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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
IMPORTANCE Or MILK HOUSE
Difficult to Properly Care for Dairy
Products In Summer Without
Suitable Building.

During the hot weather 1t is almost
impossible to care for dairy products
on the farm without a suitable milh
house. o. +. Reed OF the Kansas AZ
ricultural college offers the following
MIX must be produced under sani.
tary conditions, and to do this the milk
house should be either separate from
the dairy barn or arranged in such a
way that odors from the barn do not
get to IL.
A 10 by 12.fcot milk house is a good
size for the average farm. II should
be built with a cement floor and have
drain at the center to carry away
the waste. The equipment should CON
sist OF a refrigerating tank. 80 by So
inches. inside measure. This will ac.
commodatc four milk cans. There
should also be a cooler. acrator, wash
and separator.
A windmill on the side nearest the
refrigerating tank will pump cold wa
ter from the well into one corner Of
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
GIVING OIL FOR INDIGESTION
Sure to Cause Trouble-Mild Pur-
aative Is Recommended.

Nearly two-thirds OF the deaths OF
turkeys are caused by indigestion.
Green or immature corn is always
sure to cause indigestion and bowel
trouble, and birds so afflicted droop
around, are "off their feed" and II
relief is not given them, die in few
days.
Having lost some turkeys from in
digestion, we resolved to experiment
a little. Instead OF giving a violent
purgative as recommended by some
poultrymen, we gave mild Cne,
namely Raw linseed oil in table
spoonful doses. I'VE have never
known this remedy to fail, says a
writer in an exchange. AS soon as
a turkey looks detected and "droopy"
We give 1t dose and next day II is
clipper and spry as ever. Poults
should be given teaspoonful doses ot
the oil.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
SERVICE FOR AFTERNOON TEA
Having Cup on Matching Plate, With
out Saucer, is Excellent Method,
for Obvious Reasons.

An easy way of serving a cup of
tea is to place the cup on a matching
plate, and to put folded tea napkin.
a spoon and fork on the plate. Then
pass whatever sandwiches or cakes you
may desire to serve with the tea. They
can be accommodated on the plate,
and daintily and easily eaten.
II elaborate cakes or sandwiches are
served with tea and no plate is pro-
vided II is difficult to manage them
balanced on the saucer Of the cup. II
a separate plate is held under the cup
and saucer, 1t is practically useless,
for the saucer so nearly fills 1t that
the margin at the edge is not wide
enough to accommodate the cakes.
OF course when a simple wafer or
easily eaten sandwich is to be passed
with the tea the saucer of the teacup
is sufficiently commodlous to accom-
modate 1t.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
PEN THE HENS TO GET EGGS
Fowls Should Be Confined From Time
They Reach Maturity Until
Marketed as Poultry.
By GEORGE H. PELLARD)

AS a cold-blooded business PROPOSE
ton, probably no plan is better than
that OF keeping the hens shut in all
the time. They should be confined
from the time they reach maturity un-
til marketed as poultry. and fed as
stout a ration as they will stand with.
cut going wrong.
Aside from sentiment and pleasure
in their appearance. this is the money
making way for villagers and suburb
antics. who have limited yard room
and need TO keep their premises free
from litter and soiling that are other
wise nearly inseparable from poultry
keeping.
The fowls do not look so well as
when on range-their plumage gets
dull and they are less lively, but they
will shell out the eggs and keep on
shelling them out with less labor and
less expense than under any other
system. unless 1t is the colony system
with free range.
Even then 1t is doubtful II the same
number can be more easily cared for
on the ultimate profit will be greater
In keeping the hens on this plan,
they should be separated into focks
of rs to 35 and allowed from four to
six square feet per bird.
Dry feeding entails the least work
and. therefore, brings the best profit
as the egg yield is generally better
than where fed on the one-meal-at-a.
time and the quick lunch systems.
If the feed is properly proportioned
and the supply is always ample, there
will be no trouble in getting eggs, and
lots of them, II the hens are in good
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
GAS COOKING WITHOUT OVEN
Potatoes, Apples or Spaghetti May Be
Cooked EsceIlently on Top
Of the Stove.

