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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
TESTS OF COST OF
MILK PRODUCTION
Study Made by Cornell IN. ~
Experiment Station With
834 Cows in So Herds.

From study made by the Corr I'll
IN. " experiment station OF tne
costs incident to milk production for
1874 dairy cows with full years records
in SO dairy herds in Jefferson county,
n. Y, It was found that 7 OF the SO
herds, comprising 81 cows. were kept
at loss OF s1,335.71.
On the basis OF net cost and actual
receipts, 16l cows, or 10 per cent OF
the total number, caused a loss to
their owners of s1,799.S7, or Sll.1S per
COW. The average production was
6,62l pounds OF milk and 241 pounds
OF milk fat. The milk was produced
at net cost OF 1.21 cents. and the
milk fat at 1873 cents per pound.
The average selling price OF the
milk was l52 cents per pound, and
the net profit per COW was S20.39. The
net cost per COW was SSO24 and The
receipts we're S1O063. The average
cost OF feed per COW was $51.57 and
the labor cost $2312. The average
cost of delivering 100 pounds OF milk
2.l4 miles was III cents. The profit
from cows yielding 10000 pounds of
milk year was 81 per cent greater
than from those yielding 5000 pounds.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
saImon Thrive In Maine,

Success has been met by the bu-
reau OF fisheries in establishing hump
back salmon on the Maine coast. &C.
cording to reports from that terri
tory. The fish we're planted in Febru-
airy, 1914. Many fish weighing five
to seven and half pounds have been
taken or seen in Penobscot river, Me-,
and twenty we're captured alive by
agents OF the bureau near Bangor and
held in an effort to obtain ripe eggs.
From two OF these fish 1900 eggs were
taken September 6. and, after fertili-
zation, sent to the Craig Brook hatch
cry for incubation. Local fishermen
caught and ate large numbers, and an
employee of the Green Lake hatchery
took fifteen fish last week. These had
passed through the fshways in dams
in Dennys river and we're dropping
down stream in a spent condition; a.
the same time both live and dead fish
we're observed below the dams.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
CONSERVE MOISTURE IN SOIL
Water Moves Upward Until u Reaches
Surface Unless Hlndered by Some
Kind Of a Mulch.

II is CT little use to store water un-
less means and methods are taken to
conserve II. Water moves upward un-
I'll II reaches the surface unless him
dered by a surface mulch or con-
sumed by the plant roots. II the wa
ter Is permitted to come to the sur.
face, II is lost by evaporation. The
amount wasted through evaporation
alone amounts to more under ordinary
methods than is consumed by the
plant The waste can be prevented
by forming a surface mulch. Capil-
larry attraction takes place only when
the soil particles are In close prox-
Unity or, In other words, when the
soil is reasonably compact. The proc
ess OF forming a mulch disengages the
particles. thereby tindering evapora'
tlon. After the mulch is formed, II
permitted to stand for a protracted
period the soil particles naturally re-
adjust themselves and evaporation
again takes place. Therefore, in cul'
tiveting crops. a mulch should be
formed quite often, even though no
rain falls. II should also be renewed
very soon after a rain, for as soon as
the surface cracks. escape chlmneys
form
In semiarid regions summer fallow-
ing is practiced. By summer following
we mean raising a crop only every
other year. The procedure is to plow
the ground and harrow or disk It from
time TO time, thus conserving the
moisture for one year. Hoed crops,
especially corn and potatoes, should
he narrowed as soon as the seed is
planted and subsequently narrowed
until the plant has attained q growth
of three or four inches. The ground
should then be cultivated from time
to time until the crop is nearly ma
tured unless there are frequent rains.
The mulch should be kept up In corn
even when the ears are forming by
running q one-horse mulch harrow be-
tween the rows. for at that time tho
crops need great deal OF moisture.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
COVERED SHED FOR
STOCK GAINS FAVOR
To Obtain Best Results Cemeat
Floor Should Be Provided
Shelter for Animals.

