not
primarily a matter Of location. son
or climate: II IL he, himself. that
stands IN the way OF his own progress.
Pew people realize what intelligence.
care and study. what patience. obser-
walton and experience are needed 10
make good dairyman. 10 interpret
20 the mind the language OF the COW
In such a manner as 20 understand
her every need and be able 10 properly
supply II. The inherent and fatal
weakness OF many people Is that they
wholly ignore the really important
and decisive factor OF success In all
fields OF human activity. viz. trained
and intelligent judgment, based on
sound theory and practice. The cause
and cure for the backwardness OF the
daIryman is In his mind. and IN tte
solution OF his problems chief promI.
nence must be given to the human fac
TOR. The trouble with many dairymen
IL that they think they know. which Is
the worst possible kind OF ignorance.
THE FIRST step OF knowledge IL 10
know that we are ignorant" Our
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
KEEPING HOG LOTS SANITARY
Ounce Of Prevention Is Worth More
Than Pound Of cure-Provids
Clean, Wholesome Food.

Never wait until your hogs begin
getting sick before you begin to clean
up and improve the sanitary condition
OF their quarters. In this matter an
ounce Of prevention is worth more
than a pound of cure. The plan
should be to prevent by cleanliness,
good sanitation and plenty of pure.
fresh water your hogs from getting
sick. and II can be done by the
proper kind Of treatment.
Give your hogs plenty OF clean pas
lures where there are no longer hog
disease germs in the soil. and provide
clean. wholesome food; scald, disin-
feet and clean the troughs and swill
barrels while the hogs have good
health, and don't wait until they are
sick to begin It. This should be done
frequently during warm weather espe-
cially.
And above all things. don't compel
your hogs to lie In their own filth, or
any other filth for that matter. for it
breeds disease. Clean quarters, clean
food. clean water, pure air are the
best preventives against hog cholera.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
WITH THE GOOSEBERRy
RECIPES FOR PRESERVES AND
OTHER DISHES.
MADE Up Into Jam II VIII Be Appre-
eIsted In the Winter-method
Of Serving Them In
Batter.

.cooseberry Jam. - Seven pounds
green gooseberries, eight pounds
sugar.
Method.-Top and tail the goose
berries and place them I'm presery'
ing pan. Add the sugar and slowly
bring TO boiling point and boil for 40
minutes. II .be jam jellies quickly
when a sampl is placed on saucer
It is quite ready and must be bottled
at once.
To Bottle Gooseberries.-Gather to-
gether some bottles with wide necks.
See that they are perfectly clean and
dry. Fill them with gooseberries and
place in the oven until thoroughly hot
through without breaking the skins.
Remove from the oven. add two table
spoonfuls sugar to each bottle, and
fill up with boiling water. Seal with
parafiin and store.
Gooseberries In Batter.-Four table
spoonfuls -four. two eggs, pinch salt,
half pint milk. half pint gooseberries,
one tablespoonful sugar. ten ounces
dripping or butter.
Method.-Prepare tho batter by mix
ing the -four and salt with little
milk and the eggs beaten to a froth.
Beat this thoroughly until smooth and
the surface free OF bubbles. Stir in
gently the remainder Of the milk.
Heat the fat until smoking hot in a
baking tin and pour in the batter and
gooseberries. Bake in a hot oven for
half to three-quarters OF an hour. Cut
into sections and sprinkle freely with
pulverized sugar.
Gooseberry souffie.-One pint stewed
gooseberries. quarter pound sugar, two
ounces butter. Ia ounces -four, two
teaspoonfuls corn -four. three eggs.
one teacupful milk.
Method.-Prepare a sauce with the
flour, corn -four. milk and butter.
Stir In the gooseberry pulp and the
yolks Of eggs. also the sugar. Beat
the whites to a stiff froth and fold
these carefully into the mixture. Pre-
pare souffle mold by tying a creased
paper round the top. Place the mix.
ture In the tin and steam for an hour.
Turn out very carefully and serve at
once.
oooseberry Jelly. - Seven pounds
green gooseberries, two quarts water
one pound sugar to each pint liquid.
method.-Crush the gooseberries
with the rolling-pin or potato masher
Place these in a pan with the water
and cook until soft and tender. Strain
the mixture very carefully. without
squeezing. through coarse cloth
Add a pound Of sugar to each pint Of
liquid and boil for half an hour to
three-Quarters.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
SECURE THE cLEANEST MILK
Barns should BE Kept unpoIiuted and
Yards Free From Manure and
Litter Of All Kinds.