An expert in using gas for cooking,
and who is an economist as well.
giyes these Instructions
Put an iron plate over one OF the
burners. lay a couple of potatoes on
it, cover It with an inverted deep pan
that fitted the plate, and hght the
gas. The potatoes will be done in at
least two-thirds OF the usual time. Take
a little pan OF apples, put in with them
a little water and sugar and place
them to bake in the same way as the
potatoes. Those apples will come ous
as even and nice a brown as you
would want to see.
Then cook a dish OF spaghetti Pre-
pare the spaghetti ty putting the dish
on the hot plate, cover it with another
pan. When the spaghetti is baked.
cover the dish and just slip 1t down
underneath the gas flame for a few
minutes. 1t win be something to be
proud OF when it comes out-a fine
rich brown--and you know 1t would
taste right just by looking at it
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
ARE YOUR cows EFFlCIENT7
MIX Scales and Babeock Tester Es-
sential In Conducting Successful
Dairy-Discard Boarders.

Putting the efficiency test to cows
with the milk scales and the Bah
cock tester is one of the essentials
OF conducting successful dairy. When
feed is high in price farmer cannot
afford to have boarders in his dairy
barn who eat up more in feed than
their milk yield is worth. The Bah
cock test will show these delinquent
COWS In their true light, and the milk
scales will put the clincher on the
argument Testing cows will give
some farmers a big surprise. Some
time the COW that looks like the poor
est creature in the lot is the best
butterfat producer.
Cow testing associations among
dairymen afford the most economical
use OF the Babcock tester and the
scales.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Choice Of Vegetables.

Selection of the vegetables for din.
ner has much 10 do with the success
Of a meal. Those which resemble each
other should be avoided, as squash.
sweet potatoes and parsnips, and with
these pumpkin pie should be omitted;
also. more than one vegetable requir
ing the same kind Of dressing, as
creamed cabbage and creamed carrots.
or a vinegar dressing as cabbages.
beets and spinach. Variety in fiavors.
rather than those that bear a near re-
lation to each other. gives the most
satisfactory results.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
d,lVE;
STOCK
~ O
CHARACTERISTICS OF A MULE
Endurance, Vigor and easiness to
Keep Depend Upon Mare-De-
msnd Is for Big Animals.

Mule breeders differ to some extent
over whether the mule colts charac-
teristics are due most to The jack or
to the mare. Several Investigators
who have asked mule breeders for
their experiences and opinions have
received information that was at yari-
ance. The weight of opinion, however,
seems to incline that the external
characteristics of the mule colt are
given him by the jack, while his en-
durance, vigor and easiness to keep
will depend upon the mare.
So it will be seen that the scrub
mare, the cat-hammed, washy type
Of little weight or stamina will not
make a suitable mother for the mule
that is to sell we'll Any sort of a
mare will not do, but that is rather
popular idea among some growers.
Take a big farm mare, one that will
stand about is, 1914 or 16 hands high,
and that weighs anywhere from 1,400
to 1900 pounds, and bred to a good
jack she should produce the kind OF
mules that the market is always look
ing for.
When the jack is selected he should
be OF fair size and weight at about
1000 to 1900 pounds, and have the
right kind Of a pedigree back of him.
or course there are good jacks that
are somewhat smaller, but the 10 to
151s hand animal is the one that is
most certain to produce the type of
mules that farmer likes to be able
to offer. Where an animal is bought
1t is worth the buyers while to spend
little more and get as nearly what
is wanted as possible.
1t is just as easy to raise a big, rug
ged. heavy mule as it is to grow the
little mules that are now used over
much of the South. They call them
cotton mules" in the southern states,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
PLAN FOR WEAVING THE PIGS
Youngsters Are Allowed to Drain
sows' Udders, and Next Day They
Are Put In Good Pastures.

Many of our best hog men now
wean their pigs early and wean them
all at the same time The day be-
fore weaving they put the sows and
pigs together in pen by themselves
and give the sows little or no feed
that day
The pigs are allowed to drain the
sows udders and the next day the
pigs are put in a good pasture by
themselves and given a nutritious ra-
ton, skim milk being fed it it is avail
able
The sows are put on short pasture
ana for the first day or two are given
plenty to drink but little to eat. In
a short time they are dried up com
pletely and then may be given a good
ration to get them in condition for
breeding or for market.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10