One OF the most popular methods Il
caring for manure is the cover cd
shed. To obtain the best results the
shed should be provided with a ce-
ment floor inclined at each end to
allow a spreader to be run in at one
end and out at the other; the sides
should be sufficiently high to contain
all the manure TO be stored.
The manure should be placed evenly
over the floor, and that from horses,
cattle, sheep and hogs mixed to pre-
vent, as far as possible, aerobic fer
mentation, and capsequent loss OF nj.
trogen. The cattle in the yard should
be allowed to trample over II and 1t
may be worked over by the hogs with
out much danger OF loss.
In addition to being a storehous
for manure. the shed furnishes a shell.
ter for farm animals which will com
pact the manure so that the aerobic
fermentation responsible for the loss
OF nitrogen will be largely prevented.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
PREPARING LAND FOR WHEAT
Use Of Roller. Following the Plow,
Not Only Pulverlzes Soil. but Also
compacts II.

In a dry spell the roller and harrow
should follow the plow closely in
preparing land for wheat. The roller
not only pulverizes but compacts the
ground and gives that Arm. fine seed.
bed so essential for good stand OF
wheat.
When rains are frequent and the
soil contains plenty OF moisture II is
not 80 essential to use the roller and
harrow every day and finish at night
all the land that has been plowed. II
may be OF some advantage TO let II
dry out a little, but in most cases Il
ia a mistake to wait many days before
putting on the roller The roller brings
the soil particles closely together and
allows the bacteria. which are con.
stantly at work. to become more active
and thus put the seedbed in better
condition for the wheat plants.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09

aged by mold, such material may
often be eaten by cattle when 1t would
poison horses or sheep. Timothy hay,
which is the standard roughage for
the horse. is unsatisfactory for the
dairy COW, and may cause serious
trouble with sheep on account of its
constipating effect.
Feeding cows a heavy allowance
OF ground and soy beans produces un.
duly soft Dutter, while an excess OF
cocoanut meal makes the butter too
hard. Peanuts and soy beans produce
soft lard when forming too large a
part OF the ration OF fattening pigs.
II is often highly beneficial to add
wheat bran or linseed meal to the
ration on account of their slightly
laxative effect. On the other hand,
when animals are already receiving
such laxative feeds as silage, pasture
grass, and legume hay. the use OF
bran or linseed meal may be unwlse.
With the horse and with young
ruminants the ration must contain
some roughage to distend the diges.
tive tract properly. Furthermore, for
the best results the proportion OF con-
centrates and roughage in the ration
should be regulated according to the
kind and class OF animal to be fed
and the results sought. Cattle, 81 oep,
and horses can be wintered satisfac.
torily on roughages alone. II of suit
able quality. Even brood sows may
be maintained chiefly on legume hay.
when not sucking their young. In
the rations for growing and fattening
animals and those at work or in milk,
considerable part OF the ration
should consist of concentrates.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09

SON. University Of wisconsin,
The most important factor OF all,
for the farmer who must depend on
the profits from his stock for his ia
come. is the cost Of the ration. In Sc
curing a ration which provides the
nutrients called for by the standards
and meets the other conditions pre-
viously discussed, lies a great oppor-
tunity for exercising foresight and
business Judgment on every farm
where animals are fed. The wise
farmer.teeder will consider the nutri-
ent requirements OF his animals in
planning mis- crop rotations. Through
the use OF grain from corn or the
sorghums, legume hay and such cheap
succulence as silage from corn or the
sorghums. it is possible in most Sec
tions of the country to go far toward
solving the problem OF providing q
well. Unbalanced, economical ration.
The feeds selected for any animal
should be such that they will not in
Jure its health or the quality of the
product yielded. Feeds which are
suited to one class OF farm animals
may not be adapted to others. Again,
a given feed may give satisfactory re-
suits when combined with certain
other feeds. yet in other combina.
tions II may prove unsatisfactory. A
few examples of such conditions are
furnished In the following: Cotton
seed meal in moderate amount is an
excellent feed for cattle, sheep, and
horses, yet It is so frequently poison
GUS to pigs that feeding the meal, as
at present prepared. to these animals
cannot be advised. While there Is
always danger from using feeds dam
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
TURNING COVER CROP UNDER
Much Depends on Soil, Weather Con,
ditions and Crop 10 Follow
Planting Corn After Clover

