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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
AMOUNT OF FEED CONSUMED
Quantity Eaten by Hen In Year and
Cost Given by Maine Expert
ment Station.

The question as to the amount OF
feed hen will eat is best answered
by the following interesting figures:
The Maine experiment station, in
the course of recent tests extending
over period OF one year, found that
a hen in this time consumed 90 pounds
OF grain and meal mixture. 40 pounds
of oyster shell. "a pounds of bone, 9
pounds of grit. "a pounds of charcoal
and 10 pounds OF clover These ma
terials cost the station $1.45. This is
about the average cost per hen for
most poultrymen. although we have
met people who have done even bet.
ter than this. II is perhaps higher
than the average farmer pays to feed
his hens, but it is fair estimate for
those who raise chickens as bust.
ness.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Picked Walnuts.

Wipe 100 walnuts, prick with a large
needle and put them in jar, sprin.
king as you lay them in with the fol
lowing spices, mixed: Cloves. all.
spice, nutmeg. whole pepper and
sliced ginger, of each an ounce: one
half pint mustard seed. four cloves of
garlic and a stick of horse radish.
Then add two tablespoonfuls of salt
and sufficient boiling vinegar to cover
the whole. Cover the jar and tie
closely. Mothers Magazine.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Baked Ham and Sweet Potatoes.

A delicious meat dish can be made
by baking ham and sweet poatoes to-
gether Grease the bottom of round
baking dish, and place a slice of ham,
about one-half inch thick, in it. Pep
per the ham and sprinkle few cloves
over the meat. Then spread mashed
sweet potatoes over meat, about an
inch and half in thickness. Put but
ter. salt and pepper on potatoes, add
another slice of ham, another layer
OF potatoes. and top of with a third
slice of ham. Bake in rather hot
oven for half an hour, or until the
meat is tender. Serve hot, meat and
potatoes together. This is an excel
lent dish for late summer and fall
Farm Life.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
SHEEP REQUIRE SOME SHADE
Best Place for Shed Is on Open
Ground Where There Is No
Grass-High Fence VIII Do.

Do not allow the sheep to lie around
In fence corners or huddle in under
brush. The best shade is a shed on
open ground where there is no grass.
A little bit Of shelter is fine for
sheep. Even If it be nothing more
than high board fence on the side
toward the sunshine 1t will help lot.
The sheep can snuggle up near to
that and escape the direct rays of the
sun.
Better than such fence is piece
o. woodland. We have cluster of lit
Tie hemlocks in our pasture, up on
side hill, says writer in an exchange.
The sheep run up into that and escape
not only the heat, but also the miser-
able flies that hurt them so.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
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Stall and Floor Plan.

to eight inches deep. The gutter
one er1, as In Fis. I, which shows
cross-section.
The frcnt gate should be adjusta-
BILE. so as to close TO the rear edge of
the platform. The manger may be
made of wood or cement. but I'm all
cases should be partitioned of so as
TO keep each cows food separate.
Some stockmen object TO cement floors
on the ground that they give the
cows rheumatism and produce sore
feet. i, proper bedding is given,
there should be no trouble. Many
think such floor construction extrav-
agant and impractical for the average
dairyman. but II is not. While the
original cost may be little more, II
will be cheaper in the end and far
more serviceable. Such floor will
outwear many made OF wood and will
be far more sanitary in every way.
They are easier to lean and do not
give of odors like board floor,
which soaks up filth and causes an
ever.present odor in the stable.
The stalls should be separate so
that each animal will be by herself,
and she will soon learn to take her
own place when entering the stable.
This is not saying that good stables
cannot be built of wood. but II is to
remind the man who contemplates
building or wishes to remodel his barn
that II pays to build WELL
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
TNAInDN[T
Hi THE NY
lUEIIUEU
GOOD cow STALL AND FLOOR
Dairy Building Should Be Constructed
With Aim to Keep Cows Dry and
Clean as Possible.