CBy JAMES q. HALPIN. Secretary o:
Wisconsin Poultry Associationl
The principal reason for keeping
poultry is to furnish fresh eggs and
fresh meat for our own tables.
This is particularly true of the
general farmer. who is usually located
at some distance from a meat market
and for the most part has to depend
or his own meat supply. which. were
II not for the chickens and ducks,
would have to be salted meat during
the summer. Few of us realize how
much the poultry does toward supply.
ing US with good things for our table.
The farmer with growing children
should be especially careful to see TO
It that the diet is good and fresh;
poultry meat and eggs are among the
very best
Too many general farmers depend
on their women folks to do all of the
work about the poultry yards. II is
true that a large part of the work is
often better done II left to the women
folks, but there are certain things
that should be done by the man. He
should at least see to 1t that the
house is kept well cleaned and occa-
sionally sprayed or whitewashed. He
should also see to il that the house
is kept in repair and the necessary
fixtures made and so arranged that
the work of caring for the flock is
reduced TO a minimum. The old hen
likes TO range about the barnyard on
good days. but she should have plenty
OF straw in her own house so that she
can busy herself digging in it when
the weather is bad. He should be Just
as careful 10 see TO IL that the hens
are well bedded as any other live
stock on the farm On stormy days,
especially, the man of the house
should do the feeding and take a gen.
eral interest in the production in
stead Of limiting his interest to the
consumption Of the groceries pur-
chased by the eggs
Most farmers carry on their poultry
work in a hit-or-miss fashion that
would spell disaster If used in all the
farm operations. This is the obser-
walton made by careful business
man IN a well-to-do farming commu.
nifty, The question follows; why do
our general farmers neglect their poul
try as they do and why DO the authori.
ties keep insisting that more than 90
per cent OF the poultry and eggs are
produced on the general farm?"
Probably the principal reason why
so many farm flocks are badly neg.
lected is because they are scrub stock
and do not, therefore. excite any admi-
ration IN their owner. He looks at his
poultry flock as o unit and does not
worry in the least about them as IN
diyiduals We are going through
rather rapid change. however. and
farm poultry is going to get better and
better care
The way this Is coming about will
mean much greater production with.
in the next few years, In the past
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Lemon Buns.

One-fourth cupful of sugar, one ta-
blespoonful butter, one cupful of milk,
one-half cupful currants, one-eighth
cupful lukewarm water. three cup
fuls -four, one egg, one-half yeast cake,
one-fourth teaspoonful salt, one-halt
lemon. one-fourth teaspoonful nutmeg
Cream the butter and sugar, then add
egg well beaten Mix thoroughly, add
one cupful flour, then the milk, luke
warm, then che rest OF the -four Last
ly add the yeast dissolved in warm wa
ter. Beat for Is minutes, cover close
ly and let rise When risen stir in
currants, which must be well Toured,
then add the nutmeg and grated rind
and juice OF lemon. Place on your
pastry board, roll out half an inch
thick and cut out with medium-sized
biscuit cutter. Place one-half the
buns in creased pans, leaving plenty
of space. Then place other half on
those already in the pan Let rise
very light, bake in quick oven When
done brush with white o: egg and
sprinkle with powdered sugar.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10

Pigeons require perfect ventilation
roomy quarters. because overcrowding
is fatal. They must never be ex.
posed TO bad weather. and improper
feeding win quickly destroy a flock.
Pigeons are very cleanly in their
habits, and when they have the op-
portunity they will take a thorough
water bath at least once a day. II
they are denied this. they will soon
contract disease and die. In warm
weather the water should be changed
every day.
II one is content to start with a
small flock, provide good quarters,
learn all one can from reliable ex.
pert writers, and spend a year, at
least, in experimenting, one may
then go into the business In earnest
and generally with very good profit.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10