These rules are given for tho clean
est milk obtainable with only little
more than ordinary care: Barns should
be kept clean and well ventilated, the
yards free from manure and litter and
drained 80 that no water will stand
there. Before milking. the cows
should be brushed around the tanks
and udder with stiff brush: this
should be followed with q damp cloth
which will remove many OF the dust
particles and 80 dampen the others
that they will stick 10 the COW during
the process OF milking. The mixer
should keep his hands dry during the
milking. Milking with damp hands
is n filthy process and is apt TO cause
the teats OF n COW TO chafe and be.
come source OF annoyance The milk
should be removed from the barn or
milking pen 10 a milk house Just as
soon rs possible after II IN drawn. The
milk should be separated and the
cream cooled as soon as possible after
milking.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
fig i Ero1t Ean1gRen

After working and experimenting
with heated houses and then with
glass front houses and various other
kinds. many pouitrymen and investiga.
tors came 20 the conclusion that they
had not yet discovered the right way
70 build their poultry houses. Then
came radical change. T. was from
the closed warm house 20 the curtain
front house. These houses were con.
structed with two windows in front,
one AZ each end. and in the center a
long opening. The bottom OF this open
window was high enough from the
floor 30 there was no direct draft on
the birds. The walls OF the house
were built absolutely tight 80 there
were no drafts. The opening was COW
cred only by light cotton curtain.
Thorough trials OF this style OF house
developed the fact that the fowls kept
in such buildings were more healthy
and vigorous and produced more
eggs than under other systems. So
that now the curtain.front house has
come 70 be generally accepted as the
most desirable poultry house to build.
The free circulation OF air through the
house removes all dampness. the litter
is kept dry. and the birds scratch free.
ly in f.
After several years OF experim ent.
Ing the Maine agricultural experiment
station has adopted the following plan
as the most economical in construc.
tion:
Each pen 20x20 feet will house 100
birds; house may be made up OF as
many or as few sections or pens aa
the owner desires. A door in each
partition will make II easy 20 do the
work. In long houses one end section
may be left for feed room.
Three GxG-inch sllls run the length
OF the house, the center one supports
the floor tipbers in the middle OF the
house, while the outside ones rest on
a rough stone wall, high enough from
the ground for dogs and cats 10 40
under the building 10 look after rats,
etc, that may harbor there. The
stone wall rests on the surface OF the
ground, with large openings in Il ev.
cry 20 feet TO allow the circulation OF
air. This keeps the ground and tim
bers dry during the summer. The
hoor timbers are 2x6 inches and rest
on top OF the sills. The front studs
are eight feet, six inches high. The
two sides OF the roof are unequal in
width, the ridge being eight feet from
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
l..
"Live-Pork Wagon"

standards are by 2's and wagon bed
straps are used for braces, just as in a
wagon bed. The top and front end are
made OF / by 2-inch strips. The end
gate is made OF rough lumber with
teavy strips to prevent breaking when
loading heavy hogs. Two heavy strap
hinges are fastened at the bottom, be-
ing bolted on to give strength. Two
catches at the top hold the gate up
when closed. Once a hog is half way
in you can grab up the end OF the
gate and in he goes.
The bottom should not be more than
10 inches above the ground. The front
axle may be used as it comes from the
buggy, the crate being narrow and set
back Ear enough 20 permit turning. A
drop axle is used for the rear wheels.
This wagon hauls Duroc-Jerseys better
than any other breed of hogs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
GROWTH OF GEESE FASTENED
Fowls Require Supply Of Green reed
and Plenty Of Water az Swimming
Pool During Summer.

Geese require plenty OF green food.
which they pluck from the growing
paants. and plenty OF water as a swim.
ming pool during the summer. When
they have this, the old geese and duck.
lings that are past four weeks old. will
not need to be fed during the summer.
A feed OF moistened meal once day
hastens their growth, but where there
is plenty OF herbage. green and fresh.
from which they can pluck their food
II will not be necessary to feed them
providing there IL plenty Of water tu
them TO swim In.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
CHICKENS RELISH A VARIETY
Fowls Need Something Bulky and
sueoulent to Take Place Of Grass
and Green Vegetation.