While Il is more pleasant to work in
fine barns, II is not necessary TO have
them in order to get good results, but
items under this head are quite nee
essary for getting the best returns.
With the comfort OF the animal in
view, our buildings should be con-
structed with the aim TO keep the cows
40 dry and clean as possible Cement
floors built with about the same thick.
ness as sidewalks and so construct
ed as to offer good drainage are the
most serviceable, says a writer in West
ern Farmer. They should contain a
gutter Is to 20 inches wide and seven
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
HIGHEST QUALITY OF EGGS
Green Food and Corn Add to Color Of
Yolk, While Beef Scraps lmpart
Firmness to White.

II Is, perhaps, not generally known
that the quality OF eggs is dependent
In a large measure upon the food the
hens eat. In eggs of high quality the
yolk is a deep yellow color, and the
white quite firm. not thin and watery
The feeding OF green food and corn
(preferably yellow corn) will add TO
the color OF the yolk, and beef scrap
will impart firmness to the white.
AS certain foods will add quality TO
the eggs, certain other foods will I'M
part flavor that decreases the quality
of the eggs. Thus onions. fish scrap
and highsmelling beef scrap win i'm
part to the eggs certain character.
istic and disagreeable fiavors
Odors also lower the quality of
eggs. Egg-shells are very porous and
air readily enters Eggs should be
gathered often and stored in a cool,
well-ventilated room. II allowed TO
remain in a foulsmelling poultry house
for any length OF time. the odors of
the house will lower the quality OF
the eggs.
II is safe to say that eggs of the
very highest quality are not possible
unless the male birds are removed
from the pens. The embryo of fer
tile egg often begins to develop be-
fore the egg is laid, and no matter
how often gathered or how well cared
for, fertile eggs cannot compare in
quality with infertile ones. The germ
of life js the germ of decay. An in
fertile egg will decrease in quality
with age, or through improper han
ding but II cannot decay.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
CARE FOR INCUBATOR HATCH
Some Judgment Should Be Exercised
In Testing Esgs-Remove Infer
tile Eggs When Found.

In caring for hatch with an incu
bator some judgment should be exer,
cised when testing the eggs. Some
people do not even try to test the eggs,
fearing they will throw out some that
are fertile. Now this is all nonsense,
for IL the eggs do not keep together
In appearance you may be sure that
some of them are no good. The ma.
jority CT the eggs will show a daily
advance. Some who are expert at the
business commence testing the eggs
on the sixth day, but one who is un-
accustomed to the business cannot tell
with certainty which are fertile and
which are not until the ninth or tenth
day.
Now and then chick will die when
a week or ten days along, and will get
offensive to the olfactory nerves II
allowed to remain In the incubator.
In fact an egg becomes so foul as to
interfere with the hatch. All such
eggs should be removed, as soon as
discovered.
Clear eggs should be taken out Just
as soon as you discover them to be
infertile, and these can be cooked and
given to the young chicks to eat. The
removal Of these will keep the eggs
down to the ones containing the live
chicks and will make the work Of car
ing for them less and give you a bet
ter chance to study the remaining
eggs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Grape Pie.

Remove the skins Of the grapes,
put the pulp in a stewpan and bring
1t to the boiling point let 1t simmer
for five minutes; force it through a
strainer to remove the seeds and add
the skins to the pulp. There should
be one and one-half cupfuls. Mix two
cupfuls OF sugar, few grains OF salt
and two tablespoonfuls OF -four.
When blended thoroughly add two
eggs we'll beaten and one tablespoon
full of melted butter. Put between
trusts and bake.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Winter Feed for Hens.

Plan to bury or otherwise store as
much cabbage and as many turnips,
beets, rutabagas. pumpkins. etc, as
possible, for winter feed for the hens.
Properly buried, little later in the
season, any Of these will keep per-
fsctly all winter. A plentiful supply
OF such things will aid materially in
keeping the hens in good laying CON
dition-vigorous, alert. full OF pei
and on the job all the time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Buying Breeding Stock.