grain was cheap and a few bushels
But with grain nigh in price we are
going to pay more and more attention
TO the returns from every bushel.
The best way 60 get most farmers
interested in poultry is TO get them
to settle down to some particular va
riety. AS soon as the flock is ali OF
one size, shape and color visitors will
begin to admire them The owner
Will begin to pay more ana more at
tention TO them. and this extra atten
tion will mean more winter eggs. Be
cause as soon as the owner begins to
get proud of the flock he fixes up the
house, nails on the loose boards,
cleans out the filth, puts in fresh
straw, whitewashes the house and
does everything possible TO make 1t
comfortable for the hens He changes
his attitude entirely and instead OF
kicking the hens out OF the way gives
them time to get out of the way. He
begins to look at each hen as an indi-
vidual and as a producer of eggs that
are worth money
Just as soon then as the owner be-
gins to take interest in the flock, a
large part OF the hit-or.miss method
OF care disappears and in turn the
hens begin to get a place in the reg.
ular farm routine Just the same as the
rest of the live stock
The reason that farm poultry pro-
duces practically all OF the poultry
and eggs sold here in the central West
is because practically all of the hens
are either on general farms OF town
lots. We have very few poultry farms
and less poultry plants. The few are
often written up but they are not
numerous enough so that they affect
the general market by their produc-
tion. The general farm is the natural
place for the hen; she will produce
more dollars worth of eggs on less
'chargeable' feed under general farm
conditions than under any other con.
ditions because the hen naturally fits
into the scheme OF general farming,
utilizing feed otherwise wasted help.
ing to destroy insect pests. etc
Insect pests is a subject that is
getting TO be OF greater and greater
importance. In many sections we find
that the birds that are the natural
destroyers of insects are getting
thinned out to such an extent that
some substitute must be found. The
farmers flock of chickens can be used
to splendid advantage as grasshopper
catchers and at the same time prove
profitable Thus we have troublesome
insects removed from the farm and
converted into egg or poultry meat
The farm grows larger crops and the
chickens have fuller "cropH" made up
largely from the natural waste on the
farm
While oyster shells are necessary IN
poultry diet. they must not be given
with the idea OF taking the place OF
grit. They are too soft for that pur-
pose.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Virginia Waffles.

Cook a cupful Of cornmeal in a cup
full and half OF boiling water for Is
minutes. Add a cupful and half OF
milk, a cupful OF -four, two teaspoon.
tuls of baking powder. teaspoonful of
salt, two eggs beaten separately and
a tablespoonful of melted butter, also
two tablespoonfuls of sugar, and beat
well. Bake on hot waffle irons Corn.
meal griddle cakes are made in the
same way though the batter should be
somewhat thinner
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
MANY STALLlONS IN INDIANA
State ls Third in Number Of Pur.
ehases, Against Tenth Place Last
Year-lllinois Is First.

Over five hundred registered Perch
eron stations were transferred to In
diana owners, according to the report
OF the Percheron Society OF America
at Its annual meeting. This puts the
state third in number of purchases,
against tenth place last year. The
Increase is accounted for by the new
stallion registration rules, which re-
quire the owner to make the breeding
OF the horse public. Farmers have IN
many cases been breeding to horses
OF scrub lineage. which they supposed
were purebreds. Illinois leads in
numbers purchased, with 1907.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
DAIRY NOTES

Regularity in feeding pays.

Regularity in feeding pays.
The more the study. the greater the
success in dairying
The difference is in the COW, rather
than the feed or milker or the churn.
The farm separator is too good a
stepmother for the calf to get along
without.
1he more a man appreciates the
maternity OF the dairy COW the better
dairyman he is.
Immediately after milking. strain
the milk from the pail through three
thicknesses Of cheese cloth.
Some cows not only do not make
a profit but are kept at loss. as
they do not give enough milk 10 pay
for their feed.
II is not hard for a dairy farmer
TO sleep well on cold winter nights
when he has silo full Of corn and a
barn full Of hay.
Grain and feed marketed through
the butter mold and the cream can
will generally bring top prices, no
matter how the market may be for
your grain and feed.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Chicken Pie.

Cook two fat chickens until tender
in water slightly salted When done
place pieces evenly in pie pan, make a
gravy (not too thick) and pour over
chicken t. cover Have ready sufii-
cient mashed potatoes. nicely sea-
soned with cream, butter and salt;
spread evenly over top OF pie, put into
oven with not fire, bake about twen-
" minutes; serve.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10

Toast a sufficient number OF slices
of bread crisp and brown. Make a
sauce of one pint of milk which has
been brought tO the boiling point and
thickened with = tablespoonful OF -four
rubbed smooth in little cold milk.
Season well with salt, and add large
tablespoonful OF butter. Cook till
creamy. Then dip each slice of toast
in the sauce, and lay in q deep dish;
pour the sauce over the slices when
the dish is full, and serve hot.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Eeeless Loaf Cake.

One cupful sugar, scant one-half cup
full shortening, one cupful milk, two
teaspoonfuls baking powder. two and
one-half cupfuls -four; one-half tea.
spoonful nutmeg. one teasDoonful lem
on extract, one cupful raisins. Bake in
medium oven.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Growth Of puekIlna.