The state at which a cover crop
should be turned under depends upon
the soil, weather conditions and the
crop that is to follow. Where corn is
10 be planted on crimson clover land.
the clover should be turned under just
when the bloom begins to appear. The
crop at this stage will contain about
the maximum amount OF plant food,
Besides, 1t will decay much more read.
lily than If permitted to reach full ma.
turity II may be necessary to turn
the clover under a little earlier, in
order to get the corn planted at the
proper time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Landlords Way.

talking about Germanys submarine
policy in New York.
When Germany told us we Ameri-
cans might cross the seas in safety
provided we used such ships as she
offered, | nearly died laughing" be
said.
Il was irresistibly reminded OF the
poet who complained to his landlord:
Landlord. really must insist on
your repairing my doors and win.
dows. They close so badly that Il in.
terrupts my work 1t blows my hair
all about my face
'Humph. said the landlord. The
easiest way out of that difficulty is for
you to get your hair cut off, New
York Times.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Not Guilty.

There had been a railway collision
near a country town in Virginia, and
a shrewd lawyer had hurried from
Richmond to the scene OF the disaster.
He noticed an old colored man with a
badly injured head, and hurried up to
him where he lay moaning on the
ground.
How about damages?" began the
lawyer.
But the sufferer waved him Off
"G'way, boss, g'way." he said. Il
never hit de train. | never done sich
a thing in all NAH life. so help ME
Gawd! Yo can't git no damages outen
me-"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
She Knew.

Olive. four years old, went for a
walk with her father one June morn.
ing. Hearing bird singing by the
roadside, she stopped to admire his
beautiful black-and.white coat
"Oh, papa" she exclaimed. see this
bobolink!"
How do you know it's a bobolink?"
asked her father.
Cause stinctly heard it bob
BILE" was the reply.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09

"I've started q ten-cent box for
Christmas. dear!" said the better half
you won't forget 1t. will your"
ME forget it," replied the other
fraction. Why. how can you say such
thing? OF course | won't forget
IT,"
And he didn't. The very next day
he shook four dimes out of the box to
meet a deficiency in his car-fare al.
lowance.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
euas.

isn't this awful" exclaimed Mrs,
Gabb as she looked up from her news
paper.
Isn't what awful7" demanded Mr..
Gabb.
why here's a woman who com.
plains that the insane asylum 10 filled
with bugs" replied Mrs. Gabb.
Well growled Mr.. Gabb, what's
the blame place for, anyway"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Duck Feedina.

Don't try to raise ducklings oi
whole wheat. cracked corn, or com
mercial chick feeds II used at all
these feeds should be well cooked. for
ordinarily. ducks do not consume
enough grit to grind dry grain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Zero.

I'VE don't hear much about Doctor
Cook since the time he claimed to
have discovered the North pole
mo; | daresay he never fully re.
covered from the terrible frost he en-.
countered" "
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
One Year More.

my but Percy has grown to be a
big boy. How tall are you, Percy?"
Just an inch short OF being able to
wear fathers tennis trousers, but
they'll be all right next sumner
New York World
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
COVETED 1y ALL

but possessed by few-a beautiful
head OF hair. II yours is streaked with
gray. or is harsh and stiff, you can re.
store II to its former beauty and lus.
ter by using La Creole Hair Dress
ing. Price s1.00.-Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Money Saved.

Ever make any money in the stock
MARKET"
No, but I've saved a lot by not play.
ing It,"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
An Extremist.

Il see that a man aged one hun
dred and two has just died in the poor.
house"
He lived long and died short, eh?"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09

Many a man has been hopelessly
injured by the accidental discharge o
duty.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09

A man must make his way in the
world, while a woman merely has her
way.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09
Out Of Sorts

THAT IS something wrong with baby but we can't tell
just what it is All mothers recognize the term by the
asstude weakness loss of appetite inclination Sleep
heavy breathing and lack of interest shown baby These
the symptoms of sickness 1t may be fever congestion
Group dphthera, scaratna. Do lose minute
Give the child Castora 1t will start the digestive organs into
operation open the pores of the skn carry off the ftd
matter, and drive away the threatened sickness
Genuine Castoris always Of l<X RZ<<<M
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09

For sprained wrist rub on and rub in
Hanford's Balsam thoroughly. Adv.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-12-09

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago
Tor tliustrlted Book of the Eye Free.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-24