When digging potatoes, artichokes
or other crops, store some in a place
easily accessible and do not forget TO
give your fowls the benefit CT them.
The poultry needs something bulky
and succulent to take the place OF the
tender grass and other green vegeta.
ton on which they have been feeding
for months.
Remember. an exclusive grain ration
is TO concentrated.
give them something "nlling" for a
change and see how they viii enjoy
IT, Variety is spice for hens az well
as humans, and healthy fowls are the
result IL this truth is kept IN mind
and incidentally we might say. healthy
fowls hll tho egg basket.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
Baked Pears.

Pare and core. without dividing, as
many pears as you wish; place them
In a pan and I'LL centers OF pears with
brown sugar. Add little water and
let them bake until perfectly tender.
Serve with sweet cream or boiled GUS
tard.
An old-fashioned way Is to place
pears in a covered baking dish, with
out pairing. Add one very small cup
ful OF molasses to every two quarts
OF pears; but little water is necessary.
Bake about two hours. II you wish,
you may pare and tcre them. using
one small cupful Of sugar instead Of
molasses.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14

held in place By hooks in the ceiling.
The roost platform should be made
tisht. II extends the full length OF the
room against the back wall, and is
feet 10 inches vide and three feet
above the floor. II is then high
enough for a person 10 get under when
necessary 20 handle the birds or clean
out the house There are three roosts.
framed together in two 10-foot sec
tions. The top is one foot above the
platform and hinged TO the back wall,
SO they may be turned up out OF the
way when the platform is being
cleaned. The hack roost Is ~ inches
from the wall. and the spaces between
the next two are 16 inches. They are
made OF 2x3inch lumber placed on
edge, with the upper corners rounded
OF. The roosting closet is shut OF
from the rest OF the room by curtains
similar TO the one described for the
front OF the house. For convenience
In handling there are two OF these
curtains. each feet inches long and
three feet wide. hinged at the top so
as to be turned out and hooked up.
This leaves a space OF feet inches
between the curtain and the roof This
space is ceiled, and I'm II are two open
ings. Sech three feet long and six
inches wide. provided with a slide
door for yentilating the roosting closet
when necessary. The nests are placed
on framework under the roosting
board. This frame should extend at
least three inches beyond the back OF
the nests. and should be so arranged
that they may be easily removed for
cleaning.
II several OF these houses are Joined
together to make one long laying
house, a door should be placed in ev.
cry compartment five inches out from
the edge of the roosting platform.
These doors are three feet wide and
seven feet high. divided in the middle
lengthwise. and each half is hung with
double.acting spring hinges. allowing
II to swing both ways and to be kept
closed without attention.
Extending across the building and
through the center OF the doorways a
track of wood or iron may be placed
for the ready movement OF suspend.
ed car The platform OF this car should
be 2x8 feet and elevated about one
foot above the floor Attached TO each
end OF the platform IS an iron guard
which projects one foet beyond. AS
the car passes through the building
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
MAKES GOOD FLY REPELLANT
Mixture OF Rancid Lard and Kerosene
VIII Afford Preteotlor--Flsh OIL
10 ALSO used.

Three excellent fly repellants for use
on the dairy COW are made as fol.
lows.
Rancid lard, one pound and kero-
sene onehalf pint mixed into creamy
mass and rubbed not too thlckly with
hand or cloth over the backs OF cows.
viii give protection for several days.
Three parts fish oil and one OF kero-
sene applied with a small spray pump
viii 70 the same.
FfLh oil 100 parts, oil OF tar 30 parts
md crude carbolic acid part. ap-
piled with u spray pump is a good fly
repellant.
All are inexpensive and are recon-
mended by the United states depart.
ment OF agriculture.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
LIVE STOCK
JJ NOTES

Keep young pigs inside during q
rainstorm.
Keep the best eve lambs to re-en-
force the flock.
Lambs will begin to eat grain at
about two weeks old.
Protect your farm from hog cholera
by keeping 1t clean.
Do not allow any check in the
growth OF young pigs.
A pig will always keep its bed clean
IL IT has any chance at all.
The SoO-pound pig at eight months
is masterwork of the feeder.
How about an alfalfa pasture with
shade and fresh water for your hogs?
The sanitary concrete hog wallow
mas found permanent place on many
farms.
The essential point In using pure
pred draft mares on the farm is In
telligent management.
IL Is good thing to allow all the
exercise and fresh air possible to the.
mares that are with foal.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14

nest and the straw Cor little dis
tance around II with the sulphur wher
the hen is of.
The night following dust the hen
herself by lantern light Disturb her
Just enough to make her bristle her
feathers and then dust sulphur well
down to their roots. This treatment
will not injure the hen in the least,
nor the chickens when they arc
Matched.
The chickens should be busted once
or twice after they are hatched One
cupful OF sulphur will be enough FOR
both applications. Tobacco. snuff.
grease and carbolic powder. etc. are
not equal to sulphur for killing lice.
The dust bath for laying hens should
have a quarter Of pound OF sulphur
we'll mixed through the dust.
The brooder and the coops before
being used should be fumigated and
the boxes given a coat OF hot lime
wash.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
PIums In Rice Border.