The most notable growth Of the
duckling is between the third and
fourth week of its age. when 1t ofts ,
doubles its weight.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Excellent Type Of Mule.

but the demand in that section is
now for bigger animals because OF the
increasing size and weight of farm
machinery. In the cities the big
mule has the cali. The little mule is
not wanted and may soon become
something of drug on the market.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10

the tank The water circulates around
the cans and flows out at one side
through an overflow pipe. This over
flow pipe leads into a watering trough
and the water is used for watering the
stock instead OF being wasted.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-06-10

Check on Sucking Cove.
straps over the back. one around the
fank and By . light chain to the
halter. The COW wearing such . de-
Vice viii fnd Il impossible to reach
Tar enough to cheat her master.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-06-10

Friday, the 25th day Of June, 1915,
at 10 O'Clock, am, on the premises
in Berea, KY, sell to the highest and
hest bidder at public auction the
following described property, or so
much thereof as will produce the
sum OF $i9S.75: a certain house and
lot OF ground located in Berea, KY
situated on the north side of Pros
pect street and being bounded by
Prospect street, H. M. Gabbard, John
ID. Creech, and others, and being
Lot No. 2, of the T. ]. Coyle addition
to Berea, Ky.
Terms: Said property will be sold
on a credit OF six months time. The
purchaser being required TO execute
sale bond with approved security
payable to the Commissioner, bear
ing 6 per cent interest from day OF
sale until paid with lien retained to
secure the payment OF the purchase
money.
ad-52 II. C. Rice. M. c., M. c. c.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-06-10
CINCINNATI MARKETS

wheat-No. 2 red $1.339133h, No.
3 red $1.32Q1.33, No. 4 red $1.3O91.32.
Corn-No. white 76kc. No. 2 white
76Q76hc. No. yellow 76c. No. 2 yell
low 75h 476c. No. mixed 76c, No. 2
yellow 75h Q76c. white ear 76@7Sc.
yellow ear 76Q77c. mixed ear 75@77c.
Oats-No. 2 white 51h952c, stand
ard 51@51hc, No. 3 white sou oslo,
No. 4 white 4sh Q501kc. No. 2 mixed
49h Q5Oc, No. mixed 49@49hc, No.
4 mixed 4S049c.
Hay-No. / timothy s19.5O@19.75.
No. 2 timothy $18.5O@1S.75, No. 3 tim
othy $17.50@17.75, No. / clover mixed
$1S.25q18.50, No. clover mixed
$17.25Q17.50, No. clover SIT, No. 2
clover SIC.
Mill Feed-Bran s22.5O@24. mixed
feed $25.5O@26. middling. coarse $3.50
Q27.50, middlings, fine $2S.50@29.
Rye-No. 2 $1.11, No. $1.08q1.10,
No. 4 $1.O5@1.08.
Butter-Whole milk creamery extras
32c, centralized creamery extras 2shc.
frsts 26c. seconds 23c, dairy fancy zoe.
No. packing stock 1870, No. 2 17hc.
Eggs-Prime firsts Ice, firsts 14hc.
ordinary firsts 13hac, seconds 12hc.
Poultry-Broilers. IN Id and over.
25@2Sc: Id and over 20925c; fowls.
over 81 lbs. 12hc; 3hs lbs and under.
12hc; ROSTERS, SC; spring ducks, 3
lbs and over. 10000; ducks. white. 4
lbs and over. l2c; ducks, white. over
3 lbs, lie; ducks. white. under lbs.
10c; colored. 10c; hen turkeys. s lbs
and over, 13hc; old tom turkeys.
13hc; young tom turkeys, 10 lbs and
over. 13hc.
Cattle-Shippers $6.75@S.50. extra
$865q8.85; butcher steers, extra $8.26
Q8.50, good to choice sos, common
to fair $5.25Q6.75; heifers, extra $3.50
@875, good to choice $77598.25, COM
mon to fair s5.70Q765; cows. extra
S6.40Q6.6O. good to choice $5.75Q7.66.
common to fair $3.75Q550. Gamers
1925.
Bulls-Bologna s5.75Q6.4O. extra
$3.50, fat bulls $6.25Q7.
Calves-Extra 50, fair to good $40
8.75, common and large $5@8.5O.
Hogs-Selected heavy $7.70Q7.75.
good to choice packers and butchers
$7.70Q775, mixed packers $7.60q770.
stays $4.25@5.50, common to choice
heavy fat sows $5.2506.76. extra $3.50,
light shippers s7.35Q775, pigs (l20
lbs and less) $5.50Q6.35.
Sheep-Extra light S., good TO
choice S425@4.s0. common to fair 81
a., heavy sheep $4.2544.75.
Lambs-Extra $3.50. good to choice
s10.75q11.40. common to fair $500
TBS.