II Is not a good plan to wait until
spring to buy your breeding stock
II you want well-bred rooster, for
instance, look around among the
breeders and pick out one that is fit
to show at the poultry exhibition. II
you wait until he goes to the show
and wins prize, YOU will pay twice
or three times as much.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Potato Salad

Slice cold potatoes. a small onion
and one cold hard-boiled egg into n
dish and sprinkle a little pepper and
salt over this. Take three table,
spoonfuls of vinegar. one of butter
one-quarter teaspoonful OF mustard
and heat 1t over boiling water. Let
Il get cold and pour over potatoes.
Prepare in the morning and serve at
night.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Mint Leaves In Plum jelly.

This year when you are making
plum Jelly, try this plan:
Get some fresh mint, and while the
Jelly is cooking, add some of the mint
leaves to 1t. Pour the jelly into the
glasses SO that few leaves are in
each. The mint gives a flavor and
point to the jelly that makes 1t espe-
cially delicious with roast lamb or
other meat.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Improved Incubator.

around central vertical metal tube
which serves as an elongated chimney
for a lamp employed as heating
medium. The egg trays are supported
upon fanges secured to the inner wall
OF the body or casing of the incubator,
and may be rotated thereon to facil.
itate the introduction of eggs through
door provided for this casing or
body.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
FARM :
POULTRY
FEEDING TABLE FOR POULTRY
Platform Arranged on Which Food and
Hoppers are Placed-Nests Are
Placed Underneath.

! use in my henhouse a table or plat
form on which the drinking vessels
and the food and other hoppers are
placed, says writer in Farm and
Home. This table is in the middle OF
the house and is two and one-half
feet high. Both sides Of it are fitted
with nest boxes that can be pulled out
and closed. The boxes are a foot
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
pamp ouarters causs Roun.

Roup, one of the most troublesome
diseases among chickens, is almost al
ways caused by damp quarters. Keep
the quarters dry and warm, and the
yards clean and roup viii not trou-
BILE you.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
FARM
ANNA Is
EXPERIMENT WITH HOG FEED
Illustration Shows Difference In Size
Of Animals Fed on Alfalfa and
Corn, and Corn Alone.

The pigs shown in the illustration
we're litter mates fed at the Kansas
experiment station. The big pig was
fed on a ration Of corn and alfalfa
hay; the little pig on corn alone. The
experiment was carAed on for eight
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Examine Ram FOR Iioks.

II is good plan to examine the
ram once in while for ticks, and II
any are found he should be thorough
ly soaked with few gallons OF dip
preparation. This can easily be done
with a hand'sprinkler while the ram
Is In standing position.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
SUITABLE DoePRooF FENCE
Arrangement Tried by Government
Rangers and Found Satisfactory
Height 10 81 Inches.

On one Of the governments forest
ranges this fence has been tried for
three months and found 70 be dog and
coyoteproof. Not coyote made his
way through it. Posts are set 16 feet
apart. They are 7ls feet long and set
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
LATEST MAKE OF INCUBATOR
Series Of Trays Supported One over
the Other Around Central Yer
tlcsI Metal Tube.

The Scientific American in describ-
ing an Improvement on an incubator,
the invention of c. H. Osborn of st.
Joseph. Mo-, says:
In carrying out this improvement
the invention supports a series OF
trays or pans one over the other
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
For the SIIo.

Short. immature corn should be al
lowed to stand until nearly dry before
putting into the silo. That Is. the
leaves should be nearly dry; the stalk
should be pretty well filed with sap.
II this corn is put in while too green
II may make sour silage.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Dogproof Fence.

2h feet the ground The lower
wire lies fla. q ground. The
numbers on the cut indicat the inches
between wire ,rands ne total height
Of the fence II inche The woven
wire fencing is 36 inches high and has
a four-incf mesh.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Water Is Always Necessary.

Some people imagine that If they
give their chickens skim milk, water
is not necessary This is mistake,
as milk turns into solid food almost
as soon as It reaches a birds digestive
apparatus. and water must always be
given.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Ideal for kespIna MIX Cool.

A springhouse or n refrigerator is
the ideal thing for keeping milk cool,
but million of pounds OF good butter
are made every year with no better
equipment than tank for the cans
filled with p~inp from wen.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
TO GET BETTER DAIRY cows
Breeders Association Keeps One In
Touch With Best and Modern
Ways Of Managing Herd.