COOK the rice In milk until tender
and quite dry. adding pinch OF salt
when 1t is half done. Make 1t rather
sweet with powdered sugar and pour
into a border mold to set. When ready
to serve. turn 1t out carefully and fill
the center with very rich stewed
plums, pour a little Of the sirup over
the rice and heap whipped cream over
the plums. The stones should be re-
moved from the fruit and the kernels
simmered ten minutes in a little thin
sirup and then mix with the fruit.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
Ideal Soup Kettle.

One Of the woeful aspects Of soup
making In the pre-enamel-ware
days was the cleansing of the heavy
iron kettle; for washing kettle big
enough to hold q shinbone Of beef
with trimmings was no joke. To-
day. however. one can have the trim,
enameled kettle in any size, light, yet
strong. and all 1t needs is hot suds
and good rinsing to make 1t beauti-
fully clean and sanitary. II. in addi-
tion. there is a colander OF enamel
ware for straining Of the soup into q
pan to match, the equipment is ideal
for cleanliness, Quickness and results.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
CATTLE KILLED BY LIGHTNING
Ground Wires Attached to Fences
Will Afford Protection During
Sudden Electrical Storms.

During the season OF severe thunder
showers many cattle are killed by
lightning. Why not reduce the riskr
Briefly, here is what one interested
party recommends as step toward
protecting animals In pasture during
sudden electrical storms:
Ground pasture fences at least
every &c rods.
Use No. wire. Staple It down the
post across the strands OF fence wire.
Extend the wire into the ground about
three feet. and allow 1t to project q
Few inches above the top of the post. .
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
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SAVES EFFORT MOVING HOGS
sLive-Pork Wagon 10 Extremely Use
fvl In Handling swine--Inexpen-
sIve and Easily Made.

This drawing shows the plan Of my
''live-pork wagon" That 1t is handy
and useful is demonstrated by the big
demand there is for II among my
neighbors, writes c. II. Partridge OF
Valley county, Nebraska, In Farmers
Mail and Breeze. ! made II out Of an
old buggy that had been discarded.
The floor Of the crate is made OF two
/ by 5-inch boards feet long. The
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14

this guard strikes the doors and
pushes them open easily. All food and
water can be carried through the
house on this car, and Il will prove a
great labor saver in a long laying
house, The dropplngs from the roost.
ing boards may also be removed on
IT, being gathered in pals or boxes,
loaded on the car and pushed to the
manure shed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
Prune sounle.

Mash sufficient prunes to make one.
half pint, press through colander, add
four tablespoonfuls sugar and stir in
the weii-beaten whites Of four eggs.
Turn into baking dish. dust with pow
dered sugar and bake in moderately
quick oven ten minutes.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
pcns use Diseased Fowl.

No fowl should ever be used in the
breeding pen that at one time in its
life had n contagious disease, But no
harm can come from using birds that
had been afflicted with slight colds OF
frozen combs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
Lemon Cookies.

Cream one cupful OF butter with two
of sugar add three beaten eggs and
flavor with lemon Juice. Sift into
this enough -four to make the dough
stiff enough to handle, roll thin, cut
out and bake.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
POULTRY
.FNIS
KILL vERMIN ON CHICKENS
Liberal Application Of Sulphur Should
Be Made Soon After Zen Has
Been Given Her Eggs

II Is bad business TO have TO catch
the chickens and hen to kill lice after
they have left the nest. when the rem
edy can be applied with so little trou-
BILE before Matching begins.
A week or ten days after the hen
has been given her clutch OF eggs
sprinkle them and the whole OF tho
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14
New FIavorins.

Several tablespoonfuls of peanut
butter creamed with the shortening
are recommended for giving a move.
and delicious flavor to cookies or any
dark cake.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-14

Selecting the herd bull is one OF the
most important tasks you have 20 do
IN connection with starting the dairy
fari. II is far more OF u problem 10
select the right bull than II 10 TO 80
lsct the right breed.