FACTS

The most rtnpendous joke OF the uni
wise Is the educated ignOramus
Win every Increase IN knowledge th"re
sibilltN.
some men and women can be bought
with money. others with position. others
v nh flattery.
lust as rs unmanIy to fight when
seeking personal reward. 50 ~ unmaniS
not To fight, when duty calls. and We are
u strained only by fear.
when a mother fails In her high and
sa'red hulies toward her child that child
u very liable to fail In Its high and
sacred duties toward the home and the
world.
The world Will find Itself many miles
toward the higher goal, when men become
much Interested In better bred bows
and girls as they are now Interested IA
better bred horses, sows. sheep and hogs
No boy or girl has been properly .du-
Gated unless they have been taught TO do
nobly and well some definite work-soma
the worlds toll
Men who sit In the house do not see m.
house In which they sit. they see the
house across the way or marching IN a
see the folks along the way. sometimes
We know lees about ourselves than those
who stand about
IL may not be ours to Increase the bulk
cr.sse-beyond m.asure--the value uf
each The mind IL to be cultivated and
seeded; and II will produce accordingly
II Is ours TO reap what we SOW In the
ga riens of the mind.
Men are often accused OF being incon-
-istent. when the fact is. facts are ineon-
preached from different angles will lead
tn two. and sometimes three widely sep
arate and pronouncedly conflicting de-
elsions
II you don't agree. just try pondering
l.. E. Whitehead. Nevada. Mo
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-24
CLIMAX IN INJUNCT|ONS
IS ISSUED IN CHICAGO
Organized Labor to Fight Decision
Of Court

CHICAGO. Feb. % The Chicago Flat
JanitOrs tnian, whose members are on
ihss. has been put under restraint by the
usual molhod Of Injunction resorted to In
most Instances when workingmen on
STRIKE appear TO be winning their fight
The restrAining order In the flat JAM"
tors case was issued by Judge Dennis
county. on plea Of the owners of the
buildings and is one OF the most drastic
and sweeping orders Of the kind ever is
sued.
II Is directed against all members of
the Fiat Janitors Union. against the mem
hrrs OF the MIX Wagon Drivers Union.
.igatnst all persons assisting them. and all
persons having any knowledge OF the In
Junction
All are commanded to "deslst and re.
frain' from .pieketing or patrolling. or
maintaining any picket or plckets" In the
vicinity Of the strike bound buildings,
engaging In or maintaining any strike or
strikes, Tor the purpose Of enforcing the
are employ cd. and from exhibiting or dis
tributing any printed matter, characteriz-
ing the owner OF the buildings as unfair
The usual subterfuge of assuming that
men may commit violence or that they
may make use of threats or intimidation
IL not resorted to In this Injunction.
PersssaI Liherty De.iea.
IL ls a very straightforward denial Of
The right OF personal liberty, forhiddlng
in effect the exercise OF personal rights
- All citizens anu
universally used in the ordinary course
Of competitive business because such H.
herty and rights are In this Gaze being
used by workingmen In an effort to estab-
ltsh conditions that Will enable them to
bring about improved standards of living
Organized labor will not remain silent
while the courts continue to usurp to
themselves powers of personal government
utterly at variance with the modern idea
Of government by law.
An ant-inJunction bill. with provisions
similar To those Of the Clayton bill re-
,rntly enacted by Congress to restrain the
Federal courts. will be introduced during
Ire present session Of the Illinois legisla-
ture. and the members OF the assembly
VIII be given an opportunity TO show to
the people whether they stand for p.f-
s"nsl government by judges or for gov
.rnm.nt by law.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-24
TRAVELLING STRIKER
FINDS BAD CONDITIONS
ON STRUCK RAILROADS
Bull Pens Of the South are Full Of
Burr Heads.
u, . Traseiisx STRIKER.