1. Treat cows gently and avoid ex.
citement.
2. De regular in time OF milking.
3. Keep stables clean. well-lighted
and ventilated.
4. Weigh the milk OF each COW at
milking time.
6. Get your neighbor to share with
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Repair Leaking Feat.

II COW has little hole In he
side of her teat, through which the
milk squirts. wait till she is dry, then
scrape the edges of the hole til It
bleeds and sew together. Take out
the stitches when 1t heals.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28

months. The alfalfa-corn pigs aver
aged ESQ pounds dressed; the corn
alone pigs but 60 pounds each. Pigs
must have protein. There is plenty
of It in alfalfa. The balanced ration
made the difference.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-10-28
Fat Hens Are Law

Do not allow the laying hens to
become too fat as they not only be-
come lazy but are apt to become egg
bound.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-09

twenty made Of
auked like boiler They will
radiator which the wall clear
o the ceiling wherever it stands
back
be consumed for fuel radiation and instant heat
quality
steel sold turnout the Canadian northwest
powerful heaters battle with
Tord install than hot water
and will heat with less fuel They will quicker and are FAR
They cleaner
absolutely health and they provided
which make possible moisture Of breezes
will use water enough
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-09

Governor Larrabee was conspicuous.
| planned for the amendment to give
the commission power over rates; the
other opposed any extension OF fed
eral authority. Among these from
Iowa conspicuous in the latter confer
ence were Charles w. Miller and w. w.
Marsh In the campaign which fol-
lowed very large sum OF money
came from Chicago to back up the
campaign The result was the big de-
lection in republican ranks and the
narrow escape Of the party. or almost
success Of the rival party. Miller,
more than any other, deserved credit
for the alliance which at one time was
so formidable. But Miller In the legis-
lature always took different turn.
He fathered some excellent bills in
tended 10 make it easier to enforce the
antitrust laws and he worked IN
splendid harmony with Attorney Cen
eral Cosson in an effort to put teeth
in" some of the Iowa laws to maintain
competition. If Miller had had with
him legislative majority. instead OF
always being in the minority In par
tisan way. he would have had vast IN
1uence in legislative matters, and even
under the handicap he did accomplish
a great deal
In connection with the special presi-
Dental primary election to be helo
early next spring there will have TO pc
an election of members of the national
committees of the political parties.
Those who aspire to such positions
must submit their names to the voters
of their respective parties In the past
this has been left 10 the members or
the delegation to the national conNen-
ton. 1t is probable that Charles A.
Ravson. of this city. will be selected
as the national committeeman Tor the
republicans The Iowa republicans
viii proceed upon the theory that Iowa
is going to have the presidential can
tlidate and in such case ought to have
for committeeman a man who is OF
such unquestioned LOYALTY to MIN tha'
there never will he any question.
Rawson fills the bill nicely. 1t is pre-
s1ned that Marsh Will have no oppo-
sitjon in the democratic party for cleo
ton as member Of the national COM
ulittee.
There was some surprise expressed
when local paper the other day an
nounced that Frank Shankland had.
after much deliberation. decided upon
withdrawing from the race fo- at'or-
ney general. Very few knew he was
in the race and those that had known
II had forgotten about the matter.
Eut anyway he is out IF it. He could
have had small support here, It is IN
derstood that George Wilson, county
attorney OF Polk county, will receive
the local favor and especially all tina.
which would have gone to Shanklani.
But it is probable the candidates have
not vet been all ann ounced. Under
presen; arrangements the office is one
of the leading administrative offices of /
the state and quite as much an exeeu-
tive office as one relating 10 legal mat
tiers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-09
Grinnell and Vicinity.
Special TO imes-Republican.