TENAS, En- Route-Coming southwest
stopped off al some Of the terminals
On the G find that on the southern
lines of the Illinois Central they are work.
Ing mostly burr heads" even foreman
ships being held by niggers | was told
that the Illinois Central intends building
a training school on southern planta-
ton. where the children OF negroes Will
be trained for positions In the bull pens
"f the North, where the white men have
gone on strike.
dropped or at Houston. Texas where
III" large shops OF the r. are located
OF all the machinists who went on strike
there. only ten have deserted the cause
This Is splendid showing for a strike
that has been fought SO bitterly. Hous-
Ton also has Its aggregation OF burr heads
with burr head foremen.
Ater saying that | had never carried
a card or belonged To union" and that
was from locomotive shop In the East
Was Offered almost any KIND Of a propo-
slii"n II ] would take "A job at Houston.
II would be splendid idea for som" Of
til" knockers and the clement that
wanted to call the strike Oft. 10 take a
trip over the lines VIA the box car route
81 they could SEE what conditions are
'enir"n'Ius the roads Observations from
a Pullman ear. IN which So many OF our
'ab"r leaders rtd" when Niewiug oondi.
lions 10 not give GA. an adequate oppor-
tnhitN 10 learn the true situation.
The sasss ~.
walked into santa fe shop AMI to
fIfst question asked me- VS. Have yoa
4 t1rd 80 you see, you must tlthrr T.. D.
a ii" or keep ON the NOV Such would
hfN" been the condition On the struck
taads If III" strikers had been foolish
enough to call Off the strike
The machine l. doing some Underground
Work here in tn. Southw.st some Of the
Travellers who are on the I'iy rolls 81 Ia
hpr ORGANIZATIONS. are doing all thy can
- i'nison the minds OF tn rank and file
against the strikers and against thu Strike
Huiletin and hallway Fed.fationi~t. It
seems that they want the strikers 10 read
nothing but the monthly magazines pub
lish"i by the railroads
some few who were d-legatrt At the
Philadelphia convention also tuuk . shot
lat the strikers but the rank and IA. III
the south are finding out tn. brufh OF the
situation. 50 let them do their worst
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-24
BOY KILLED BY
S. P. GUNMAN
Empty Trains Run into New OSleans
During Carnival.

NEW ORLEANS. Feb. :3-E +. Friioux,
a gunman In the employ of the Southern
Pacific railroad. shot and killed r. w
Vincent a boy Of Is years, near Harvey.
Ia. The unfortunate youth was one OF
crowd of boys who were playing near
the railroad tracks Friloux had placed
three unemployed men under arrest for
riding In an Illinois Central train. one
81 III" children made a remark as Friloux
passed them with the three men whom he
was taking To jail At the remark Of the
little boy. FrilouN pulled his gun and shot
at the crowd of children. The bullet went
through the stomach OF young Vincent
causing instant death. FrilouN was placed
under arrest at the Gretna Jail. and 10 held
there ON a charge OF murder
Ne HwsiaeAA.
We are glad to report that the Illinois
Central southern Pacific and Yazoo lines
did not do very much business here during
the carnival Large crowds attended the
carnival. hut they travelled fair roads
The Passenger trains OF the struck roads
""rr as late "a usual during carnival
week
Tho Poydras Yards are full Of cars load
I'd with spoiled fruit. The cars had been
started To their destination. but the fruit
spoiled before they got very far. As "A
result they were sent back here. so that
the trut could BIZ sold for whatever "
viii bring
Th"re are six so-called machinists and
three handy men at the government Yards
one boilermaker also ie on during the day.
However. they are not oYerhauling any
thing but the seats OF their oxeralls.
They are heavy on this kind of bench
work.
Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1915-02-24
THE MAN WHO QUITS.

The man who quits ha. a brain and
hand
~ good, a the next, bu, he lacks the
sand
That would make him stick, with a cour-
axe stout
To whatever he tackles, and fight II on,
lie starts with a rush. and a solemn VOW
That he'll soon be showing the others
how:
Then something new strikes his rowing
eye.
Md h, tax j., lett for the bye and bye
It. TIP 10 each man what become, Of
him
lie must ind in himself the grit anl
Vim
lat hring success; he can get the kill
Il Ire hrines t. the task the steaiia,t
wi
" man /, beaten nj he sl,es IN.
Hard luck can't stand ior a cheerful
grin
Tie nan VII fal. need, better ex-
cuse
Than Tie gutter, whining. What. the
usea"
tsr IL nan VIII quits. lets hi, chance,
sip.
int besaase he. too lazy 10 keep ms
grip.
Ire man Who sticks goes ahead with
shout
Whrle the man who quits joins the
down and out"
-Chas R Barrett.