special 10 j mes Ks DlN!iCan.
Grinnell, ocr. a.-0n Wednesday eve
ming vas celebrated the wedding Of
Miss Lula Mae Cove 70 Mr. James
Wallace Mitcnell. Of Ottumwa. The
wedding ceremony took place at the
hore If the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. L. Cove, 1913 Main street, at
o'clock. Rev P, A. Johnson per-
formed the ceremony. A two-course
Mabel and Lille Cove. cousins of the
bride. Helen Mitchell the grooms
sister. and Mae Elmore. Miss Cove is
a graduate of Grinnell high school and
attended Grinnell College one year
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell will make their
home in Marshalltown. where Mr.
Mitchell has position with the Mar
shall Oil Company.
DR.. L. w. Littig. Of Davenport, is to
give the first lecture on the new free
entertainment and lecture course
which the social service league has just
introduced into Grinaell as a feature of
it's work. This lecture will be sched-
uled some time later in the month.
Mrs z. A wadsworth is visiting her
mother at Audubon.
A. Monkey ard NJ. z. Phillips have
returned after a six weeks tip in San
Francisco.
Miss Alice West, who has been for
some time pas, in Canada, has re-
turned home.
Prof and Mrs E. 3. Scheve are
enjoying a visit from Hans Palm. of
Chicago.
Mrs. Louise NJ. Traer i enjoying a
visit from Miss Helen Murphy, of
Vinton
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Lee. living north
east Of Grinnell. are the parents of a
daughter, born Thursday morning
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Spooner have
gone to Blockton to visit Mr.. Spocner's
brother
Z. g. Wheeler. who has been visiting
his mother. Mrs. J. s. Wheeler, has
returned to his home at Ames.
Miss Mary and Agnes Mckee. who
have been in Colorado and California
for some time past, have returned to
Grfnne11.
Mrs. Eugene Heneley has gone to
Los Angeles to attend the supreme p.
e. o. convention. She Is = delegate
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-09
from Iowa, she viii be gone two or

from Iowa. She VIII De gone Two OF
three weeks as she will visit both ex-
positions while out there.
Prof. and Mrs. Charles Noble are
enjoying a visit from Miss Emma
Kelley Of st. Paul.
Mr. and Mrs y c. Fowler, Of
Peoria, arrived last evening for a
weeks visit with Mrs Fowler's broth
er, w. H. Richardson.
DIR. L VI. Hihhets has gone 10 Spo-
kane. Wash, for about ten days He
will also stop at Omaha au6 sheridan,
Wyo
Prof and Mrs. f. Is. s'eheve cele-
brated their silver wedding snniver-
sary Thursday Mrs. Scheve appeared in
the same costume. even TO the silver
leaves in her hair, that her mother
wore on her silver Wedding anniver-
sary The Scheves entertained their
friends informally thru the afternoon
and in the evening, upon returning
from the congregational church, where
Professor Scheve had gone 10 play for
choir rehearsal, they were greeted by
surprise party in the tarnl of the
college faculty. who had come to hon
or the occasion,
Ruth Loose. rs, has been chosen as
queen of the harvest festival 70 be CIV
en- by the college girls on Oct. %.
Misses Lotrie Brownie and Myrtle
Baker have gone u Davenport where
Miss Brownie viii visit for several
weeks. Miss Baker NIL return next
Monday
Mrs. II G. Lyman, who has been
quite sick with bronchitis, is reported
as steadily improving Her sisters,
Misses Zoe and Wynn LAGRANGE. are
visiting her from Storm Lake,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-10-09

Batteries for today are - an
nounces the umpire, and the crowd at
the worlds series game sits back TO
watch the pitcher wind up for the
opening throw. Next to him in i'm
portance is the man whe receives the
ball, provided the batter does not in
tercept it. Both tine Phillies and the
Red Sex are we'll provided with back
stops, altho the prospects of the Quak-
ers were injured when Killifer, their
star catcher, was injured and his play
ing in the big series made doubtful.
He has a good understudy in Burns.
Cady is considered the best bet Of the
Red Sex behind the plate. altho Man
'ager Carrigan dons the mitts some
times Pat Moran, manager OF the
Phiilies. was also a catcher in his
playing days. Thomas is second string
catcher Of the Red Sex and Adams Of
the Phillies.